Sarah McLean is a spiritual teacher, non-profit founder, retreat facilitator, speaker, and bestselling author who blends the spirit of Zen Wisdom with Vedic knowledge and Self-Inquiry. Her personal practice began in 1990 when she became as a resident in a Transcendental Meditation community where she received advanced training in meditation.
Sarah has been teaching contemplative practices since 1993, and served as the education director for Deepak Chopra’s Mind Body Center. She later spent months in residence at an ashram in India, and later, was a two-year resident trainee at a Zen Buddhist monastery. After leaving the monastic life, she became the director of the School for the Work of Byron Katie. She went on to establish the McLean Meditation Institute where she offered in person meditation training, and in 2012, she founded the Meditation Teacher Academy where she certifies meditation and mindfulness teachers through its 300-hour professional teacher training program. Sarah also served as the director of the Feast for the Soul, a nonprofit she is now co-director of, which in 2008 was the world’s first virtual 40-day spiritual practice period.
Sarah is also the author of Soul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation and The Power of Attention: Awakening to Love & its Infinite Potential. After 17 years living in Sedona, Arizona where she ran a world-class destination meditation center, she now lives in Santa Barbara, California with her cats, dog, husband and bees. She focuses on living sustainably, writing, speaking at leadership retreats and conferences, and offering online classes.
Artist and philosopher, Sherab “Shey” Khandro’s deepest wish is to nourish and inspire the hearts and minds of others through paintings, sculpture and philosophical reflections focused on spirituality, art, and the experiences of modern life. Committed to living with an open heart, she invites you to come alive in your own journey through the power of mindfulness and intentionality. Together we explore the transformative power of universal Love and Compassion.
Shey is a spiritual teacher who draws on 15 years of training as a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition, along with her continuing study in the areas of Eastern philosophy, metaphysics, and contemporary brain science. She is an acclaimed contemplative artist who provides opportunities to learn the fundamentals of meditation and mindfulness as a path to heart-centered living, offering effective tools to support you in navigating our ever-changing world while staying connected to a deeper sense of peace.
For more information about her work please visit SheyGlobal.com.