Noel McLellan is a school teacher, meditation instructor, and author. Noel began practicing meditation when he was 12, and has trained in a variety of contemplative arts including Japanese archery, flower arranging, and calligraphy. He is a former acharya, or “honoured teacher,” in the Shambhala tradition. Noel teaches middle and high school English and History and has served as Head Teacher as well as Dean of Mindfulness and Contemplative Learning at the Shambhala School. He has two children, Gabriel and Esmé, and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.