Mary Dumka
Sanghamitta (Mary Dumka) hosts the Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community. She is a retired psychiatrist who has been practicing Buddhist meditation since 1991 and has done several years of training as a meditation teacher.
Sanghamitta’s first teacher was Mechele Calvert, a student of Bhante Piyadassi of Sri Lanka. Her current teacher is Ajahn Sona of Sitavana/Birken Forest Monastery near Kamloops, BC. She has also done retreats with Bhante Piyadassi, Thich Nhat Hanh, Bhante Gunaratana, Bhikkhu Thanissaro and Ayya Medhanandi. She spent the 3 month Rains Retreat of 2016 with Ajahn Brahm of Bodhinyana Monastery.
Bio last modified April 30th, 2018.Thread of 1,000 Stories
Joy at Buddha Beauty
August 6 is Canada’s National Day of Prayer and Mindfulness, an initiative of Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers across the country. On the day, Albertan Mary Dumka reflects on how learning simply Buddhist mindfulness practices have helped her in the moment and in the world.