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

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

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. Beth’s Teach... Read more

Dina Aish, EdD

Dina is an educator and mindfulness teacher with a doctorate degree in education and teaches methods and social emotional learning professionally at the college level and to elementary school faculties throughout Los Angeles, CA. She is a founding teach... Read more

Elizabeth Stomp

Elizabeth Hernandez-Stomp (ella, ellas, she, hers) has been a dedicated mindfulness meditation practitioner since 2013. Her interest and love for the Dharma led her to pursue further studies in the Tibetan Buddhism lineage with Geshe Tashi Tsering of Ja... Read more

Ron Ames

Ron Ames is a film producer, meditation teacher, and Certified Change and Transition Strategist who has always been drawn to the creative process whether through filmmaking or guiding people toward greater presence and balance in their lives. Ron gradu... Read more

Lama Rod Owens

Considered one of the leaders of the next generation of Dharma teachers, Lama Rod Owens, has a blend of formal Buddhist training and life experience that gives him a unique ability to understand, relate, and engage with those around him in a way that’s ... Read more

Laurie Cousins

Laurie Cousins is a mindfulness educator and integrative practitioner. She has extensive education and training through the mindful centers of UCLA & UCSD. Laurie enjoys being a lead teacher for Susan Kaiser Greenland’s Inner Kids curriculum and bri... Read more