ABOUT
Creating supportive and safe spaces for inner transformation and belonging.
Janne Kukka is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, a Sound Journey Facilitator (using Himalayan singing bowls and gongs), a Ceremony Space Holder, and student of Ayurveda for holistic wellbeing.
After spending 15+ years designing and bringing products to market for seed stage to publicly traded tech companies, I noticed that my work was not impacting the human experience the way I was hoping. How could I actualize compassion and wellbeing in the workplace, at community centers, and in peoples homes and relationships? Karuna (compassion in action) breathes mindfulness into the everyday through practice. From 1:1 sessions to retreats, and with the assistance of technology, Karuna is committed to taking mindfulness off the cushion and into class and boardrooms alike.
I have attended multiple silent meditation retreats and have planned and facilitated both full scale programs and individual sessions at Silicon Valley tech companies, at a mental health clinic, and at men’s retreats.
I take a trauma-informed and inclusive approach to my sessions, where you can safely explore a variety of practices, such as cultivating awareness of the body, emotions, and thoughts, and compassion for self and others. Through these practices you can have a greater sense of inner wellbeing, that allows you to stay compassionately present to all of life's experiences.
“Inner transformation and belonging happens in connection with each other and the Earth.”
MY TEACHERS
HE Garchen Rinpoche is is one of the foremost Buddhist masters and accomplished Tibetan Lamas alive in the world today. He is one of the highest Lamas of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and is revered and respected by all lineages of Buddhism, and is beloved in numerous countries all over the world.
Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, India, and Burma. He has Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is one of the key teachers to introduce Mindfulness practice to the West, has taught internationally since 1974, and is the author of 16 books.
Tara Brach is a psychotherapist and a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. In addition to numerous articles, videos, and hundreds of recorded talks, Tara is the author of numerous books such as Radical Acceptance, True Refuge, and Radical Compassion.
Sri Swami Nardanand Ji Maharaj is a Siddha Maha Yoga master, founder of Siddha Ashrams, and Master of Philosophy and Psychology. He comes from a long lineage of remarkable spiritual masters. Swamiji is an Ayurvedic specialist and global teacher whose teachings blend ancient Vedic and modern scientific understanding.
Vaidya R.K.Mishra was an Ayurvedic health practitioner and an educator, born into a family of Raj Vaidyas with a 5000-year history of healing. His lineage is traced in the ancient Vedic text, the Puranas. His in-depth theoretical knowledge of the Ayurvedic texts was accompanied by his compassionate practical healing skills.
Ram Dass made his mark on the world by teaching the path of the heart and promoting service in the areas of social consciousness and care for the dying. Ram Dass went to India in 1967. He was still Dr. Richard Alpert, an eminent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr.Timothy Leary, until he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba.