Pauletta M. Chanco is a long-time practitioner of meditation in the Theravada Buddhist tradition since 1998. She was a volunteer in the Zen Hospice Project program in San Francisco from 2011 - 2012. She completed the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program at the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies in Redwood City from 2012 - 2013. She is currently in the Community Dharma Leadership Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre. Pauletta has taught beginning and ongoing meditation classes, and offered numerous workshops and daylong retreats since 2007. From the Buddha's teachings that are offered, she shares her insights with real life examples. She is married and a mother of 3 children and three grandchildren.