Teachers
The Insight Santa Cruz teaching community consists of a guiding teacher, teachers, community teachers, community facilitators, and visiting teachers. All teachers follow the Teacher Code of Ethics.
Mentoring
Insight Santa Cruz teachers and facilitators offer the opportunity for personal practice discussions. If you would like to schedule an appointment to discuss your practice, please contact the teacher using the email address on their bio.
Guiding Teacher
Bob Stahl is a long-time practitioner of insight meditation who lived in a Buddhist monastery for over eight years. He now directs Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs in Bay Area medical centers. Bob is also a husband and a father of two sons.
Click for Bob’s bio.
Teachers
Click picture for Jill’s bio
Click picture for Bruce’s bio
Click picture for JD’s bio
Community Teachers
Teachers who offer classes, sittings, and daylongs. Click their picture for a personal bio.
Community Facilitators
Akiki Minami
Armando Alcaraz
Bredette Dyer
Bruce Neustadter
Carol Morgan
Dana Ingersoll
Gregor Levy
Jace Freyman
Jessica Escobedo
Visiting Teachers
ISC’s offerings are enhanced by these additional visiting teachers:
Ajahn Passano
Anam Thubten
Anne Teich
Ayya Anandabodhi
Ayya Santacitta
Carla Brennan
Donald Rothberg
George Haas
Gil Fronsdal
James Baraz
Jim Memmott
Matthew Brensilver
Sean Oakes
Shaila Catherine
Vinny Ferraro
Emeritus Founding Teacher
Mary Grace Orr
Mary Grace Orr has practiced Vipassana since 1983. Prior to that she followed western contemplative practices and worked as a therapist from 1977 to 1995. She was trained to teach by Jack Kornfield, and now teaches classes and retreats in Santa Cruz and throughout the United States. She founded Vipassana Santa Cruz in 1989 and was the Guiding Teacher for the first 22 years.