About Sharon

Certified Life Coach & Mindfulness Teacher Sharon Shelton

Sharon Shelton discovered mindfulness and meditation when in early recovery from alcoholism in 1997 and has been studying and practicing ever since. She is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher with close to 20yrs of mindfulness and meditation practice. Trained in the Vipassana lineage, she is a Founding Advisor and Lead Teacher for Banyan, working alongside Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.

Sharon also mentors students in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP), and offers talks and daylong retreats at the Triangle Insight Meditation Community in Durham, NC.

Drawing on her background as an ICF-certified coach and former IT executive, she blends Buddhist wisdom with evidence-based coaching frameworks to support people in awakening and embodying their own innate wisdom.

Sharon serves on the boards of Peace at Any Pace and the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Known for her warm, conversational style, she guides practitioners in weaving mindfulness, compassion, and ethical living into everyday life.

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Sharon is a native New Yorker and currently lives in Cary, NC.