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Shinzen Young is an American mindfulness teacher and neuroscience research consultant. Shinzen lived as a Shingon (Japanese Vajrayana) monk for three years at Mount Koya, Japan, where he received the name Shinzen (真善). Also during that...
Vinny Ferraro
Vinny Ferraro is on the Senior Faculty for Mindful Schools; he is also the Guiding Meditation Teacher for Against the Stream Meditation Society SF. His experience includes teaching emotional intelligence and mindfulness workshops to...
Norman Blair
Norman began regularly practising yoga in 1993 and his first meditation retreat was December 2000. In October 2001, he started teaching yoga. His first book – Brightening Our Inner Skies: yin and yoga – was published...
Joseph Goldstein
Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 under the guidance of eminent teachers...
Larry Yang
Larry Yang teaches mindfulness and loving kindness retreats across the USA and has a special interest in creating access to the Dharma for diverse multicultural communities. Larry has practiced meditation for almost 30 years, with extensive time...
Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Jaya Julienne Ashmore has dedicated her life to spiritual awakening—in meditation since 1985 and in teaching since 1998. On silent, intensive retreats around the world, she emphasizes depth and ease in meditation to experience...
Paul Burrows
Paul Burrows is a student in the Insight Meditation tradition. He trained as a teacher with Christina Feldman, co-founder of Gaia House retreat centre and he now leads courses internationally. His exploring has led...
Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to...
Trudy Goodman
Trudy Goodman, PH.D., is the founding teacher of InsightLA and cofounder of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. She has taught at universities and retreat centers worldwide for over 40 years. Trudy has trained...
Vidyamala Burch
Vidyamala Burch, a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order, is a mindfulness and compassion teacher, coach, award-winning author and Co-founder of the leading mindfulness organisation Breathworks. Vidyamala began teaching her mindfulness approach for managing...









