Bio:

After living in India for over a dozen years, Lauren now divides her time between the subcontinent and the Americas. Her ability to blend a Western perspective with the deep spirituality of the East infuses both her personal and professional life.

As an international educator for over 30 years, Dr. Lauren Alderfer invites educators to cultivate their inner lives in the daily act of teaching while developing mindfulness and compassion. She has written books on mindfulness for both teachers and children. She has worked in US-based overseas schools and has been an adjunct professor in several graduate programs in the US. Her collaboration with the Tibetan refugee community in India has resulted in several children’s books. These books aim to preserve Tibetan oral genre while communicating Tibet’s cultural values of compassion and mindfulness. Her best selling children’s book, Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda, illustrates the concept of mindfulness.

While continuing to write, Lauren does story telling events in the USA and at international schools and literary festivals, she also conducts training in mindfulness at international schools and conferences. In 2012, Lauren teamed up with her daughter to share their daily practices and love of mindfulness and yoga through DayaLife- wellness sessions that nourish well-being and a sense of renewal, tailored to educators and ex-pats living in Asia.

Writer
Full Member
Member since 2013
Region: India

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Website:  http://www.laurenalderfer.com/

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