Janet Keyes is one of the three founders of the Mt. Tam Women's Retreat, an annual silent meditation retreat held in a group campground on Mt. Tamalpais in Northern California. She is a longtime and dedicated meditator and Dharma student, a teacher-in-training with the Skillful Meditation Project, and a volunteer chaplain. She is also an enthusiastic camper and hiker, and along with her husband of forty years, spends many happy hours out-of-doors in California's diverse habitats.