Jaya (Karen) Rudgard began meditating in 1984, and from 1996 to 2005 was ordained as a nun in the Thai forest tradition in England at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. She subsequently trained as an Insight Meditation teacher in the USA with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein and has led meditation retreats and courses in the UK and internationally since 2014.
Jaya has extensive experience teaching MBSR, MBCT and Mindful Self-Compassion and teaches retreats for Mindfulness teachers and teachers in training. She also enjoys practising and teaching qigong.
“The friendliness and sincerity of all its staff makes Oxford Mindfulness a pleasure to work with.“
Jaya Rudgard
Retreat Lead