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Christiane Wolf

Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD is a former physician, internationally known mindfulness and Insight (Vipassana) meditation teacher. She is passionate about translating ancient wisdom teachings into accessible and applicable modern-day language. She aims to live from the heart informed by the brain and inspires her students to explore the same. She is the author of Outsmart Your Pain – Mindfulness and Self-Compassion to Help You Leave Chronic Pain Behind and the co-author of the classic training manual for mindfulness teachers A Clinician’s Guide To Teaching Mindfulness. Christiane is the lead-consultant and teacher trainer for the VA’s (US Department of Veteran Affairs) National Mindfulness Facilitator Training and a senior teacher at InsightLA. She is the mom of three amazing humans and can usually be found in the Los Angeles area training for ultramarathons and triathlons.

Articles by Christiane Wolf

Tap Into Ease with This Guided Meditation for Holiday Stress
Guided Meditations

Tap Into Ease with This Guided Meditation for Holiday Stress

Take 20 minutes to release tension in your body and consider what would serve you and your self-care in the upcoming weeks. Read More

A 12-Minute Meditation to Meet the Body In Pain
Guided Meditations

A 12-Minute Meditation to Meet the Body In Pain

This week, Christiane Wolf offers a guided practice to meet your own body in pain and relieve that sense of isolation by internally connecting with others who understand your experience. Read More

Mindfulness Practices to Get Back in Touch with Your Body
Body Scan

Mindfulness Practices to Get Back in Touch with Your Body

Shift from a "fix it" mindset to more kindness and acceptance with these practices to get back in touch with your body. Read More

Formal vs. Informal Mindfulness: 2 Ways to Practice
Getting Started

Formal vs. Informal Mindfulness: 2 Ways to Practice

In this 2-minute video, meditation teacher Christiane Wolf explains what “formal” and “informal” mean when it comes to mindfulness. Read More

How to Befriend Your Body
Eating & Body Image

How to Befriend Your Body

We only get one body, writes Christiane Wolf: the one we’re in. While our always-onscreen culture can amplify self-criticism, returning to the wisdom of our sensory experience helps us befriend the body. Read More

A Simple Practice for Regulating Stress in the Body
Mindfulness For

A Simple Practice for Regulating Stress in the Body

Use one or more of these simple techniques to help you regulate your stress levels in the moment. Read More

Navigating Menopause: A Mindful Approach to Managing Symptoms and Embracing Change
Expert Interviews

Navigating Menopause: A Mindful Approach to Managing Symptoms and Embracing Change

Menopause doesn’t mean you have to suffer. Mindfulness teacher and physician Christiane Wolf, MD, explains how your practice and an open-minded perspective can help support you. Read More

Running Can Teach Us A Lot About Courage, Resilience, and Mindfulness
Expert Interviews

Running Can Teach Us A Lot About Courage, Resilience, and Mindfulness

Facing challenges doesn’t mean you have to fight with yourself. Physician and ultrarunner Christiane Wolf shares how she uses mindfulness skills both on and off the trails to tame anxiety and uncover resilience. Read More

The Work It Takes to Forgive
Loving-Kindness & Compassion

The Work It Takes to Forgive

Rage and bitterness toward those we see as causing our pain can tear us apart. The brave and gentle practice of forgiveness can help you turn toward the future instead of resenting the past. Read More

A Guided Meditation to Welcome Forgiveness
Guided Meditations

A Guided Meditation to Welcome Forgiveness

For those feeling the pain of anger and resentment, this practice by Dr. Christiane Wolf guides us through the gentle process of starting to forgive. Read More

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