Aaron

Aaron Solomon, True Dharma Fulfillment, is a Dharma teacher, counselor, mediator, trauma healer. For 14 years, he was a monastic member of the order. He received the lamp transmission in 2016. Aaron works 1-on-1 and with groups in the field of trauma healing and is trained in Somatic Experiencing. He also teaches and shares the practice of Nonviolent Communication.
At Deer Park, his greatest happiness is sharing practices with the community and supporting community building. He is currently supporting the Happy Farm initiative. He loves watching people get excited about plants and community. Aaron has been active in supporting young adult mindfulness communities, organizing and leading listening circles, and supporting a wide array of communities engaged in social transformation and healing, including climate justice activism and Earth-Holding. He is currently active in supporting movements for peace. He is a current member of the North American Dharma Teacher Sangha CTC and the North American Earth Holder Community’s CTC. He enjoys spending time in solitude, and with friends, in the wild spaces of forests, mountains, and oceans—sometimes teaching mindful climbing and mindful surfing.
Explore Online Courses
From time to time we offer multi-week courses related to mindfulness, the teachings and life of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a variety of similar subjects. Please see our schedule of upcoming courses.

Plum Village App
Take the Deer Park Monastery and Plum Village community with you wherever you go. The Plum Village app is designed to cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and joy through guided meditations, deep relaxations, practice poems, bells of mindfulness, and other practices — all through a mobile device.
