Christine Reilly Ferry

Christine worked for 20years as Director of Adult Custody Menal health for Santa Clara County.  She has extensive experience working with populations suffering from trauma, homelessness, incarceration, mental illness and poverty.

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Christine is an RN, MPA with experience in Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Nursing, Hospital Administration and Forensic Mental Health.  She is a certified Compassion Cultivation Training Instructor.  The CCT course was developed by a team of contemplative scholars, clinical psychologists, and researchers at Stanford University and taught at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University (CCARE).

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Christine is currently working at the Recovery Cafe San Jose as the mental health consultant. She has been fundamental in implementing the Seeds of Hope focus group work with homeless people living on the street.

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She has seen and experienced the effects a lack of compassion and common humanity have on individuals.  Her work compelled her to begin meditation and study of Buddhist philosophy and practices.

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Her goal for the remainder of her time on this planet is to share the lessons of compassion cultivation and common humanity as far and wide as possible.