Caroline Oakes

Caroline Oakes is a writer and spiritual director whose essays have been published at The On Being Project, The Huffington Post, and her bimonthly "Mind & Spirit" column in The Bucks County Herald, an award-winning regional newspaper. A student of everyday spirituality, wisdom teachings, and the human spirit, she has a master's degree in ascetical theology from the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church and participated in Thomas Keating's Contemplative Ministry Project. She is trained in teaching contemplative practice by Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and mindfulness meditation by Mindful Schools, Inc. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland. You can connect with Caroline through Instagram at @carolineoakes and find more of her writing and other projects at www.carolineoakes.com.