Online Training
Dharma Institute
A Year to Live
Teaching Team
Vinny Ferraro
Teacher
Vinny Ferraro has been a practitioner of insight meditation (Vipassanā) since the mid-90s. He’s been the Guiding Teacher of the Big Heart City Sangha in San Francisco for 20 years. He has been trained and empowered by Spirit Rock/IMS and he doesn’t like talking about himself in the 3rd person.
Frank Ostaseski
Teacher
Frank Ostaseski Hoshi, is a respected Buddhist teacher and a pioneer in contemplative end of life care. He is the visionary co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project and the Metta Institute and the author of The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully.
Pam Dunn
Teacher
For almost 20 years, Pam Dunn has been a leader and teacher trainer for Challenge Day, one of the best known organizations in North America teaching empathy, compassion and other core social & emotional skills to students. Without question, Pam continues to identify herself as a learner.
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