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Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality.

Rhonda V. Magee is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and an internationally-recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law, and social change work. She is the author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness

Rev. angel Kyodo williams is an author, maverick spiritual teacher, and founder of Transformative Change. She has been bridging the worlds of personal transformation and justice since the publication of her critically-acclaimed book, Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace.

Rae Houseman is a dedicated practitioner who currently serves as the Guiding Teacher of Vermont Insight Meditation Center and the Head of Coaching for the Ten Percent Happier app. Rae is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leadership Program. She holds a Master's degree in Somatic Psychology.

Oren Jay Sofer is a nationally recognized teacher of meditation, mindfulness, and Nonviolent Communication. He holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University and is the author of Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication.

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality.

Susan Piver has been a student of Buddhism since 1995 and is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books. In 2012, she founded The Open Heart Project, the world’s largest online-only meditation center.

Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and authorized Lama (Buddhist Teacher) in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism and is considered one of the leaders of his generation of Buddhist teachers. He holds a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School, is co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation and co-founder of Bhumisparsha, a Buddhist tantric practice and study community.

Jeff Warren is an incredibly gifted meditation teacher and has trained in multiple traditions. Jeff is the co-author of NY Times Bestseller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics and the founder of the Consciousness Explorers Club, a meditation adventure group in Toronto.

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality.

Susan Piver has been a student of Buddhism since 1995 and is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books. In 2012, she founded The Open Heart Project, the world’s largest online-only meditation center.

Rae Houseman is a dedicated practitioner who currently serves as the Guiding Teacher of Vermont Insight Meditation Center and the Head of Coaching for the Ten Percent Happier app. Rae is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leadership Program. She holds a Master's degree in Somatic Psychology.

Jeff Warren is an incredibly gifted meditation teacher and has trained in multiple traditions. Jeff is the co-author of NY Times Bestseller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics and the founder of the Consciousness Explorers Club, a meditation adventure group in Toronto.

Oren Jay Sofer is a nationally recognized teacher of meditation, mindfulness, and Nonviolent Communication. He holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University and is the author of Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication.

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality.

Susan Piver has been a student of Buddhism since 1995 and is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books. In 2012, she founded The Open Heart Project, the world’s largest online-only meditation center.

Cara Lai is a mindfulness teacher, psychotherapist, and artist, with a seemingly unquenchable thirst for long meditation retreats. She teaches teen and adult retreats across the country. Cara is also a coach for the Ten Percent Happier App.

Jeff Warren is an incredibly gifted meditation teacher and has trained in multiple traditions. Jeff is the co-author of NY Times Bestseller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics and the founder of the Consciousness Explorers Club, a meditation adventure group in Toronto.

Oren Jay Sofer is a nationally recognized teacher of meditation, mindfulness, and Nonviolent Communication. He holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University and is the author of Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication.

Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role in bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and is the author of nine books.

Rev. angel Kyodo williams is an author, maverick spiritual teacher, and founder of Transformative Change. She has been bridging the worlds of personal transformation and justice since the publication of her critically-acclaimed book, Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace.

Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel has studied and practiced the Buddhadharma for 35 years. She is the retreat master of Samten Ling in Crestone, Colorado, and has spent over six years in retreat. She holds a degree in anthropology and an M.A. in Buddhist Studies.

Sumi Loundon Kim is the Buddhist chaplain at Yale University and the author of Sitting Together: A Family-Centered Curriculum on Mindfulness, Meditation & Buddhist Teachings.

Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and therapist. His newest book is Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness.

Jeff is an incredibly gifted meditation teacher and has trained in multiple traditions. Jeff is the co-author of NY Times Bestseller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics and the founder of the Consciousness Explorers Club, a meditation adventure group in Toronto.

Rhonda V. Magee is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and an internationally-recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law and social change work.

Narayan Helen Liebenson finds it a joy and a privilege to share the Buddha’s teachings with all who are interested. She serves as a guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Society, and has been a guiding teacher of the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center since its inception in 1985.

Susan Kaiser Greenland is an internationally recognized leader in teaching mindfulness and meditation to children, teens, parents, and professionals. She played a foundational role in making mindfulness practices developmentally appropriate for young people.

Koshin is a Soto Zen Teacher, Co-Guiding Teacher of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, and author of Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up.

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality.

Susan Piver has been a student of Buddhism since 1995 and is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books. In 2012, she founded The Open Heart Project, the world’s largest online-only meditation center.

Cara Lai is a mindfulness teacher, psychotherapist, and artist, with a seemingly unquenchable thirst for long meditation retreats. She teaches teen and adult retreats across the country. Cara is also a coach for the Ten Percent Happier App.

Mark Epstein, M.D., has practiced insight meditation since 1974. He is a psychiatrist and author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy, including Thoughts without a Thinker and Going to Pieces without Falling Apart.

Jay Michaelson is the Editor of Wisdom Content at Ten Percent Happier and the author of eight books including The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path. An ordained rabbi and former LGBTQ activist, Jay has taught meditation in Buddhist, Jewish, and secular communities for eighteen years.

Oren Jay Sofer is a nationally recognized teacher of meditation, mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication. He holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University and is the author of Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication.

Trudy Goodman, Ph.D., is a vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. She also teaches residential retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Big Bear Retreat Center, and Insight Meditation Society.

Kate Johnson is a meditation teacher, facilitator, and writer based in Philadelphia. She teaches classes and retreats on mindfulness, creativity, and social change. Kate's book Radical Friendship: Seven Ways to Love Yourself and Find Your People in an Unjust World will be released in August.

Jeff Warren is an incredibly gifted meditation teacher and has trained in multiple traditions. Jeff is the co-author of NY Times Bestseller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics and the founder of the Consciousness Explorers Club, a meditation adventure group in Toronto.

Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center and the author of several books including her new book, The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering your Natural Awareness.

Richie Davidson is the founder and chair of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain.

Sylvia Boorstein is an author, psychotherapist, and Buddhist teacher. She is a co-founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society.

Rev. angel Kyodo williams is an author, maverick spiritual teacher, and founder of Transformative Change. She has been bridging the worlds of personal transformation and justice since the publication of her critically-acclaimed book, Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace.

Moby is a celebrated musician, songwriter, DJ, producer, and animal rights activist who has sold 20 million records worldwide. Moby practices transcendental, metta, and vipassana meditation.

George Mumford is a world-renowned meditation teacher and the author of "The Mindful Athlete." He has worked with some of the best professional athletes in the world, including Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant during their championship runs.

Joseph is one of the most respected meditation teachers in the world and a key architect of the rise of mindfulness in our modern society. He co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield.

Kristin Neff is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to operationally define and measure the construct over a decade ago. Her book, Self-Compassion, was published by William Morrow in April 2011.

Jess Morey is the co-founder, executive director, and lead teacher of Inward Bound Mindfulness Education which runs in-depth mindfulness programming for youth and the parents and professionals who support them across the US and internationally.

Alexis Santos has practiced and taught Insight Meditation in both the East and West since 2001. He has completed the Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training, teaches retreats across the globe, and currently lives in Portland, Maine.

A psychiatrist and internationally known expert in clinical mindfulness training, Jud has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for addictions. Jud is the Director of Research at Brown University Mindfulness Center, one of the leading meditation research institutes in the world.

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality.

Anushka teaches meditation, works as an organizational consultant, and does leadership coaching with individuals and teams. She has practiced meditation for over 25 years.

Koshin Paley Ellison is a Soto Zen Teacher, Co-Guiding Teacher of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, and author of Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up.

Tara Brach is a clinical psychologist and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC. She leads silent meditation retreats, is the author of numerous publications and hosts a weekly podcast.

JoAnna Hardy has been studying meditation for nearly two decades. She teaches at the Insight Meditation Society, at Spirit Rock, and is a Founding Member of The Meditation Coalition.

Jack Kornfield has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and was one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and Spirit Rock Center.

Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and is the author of nine books.

Susan is a New York Times bestselling author of nine books, and has been a student of Buddhism since 1995. In 2012, she founded The Open Heart Project, the world’s largest online-only meditation center.

Will Kabat-Zinn is a member of the Spirit Rock Center teacher’s council and Board of Directors and teaches meditation retreats and seminars nationally and internationally.

Oren Jay Sofer is a nationally recognized teacher of meditation, mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication and one of the most popular teachers on the Ten Percent Happier app. He is the author of Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication.