The Seed of Mindfulness: Growing Mindful Communities | Jerry Braza | TEDxSalem

Jerry Braza plants the seeds of mindfulness one conversation at a time.
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Jerry is an ordained dharma teacher in the lineage of Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh, spreading mindfulness at retreats, seminars, workshops and classes. But mindfulness didn’t always come naturally to the retired Western Oregon University professor. He started to take classes on meditation and mindfulness. He traveled to India, China, Vietnam and Thailand to study. Then he mixed in his Catholic roots of contemplation and developed a secular mindfulness practice that he now shares.
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