About
Banni Bunting is a UCLA trained Mindfulness Facilitator, a Graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teachers Certification Program with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, as well as a member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA). She has trained with Greater Good Science Center at the University of California at Berkeley, The Holistic Life Foundation, Yoga Calm, Mindful Schools, along with Rolf Gates. Banni’s primary focus over the last six years has been bringing mindfulness into the classroom to both teachers and students. A three-time national tennis champion, former FBI agent, and now wife and mother, Banni currently resides in Bend, Oregon. In 2019, she released How Do You See the World? a mindfulness book for children accompanied with a complete mindfulness curriculum.
Education and Certifications
Graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teachers Certification Program, 2021
UCLA trained Mindfulness Facilitator, 2017
Member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA)
200/ 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Rolf Gates, 2015/ 2020
Completion of the Power of Awareness through Greater Good Science Center of University of California at Berkeley, 2016
Trained with Holistic Life Foundation, Yoga Calm, and Mindful Schools
Mindfulness Consultant to High Desert ESD, 2018, 2019, 2020
Former CPA
Former FBI Agent
NCAA All-American Academics and Athletics, 1992
3 USTA National Titles, 2003
Pima County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, 2021
Coached and worked with youth as a tennis instructor for over 20 years