by staff2080 | Sep 29, 2025
Ronya Fakhoury Banks is the founding teacher of the Asheville Insight Meditation group in Asheville, NC. In addition to having served as a traditional Theravada Buddhist nun, Ronya’s teaching is informed by 40 years of daily meditation practice, studying with more...
by staff2080 | Sep 29, 2025
David Sudar has spent over three years on insight meditation retreats, including a 21-month retreat in Myanmar with his core teacher, Sayadaw U Tejaniya. During that period, he was also ordained as a Buddhist monk. Since 2018, he has been mentored by Vipassanā teacher...
by staff2080 | Aug 31, 2025
Greg Scharf began meditating in 1992 at retreats taught by senior teachers from the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Drawn to practice and travel in Asia, he developed a long-term relationship with practice and service in Burma (Myanmar),...
by staff2080 | Mar 16, 2025
Carol Wilson first began practicing Vipassana or Insight meditation in 1971, with S.N. Goenka, in Bodh Gaya, India. Since then she has studied and practiced with a number of Theravada teachers, both Asian and Western. She has been particularly influenced by the...
by staff2080 | Dec 29, 2024
Raised in a Mahayana Buddhist family in Vietnam, Lienchi Tran discovered meditation in 1984, inspired by the teachings of Thay Thich Nhat Hanh. Her journey deepened in 1992 when she attended a retreat with Bhante Khippapanno, leading her to ordain and fully immerse...
