Susan Gillis Chapman

Susan Gillis Chapman is a retired family therapist (LMFT) who has been studying, practicing, and teaching mindfulness and compassion meditation for over forty years. She was introduced to contemplative prayer in a Catholic convent school and in 1974 transitioned into studying Buddhism with her teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. With a master's degree in Buddhist and Western psychology, she worked in the field of domestic violence intervention in addition to her private counseling practice. To deepen her spiritual training, she spent nine years in retreat and also completed a three-year retreat program at Gampo Abbey with her mentor, Pema Chödrön. She is the author of The Five Keys to Mindful Communication and founder of Green Light Conversations.