Meditation classes can be helpful and practice groups can be supportive, but ultimately your spiritual work is your own. Working one-on-one with a teacher can provide practical training, perspective, challenge and encouragement.

I offer private instruction and consultation on an occasional or regular basis, depending on your needs. Working together we can focus on:

~ clarifying your goals and choosing a path of practice
~ acquiring specific meditation tools and skills
~ deepening your motivation to make changes in your life
~ learning how to work with reactivity in your daily life

The first meeting is free of charge, to explore whether we would like to work together. For subsequent meetings, my rate is $75 an hour (negotiable in cases of financial hardship).

George began his study of Buddhism with Geshe Lhundup Sopa at the University of Wisconsin in the 1970s. George has trained primarily in the Tibetan and Theravada traditions. His teachers have included Ken McLeod, Michael Conklin, Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, Rodney Smith, U Silananda, and Robert Joshin Althouse.

George’s practice in recent years has been centered in the vajrayana ngondro and mahamudra, and body-based practices such as qigong and Feldenkrais.

In his teaching George emphasizes practical applications such as awareness of the body as a foundation of mindfulness, basic meditation skills including stability and clarity (shamatha and vipashyana), working with emotions in daily life, and helping people connect with their own spiritual motivation, working with them to clarify their goals and sustain their practice.