the mandala is a diagram used in meditation. as one places their focus in the center, it is believed the process of disintegration & reintegration occurs.
in jungian psychology, it symbolizes the effort to reunify the self.
lenny williams
founder/executive director
lenny is both an OM yoga & trauma-sensitive certified yoga instructor and has taught public & private classes for the last 3 years. she has relied on her 8 year yoga/mediation practice to find peacefulness & help overcome her own internal wounds.
her interest in creating mandala house came from this place of self-healing, as well as her international volunteer experience.
yoga & meditation study:
cindy lee (OM yoga)
david emerson (trauma center, black lotus)
ethan nichtern (interdependence project)
mark epstein (thoughts without a thinker)
sharon salzberg (faith: trusting your own deepest experiences)
robert thurman (tibet house)
effects/treatments for PTSD:
bessel van der kolk (trauma center boston)
breathing techniques for trauma:
dr. richard brown (columbia university)
lenny has also studied the non-violent communication methods of marshall rosenberg at retreats in NYC.
currently, she is working towards a certification in sustainable development through a joint program between IISD (international institute of sustainable development) and colorado state university.
mandala house is fiscally sponsored by MADRE.
mandala house
200 east 16th street, 1C
NYC • 10003
646.872.6941
advisory board
david emerson • trauma center/black lotus
molly firkaly • heartland alliance
lina srivastava • transmedia activism
mandala house
self-recovery through yoga & meditation for survivors
of gender-based violence in post/conflict regions
