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Introducing Melinda Thomas ~ the Abbey’s Administrative Assistant

Melinda Thomas has been working with the Abbey since 2015. She formats the newsletter and daily love notes, and uploads the blogs, including those from the Monk in the World Guest Post Series. Melinda has recently taken over managing the Abbey’s Dancing Monk email account. You can still reach Christine at that address but general queries and operational email replies will come from Melinda.

Melinda is a writer, activist, and yoga instructor who lives in North Carolina with her young son. She is currently writing The Benedictine Path of Yoga: Integrating Monastic Wisdom with the Practice of Yoga, and blogs weekly at TheHouseHoldersPath.com. Melinda has also contributed to the Monk in the World Guest Post series. Her posts include:

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