21-Day Challenge: Meet the Teachers
Sara Flitner
Sara Flitner is the founder and president of Becoming Jackson Whole. After practicing meditation for many years, Sara developed a particular interest in the neuroscience of mindfulness and how attention training might better equip leaders to solve problems. She founded Becoming Jackson Whole with a vision for a community where the majority of us have a greater capacity for empathy, compassion, and resilience.
Brittany Belisle
Brittany Belisle has been practicing yoga and mindfulness since 1999. She committed to a daily meditation practice with her husband 5 years ago when they learned they were going to have two kids under two years old. She appreciates how much more ease, acceptance, and joy this practice brings to her life. You can find her teaching at Home Yoga Studio.
Mackenzie cole
Mackenzie serves as Teton County’s Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and has been a Becoming Jackson Whole mindfulness trainer since 2021. “In law, when you’re interacting with witnesses, victims, anybody who testifies, being able to encourage them to do some meditation and mindfulness training makes their testimony a little more accurate and gives them more resiliency,” Mackenzie explained the Jackson Hole News&Guide.
Kirsten Corbett
Kirsten's meditation practice dates back, with fits and starts, to her first religious studies graduate class on Zen Buddhism with Dr. Harold Roth at Brown University. Professor Roth began each class with 30 minutes of zazen meditation. That opened up a whole new world of experiential learning for Kirsten and later seeded a more dedicated practice when she became a proud (and somewhat overwhelmed) mom. Since then Kirsten has studied in India, with Mindful Schools, with The Mindfulness Teacher Training and Certification and Mentor Programs created by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, and our Train the Trainers program for Mindfulness-Based Attention Training (MBAT) supported by Dr. Amishi Jha and Scott Rogers.
Thom Kinney
In 2016, shortly before moving to Jackson Hole, Thom read The Emotional Life of Your Brain by Dr. Richard Davidson. The science was fascinating to him, and the message was compelling: through mindfulness practices, it’s possible to develop capabilities in areas such as increased resilience, focused attention, or positive outlook, traits Thom had long thought were hardwired at birth. He started to practice and experience the benefits, then began to teach and coach the principles to others, with a primary focus on leadership.
Amy lane
Amy Lane's journey is a rich tapestry woven with diverse educational pursuits and extensive experiential learning. She is a founding Board member of Becoming Jackson Whole. Her background is marked by a commitment to holistic and spiritual learning, blending academic study with practical experience in pastoral ministry and counseling, spiritual direction, mindfulness, wellness and the newly emerging field of psychedelic assisted therapies. You can learn more about Amy at www.sageintegrationservices.com
Sue Mason
Having worked nearly 30 years in health and human services, with a focus on enhancing mental and emotional wellness for clients and colleagues, Sue was a natural addition to Becoming Jackson Whole’s teaching team. She was among our first cohort of instructors certified to teach the two-day Mindfulness-Based Attention Training curriculum.
Blanca moye
Blanca was born in Mexico City and has worked in the Jackson area for over 23 years. Now a Certified Medical Translator and a National and International CPR and First Aid Instructor of the American Heart Association, Blanca founded Innova Systems to provide support and resources to the Latinx community. She’s the facilitator of Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors), a parenting class; a bilingual coordinator for Shelter JH, and is a member of the Competitive Grants Committee for the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and Education Foundation of Teton Valley.
Deidre norman
Deidre Norman is a Master Sattva Yoga teacher and Medical Intuitive whose mission is to guide people to align with their Highest Truth through personal energy evaluations, spiritual wellness courses and the teachings of yoga and meditation. In 2016, she completed her Masters Degree in Medical Intuition from The Academy of Intuition Medicine and has completed over 1,500 hours of yoga teacher training, studying with many teachers, including Janet Stone, Rusty Wells, Kia Miller and Anand Mehrotra in India. In addition to her intuitive work and yoga teachings, she also leads workshops around the world and retreats to India.
DAN ROOF
Dan is a dedicated meditator, kids’ ski instructor, and paragliding guide in Jackson. Having completed teacher certification training with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, offered by the Awareness Training Institute in collaboration with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, Dan has long been active in BJW trainings and community events.
sam singer
A frequent collaborator with BJW mindfulness training, Sam is the founder and executive director of Wyoming Stargazing in Jackson. He holds degrees in physics, astronomy, natural resources, and science education, having written his PhD dissertation on spirituality in outdoor environmental education. We’re very glad his passion for helping others explore the Universe so naturally extends to sharing his regular mindfulness practice!