Nikki Mirghafori
Dr. Nikki Mirghafori is an Artificial Intelligence scientist and an internationally recognized Buddhist teacher. She serves as a Stewarding Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where she is also on the Board of Directors,...
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Antonia Sumbundu
Antonia has been practicing meditation for more than 35 years and has had the good fortune to practice and study with a number of great teachers in the Tibetan Buddhist and Insight meditation traditions. Originally trained as clinical psychologist,...
Nobantu Mpotulo
Nobantu Mpotulo has been a Buddhist practitioner and a teacher for over 20 years. She is trained in the insight mindfulness practices. She is also an Insight Dialogue Teacher and integrates Insight Dialogue with...
Yahel Avigur
Yahel Avigur is a devoted meditator and Dharma teacher. In the first decade of his practice, Yahel practised in the Mahasi Sayadaw traditions and in the Israeli Insight meditation society while devoting his days...
David Treleaven
David Treleaven, PhD, is a writer, educator, and trauma professional working at the intersection of mindfulness and trauma. He is the author of the acclaimed book Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing (2018), and focuses...
Peace Twesigye
Peace Twesigye is the former Director of Programming of Buddhist Studies and of the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism at Union Theological Seminary. Peace has taught meditation and Buddhadharma throughout the northeastern...
Christopher Titmuss
Christopher Titmuss, a senior Dharma teacher in the West, offers retreats, leads Zoom meetings and supports social/global change. His teachings focus on ethics, insight meditation (vipassana), the expansive heart and enquiry into emptiness/liberation. Poet,...
JD Doyle
JD Doyle (they/them) co-founded the East Bay Meditation Center’s LGBTQIA+ (Alphabet) Sangha over 15 years ago and co-lead the first Buddhist meditation residential retreats for transgender, nonbinary and gender expansive people. While JD is...
Chris Willard
Dr. Chris Willard, (Psy. D.) is a clinical psychologist, author and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in thirty countries, and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of twenty...
Lisa Ernst
Lisa Ernst is a meditation teacher, artist and founder of One Dharma Nashville. She has maintained a committed meditation practice for 30 years in the Zen and Vipassana traditions. Lisa received full teaching authorization...