ABOUT
Creating inclusive spaces for learning, reflection, and practice.
Janne "Karuna" Kukka is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition, trained over two years with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. He is also a practicing Buddhist and Ayurveda Bodyworker, having studied with many respected teachers.
For the past four years, Janne has taught mindfulness practices in diverse settings—mental health clinics, retreats, and tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area—designing and facilitating both full programs and individual group sessions. His personal practice is rooted in attending multiple 10-day silent retreats and ongoing study.
He brings a trauma-informed and inclusive approach to teaching, creating a sense of safety while guiding participants through various practices — so they can meet all arising experiences with compassionate presence.
“If you train your mind, happiness will come.”
MY TEACHERS
HE Garchen Rinpoche is is one of the foremost Buddhist masters and accomplished Tibetan Lamas alive in the world today. He is one of the highest Lamas of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and is revered and respected by all lineages of Buddhism, and is beloved in numerous countries all over the world.
Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, India, and Burma. He has Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is one of the key teachers to introduce Mindfulness practice to the West, has taught internationally since 1974, and is the author of 16 books.
Tara Brach is a psychotherapist and a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. In addition to numerous articles, videos, and hundreds of recorded talks, Tara is the author of numerous books such as Radical Acceptance, True Refuge, and Radical Compassion.
Ajahn Khamjan is a monk in the Thai Forest Tradition. He started his practice at the age 10, studying the Pali language and practicing meditation at the temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He moved to the US in 2102 and is currently the acting abbot at the American Buddhist Meditation Temple located in California.
Sri Swami Nardanand Ji Maharaj is a Siddha Maha Yoga master, founder of Siddha Ashrams, and Master of Philosophy and Psychology. He comes from a long lineage of remarkable spiritual masters. Swamiji is an Ayurvedic specialist and global teacher whose teachings blend ancient Vedic and modern scientific understanding.
Vaidya R.K.Mishra was an Ayurvedic health practitioner and an educator, born into a family of Raj Vaidyas with a 5000-year history of healing. His lineage is traced in the ancient Vedic text, the Puranas. His in-depth theoretical knowledge of the Ayurvedic texts was accompanied by his compassionate practical healing skills.