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Matthew Hahn is a member of the Boundless Freedom Project and a program facilitator for Mindful Prisons, a mindful community meeting behind the walls of San Quentin State Prison. A co-founder of the Recovery Dharma [...]

Peter Gilmore began practicing mindfulness meditation in 2001 after finishing hospice training, later becoming a volunteer chaplain. His first teacher, Frank Ostaseski, opened his eyes to the special potential of meditation practice for working with [...]

Philip Jones began meditation practice in the Zen Buddhist tradition in 1987. In 1992 he started practicing Insight Meditation. He began teaching Insight Meditation in 1996, first in Columbia, MO and then also on retreats [...]

Jon Joseph, Roshi is the practice leader of San Mateo Zen, and holding teacher for Desert Lotus Zen in Phoenix. He began sitting Zen over 40 years ago with a group of high school friends, [...]

Margaret Gainer began Buddhist meditation practice in 1995 and teaches at several Bay area meditation groups and churches. Margaret completed Sati Center Buddhist Chaplaincy Training, and since 2005 has taught a weekly meditation class for [...]

Ted was born in Germany after the war, and grew up in Vienna, Austria. He has pursued his interests in Spirituality, Psychology and Philosophy, along with a career in Electrical Engineering that supports the other [...]

Phil has been practicing Buddhism since 2012. He's a regular on Sunday mornings at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City where he helps with recording talks and uploading them to Audio Dharma. He has [...]

Dr. Stephen Fulder was born in London in 1946, has a doctorate in molecular biology and has published 14 books on outer and inner health. He has been practicing largely within the Theravada Buddhist framework [...]

Sean Feit Oakes, PhD teaches Buddhism, Haṭha Yoga, and Organic Intelligence® with a focus on the integration of meditation, philosophy, and self-inquiry with trauma resolution and social justice. He has studied in Zen, Tibetan, and Theravāda Buddhist lineages, [...]

Dr. Rick Hanson is a neuropsychologist and author of Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (from Random House in October, 2013; in 4 languages), Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and [...]

Ed Haertel has maintained a daily meditation practice for over 20 years, and attends retreats with Shaila whenever he can. He has been active in IMSB since its beginning in 2006, and has served as [...]

Berget Jelane has been practicing meditation since 1986 with Gil Fronsdal as her primary teacher. She coordinates SJ Insight Meditation, teaches at various groups in the Bay Area, and has a small sitting group in Morgan [...]

Andrea Fella has been practicing insight meditation since 1996 and was quickly drawn to intensive retreat practice. She has done a number of long retreats, both in the United States and in Burma. During one [...]