Suvarnadhi

My name means 'she whose wisdom is like gold' and was given to me at ordination in 2019. At that time, I'd been practising within the Triratna community for about 11 years.

A long running quest for meaning, as well as a need for more meditation guidance, first led me through the doors of the Auckland centre. My first encounter was an evening of Buddhist ritual, which I loved (it's usually either a love or hate thing at first).

I've been working as part of the Auckland Buddhist Centre team since 2019, and became chair of the centre in May 2021.

I'm also a qualified Breathworks mindfulness teacher, specialising in mindfulness based pain management programmes. A history of chronic pain led to my interest in this work. Prior to this I worked in the corporate world in assorted IT roles - nerdy back-end systems integration being my favourite! I like to understand how things work and fit together. And I love piecing the Dharma together, too. I like ideas, and enjoy listening to podcasts about philosophy, free will, near death experiences and neuroscience. Although I love watching a good old-fashioned (preferably not gory) murder mystery, as well, and enjoy comedy and music (my tastes shamelessly run the gamut from classical to pop to goth).