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JoAnn Saccato
JoAnn Saccato, MA is a mindfulness teacher, life-coach, author, inspirational speaker,
educator and consultant living in the forests of Northern California. She is the author of
Co...view moreJoAnn Saccato, MA is a mindfulness teacher, life-coach, author, inspirational speaker,
educator and consultant living in the forests of Northern California. She is the author of
Companioning the Sacred Journey: A Guide to Creating a Compassionate Container for
Your Spiritual Practice (2013) and Mindful and Intentional Living: A Path to Peace,
Clarity and Freedom (2018).
For ten years, JoAnn resided remotely in a 16x16 foot cabin, accessible by foot only, in
voluntary simplicityoff grid without running water or indoor plumbing. With her canine
companion, Shyla, by her side, she re-entered higher education, earning a Bachelors
(Liberal Studies) and Masters degree (Co-creating Sustainable Futures).
Known as Awakened Presence of the Heart (Zen) and Joyful Deathless White Tara
(Tibetan) in the Buddhist tradition, Saccato is an avid traveler, hiker, photographer and
lover of animals. She traveled solo on pilgrimage to India, sat retreat in the Thai Forest
Buddhist tradition in Thailand, and hiked the Incan Trail to Machu Picchu.
Saccato was the founding inspiration of California's first cooperatively owned online
local food distribution system, Lake Co-op. With over 25 years of mindfulness practice,
she speaks and consults regularly on mindfulness, compassion, and disaster resiliency.view less
Books by JoAnn Saccato
Mindful and Intentional Living: A Path to Peace, Clarity, and Freedom