About Olivia
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Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle is a writer and dharma teacher whose work is inspired by almost fifty years of practice in Buddhist meditation, psychology, and the wisdom traditions.
Olivia was a therapist in private practice. She was a Teaching Fellow of the Mind/Body Medical Institute where she pioneered how to bring meditation, yoga, and cognitive behavioral therapy into the medical domain to treat stress-related and chronic illness. Olivia also trained health professionals through Harvard Medical School.
She has practiced primarily within two major Buddhist traditions: Vipassana (Insight Meditation) and Tibetan Buddhism. She also practiced for many years in a devotional tradition from India. Having taught contemplative practices in a wide variety of settings, Olivia now focuses on conscious aging, elder issues, and living the contemplative life.
Olivia has written three books:
Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: a Couple’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s (2010)
Aging With Wisdom: Reflections, Stories & Teachings. (2017)
Ley Lines of Love: Adventures Along the Spiritual Path (2024)
An Elder with two adult children and four grandsons, Olivia lives in Massachusetts and loves to spend time in Vermont where, as a lover of nature, she gardens, hikes, and sky gazes.