 Brian Otto Kimmel |
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| Biography |
Brian founded the Mindfulness Network for Adult Survivors of Sexual Child Abuse in 2001. He began by teaching meditation and by offering heartfelt songs at weekend workshops, day retreats and weekly gatherings. A longtime, ordained student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, he has traveled internationally on teaching tours to Vietnam, Indonesia, France, and the United States. He has published numerous articles and recently completed a memoir based on his own path of recovery. He earned several degrees in the healing arts and is returning to graduate school at Naropa University for a Masters of Arts in Somatic Counseling Psychology. Incorporating many fields of expertise, his integrative, body/mind approach guides groups and individuals toward discovering authentic, artful paths of mindfulness in their daily lives. Engaging in this way lessens the harmful impacts of accumulated stress, nurturing deep connection and peace. |
| Services | Wellness Retreats, Workshops, Speakerships, Coaching and Mentoring for the Five and Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings,
Young Adults, LGBTQIA, Survivors of Abuse
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| Expertise | Individual & Group Facilitation and Coaching Skills: Dialogue, Mediation, Motivational Interviewing, Peer Mentoring, Restorative Justice Contemplative Order of Interbeing, (2006-present) Shambhala Training - Level 5 Prison Dharma Network - Path of Freedom Facilitator Somatic Contemplative Dance Practice Facilitator & Teacher, trained with Barbara Dilley & Katharine Kaufman (2009-2012) Somatic Experiencing - Level 1 Pilates & Yoga Instructor Therapeutic Licensed Massage Therapist - CO Reiki - Master Level Sound Healer |
| Publications | SEX and Learning True Love, 2012 - The
Under 35 Project. Healing Rage: Practicing Deep and a Path Towards Peace, 2012 - The Under 35 Project. Heart on Fire, 2012 - The Under 35 Project & Shambhala SunSpace. To Live in Freedom: Calming Sexual Desire - Mindfulness Bell, Winter/Spring 2011, Issue 56, p. 32. Healing from Abuse: Footsteps of Freedom, Love and Peace - Mindfulness Bell, Autumn 2009, Issue 52, pp. 29-30. True Self and the Miracle that is You - TTT Spirit, January 2009, Issue 3, pp. 16-18. Practice from the Heart: On an Indonesian Retreat with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh - Buddhism and Culture: A Monthly Journal on Korean Buddhism and Buddhist Culture, February 2011. From Abuse To Peace - The New Times (of Seattle), November 2001. |
| Events | 2013
June 26-30 Wake Up, Young Adults Mindfulness Retreat Mountain Lamp in Deming, WA (2 hours north of Seattle, 2 hours south of Vancouver, BC) A Peer-Facilitated, 5-day Residential Mindfulness Retreat for Young Adults (ages 18 - 35) in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. During our time together we will creatively explore topics pertinent to young adults including sexuality, work, relationships, and community engagement in a secular, contemplative environment perfect even if you have never been to a retreat before or have been going for years. The retreat is led with the support of three long-term mindfulness practitioners: Brian Kimmel, David Viafora, and Maria Rodriguez, under the guidance of senior, lay Dharma Teacher, Eileen Kiera. Facebook page Flyer Online Registration October 8 Tuesday Night Mindfulness Group Las Vegas, NV October 10 Private Wedding Zion National Park, Utah October 11-16 Finding Our True Home, Retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh Deer Park Monastery, CA |
| Past Events | 2013 Learning the True Art of Coming Home Sun Mountain Sangha, Colorado Springs, CO Dynamic Dharma Duo with Gary Sanders, Las Vegas, NV Day of Mindfulness with Peggy Rowe, Vista, CA 2012 90-day Winter Retreat - Deer Park Monastery, Escondido, CA Wake Up Pacific Northwest Tour - Eugene, Portland, Seattle. Eugene Daily News - Brian's interview Videos - Music and Meditation 2011 Umpqua Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Loveland, CO 2010 Resting with Peace, 21-day Wellness Retreat, Las Vegas, NV Indonesia Delegation with Thich Nhat Hanh 2009 One Buddha is Not Enough, Estes Park, CO Friends Meeting House Concert-Peace Talk, Portland OR Remembering Who You Are: From Surviving To Thriving Healing from Abuse Weekend Workshop, Portland, OR Healing Your Inner Child Workshop, Las Vegas, NV World Peace Gathering: My Story of Love, Peace and Freedom from Abuse St. George, Utah Live Interview on Survivor's Radio Cafe 2008 Caring for Caregivers Workshop, Las Vegas, NV Healing Abuse with Mindfulness and Love Workshop, Portland, OR Sherry Goldstein's Yoga Sanctuary Concert-Talk, Las Vegas, NV Three Stages of Healing From Abuse, Las Vegas, NV Living Peace, Pahrump, NV Thriving for Thrivers Mentoring Program 2007 90-day Winter Retreat - Deer Park Monastery, Escondido, CA Healing the Remaining Wounds of War - Vietnam Delegation with Thich Nhat Hanh Nevada Desert Experience's Sacred Peace Walk (2007 2008 2009) Sexual Healing, Las Vegas, NV Let The Go, Blue Sky Yoga, Las Vegas, NV 2006 Foundations of Healing, Las Vegas, NV Breath of the Buddha 21-day Retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh - Plum Village, France Eating Peace Retreat, Sage Hills Yoga & Retreat Center, Cedar City, UT 2003 Winchester Cultural Centre Theatre Concert-Talk, Las Vegas, NV Seattle Gay Pride Festival Performance 2003 2002 Theosophical Society Library Performance, Seattle, WA Thursday Night Meditation Group, Seattle, WA 2001 East West Bookshop Performance, Seattle, WA Residencies Deer Park Monastery (2012-13) Marpa House (2009-12) Affiliations Wake-Up International Retreat Coordinator (2012-present) Tuesday Night Mindfulness Group, Las Vegas, NV Founding Member / Facilitator (2004-present) Lotus in the Desert Sangha, Las Vegas, NV Board Member / Facilitator (2004 - 06) Dances of Universal Peace, Southern Nevada Principal Musician (2004 - 09) Mindfulness Network for Survivors of Abuse Founding Member (2001-2003) Thursday Night Mindfulness Group, Seattle, WA Founding Member / Facilitator (2000-2003) |
| Music | Amazon.com CD Baby Itunes Rhapsody |
| Products | The Biomat Company |
| Contact | 702.461.8422 US retreats@briankimmel.com |
©2013 Brian Otto Kimmel