Our trip will be guided by Dr.Kusalagnana thissa Thero, doctor of Buddhist literature and psychology, master of meditation, a Buddhist monk.
Born in a very remote village in the Southern province of Sri Lanka in 1986, Thero was the youngest of six siblings in the family. As a child he was already a very religious-minded person, and at the age of seven he was ordained as a novice monk. He subsequently obtained his master's degree and diploma in arts, and then the doctorate in Psychological Counseling and Buddhist Psychology. He currently lives in the Buddhist temple in Balapitiya, a town within the Galle district of Sri Lanka, and supervises the Damma Sunday school of more than 200 students that offers ethical education to the young inhabitants.
He is also the meditation and mindfulness guide for foreign tourists at the Saamadhi Meditation Center in Balapitya.
Every year Thero travels around the world with his meditation workshops and private psychological consultations. Over the past few years he has visited and given workshops in Canada, New Zealand, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Japan, Cambodia, Malaysia, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Russia, etc.
He is co-author of the book 'Empathy' together with Dr. Monika Hein (Gabal).