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Meditation Practitioners
Browse 19 practitioners focused on meditation in consciousness research.
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Adyashanti
Non-dual inquiry, Meditation, Satsang
American-born spiritual teacher offering teachings on the nature of awakening and liberation in the tradition of non-duality.
B. Alan Wallace
Shamatha, Vipashyana, Dzogchen
Tibetan Buddhist scholar and contemplative teacher who bridges Buddhist meditation with Western science. Founded the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. Trained as monk under the Dalai Lama.
Culadasa (John Yates)
Samatha-vipassana, Unified mindfulness model
Neuroscientist turned meditation teacher who authored "The Mind Illuminated," a detailed meditation manual integrating Buddhist contemplative practice with neuroscience. Deceased 2021.
Cynthia Bourgeault
Centering Prayer, Christian Mysticism, Gurdjieff Work
Episcopal priest and modern mystic teaching Centering Prayer and the contemplative Christian tradition. Bridges Western Christian mysticism with Eastern contemplative practices.
Daniel Ingram
Vipassana, Noting technique, Pragmatic Dharma
Emergency physician and meditation practitioner known for "Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha." Advocates pragmatic, results-oriented approach to meditation practice and attainments.
Diana Winston
Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPS), Natural Awareness
Director of UCLA Mindful, training 500+ mindfulness teachers. Spent one year as Buddhist nun in Burma. Developer of Natural Awareness approach.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
MBSR, Mindfulness, Yoga
Professor Emeritus who founded Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at UMass Medical School in 1979. His work brought mindfulness into mainstream medicine and healthcare worldwide.
Joseph Goldstein
Vipassana, Metta (lovingkindness), Mindfulness
Co-founder of Insight Meditation Society. Teaching vipassana since 1974. Trained under Anagarika Munindra, S.N. Goenka, and Dipa Ma.
Lama Tsultrim Allione
Chöd (Feeding Your Demons), Dzogchen, Tibetan Buddhism
One of the first American women ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun. Author of "Women of Wisdom" and "Feeding Your Demons." Founded Tara Mandala retreat center.
Loch Kelly
Effortless Mindfulness, Non-dual, Dzogchen
Author and meditation teacher specializing in effortless mindfulness, integrating neuroscience with contemplative wisdom.
Mingyur Rinpoche
Tibetan meditation, Dzogchen, Mahamudra
Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and bestselling author. Participated in Richard Davidson's neuroscience studies showing experienced meditators produce elevated gamma waves. Completed a 4-year wandering retreat.
Pema Chödrön
Tonglen, Lojong, Shambhala meditation
American Tibetan Buddhist nun and resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. Bestselling author known for making Tibetan Buddhist teachings on suffering and compassion accessible to Western audiences.
Sam Harris
Vipassana, Dzogchen, Secular mindfulness
Neuroscientist and author exploring secular spirituality. Creator of Waking Up app. PhD in Neuroscience from UCLA.
Sebene Selassie
Insight meditation, Mindfulness, Embodied awareness
Meditation teacher and author studying the intersection of meditation, belonging, and identity. Teacher at New York Insight Meditation Center. Three-time cancer survivor who brings embodied awareness to practice.
Sharon Salzberg
Metta (Loving-kindness), Vipassana, Mindfulness
Co-founder of Insight Meditation Society and pioneer of loving-kindness (metta) meditation in the West. Author of "Lovingkindness" and "Real Happiness." Teaching since 1974.
Shinzen Young
Vipassana, Zen, Mindfulness
Meditation teacher known for systematic approach to mindfulness, combining Eastern contemplative traditions with Western science.
Stephen Batchelor
Secular Buddhism, Meditation, Philosophy
Author and teacher advocating a secular, agnostic approach to Buddhism. Former Tibetan and Zen monk. His work challenges traditional Buddhist metaphysics while preserving its contemplative core.
Tenzin Palmo
Tibetan meditation, Retreat practice, Togme Zangpo
British-born Tibetan Buddhist nun who spent 12 years meditating alone in a cave in the Himalayas. Founded Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery. One of the first Western women ordained in Tibetan Buddhism.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Somatic meditation, Handshake practice
Tibetan Buddhist teacher known for integrating somatic awareness with traditional meditation practice. Son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Teacher of "handshake practice" connecting body sensations to awareness.