On-Land Retreat
Coming Home to Ourselves
Teaching Team
Diana Clark, PhD
Teacher
Diana Clark, PhD, is a dedicated dharma teacher who received training from Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella. Inspired by the Buddha's teachings on peace and freedom, Diana's teaching approach aims to combine the profound and the practical, with a sincere commitment to cultivating an environment that nurtures and supports everyone.
Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Teacher
Nikki Mirghafori, PhD, is a Buddhist teacher and Artificial Intelligence scientist. She was empowered by the living Burmese meditation master Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, with whom she practiced the jhanas and detailed analytical vipassana. She serves as a Stewarding Teacher and on the Board of Directors at Spirit Rock.
Andrea Castillo, PhD
Teacher
After practicing Insight Meditation many years, my teacher Gil Fronsdal asked me to teach Dharma in Spanish for the Hispanic community. I have been teaching regularly since 2011. I am most interested in exploring the intersection between the Pali canon, the direct experience, and our capacity for creativity.
Tanya T Wiser, LCSW
Teacher
Tanya Wiser began a four-year teacher training program in 2021 under Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California. Her dharma practice began in 2006. She has a master's degree in Clinical Social Work and is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
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