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Mission Statement

Awakening at home is dedicated to supporting spiritual growth through meditation and other practices. While we are grounded in Buddhist thought and practice, we honor and draw on all Wisdom traditions to further an awakening life. We are an affiliate of Zen Peacemakers International.

About Jacqueline

Jacqueline Kramer has been studying and practicing meditation and Buddhism for over over 50 years. Her root teacher is Annagarika Dhamma Dinna who taught in the Sri Lankan Theravadin tradition. She also studied with Ven. Ananda Maitreya, Achan Sobin Namto, Ven. Punnaji Mahathera, Ayya Khema, John Tarrant, Roshi and Adyashanti. She became a licensed Religious Science Practitioner through the Center for Spiritual Living.

After 3 years of dedicated Buddhist practice Jacqueline married and became pregnant. She applied what she was learning from Buddhism to pregnancy, birthing, mothering and homemaking and found that her practice deepened while her mothering and homemaking were becoming more joyful. Inspired to share these insights with other moms, Jacqueline wrote Buddha Mom-the Path of Mindful Mothering. 

After the release of Buddha Mom Jacqueline began receiving correspondence from readers from around the world asking her to teach. In response to these requests Jacqueline developed a number of online classes on subjects such as creating a home meditation practice and everyday spiritual practices. In 2008 Jacqueline was selected by an esteemed committee of Buddhist scholars and practitioners to receive the International Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award for her work teaching Buddhism to mothers.  She founded the Hearth Foundation, now Awakening at Home, to house her classes and offer one on one support for those wanting to cultivate their home practice. Jacqueline’s newest book, Awakening at Home, is available as an ebook on this site. Jacqueline lives in Sonoma close to her daughter and granddaughter.