Amma Ṭhanasanti is a California-born spiritual teacher dedicated to serving all beings. Committed to awakening since encountering the Dharma in 1979, she spent 26 years as a Buddhist nun, including 20 in the Ajahn Chah Forest Tradition. Teaching retreats worldwide since 1995, she blends rigor, compassion, pure awareness, and a passion for wholeness—inviting inquiry into what is liberating in each present moment.