Sœur Đào Nghiêm

Sister Chân Đào Nghiêm (Adornment with Peach Blossom) ordained in Plum Village in 2003 and received full bhikshuni ordination in 2006. She became a Dharma Teacher in 2011 after receiving the Lamp Transmission from Thầy.

Born in France into a Catholic family, she worked for 10 years as a surgical assistant before turning toward spiritual life. At 29, she joined a community in North America, where she lived for over two decades, raised her daughter, and trained yoga teachers.

She offers Dharma talks in English and French, and supports Francophone sanghas and mindfulness in education. Her interests include interfaith dialogue, Buddhist psychology, health, and neuroscience.