HEATHER PRETE

Heather Prete is one of the foremost Mindfulness Facilitators located in California known for her compassion, knowledge, and humor. She works with a diverse range of clientele including those in recovery, people coping with depression and anxiety, cancer survivors, men and women battling chronic health and pain issues, those suffering from PTSD, as well as clinicians combating compassion fatigue syndrome. She has worked as a guiding teacher for Mindful Schools training school teachers in Mindfulness. Her training began with Tibetan Compassion practices in 1998, traveling the world to learn under masters in both India and Europe as well as a 9-year training in Buddhist Psychology and practice. In 2011 she became a certified Mindfulness Facilitator at UCLA and is a teacher of their Mindful Awareness Classes, as well as their Self Compassion, and Working with Difficult Emotions 6-week courses. She also taught their Mindfulness for Kids summer program 3 years in a row. Currently, she’s co-creator and master teacher for The DEN Meditation Teacher Training Program as well as creator and facilitator of their Compassion Certification training, 6-week forgiveness courses, and Mindfulness programs for recovery centers, to name a few.

Her projects include Trauma Informed Self Compassion Intensives and 5-day Mindfulness Silent Retreats which she teaches twice a year. Heather also sees regular clients weekly, adults, young adults, and teens, to help guide them through internal knots and support them in creating well-being and stability within themselves. Her joy is watching her clients develop the tools necessary to tap into their inner wisdom, enabling them to forge their path toward healing and self-compassion. She continues her studies with her mentor Diana Winston, creator and head of UCLA MARC, yearly silent retreats, and personal practice. She has been featured in many articles and television segments and can be viewed online for Mindfulness Magazine leading a guided Joy practice! She can be found on several Apps including Harvard University Labs for cancer patients and Muse.