I began meditation in the early 1990′s studying Zen while in college. I’ve graduated the 18-month Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Training program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

Finished the yearlong Contemplative Psychotherapy module, part of a longer program at: nalandainstitute.org.

I have “sat” intensive, silent mindfulness meditation retreats ranging from 7 days to six weeks in length—meditating from morning till night in silence.

Take this gentleman, who looks pretty warm and fuzzy, but was in fact a super strict and fearsome meditation instructor. As a Buddhist monk, he thought nothing of telling us to meditate through the night. He was wonderful and truly inspiring—he thought nothing less than enlightenment should be the goal.
Here is more about him from Lion’s Roar magazine.

My Western teachers have included Myoshin Kelley and Joseph Goldstein. I also have practiced under the guidance of Chanmay Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Pandita, both are highly respected Burmese monks and meditation masters. Most of this practice takes place at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA.