Elesa Commerse

Elesa Commerse is the Co-Director of Touching Earth Mindfulness Learning Center, in Chicago. Her root teachers include her beloved mother, Evelyn Winslow, Pema Chodron and the Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, with whom she studied for over thirty years. She created, “Finding Your Way,” the DVD/CD tool kit to help those newly diagnosed with breast cancer. To help yoga students learn Sanskrit chanting, she created “How Silent Is This Place,” a three volume CD and songbook set. With Dr. Barbara Meyer, she co-created the meditation card deck, “Befriending the Body, Befriending the Mind.” To help mayors across America, she directed and produced the documentary on the youth violence epidemic decimating Black boys and men, “All Rise: In Search of Hope.” Her basic meditation CD is, “Sit Comfortably.” She writes the meditation column for Yoga Chicago magazine. Elesa is a graduate of the Temple of Kriya Yoga. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Smith College and an MBA from The Wharton School.