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Ajahn Brahmāli was born in Norway in 1964. He first became interested in Buddhism and meditation in his early 20s, whilst on a visit to Japan. After hearing teachings from Ajahn Brahm, he decided to [...]

Guy Armstrong has practiced insight meditation for over 40 years, including training as a Buddhist monk in Thailand with Ajahn Buddhadasa. He began teaching in 1984 and has led meditation retreats worldwide. He has especially [...]

Robin Boudette, PhD., clinical psychologist and mindfulness instructor, has practiced yoga and meditation for nearly 20 years. She graduated from the Community Dharma Leader Training Program in 2017. She is a certified MBSR instructor and [...]

Hugh began his meditation practice in the late 80s, when he was introduced to Tibetan Nyingma Buddhist meditation practices and philosophy by Peggy Lippitt. The focus of this practice, as it was taught by Peggy [...]

Allan Cooper has practiced vipassana and samatha meditation practices since 1974. His primary teachers are the Burmese meditation master Sayadaw U Pandita, his student, Sayadaw U Vivekananda, Abbot, Panditarama Lumbini International Vipassana Meditation Center, Lumbini, [...]

Kim Allen began meditating in 2003, seeking both a path out of suffering and the deeper truths of life. She trained for many years with her principal teacher, Gil Fronsdal, as well as Theravādan [...]

Peter began practicing vipassana at the Insight Meditation Society in 1982 during a two-week meditation retreat led by Ruth Denison and since then has participated in dozens of retreats lasting from one week to three [...]

Ayya Anandabodhi first encountered the Buddha’s teachings in her early teens, igniting a deep interest in the Buddha’s Path of Awakening. She lived and trained as a nun in the Forest Tradition at Amaravati and [...]

Chris Clifford has practiced insight meditation since 1995. She appreciates the integration of intensive meditation retreats with daily life Dharma practice and service. Chris is an instructor, mentor and coordinator for Insight Meditation Center’s Eightfold Path Program [...]

Tony Bernhard is a Buddhist chaplain and teacher. He maintains an active practice with inmates in Folsom Prison and hosts sitting groups in Davis. He sits on the board of the Sati Center for Buddhist [...]

Sharon Allen is a long time practitioner and teacher of mindfulness meditation and different forms of movement. She taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for many years, and now directs IMSB's Thursday Evening Program in Saratoga. [...]

Ying Chen was born in China and came to US when she was in college. She was exposed to Mahayana Buddhism and took refuge with Venerable Ji Ru in 1995. Since 2001, she has been [...]

Ross Buttner has a Ph.D. from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. His dissertation research which was based on 70 in-depth interviews, revealed psychological, social, practical, and culturally related difficulties that occur on the meditative path, and [...]

Diana Clark is a Buddhist practitioner, scholar, teacher, and general supporter of the dharma. She has cumulatively spent more than two years in silent meditation retreats and when not stealing away to go on retreat, [...]

Anna Douglas is one of the founding teachers of Spirit Rock Meditation Center where she has taught retreats and classes for almost 30 years. Now her focus is on exploring the issues and practice opportunities [...]