Choden (Sean Mc Govern)
Ex-monk, renowned meditation teacher and co-author of 'Mindful Compassion'
- Experience a 20 minute mindfulness meditation guided by Choden
Biography
Choden left his career as a lawyer to become a monk (for seven years). He is now involved in developing secular mindfulness and compassion programs drawing upon the wisdom and methods of the Buddhist tradition, as well as contemporary insights from psychology and neuroscience. He is an honorary fellow of the University of Aberdeen and teaches on their postgraduate study program in mindfulness (MSc), that is the first of its kind to include compassion in its curriculum.