TedEdlich Ted Edlich Roanoke Ted Edlich is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in Virginia and Yale Divinity School. He has been a student of Indian Philosophy and Buddhist thought before his visit to India in 1984 when he visited the holy city of Varanasi and the sites of Buddha's Enlightment, Bhod Gaya, and Sarnath where Buddha began his teaching. Ted has practiced mindfulness at the Heart of the Blue Ridge Sangha in Roanoke, Virginia since 2008. He has been on retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist leaderwho was nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for the Nobel Peace Prize and the founder of the movement for engaged Buddhism. He has studied under with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.,, the founder of the Mind Body Stress Reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Hospital. His interests extend to mindfulness in education, health care, and nonprofit leadership. As a Licensed Professional Counselor he has introduced his clients to mindfulness as part of their therapy. As the President and CEO of Total Action for Progress for four decades, he has introduced the practice of mindfulness to both staff and clients. Ted has led a consortium of organizations in creating an annual Mindfulness: Strategies, Practice, and Application Conference bringing national and international leaders of mindfulness to Southwest Virginia. Ted is a true believer in social justice, someone who turns his belief into words and actions. He is truly a force of nature, and he is always a force for good. Through his career as its leader, Total Action for Progress has consistently ranked among the nation's best and most innovative Community Action Agencies. He has been one of Community Action's pre-eminent national leaders. He has had a significant positive impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and their communities. Ted's new book, Navigating the Nonprofit Rapids, Strategies and Tactics for Running a Nonprofit Company, with a chapter devoted to "managing stress" will be release by WriteLife Press on April 12th, 2016. For more information: www.nonprofitrapids.com. Follow his weekly blogs on this site. Ted is an accomplished chess player and holds a first degree black belt in Chinese kempo karate, and enjoys sailing, fishing, rafting and most recently hiked the Grand Canyon. Ted is a devoted family man, who is loved by his wife, his children and grandchildren. TedEdlich’s tracks OceanMeditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:27:40Z Short Relaxation Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:27:39Z Tree Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:10:56Z Short Check - In Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:10:46Z Mountain Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:10:37Z Breath Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:10:00Z Beach And Walk Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:03:37Z Bell Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:03:34Z Breath And Body Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:03:31Z Breath And Nature Meditation by TedEdlich published on 2015-07-24T20:03:28Z
