JD Doyle
JD Doyle (they/them) served as Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center, where they co-founded the Alphabet(LGBTQIA+) Sangha, and as Guiding Teacher at Insight Santa Cruz. They graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Retreat Teacher Training in 2020. They teach at sanghas across the US and in Canada. JD began studying and practicing Buddhism in 1995, at Insight Meditation Society and at Spirit Rock and continued with extensive retreat practice in Thailand and Burma in the Theravadan lineage. For over twenty-three years, they worked as a public-school teacher. JD holds a BS in Environmental Studies from Cornell University, a bilingual multicultural teaching certificate from UC Santa Cruz, and a Masters in Language and Literacy and Sociocultural Studies from the University of New Mexico. They are committed to celebrating the diversity of our human sangha, transforming the impacts of racism on our communities, expanding concepts of gender, and living in ways that honor the sacredness of the Earth.
For more info: www.heartmindteaching.com
Upcoming Programs by JD Doyle
Monday Night Meditation & Talk (19ML24)
Registration closes at 8:15pm (US Pacific Time) on Monday, May 6, 2024. A recording* will be available following the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. For over 35 years, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock […]
Rainbow Sangha (21RS24)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences […]
Rainbow Sangha (23RS24)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences […]
Rainbow Sangha (26RS24)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences […]
Tenderness Retreat: Compassion for Self and All Beings (344R24) - On Land
Also Kate Munding and Gullu Singh, JD
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on March 13, 2024 and closes 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on July, 14, 2024. 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! Description: A heart that can stay open and […]
Nourishing the Beautiful: A Retreat for the LGBTQIA+ Community (376R24) - On Land
Also Kate Johnson, MA, Louije Kim and Leslie Booker
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 2, 2024 and closes 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on November 2, 2024. 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! Open to: Self-identified LGBTQIA+ Community Description: Awakening to […]