Pamela Johnston

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Unified Mindfulness Coach

I started my studies of Buddhist Meditation with Ken McLeod back in 2004, shortly after he published his book “Wake Up To Your Life. I went to many retreats and belonged to practice group that met regularly . Knowing that impermanence is the rule not the exception, things fell apart for wee bit. After a brief run in with a “dangerously” enlightened (or so she thought) Vajrayana goddess (yikes) I found my way to the podcast of Michael Taft. Not only did I get to reunite with my teacher, Ken again I was introduced to many other teachers including Shinzen Young. I knew of through a friend who had studied with him but when I found out that Shinzen was Michael Tafts’ teacher I decided I better check his website out. That was July 2, 2023 and I’ve never looked back. I signed up for the CORE training, group coaching and Home Practice Retreats on the spot and I’ve never looked back. UM speaks my language. It’s how my brain operates. I have found my home.