Sandra is a Buddhist practitioner in the Theravada tradition. She is a Dharma mentor and a certified Compassion Cultivation Training teacher teaching in English and Spanish with the Insight Meditation Center (IMC) in Redwood City, California; she teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and online in Colombia. Sandra is a graduate of the Applied Compassion Training program from Stanford University (CCARE) and a certified mindfulness teacher with the Mexican Mindfulness Institute (IMTA Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Professional Level) and the Mindfulness Without Borders program. Sandra works in the Biotech industry and co-leads a secular mindfulness grassroots group at her workplace. Sandra profoundly believes that cultivating compassion and kindness is essential for achieving profound and lasting well-being within ourselves, our relationships, and the world.