dido dunlop

Dido has taught meditation for 30 years. She explores creative new ways of working with ancient meditations, towards a natural spirituality accessible for modern westerners. 

Dido draws out the feminine in Buddhism, and relates it to her work with women. She also draws on Greek and other mythology. She links these with our present environmental concerns. She spends a lot of time in nature, and is dedicated to environmental sustainability.

Painter, writer, potter, singer, dancer, she’s worked as an art therapist, and run a wide range of groups in meditation, women's development, and creative arts for personal growth. She has two degrees from Oxford, in classical literature and philosophy, and fine art. 

Dido lives in an ecovillage in New Zealand. She is a Transition Towns trainer, community building for a sustainable future. She’s based in auckland, New Zealand, and travels widely.

Dido has done over six years of formal retreat. She’s studied with teachers from the West who are working to bring Buddhism to the west, and taditional Tibetan teachers: Namgyal Rinpoché, Tarchin Hearn, Cecilie Kwiat, Catherine Rathbun, Nagaboshi Tomio, Chimie Rigdzin Rinpoche, Kenpo Tsultrim Gyatso, Lopon Tenzin Namdak and Adzom Rinpoché.