Stephanie Curran

Stephanie Curran attended her first retreat in 1996 and has been immersed in the Dharma ever since.  When she first encountered the teachings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya in 2018, the gentle and relaxed nature of his approach changed her practice and her life.... Read more

Anushka Hauerstock

Anushka Hauerstock is a mindfulness and meditation teacher with 18 years of training in traditional and secular meditation centers across India, Southeast Asia, and the West. Certified by the UCLA Mindfulness Research Center and InsightLA, she has been ... Read more

Jameson

Jameson (he/him/his) is a meditation instructor, consultant, and chaplaincy candidate working to support individuals as they seek to reduce suffering in their lives and find their own meaningful path. Coming to Buddhist practice in 2009, he was immediat... Read more

Satyani K.L. McPherson

Founder of Kozmique Light Meditations, is an Awareness Mentor. For more than two decades she has facilitated introspective self-care practices, trainings, and retreats for individuals, corporations, conferences, and schools, including her alma mater, We... Read more

Marcy Reynolds

Marcy Reynolds is a long-time student of holistic health having taught yoga, meditation, nutrition and western herbalism. Chronic Fatigue led her to the self-healing practice of Qigong which has been instrumental in her recovery and continues to bring d... Read more

KIMBER SIMPKINS BBRC Big Bear Retreat Center

Kimber Simpkins

Kimber (She/her), for over twenty years, has been learning and teaching how to use meditation and movement to improve our relationships with our bodies, our spirits, our communities, and our world. Kimber is a white, cis, queer mom and author who’s tau... Read more

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Ream

Ream, pronouns:  She/They. Ream is a queer organizer and somatics practitioner of European ancestry currently in Oakland, CA, organizing for economic and racial justice and immigrants’ rights, working for over 25 years in the labor movement and currentl... Read more

Em Morrison BBRC Big Bear Retreat Center

Em Morrison

Em became interested in mindfulness and meditation in 2011 because she was having the best day of her life (just kidding). She loves nothing more than creating safe, fun, and healthy spaces for teens and adults to flourish. She has taught mindfulness at... Read more

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Louije Kim

Louije Kim, LMFT, is a San Francisco Bay Area based dharma practitioner, teacher and licensed psychotherapist. They have completed dharma study programs including Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioners and Community Dharma Leader programs, and recently g... Read more

Lane Igoudin

Lane is a member of Zen Center Los Angeles where he received his jukai (lay ordination) in 2016. He also learned dharma at InsightLA retreats with Jack Kornfeld and Philip Moffitt. An English professor at Los Angeles City College, Lane has written about... Read more