Ayya Anandabodhi first encountered the Buddha’s teachings in her early teens, igniting a deep interest in the Buddha’s Path of Awakening. She lived and trained as a monastic in the Forest Tradition at Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries in England from 1992 until 2009, when she moved to the US to help open more opportunities for women to live the monastic life. She took full Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. Her practice and teaching are guided by early Buddhist scriptures, living in community, and through nature’s pure and immediate Dhamma. Ayya is founder of Parayana Vihara, a monastic community in Port Townsend, WA.
On Solstice, Ayya Anadabodhi speaks about enduring darker moments and difficult aspects of self that have momentum by applying sati (mindfulness) to gradually return to the light.
