Gabriel Genest

Montreal, QC, Canada

UM Lead Coach (UM Trainer/Teacher Certification Pending)

Saxophonist and composer, it was music that led Gabriel to become interested in mindfulness meditation, which he has been practicing daily for the past 10 years. Drawing on his rich background as a music educator, he has been teaching meditation since 2020, when he obtained his level 2 certification with Unified Mindfulness (UM). 

He is currently completing the final requirements for Compass Advanced Certification (UM), an in-depth meditation teacher training. 

He curently teaches mindfulness classes in person in Montreal at Yoga Bhavana. He is also availlable for one-on-one coaching both online and in person, in french and English. Gabriel is especially interested in using mindfulness to help artists and performers of all kinds.

Appreciated for his warm presence and attentive listening, Gabriel teaches with the Unified Mindfulness system, recognized as a clear, precise and complete approach to meditation that integrates the spirit of science with contemplative practice.

Curious by nature, he is interested in various contemporary Buddhist movements, secular approaches to meditation, and research in contemplative neuroscience.

Gabriel regularly attends retreats in the Theravada Buddhist tradition with renowned masters including Shinzen Young, Nikki Mirghafori, Sayadaw U Jagara and S.N Goenka. He has also completed the Dedicated Practitioner Program with The Mind Illuminated and the Graduate level short program in Theravada Meditation and Creative Process at UQAM .

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