Ralph Frank

 Ralph is a retired psychotherapist who has been practicing Mindful Meditation for over 20 years. He has studied with renowned Buddhist monks and nuns at monasteries in Northern Thailand, as well as with numerous international teachers in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Ralph has been teaching meditation to seniors since 2018 at the VIU Elder College.

 In his classes, Ralph brings the essential teaching of the Buddha into an easy-to-understand exercise in meditation for the Western mind, within an atmosphere of curiosity, humor, and creativity. As part of his classes, Ralph offers practical steps to develop a 10 to 20-minute daily meditation practice that brings a pause to an overactive mind and a sense of being in love with this moment just as it is. Ralph was instructed to bring these teachings back to his community by Phra Ajahn Tong; a senior monk and teacher in Thailand.