Rev. Mikey Noechel, MS

Rev. Mikey Noechel, MS is a Buddhist teacher and addiction treatment specialist based out of Nashville, TN. He has received a lay ordination and empowerment to teach in both Theravada and Mahayana lineages from the Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni and the Venerable Pannadipa Bhikkhu. Mikey was given the name Rogahari Sokatura which means, “healer of the broken hearted”. He has been trained to facilitate meditation groups through Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society under the guidance of JoAnna Hardy and Vinny Ferrero. Mikey holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Troy University. Mikey leads a weekly meditation group with Wild Heart Meditation Center. He is also the co-founder of Mindful Nashville, a collective of helping professionals incorporating mindfulness as a method of treatment.