Sally Armstrong
Sally Armstrong began practicing vipassana meditation in India in 1981 and started teaching in 1996. She is a Stewarding Teacher at Spirit Rock and has served as a co-guiding teacher at Spirit Rock. She developed and led Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practiti... Read more
Guy Armstrong
Guy Armstrong has been practicing Insight Meditation for over 30 years. His training included a year as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, primarily with Ajahn Buddhadasa. He began teaching in 1984 and has led retreats in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Guy ... Read more
Dave Smith
For nearly 30 years, Dave Smith has held a practice rooted in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. He was empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, is a certified teacher for Cultivating Emotional Balance (C... Read more
Elisha Goldstein, PhD
Dr. Elisha Goldstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and founder of multiple emotional health programs integrating mindfulness, neuroscience, and practical psychology. He has a long history with InsightLA. For over 20 years, he has helped thou... Read more
Vance Pryor
Vance Pryor, PsyD, began practicing insight meditation in 1998. He has been deeply influenced by the teachings of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. His training to become a teacher has been supported by the mentorship of Steve Armstrong and Kamala ... Read more
Natalie Bell
PT, Certified MSC Teacher
Natalie Bell is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Teacher, longtime mindfulness practitioner, and faculty advisor with the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. She co-developed CMSC’s programs Self-Compassion for Health... Read more
Michelle Latvala
Michelle Latvala is an experienced leader, facilitator, and author with a deep commitment to humanity, nature, and authenticity. She led Spirit Rock Meditation Center as Executive Director from 2011-2022, was Vice President of Leadership Development at ... Read more
Harry Um
Harry (he/they) has practiced meditation since 2009 and trained as a facilitator at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center in 2012 and under JoAnna Hardy in 2013. He has led groups for Meditation Coalition and Dhamma Dena Meditation Center, and has ta... Read more
Mary Stancavage
Mary Stancavage has practiced meditation, yoga, and cultivated a spiritual practice for over 35 years and in 2009 was empowered to teach Buddhadharma. Mary is based in the Los Angeles area and teaches classes, retreats and does individual mentoring both... Read more