{"id":26891,"date":"2023-04-15T20:40:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T03:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/?page_id=26891"},"modified":"2023-04-15T22:50:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T05:50:53","slug":"senior-advisors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/about-us\/senior-advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lgiznne2-ae71ef2cd8038445dd15c3caa50542f3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Senior Advisors<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<div  class='flex_column av-26rlrl7-08f5be5130c67e7206a2e4af4ce68b5c av_one_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lgitx9sh-517ac240d573d73f5b7225dbd7feec9b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lgitx9sh-517ac240d573d73f5b7225dbd7feec9b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lgitx9sh-517ac240d573d73f5b7225dbd7feec9b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lgitx9sh-517ac240d573d73f5b7225dbd7feec9b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10010 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10010 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/pic-J_Travis_200x.jpg\" alt='' title='pic-J_Travis_200x'  height=\"200\" width=\"200\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/pic-J_Travis_200x.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/pic-J_Travis_200x-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1jftutn-5f950ba2c6ec12ee7026c0658008dbcc av_two_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_codeblock  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lgits495-5cc59765602c9cf9162fd7e2ee59a1c8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>JOHN TRAVIS<\/strong> is the founding teacher of Mountain Stream Meditation Center and a member of the Senior Teachers Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He studied in Asia for many years with many of the Buddhist masters who have influenced a generation of American meditation teachers&#8212;Thubten Yeshe, Kalu Rinpoche, Anagarika Munidra, S.N. Goenka, and Traungpula. He has also trained with and received teaching authorization from Jack Kornfield.<br \/>\nJohn was a critical force in the early growth of the Sacramento meditation community through his regular presence, guidance, and teachings during the 1990s. His sound and thoughtful advice has been instrumental to the development of Sacramento Insight Meditation. He now teaches regularly in various meditation centers in the United States and overseas. His teachings are characterized by his kindness, compassion, the depth of his meditation experience, and his ability to see deeply into the minds and hearts of those with whom he is working.<br \/>\nTo listen to some of John&#8217;s previously recorded talks, visit SIM&#8217;s audio\u00a0dharma library:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/tag\/john-travis\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<div  class='flex_column av-17b4eln-10e19c1b214e5d457796c29bf0354098 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lgitzp00-370fa022b532af25579744044929c489\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lgitzp00-370fa022b532af25579744044929c489 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lgitzp00-370fa022b532af25579744044929c489 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lgitzp00-370fa022b532af25579744044929c489 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4061 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4061 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/profile-pic-Kamala2x200.jpg\" alt='' title='profile-pic-Kamala2x200'  height=\"200\" width=\"200\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/profile-pic-Kamala2x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/profile-pic-Kamala2x200-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-r3265n-ffa55ef7fc0b21ead593e1cebef42286 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_codeblock  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lgitz3sv-b5e12015967fba2c9055bf5759170962 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>KAMALA MASTERS<\/strong> is one of the founders and teachers of the Vipassana Metta Foundation on Maui. She teaches retreats in the Theravada tradition at venues worldwide, including being a Guiding Teacher and member of the Board of Directors at the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts. Practicing since 1975, her teachers have been the late Anagarika Munindra of India and Sayadaw U Pandita of Burma, and Sayadaw U Tejaniya of Burma with whom she continues to practice. Kamala has a commitment to carrying and offering the purity of the teachings of the Buddha in a way that touches our common sense and compassion as human beings, and allows the natural inner growth of wisdom. She lives on Maui where she raised four children, and is now blessed with five grandchildren. Kamala has practiced both insight and loving kindness meditations intensively under the guidance and preceptorship of Sayadaw U Pandita, in the USA, Australia and in Burma as a nun and a lay woman.<br \/>\nTo listen to some of Kamala&#8217;s contributions to SIM&#8217;s audio dharma library, <a href=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/tag\/kamala-masters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<div  class='flex_column av-101e92j-3f74bbe288c7b5d7b90fa7af4bfc606e av_one_third  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lgiunspp-e1596ee4389cc679b71dd85117b35c6f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lgiunspp-e1596ee4389cc679b71dd85117b35c6f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lgiunspp-e1596ee4389cc679b71dd85117b35c6f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lgiunspp-e1596ee4389cc679b71dd85117b35c6f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-369 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-369 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Steve-Armstrong-headshot.jpg\" alt='Steve Armstrong' title='Steve Armstrong headshot'  height=\"200\" width=\"200\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Steve-Armstrong-headshot.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Steve-Armstrong-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-sxmfl7-19443b85146086d4ff75fb39f9958493 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lgiuoj8r-a3c483c99bc664df7e31e8abbb65a9ee '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>STEVE ARMSTRONG<\/strong> is one of the founders and guiding teachers at the Vipassana Metta Foundation in Maui, Hawaii. He has been leading meditation retreats internationally since 1990, including the annual three-month retreat at Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. He has been a senior teacher, Board member, and one of the three member teacher training team at IMS for many years.<br \/>\nSteve has studied the dhamma and practiced Insight Meditation since 1975. Under the guidance of Sayadaw U Pandita he undertook five years of intensive, silent practice of insight and lovingkindness meditations as an ordained monk at the Mahasi Meditation Center in Rangoon. He has studied the Buddhist psychology (abhidhamma) with Sayadaw U Zagara in Australia and continues his practice under the guidance of Sayadaw U Tejaniya at the Shwe Oo Min Meditation Center in Rangoon.<br \/>\nSteve\u2019s teaching focuses on encouraging spiritual development through cultivating insightful awareness and liberating understanding of the core teachings of the Buddha in all life activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-26891","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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