Ayala Gill
Ayala Gill has been committed to a path of insight and awakening since her early twenties. She has been practising Iyengar yoga since 1977, Insight Meditation and dharma since 1995, Insight Yoga (including yin...
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Brian Dean Williams
Brian Dean Williams is a registered clinical counsellor, activist, and Buddhist teacher who lives, works, and plays with his family as a settler on Coast Salish Territories aka the Sunshine Coast, BC. For the past...
Stephen Fulder
Stephen Fulder, Ph.D, is one of Israel’s leading spiritual teachers, and founder of the Israel Insight Society (Tovana). He has been teaching Buddhist teachings and meditation practice to thousands of people over the last 20...
Leela Sarti
Leela has been a teacher in the Buddhist Insight Meditation tradition for over 25 years and leads retreats in many locations in Europe and as well as supports long term students individually. Leela is...
James Baraz
James Baraz is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California where he started the Community Dharma Leader Program, Kalyana Mitta Network, and the Family Program. James has been teaching his...
Ralph Steele
Ralph Steele has taught meditation since 1987. He completed a year of intensive practice as a Theravada monk in Myanmar and Thailand; in 2000 he completed a four year teacher training with Jack Kornfield. He...
Nina La Rosa
Nina La Rosa teaches the “user-friendly but industrial strength” approach to mindfulness meditation developed by Buddhist teacher and scholar, Shinzen Young. Shinzen’s pragmatic and scientific approach helped Nina experience a freeing shift in her sense...
Thanissara
Thanissara (she/her), originally from London, started Buddhist practice in the Burmese school of U Ba Khin in 1975. She was inspired to ordain after meeting Ajahn Chah and spent 12 years as a Buddhist...
Vimalasara Mason-John
Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John is the author of the timely book I am Still Your Negro: An Homage to James Baldwin (2020), a Black Buddhist response to what has been happening in the world. They...
Sophie Boyer
Sophie was born in France. She started practicing Buddhist meditation in 2000 during her time providing nursing care. After 10 years spent in hospices surrounded by the theme of aging, sickness and death, she...