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Yong Oh

Yong Oh serves as a teacher on the Dharma Council for the Durango Dharma Center and is a core teacher for Sacred Mountain Sangha. Yong began meditating through the Soto Zen tradition and eventually transitioned to study, practice and teach in the Insight tradition. He is also a visiting teacher for the Chattanooga Insight Meditation group, and teaches retreats at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center.

Yong is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s two-year Community Dharma Leaders program and the Sacred Mountain Sangha two-year Dharmapala training, taught by his primary teachers Kittisaro and Thanissara. He is a graduate of the 2017-2021 Insight Meditation Society Retreat Teacher Training program.

He is also an acupuncturist, loves mountains and forests and bringing the practice of meditation into nature, and has a particular interest in devotional expression, and supporting caregivers as well as communities of color in the Dharma.

Upcoming Programs by Yong Oh

The Doorway to Freedom and Peace: The Three Characteristics (358R24)

Also Erin Treat, Pamela Weiss and Monica Magtoto

September 5 - 8, 2024

Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND! Description: The radical premise of the Buddha’s teaching is that realizing the truth—what Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki called "things-as-it-is"—is the doorway to freedom and peace. During this retreat, we will engage mindfulness and compassion to turn toward the […]

Natural Radiance: Exploring the Freedom of Awareness (380R24) - On Land

Also Mark Coleman, MA and devon hase

November 15 - 22, 2024

Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 17 and closes 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on November 14. 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: Everyone Description: Awareness is a beautiful, hidden jewel […]

Reclamation of the Sacred: Journey into Refuge, Presence, and Love (382R24) - On Land

Also Kittisaro, Thanissara, Gullu Singh, JD, Dawn Mauricio, Djuna Devereaux and Adam Stonebraker, MA

November 22 - 30, 2024

Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 22, 2024, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on November 21, 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: In helping us to deepen our […]