Anthony “T” Maes

Anthony “T” Maes has been a dedicated practitioner of Buddhist meditation since 2003, including long retreats and practicing in a forest monastery in Thailand. He teaches at East Bay Meditation Center, Inward Bound Mindfulness Education, IMS, Freedom-Together, and Dharma Homies where he leads Mindfulness Teacher Training programs, Mindful Movement, and teen meditation retreats. He has volunteered with Spirit Rock’s Family Program since 2009, including New Years teen retreats and the Abhayagiri monastery weekend teen retreat. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at EBMC in 2011, and the 2017 Facilitator training with his mentor JoAnna Hardy and Vinny Ferraro. In 2018, he completed the 3-year Organic Intelligence practitioner training in post-traumatic nervous system resilience. He is currently in the 4-year Teacher Training Program at Spirit Rock/IMS.