Cindy received her master’s degree in clinical psychology and held management positions in non-profits for twenty-five years. Her life has been a spiritual journey that took on new dimensions when she, her husband, and their son moved to Bangkok Thailand for three years. There, she met her spiritual teacher, Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, the first fully ordained Thai Theravada — an encounter that opened her heart and changed her forever. This deepening relationship led to writing her memoir,Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughters Spiritual Quest to Thailand, which chronicles her adventures along the spiritual path.

Her other writings include an article in Sawasdee Magazine in 2007 and essays featured in two anthologies: Wandering in Paris: Luminaries and Love in the City of Light (Wanderland Writers, 2013) and A Café in Space: The Anaïs Nin Literary Journal, Volume 11 (Sky Blue Press, 2014). She currently resides in Point Richmond, California, where she writes and enjoys views of the San Francisco Bay.

When Cindy Rasicot moves to Thailand with her husband and teenage son, she finds herself adrift in a foreign culture, unprepared for the challenges she encounters there. On an impulse she signs up for a conference where she meets Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, a Thai Buddhist nun, who leads her on a spiritual journey from which there is no turning back.

Finding Venerable Mother is Cindy’s journey of physical, emotional, and spiritual healing through her loving connection with a Thai Buddhist teacher who fully accepts and nurtures her in a way her own mother never did. Set against a backdrop of glittering Thai Buddhist Temples and the friendly smiles of the Thai people, this compelling memoir reminds readers that when we go forward with a truly open heart, faith, forgiveness, and love are all possible.