Walt Opie has practiced insight meditation with various teachers since 1993. He teaches insight meditation retreats and serves as a volunteer prison facilitator with Buddhist Pathways Prison Project. A graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program (mentored by Kevin Griffin), he is a current participant in the 2017-2021 Insight Meditation Society (IMS) Teacher Training Program in Barre, Massachusetts. His most influential teachers include Joseph Goldstein, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Bhikkhu Analayo, and Gil Fronsdal.