Katy Wiss began meditating in 1976 and turned to vipassanā practice in 2002. A graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders and Dedicated Practitioners Programs, she has also studied with Gina Sharpe and Bhikkhu Bodhi. Katy teaches insight meditation at Katonah Yoga in Bedford Hills, NY, and at Western Connecticut State University, where she also teaches relational communication. Her work explores the meeting of mindfulness, communication, trauma repair, and chronic illness.