Leigh Brasington
Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. Leigh began assisting Ven. Ayya Khema in 1994, and began teaching retreats on his...
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Catherine McGee
Catherine McGee has been teaching Insight Meditation retreats since 1999. She is a member of the Gaia House teacher council, teaches yearly at the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Centre for Buddhist Studies...
Daigan Gaither
Rev. Daigan Gaither began Buddhist practice in 1995 in the Vipassana (Insight) tradition, and then began to study Zen in 2003 with Ryushin Paul Haller Roshi. He received Lay Ordination in 2006 where he was...
Justine Dawson
Justine Dawson is a teacher and guide of intimacy and awakening. A 27 year practitioner of Insight Meditation, she completed training as a teacher under Jack Kornfield in 2012. In addition to her training...
Phillip Moffitt
In 1987, Phillip Moffitt left his position as CEO of Esquire magazine to immerse himself in the study of mindfulness meditation, Theravada Buddhism, Jungian psychology, Aikido, yoga, and various mind-body healing techniques. In 1991...
Milla Gregor
Milla Gregor collaborates with people dedicated to shifting systems towards social and climate justice. She provides facilitation, evaluation and coaching for charities and individuals, using an embodied and relational approach. If you’re interested in...
Tenku Ruff Osho
Tenku Ruff, Osho, MDiv, BCCI is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and Kokusai Fukyōshi (International Representative of Soto Zen, Japan). She currently serves as Head Priest of Beacon Zen Temple in Beacon, New York....
Dave Smith
Dave Smith is an internationally recognized Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist, and published author. His background is rooted in the Insight Meditation tradition and he has taught many times at Sangha Live. He...
Kim Allen
Kim Allen has been practicing Insight meditation for over 20 years, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma...
Shinzen Young
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...