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Teachers


Dave Smith

Dave Smith (he/him) is an internationally recognized Buddhist meditation teacher,…

David Chernikoff

David Chernikoff (he/him), M.Div, LCSW. (www.davidchernikoff.com) is a meditation teacher, spiritual…

David McKay

David McKay (he/him) entered a Zen Buddhist monastery at the…

Donald Rothberg

Donald Rothberg, Ph.D. (he/him), is a member of the Teachers…

Dr. Hun Lye

Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye (he/him) grew up in a Buddhist…

Dr. Hy V. Huynh

Dr. Hy V. Huynh (they/them) is a Buddhist community psychologist…

Em Morrison

Em became interested in mindfulness and meditation in 2011 because…

Eve Decker

Eve Decker (she/her) began Insight Meditation practice in 1991, and…

Gisela Konrad

Gisela Konrad (she/her) has been leading meditation retreats for 25…

Greg Pergament

Greg Pergament (he/him) is the author of Chi Kung and…

Heather Sundberg

Heather Sundberg (she/her) has taught insight meditation since 1999, and…

Jeff Collins

Jeff Collins (he/him) has been leading meditation retreats for 30…

Jogen Salzberg

Jogen Salzberg (he/him), Sensei, began practicing meditation in the 90’s…

John Orr

John Orr (he/him) received Theravada Buddhist ordination and training for…

Joyce Curnan

Joyce Curnan (she/her) completed a 2-year teacher training course in Mindfulness-Based…

Kathleen Herr (Won HerrJu)

Kathleen Herr (Won HerrJu) has been a practitioner of Won…

Kerstin Deibert

Kerstin Deibert (she/her) has been practicing within the Insight Meditation…

Kevin Griffin

Kevin Griffin (he/him) is a Buddhist teacher and author and…

Lama Rod Owens

Considered one of the leaders of the next generation of…

Leigh Brasington

Leigh Brasington (he/him) has been practicing meditation since 1985 and…

Lev Michael Moses

Lev Michael Moses (he/they/Love) is a love and compassion activist.…

Lisa Ernst

Lisa Ernst (she/her) is a meditation teacher, artist and founder…

Mark Nunberg

Mark Nunberg (he/him) began his meditation practice in 1982 and…

Mary Aubry

Mary Aubry (she/her) leads meditation retreats on insight, the jhanas,…

Meagan Chambers

Meagan Chambers (she/her) began practicing Buddhist meditation in 2001, following…

Meredith McIntosh

Meredith McIntosh (she/her) is a long-time student of Tangen Harada…

Mikey Livid

Mikey Livid (he/him) is a Buddhist teacher, author, and counselor.…

Phyllis Hicks

Phyllis Hicks (she/her) teaches Insight Dialogue retreats internationally and is…

Prince M. Levy-Benítez

Prince M. Levy-Benítez is a Chaplain Intern in Washington, DC,…

Rabbi Jeff Roth

Rabbi Jeff Roth

Rabbi Jeff Roth (he/him), D.Min., M.S.W. is the founder and…

Rabbi Joanna Katz

Rabbi Joanna Katz (she/her) attended the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and was…

Rachael O’Brien

Rachael O’Brien (she/her) has been practicing meditation and investigating the…

Rachael Tanner-Smith

Rachael Tanner-Smith (she/her) is a long time dedicated practitioner and…

Rev. Teijo Munnich

Reverend Teijo Munnich (she/her) is a Dharma Heir of Dainin…

Rev. WonGong So

Rev. WonGong (she/her), (affectionately known as Rev. Wow!) is a…

Ronya Banks

Ronya Fakhoury Banks (she/her) has been the founding teacher of…

Rupert Marques

Rupert Marques (he/him) has practiced in the Insight meditation tradition…

Sharon Shelton

Sharon Shelton (she/her) began practicing meditation in the late 1990s…

Spring Washam

Spring Washam (she/her) is a Dharma teacher, author, and visionary…

Venerable Somasihi Bhikkhuni

Venerable Soma took novice and higher ordination as a Theravaden…

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