Tanzanite Msola

Tanzanite Msola (she/her) completed the Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Teacher Training Program, and currently serves as a mentor and facilitator for the UCLA Mindfulness Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) with an emphasis on Relational Mindfulness. Tanzanite spent many years in Massachusetts and New York working with young people from all different cultural and economic backgrounds, with all levels of ability and disability in the classroom and in outdoor education. Tanzanite was introduced to meditation at a young age by attending the Insight Meditation Society’s (IMS) Family and Teen Retreats, and has served as a mentor and facilitator for IMS Teen Retreats, iBme, the Awake Youth Project, and the Spirit Rock Retreat Center. Tanzanite has found it truly rewarding and a privilege to witness the positive effects of hands-on projects, building a personal connection and understanding that each moment is a learning experience through mindfulness.