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 Teachers
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 biography.
JD Doyle is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Teacher Training and has been teaching the Dharma for over 13 years. Beginning August 2021, they join with Bob as co-Guiding Teacher.
Click for JD’s biography.
Teachers
Click picture for Jill’s bio
Click picture for Bruce’s bio
Community Teachers
Teachers who offer classes, sittings, and daylongs. Click their picture for a personal bio.
Community Facilitators
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 is the Founding Teacher of Insight Santa Cruz, which began with a small sitting group in 1989. She is also a teacher emeritus at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Click here to see the rest of Mary Grace Orr’s biography.