Zoe Kanat has been one of our most successful presenters at Spiritgrow. She has conducted numerous meditation and stress management sessions and has on each occasion been rated by attendees as highly effective in achieving the goals of the program. Her gentle demeanour is coupled with a profound intuitive and academic insight into her field. A wonderful facilitator both at a personal and group level.
— Rabbi Laibl Wolf
 
 
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I'm a certified meditation teacher and mentor, mindfulness educator, and trained psychotherapist and counselor based in Melbourne, Australia.

My journey in the health and well-being field began in 1996 with Human Services Victoria, where I supported young people facing challenging life circumstances. This experience humbled me and opened my heart to unconditional care for all beings.

After becoming a mother, I worked as a counselor at PANDA (Post and Ante Natal Depression Association). In 2017, I joined the tutoring team at Monash University's Department of General Practice as part of the Health Enhancement Program. I later assumed a position on the board of the Meditation Association of Australia in 2019, representing meditation and meditation teachers at the national level. Currently, I serve as a Yoga Nidra guide, mentor and teacher trainer for the year-long Daring to Rest leadership program. You can also to find me on Insight Timer where I publish meditations and courses.

My interest in yoga dates back to the early 1990s, and I became a dedicated practitioner. My exploration of meditation and mindfulness, specifically Vipassana (Insight meditation), deepened during my Psychotherapy studies in 2006. Initially using meditation sporadically for stress relief, my transformative experience came during a silent retreat with a friend. Embracing silence felt like unlocking an ancient memory within me, and it became a natural part of my daily life. Despite life's ups and downs, practicing meditation, contemplation, yoga nidra, and relaxation helps me connect with my calm, grounded, compassionate inner self. We all have the capacity to tap into this unchanging, still self – our true nature.

 

QualificationS


  • Tantric Meditation Teacher Training - L2 with Tracee Stanley

  • Tantric Meditation Teacher Training - L1 with Tracee Stanley

  • Mentor and Teacher Trainer in the 12 month Daring to Rest™ Facilitator Training Program.

  • Certified Daring to Rest Yoga Nidra Facilitator 

  • Completed 60 hr Yoga Nidra teacher training with Jana Roemer 

  • Registered Meditation teacher, member of Meditation Association of Australia

  • Diploma in Teaching Meditation, Gita International Yoga Australia – 2013

  • Diploma in Soul Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling, The Kairos Centre – 2010

  • Emotional Field Therapy (EFT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Dip. Community Services, Community Development, Swinburne University

Personal achievements

  • Council Member – Meditation Association Australia 2019 - 2023

  • Completed the Mindfulness Based Stress reduction course (MBSR)

  • Attending Melbourne Insight Meditation silent retreats annually since 2013

  • Riding in the Great Victorian Bike ride 2015

  • Happily Married for 25 years

  • Mother to a 25 year old son and 21 year old daughter.

  • Certified facilitator of the Daring to Rest Yoga Nidra Program

  • Regular cold water therapy practitioner