Eve draws from an interdisciplinary set of skills and knowledge from her professional work and personal practices in clinical social work, integrative medicine, emotional awareness, contemplative science, and meditation. Eve began her career in art and ... Read more

“T” Maes is a Chicano and white man, born and raised in the East Bay. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 2003, including long retreats and practicing in a forest monastery in Thailand. He is a teacher at Spirit Rock, East Bay Meditation Center, ... Read more

Erin Treat is a guiding teacher at Vallecitos and the Durango Dharma Center and she is a core teacher at Spirit Rock. Erin is committed to fostering communities of belonging by sharing the depth of the dharma In both her teaching and Dharma leadership, ... Read more

April Dávila is an award-winning author and writing coach. Publisher’s Weekly called her debut novel, 142 Ostriches, a “vivid, uplifting debut” and the book went on to win the WILLA Award for Women Writing the West. Writer’s Digest listed her blog (at a... Read more

Djuna Devereaux has taught the integration of yoga and Buddhist Dharma for 20 years. She teaches retreats at Spirit Rock and leads their Dharma and Yoga Teacher Trainings, and supports her primary Dharma teachers, Thanissara and Kittisaro, as a core tea... Read more

Adam Stonebraker discovered and began practicing Yoga and Meditation in 1999, and has been teaching to diverse audiences both locally and internationally since 2010. He draws his inspiration from his extensive training in Yin Yoga and his long-time trai... Read more

About Elissa Epel  Elissa Epel, Ph.D, is an international expert in stress, well-being, and healthy aging. She is a Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Psychiatry, at University of California, San Francisco. She is the Director of the Aging, ... Read more

Ty Powers co-founded the Insight Yoga Institute and has been leading Buddhist mindfulness meditation retreats throughout the world for over 20 years. He completed the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader training program in 2003 and has led daylong retre... Read more