Founding Teachers
Susa Talan has been practicing Insight Meditation for almost 20 years and is a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya with whom she temporarily ordained in 2010. Susa co-founded Open Door Meditation Community with Alexis Santos and many others in 2017 and spent 4 years as a senior producer with the meditation app Happier. Susa brings a lifetime of experience living with ADHD to her current work coaching individuals, facilitating workshops, and teaching both online and in-person meditation retreats. Susa lives with a deep confidence in the power of awareness and wisdom to transform the heart and mind.
Dana for Susa: PayPal: @susatalan, Venmo: @Susa-Talan
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.