Dominique Del Chiaro is the director of the Stanford Healthy Living programs. Dominique oversees the ongoing operations of the wellness curriculum, and she is devoted to offering quality health education classes grounded in current research. Her vision is to create a culture of well-being at Stanford where participants feel empowered, supported and inspired to thrive. Dominique is a seasoned instructor and trainer and has facilitated wellness courses for more than 25 years. In addition to managing the health education programs for Healthy Living, Dominique teaches health enrichment, contemplative, stress and resiliency classes throughout the Stanford enterprise.

Dominique has a bachelor’s degree in human development from University of California Davis, a master’s degree in education from the University of Hawaii and she is currently a doctoral candidate in integral and transpersonal psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is also a certified transformational life coach.

Dominique enjoys dancing hula, teaching yoga, hiking in the backcountry, snow skiing, creative crafting and traveling the world. She feels most at home immersed in nature, basking in the beauty of creation.