Through the practice of mindfulness, I am learning to be my own soulmate. – Sister Dang Nghiem. @thichnhathanhquotecollective  #thichnhathanhquotecollective #thichnhathanh #mindfulness #joy #buddhistquotes #sisterdangnghiem #thichnhathanhquotes 

Sister Dang Nghiem (Sister D) was born in Vietnam during the war, and she came to the United States as a teenager. She was trained as a medical doctor at the University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine. She became a Buddhist nun in 2000, ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh himself, and since then she has worked with many teenagers and young adults, helping them to heal from childhood traumas. Sister D has written two books ‘Healing – A Woman’s Journey From Doctor To Nun’ and ‘Mindfulness as Medicine’. Thay wrote ‘Sister Dang Nghiem’s story is an inspiring example of how to move towards joy.’