Carla Brennan, M.Ed., is a Vipassana teacher in the Santa Cruz area and has a weekly meditation group in Felton. She also teaches and offers retreats around the Bay Area and other parts of the country. Several times a year she leads nature-based retreats in California and Utah. Carla has been practicing meditation since 1975 in the Zen, Vipassana, and Tibetan traditions. Her many teachers include Zen Master Sueng Sahn (Seon Sa Nim), Jack Kornfield, and Lama Surya Das. Carla is a Spirit Rock Meditation Center visiting teacher.
Carla is a former psychotherapist and a Psychosynthesis Counselor Trainer. She has also worked as a Dialectical-Behavioral Therapist. Carla has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for over 17 years and currently offers courses at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz (www.mindfulnessprograms.com).
Carla is also an artist and craftsperson; she creates pastel paintings, photographs and prints and makes beaded jewelry. If you are interested in seeing her creative work go to: www.stonesandbones.etsy.com or www.artists.com.
Carla can be reached at 831-212-6641 or brennan.carla@gmail.com.
