Ralph Steele

Ralph Steele has been teaching meditation since 1987. He ran a meditation-based trauma clinic for thirty-two years in Santa Fe. A Vietnam combat veteran who also ordained as a Theravada monk in Myanmar and in the Ven. Ajahn Chah Thai-Forest tradition, Ralph has studied extensively with Tibetan, Zen, and other Thai Forest Masters. In 2001 he completed a teacher training with Jack Kornfield; Ralph spearheaded retreats for People of Color at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, CA., and at Insight Meditation Society, MA. He founded the first “Elizabeth Kubler-Ross” Hospice Training Program (Associate Degree); and the Veteran Meditation Retreat Project. He is the guiding teacher of Life Transition Meditation Center, where he teaches intensive meditation practices. Ralph is the author of “Tending The Fire”. www.lifetransition.com