Founding Teachers
Susa Talan is a meditation teacher, artist, and writer. She has been practicing Insight Meditation for 20 years and is a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya with whom she temporarily ordained in 2010. Susa co-founded Open Door Meditation Community with Alexis Santos and many others in 2017 and spent 4 years as a senior producer with the app Happier Meditation. Susa brings a lifetime of experience living with ADHD to her current work mentoring individuals and teaching both online and in-person meditation retreats. Learn more about Susa and her teaching schedule here.
Dana for Susa: PayPal: @susatalan, Venmo: @Susa-Talan
Alexis Santos cofounded Open Door Meditation Community. He started his meditation and mindfulness practice in 2001. His primary teacher is Sayadaw U Tejaniya, from the Burmese Theravada tradition with whom he ordained as a Buddhist monk from 2003 - 2005. Alexis is a graduate of the Spirit Rock/IMS four-year teacher training program. Learn more about Alexis and his teaching schedule here.