Deanna Burkett

Deanna is a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher and Kripalu Yoga Teacher with nationally recognized work in mindfulness-based program development for college students. She has taught mindfulness-based courses to all age levels in her work for the UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center and Carnegie Mellon University. In her own life, Deanna attributes mindfulness as helping her become a better friend to herself. This evolving personal investigation keeps her excited about sharing these practices with others. Deanna has a MA in English and a MS in Creative Writing. Her non-fiction poem, "After Breakfast,” is published by The Truth About the Fact: International Journal of Literary Non-fiction at Loyola Marymount University.