Mindfulness Meditation Teacher

Karleen Manchanda

Karleen is certified by ZLMC as a “Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher”.

Karleen Manchanda (she/her), is a mother, wife and fourth-generation Japanese-American who was born in Hawai’i and has lived on Treaty No. 1 Territory in Canada since 1997. Raised in the Shin Buddhist tradition, she has reconnected to Buddhism through Zen in recent years. An online member Karleen has served on the board and completed her ZLMC teacher training with Roshi Robert Joshin Althouse in 2021. She has studied and practiced mindfulness, meditation and yoga for the past ten years.

Karleen holds a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Illinois, and has participated in mindfulness and self-compassion trainings with The Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto and UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center.

She has a strong interest in mindfulness for children, teachers, and families, as well as the connections between Buddhist and Indigenous wisdom. In her own life, mindfulness and meditation have helped to ease suffering and cultivate open-heartedness. As a Zen Life Teacher, her intention is to share these beneficial teachings and practices with others. 

A smiling woman with short dark hair, wearing red glasses, a purple plaid shirt, and gray pants, hugging a large tree trunk outdoors surrounded by greenery.
Two women standing inside a home smiling, one in casual athletic wear with red glasses, and the other in traditional Japanese attire with a black kimono and white inner layer.
  • Two women engaged in a ceremonial or tender moment, one with hands in a prayer position and the other with a flower and hands in a prayer position, at a table with a black box, bowl, and flowers, in a room with a television in the background.

    Student Ceremonies

  • A Buddhist monk with glasses and gray hair, wearing orange robes, appears to be conducting a religious ceremony or reading from a book. A woman in brown robes stands with her hands pressed together in prayer, facing the monk. They are outdoors against a beige wall surrounded by some greenery.

    Buddhist Services

  • Group of people seated indoors, one woman smiling and another man looking to the side, engaging in a discussion or event.

    Conversations with teachers

  • People sitting with eyes closed, meditating or praying during a group session.

    Meditation