Olivia Hoblitzelle

Olivia Hoblitzelle, author and dharma teacher, taught for many years in the field of Behavioral Medicine, where she pioneered the integration of meditation, yoga, and cognitive therapy with traditional Western medicine, and trained health professionals in new approaches to health and healing through Harvard Medical School.

Her teaching has been inspired by more than forty years of practice in Buddhism (Tibetan and Insight Meditation), psychology, and the wisdom traditions. Her current teaching focuses on the dharma of aging based on her most recent book Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories & Teachings. Her award-winning first book was titled Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s.