Alda Ngô

Alda Xuân-Mai Ngô, Chân Khai Truyền/True Unfolding Transmission (pronouns she/her), has been practising in the Plum Village Tradition since 2005, and she became a member of the Order of Interbeing in 2019. Her family took refuge in Canada after escaping the American war in Vietnam, and she is a first-generation Vietnamese Canadian. She is a co-founder of the Going As A River Sangha in Edmonton, Alberta. She practises as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, as well as a mindfulness facilitator and researcher.  She loves spending time in nature with her partner, son, and puppy.