Dawn Mauricio (she/her), a Filipina-Canadian, has been practicing and studying Insight Meditation since 2005. She graduated from the first teacher development group of True North Insight, and Spirit Rock’s Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Training, Dedicated Practitioners’ Program, and 4-year Retreat Teacher Training. Subsequently, Dawn co-led two 2-year Dharma training programs for True North Insight and Sacred Mountain Sangha, and currently co-leads the 8-month Spirit Rock Program Living the Dharma. She teaches with a playful, dynamic, and heartfelt approach people of color and folks of all backgrounds. Dawn teaches in Canada and the US for Spirit Rock, True North Insight, Sacred Mountain Sangha, and the Omega Institute. Dawn is a co-founder of the True North Insight BIPOC practice group, serves on the leadership council for Sacred Mountain Sangha and the Spirit Rock Dharma Institute Stewarding Committee. She is also the author of “Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners” and in-training for Somatic Experiencing™. For more information, visit dawnmauricio.com.