Janet Kathleen Ettele is a musician and author who draws from her background as a student of Buddhist dharma to bring its teachings into contemporary practice through her writing and her music. Two CDs, Piano Mandalas and Piano Mandalas--Compassion, are collections of her meditatively improvised music. Her first introduction to meditation came while attending a Quaker boarding school. Decades later, she realized this aspect of her education had provided the perfect foundation for much that was to follow. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston and worked in the entertainment industry until becoming a mother. She lives in Connecticut, where she has raised two sons. Ettele has written poetry and motivational articles; How Generosity Works is her first writing of fiction.
