Founding Teachers

Susa Talan is a Dharma Leader who cofounded Open Door Meditation Community. She has studied and practiced Insight Meditation since 2006 and is a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya with whom she temporarily ordained in 2010. Susa graduated from a two-year Community Dharma Mentoring program with Narayan Helen Liebenson through Cambridge Insight Meditation Community. Learn more about Susa and her availability here.

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Alexis Santos cofounded Open Door Meditation Community. He started his meditation and mindfulness practice in 2001. His primary teacher is Sayadaw U Tejaniya, from the Burmese Theravada tradition with whom he ordained as a Buddhist monk from 2003 - 2005. Alexis is a graduate of the Spirit Rock/IMS four-year teacher training program. Learn more about Alexis and his teaching schedule here.

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