Pierre sat his first meditation retreat in 2004 while travelling in India. He explored various approaches to practice, including Tibetan traditions and S.N. Goenka’s Vipassana, before attending a retreat with Bhante Bodhidhamma in Switzerland in 2009. From then on, he committed to the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition.
A psychologist by training, Pierre became a certified mindfulness teacher in 2010. Since then, he has taught Jon Kabat-Zinn’s 8-week MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) course to many newcomers to meditation, and regularly leads silent mindfulness retreats in Switzerland for those wishing to deepen their practice.
While his teaching has been rooted in a secular framework, his personal practice continues within the Buddhist tradition. He attends regular retreats with Bhante Bodhidhamma and with other teachers, including Uffe Damborg, Carol Wilson, and Shaila Catherine."
