Peace with Pain: Your Guide to Life in a Malfunctioning Body (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692305935)

Jenna Sundell, ordained as a monk of the Rama Lineage, began offering public meditation classes in 1994 after receiving a teaching empowerment. As her body started to fail due to a combination of chronic illnesses, she became disabled and could longer work as computer consultant. This experience allowed her to focus full time on her Buddhist practice, as well as teaching and writing. Jenna experiences constant severe pain, extreme ecstasy and profound peace, all at the same time each and every day. In 1998, she co-founded Dharma Center, where she teaches Practical American Buddhism. While Dharma Center's main mission is to provide meditation and mindfulness training for people who live and work in the world, Jenna is also able to serve those who are physically suffering. Her deep understanding of pain and its effects make her especially suited to help people who need meditation the most. Over the years, many students have thrived because they learned how to use meditation and mindfulness to manage their energy and their symptoms. In short, these students have learned to live as she does: unreasonably happy in a body overrun with pain. Jenna's first book, Worlds of Power, Worlds of Light has inspired people from all walks of life to discover their spiritual path. Even years after its publication, people continue to encounter her first book and be motivated by it to begin their own spiritual search. In an effort to share meditation with as many people as possible, Jenna offers classes throughout the country. She also writes inspirational and educational posts on her blog at www.jennasundell.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter. (www.Facebook.com/JennaSundell and www.twitter.com/jennasundell) Jenna's hobbies include writing poetry, exploring the deserts of Southern California in a Jeep, and studying Eastern spiritual classics. She also practices Tai Chi and has fun with digital photography.