About Sharon

Life Coach & Mindfulness Teacher/Mentor Sharon Shelton

Sharon discovered meditation and mindfulness when in early recovery from alcoholism in 1997, and has been studying and practicing ever since, beginning with Transcendental Meditation (TM) and now Vipassana for over 15yrs. She completed the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) in 2019, is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher and member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.

She is a Founding Advisor and Mentor at Cloud Sangha, and a Mentor in the MMTCP program. She regularly offers dharma talks at the Triangle Insight Meditation Community in Durham, North Carolina.

Sharon is also on the Boards of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, and Peace at Any Pace with Noliwe Alexander, and I’ve been published in both Spirituality & Health and Thích Nhất Hạnh's Mindfulness Bell Magazines.

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