Dharma Teachers
Amy Bird has been drawn to the contemplative practices of awareness, compassion and wisdom since studying Buddhism and Taoism in college, and she loves nothing better than engaging in dharma conversation with fellow practitioners. Amy lives in Belfast, Maine with her husband and two daughters.
Dana for Amy: Venmo @Amy-Bird-10, PayPal amyoiseau@gmail.com
By check: 83 Crocker Road, Belfast ME 04915
Beau Demkar has been practicing meditation for 20 years, including about two years of cumulative time spent in intensive retreat. Ten years ago, he began teaching the dharma and has found this to be an integral and joyful part of the path.
Cassiah Sahl is passionate about community awakening and healing, especially through connection with nature, guided by the Dharma. She finds joy, meaning, and metaphor in practicing and teaching outside; on beaches, in forests, and more. She is a graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.
Dana for Cassiah: Venmo @Cassiah-Sahl
Julia Gooding has practiced in various Buddhist traditions since 2004 and settled in the Vipassana tradition. She is a graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield and is currently in the Inward Bound Mindfulness teacher training. She seeks joy and wisdom in daily life and heart practices.
Dana for Julia: Venmo @Julia-Gooding
Lynn Teo has been teaching embodied movement and meditation for over 25 years and now teaches in the Insight tradition. As a clinician, Lynn combines acupuncture, shiatsu, and Somatic Experiencing ®. A deep believer in Sangha and belonging, she empowers community members (in particular helpers, healers, artists, activists, and people of color) with embodied practices of radical rest, resilience, and trauma/burnout recovery. Learn more at www.lynnteoacupuncture.com.
Dana for Lynn: Venmo @Lynn-Teo, PayPal Lynnteoshiatsu@gmail.com, Checks by mail: 22 Monument Square, #507 Portland, ME 04101
Trisha Bauman has practiced various mindfulness and Buddhist traditions over several decades, with close mentoring from Trudy Goodman, PhD, Founding Teacher of InsightLA and Co-founder/Guiding Teacher of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Trisha is a Master Somatic Educator/Therapist and Mentor through ISMETA and a graduate of the inaugural Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. Trisha teaches mindfulness meditation and somatic embodiment in diverse communities around the world.
Dana for Trisha: Venmo @T-Bauman
Ursula Munro teaches mindfulness meditation and compassion-based practices in the Vipassana tradition, which help people quiet their minds and live with increased ease along the path of liberation. She has been practicing meditation for 12 years and is a graduate of the two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.
Yenkuei Chuang 莊琰珪 (she/her) lives near Boston, MA. As an immigrant woman of color, she is interested in building a beloved inclusive community. Yenkuei began her dharma practice with Zen Masters Thich Nhat Hanh and Sr. Annabelle in 1998 and since 2013 has studied Vipassana and Early Buddhism at the Insight Meditation Society and Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. In addition to teaching mindfulness meditation and facilitating sanghas, Yenkuei works as a licensed psychologist. She enjoys cooking, dancing, and being a mother to her four children.
Dana for Yenkuei: Venmo @yenkuei-chuang