Valeria Galetto, PhD

Valeria Galetto, PhD, is a certified mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) instructor. She joined the UW Health Mindfulness Program in 2024 and brings more than ten years of experience teaching mindfulness to diverse groups.

Valeria teaches mindfulness for stress reduction, chronic pain and cancer recovery. She leads courses like the MBSR Program and the Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery Program, which supports patients, survivors and their families. She also leads silent meditation retreats in both English and Spanish.

Valeria believes in helping people find peace and healing through mindfulness. She focuses on creating a safe and welcoming space where individuals can learn to manage stress, pain and illness with greater clarity and compassion.

In addition to teaching for UW Health, Valeria teaches mindfulness at the University of California San Francisco and Buddhism at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. She is the founder of Samma Sati, an organization dedicated to the study, teaching, practice and dissemination of mindfulness.