JD Doyle
JD Doyle (they/them) served as Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center, where they co-founded the Alphabet (LGBTQIA+) Saṅgha. They graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Retreat Teacher Training in 2020 and teach at saṅghas 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 saṅgha, transforming the impacts of racism on our communities, honoring all genders, and living in ways that affirm the sacredness of the Earth.
Upcoming Programs by JD Doyle
Rainbow Sangha (30RS26)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. Designed for only those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and/or GNC Description: The Rainbow (LGBTQIA+) Sangha is a weekly gathering designed to support 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, […]
Rainbow Sangha (32RS26)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. Designed for only those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and/or GNC Description: The Rainbow (LGBTQIA+) Sangha is a weekly gathering designed to support 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, […]
Taking the Sacred Journey Through Grief to Heal the Heart (372R26) - On Land
Also Carol Cano, MA, Renda Dionne Madrigal, PhD and Kimber Simpkins-Nuccio
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on October 7, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on October 20, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. In need of a scholarship? - see "Scholarship offerings" information below. Retreat to be […]
Embodied Insight: Mindfulness of the Body as a Pathway Home (232R27) - On Land
Also Vance Pryor
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 15, 2026, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on May 28, 2027. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Looking for a scholarship? - see our Financial Support page. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Retreat to be held: […]