Anthony “T” Maes

Anthony “T” Maes is a Buddhist meditation teacher specializing in relational mindfulness, trauma-informed practice, ecodharma, and supporting BIPOC and young adult communities. A dedicated practitioner since 2003, his practice has included extended retreats and time in a Thai Forest monastery in Thailand. T teaches at East Bay Meditation Center, Inward Bound Mindfulness, IMS, and Freedom Together, and is a co-founder of Dharma Homies, where he leads relational mindfulness programs, teacher trainings, and retreats. He has extensive experience with teens and young adults and has volunteered with Spirit Rock’s Family Program since 2009. A UC Berkeley graduate, T has served as faculty for UC Berkeley’s Personal & Collective Climate Resilience course and spent five years in psychophysiology and emotion research at UCSF, including the Cultivating Emotional Balance study. He completed the three-year Organic Intelligence practitioner training in post-traumatic nervous system resilience and is currently in the four-year Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training Program.