Laura Williamson & Court Morgan, Founders
Court Morgan (she/they) was introduced to meditation in 1997 by a sports psychologist and incorporated yoga asana in 2001. She is an ERYT500 yoga teacher and teacher trainer as well as a former studio owner. After many years of study in college and with senior teachers of Indian history and philosophy in the Vedic tradition, Court found a home in the Buddhadharma at her first silent retreat. She has been an avid and enthusiastic student within the Early Buddhist lineage since, including dedicated practitioner programming through the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, and was encouraged to teach the dharma by her longtime teachers Alexis Santos and Vance Pryor. Her style of sharing the dharma is deeply somatic, playful, and compassionate and she aims to help other practitioners more deeply access, trust, and find refuge in their own inner process as nature. www.CourtMorgan.com
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Laura Williamson (they/them) is a former collegiate women's soccer coach and RYT200. Laura received their Masters in Sports Science from Smith College and has coached for Vassar, Smith, Stevens Institute of Technology and Whitman College. Laura's introduction to meditation and the Dharma came from George Mumford's book, The Mindful Athlete, the principles of which they incorporated into their own ethos of coaching and team building Laura completed their RYT200 in 2020 after several years of devoted yoga practice and exploration. Laura co-teaches workshops and trainings in Providence with Court and continues to study and train in skillful practice of yoga therapy with their teacher, Tias Little.
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Danny Shaheen
Danny Shaheen (he/him) was introduced to practicing meditation around 2012 and initially pursued the practice as a complement to taking yoga classes. In 2014 he began a graduate program to pursue mental health counseling as a profession, which led to being trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). The founder of DBT was one of the first to incorporate mindfulness into a theory of psychotherapy. Learning to teach mindfulness to others via DBT groups gave ample opportunities for Danny to hone an articulation of how people might apply the principles of practice under all manner of challenging life circumstances. Today, Danny is called to practice in order to continue to tease the boundaries of what is possible in his life pursuits while maintaining a calm state of awareness. ​
Shanique King
Shanique King (she/her) is a mindfulness practitioner and well-being advocate based in Rhode Island. Since discovering mindfulness in 2014, she has dedicated herself to exploring its depths and is currently advancing her practice through the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and Amana Brembry Johnson. Shanique’s work integrates mindfulness with environmental stewardship and holistic healing, influenced by her Etheric Gardening Apprenticeship training with Maryam Hasnaa At-Tauhidi . Her approach to mindfulness and earth stewardship emphasizes the profound interconnectedness between the Dharma, personal well-being and the health of the Earth, aiming to inspire and cultivate a harmonious relationship with our environment. Through her unique blend of practices, Shanique seeks to empower individuals and promote a mindful approach to living rooted in a harmonic awareness and reverence for the Earth and all Beings.​
