DaRa Williams brings more than 25 years of dedicated Insight Meditation practice to her teaching and guidance. She completed the Spirit Rock/IMS/IRC Teacher Training and serves on the Spirit Rock Teachers Council, as well as an Associate Guiding Teacher at IMS. In addition to her meditation background, DaRa is a trainer and wellness coach with over 25 years of experience as a clinician and administrator in the mental health field.
Her work is deeply informed by trauma-aware care and healing-centered practice. DaRa is a certified Focusing Oriented Therapist, and she also practices and trains others in Aboriginal Focusing Oriented Complex Trauma Therapy. Participants can expect a thoughtful, grounded presence that bridges mindfulness, dharma, and mental health expertise in a way that supports meaningful inner work.
"It is my belief that vipassana meditation and the dharma are ideal for transforming suffering, particularly the trauma of oppression and its many vicissitudes-where the chains around our minds and hearts can be broken through and dissolved. Awareness and wisdom become the vehicle for freedom and transforming lives."