Nina Smiley

Board Member 

Nina is Director of Mindfulness Programming at Mohonk Mountain House. She has practiced mindfulness meditation for 30 years and is co-author of The Three Minute Meditator (now in its fifth edition and translated into seven languages), MetaPhysical Fitness, and Mindfulness in Nature. She teaches classes to groups and individuals and conducts mindfulness webinars nationally and internationally. She is a graduate of Vassar College and earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Princeton University.

She enjoys being outdoors in each season, hiking, cross-country skiing, forest bathing, and swimming, as weather permits. She enjoys eclectic food and drink, reading, writing, and silent mindfulness meditation retreats.

Nina joined the Preserve’s Board of Directors in 2019. She chairs the Marketing & Communications Committee and serves on the Human Resources Committee.