Devin Berry
Devin Berry is co-founder of Deeper Still, a teen meditation sangha at East Bay Meditation Center and serves as a founding board member of Mindful Peacebuilding. A meditation practitioner since 1999, he is a student of Thich Nhat Hanh as well as a Vipassana practitioner. Devin is a graduate of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher-training practicum.
He has worked with a wide variety of groups from children, teens, young adults and elders using culturally-informed approaches. For over a decade, Devin has worked with many youth organizations including Stepping Stones, The Mosaic Project and Mindful Schools, designing and implementing curricula, teaching and facilitating groups of all ages based in mindfulness practices. Devin recently co-designed and lead a course for African-American elders, and has been co-facilitating trauma-informed, ancestral healing workshops.
After completing the training in Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) in 2014, he co-founded the Transforming Historical Harms Project of the Bay Area.
Devin can be described as an engaging, humorous storyteller who uses poignant anecdotes to convey powerful truths and breadth of life experience.
Upcoming Programs by Devin Berry
In The Footsteps of Peace: Breath, Body and Heart (DB1D25)
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on January 18, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Open to: Everyone Description: Join us for a daylong retreat focused on cultivating peace through breath, body, and heart practices. Open to all levels, this daylong […]
Cultivating the Beautiful Factors of Mind (204R25) - On Land
Also Victoria Cary, Tara Mulay and Monica Magtoto
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on September 26, 2024 and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on January 25, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Retreat to be held on the land in the upper Retreat Center. Description The […]
2025 Insight Meditation 2-Month Retreat - Application (208R25)
Also Dawn Scott, Vance Pryor, Tuere Sala, Brian Lesage, devon hase, JD Doyle, Tara Mulay, Tempel Smith, Anushka Fernandopulle, Kristina Baré, MFT, SEP and Rasika Link
The application period opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Those who apply between July 10 - August 28, 2024 (by 11:59pm Pacific Time) will be included in the first round of notifications. Admission for this retreat is by application and a lottery-style selection in order to maintain a diverse community of […]
2025 March Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat - Application (212R25)
Also Tara Mulay, Tempel Smith, Tuere Sala, Anushka Fernandopulle, Kristina Baré, MFT, SEP and Rasika Link
The application period opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Those who apply between July 10 - August 28, 2024 (by 11:59pm Pacific Time) will be included in the first round of notifications. Admission for this retreat is by application and a lottery-style selection in order to maintain a diverse community of […]