Larry Yang teaches meditation nationally, and has spent much energy to deepen Dharma teachings within multicultural communities.  He considers retreat practice, family practice, livelihood practice, and householder practice all integral to a spiritual path towards Freedom.  He is trained and authorized to teach by Jack Kornfield at Spirit Rock and the Venerable Ajahn Tong of Wat Chom Tong in Thailand.

Larry is one of the founding teachers of both East Bay Meditation Center and Insight Community of the Desert, and was previously on the Teachers Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center for 10 years. He has trained teachers for spiritual leadership within Communities of Color and LGBTQI communities for 15 years.

His book, Awakening Together: the Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community, is published by Wisdom Publications.

Larry is currently a senior advisor in Mindfulness and Healing Justice for the Kataly Foundation, to provide grants supporting community-based Mindfulness and Awareness practices for racially diverse multicultural groups and organizations.

You can find information on Larry’s national teaching schedule at www.larryyang.org

Larry also teaches regularly at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA and at East Bay Meditation Center, Oakland, CA.