Amy Love
Amy Love has been a dedicated mindfulness practitioner for over 10 years. She has completed Community Meditation Facilitator Training through Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society and is a certified Mindfulness Teacher and Trainer through Mindf... Read more
Kilung Rinpoche
H.E. Dza Kilung Tulku Jigme Rinpoche is the fifth reincarnation of H.H. Jigme Ngotsar Gyatso, the enlightened yogi who built Kilung Monastery in the 18th century. Jigme Ngotsar was important in his lineage line: he was one of the renowned “Four Jigmes,”... Read more
Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMin
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMin, is a best-selling author/editor and nationally recognized spiritual teacher and psychotherapist. Widely acclaimed for his guidance in helping people understand and apply time-tested Buddhist teachings as sim... Read more
Qwamel Hanks
Qwamel Hanks, MPH, NTDR, CHES, RYT is a registered, certified yoga teacher and a registered dietetic technician that specializes in food access. She has a Master of Global Health and a Bachelor in Food Science and Human Nutrition. Qwamel has been nation... Read more
Denise Bardovi
Denise has been studying and practicing meditation since 2007. She started with MBSR with Christiane Wolf for Chronic Illness and Pain Management, which has had a profound impact on her life. She has taken many classes at InsightLA and in 2014, she comp... Read more
Beth Sternlieb
Beth is a Spirit Rock and Insight Mediation Society retreat teacher. She teaches the Dedicated to Dharma program at InsightLA and The Morning Community Sit. You can drop in through InsightLA.org and meet her there Monday – Friday mornings.
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Konda Mason
Konda Mason was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism in 1982. Her love for Vipassana began in 1996, working with Jack Kornfield at Vallecitos Retreat Center. She has been a regular yoga teacher at Spirit Rock since 1997, teaching many retreats including the a... Read more
Krishna Das
Layering traditional kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has been called yoga’s “rock star.” With a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener, Krishna Das ”... Read more
Kristin Neff, PhD
Kristin Neff, PhD 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. In addition to her pioneering research into self-compassion, she h... Read more