Sucitto was born in London in 1949, and became a bhikkhu in Thailand in 1976. He trained under Venerable Ajahn Sumedho at Cittaviveka and Amaravati Monasteries in the UK before being appointed abbot of Cittaviveka in 1992.

Ajahn Sucitto has taught extensively since 1981. The emphasis of his teaching is on referring to the body, or the energies of embodiment in order to access and release stress and suffering at the somatic level of experience.

Ajahn Sucitto has written several books and many articles, many of which are available via forestsangha. Dharmaseed hosts many of his dhamma talks. Please visit his website for more information on his activities.