Susie Harrington has been meditating since 1989, and been engaged in Insight meditation practice since 1995. Teaching since 2005 under the direction of her teachers ­Guy Armstrong and Jack Kornfield, and Tory Capron, she has also been influenced by Adyashanti, Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Reggie Ray. She often offers retreats in the natural world, believing nature to be the most profound dharma teacher, and a natural gateway to our true self. Her teaching is deeply grounded in the body and emphasizes embodiment of our practice in speech and daily life. She is a graduate of Hakomi Therapy (a somatic psychotherapy modality). She has been an outdoor professional for over 30 years, including years as a river guide, mountaineering guide, and backcountry ranger. She currently teaches throughout the four corners area and in California.

Victoria (Tory) Capron, M.A. is a Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist. She has been studying Buddhism for 26 years, with equal amounts of Zen, Vipassana and Tibetan in that order. She has a Masters degree in Buddhist Studies and Counseling and has been teaching and working with both groups and individuals for 10 years.

Carla Brennan has been meditating for over 30 years in the Theravada, Zen and Tibetan traditions. She is a teacher with Vipassana Santa Cruz, is completing Teacher Training with Spirit Rock Meditation Center and has completed the Community Dharma Leader Program. She is also a guide with Sacred Passage wilderness retreats, teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and is a retired psychotherapist.

Caiyloirch Marques has been practicing Insight meditation since 1997 with an emphasis on intensive retreat practice.  His primary teachers include Christina Feldman and Joseph Goldstein.  "I am intrigued by the stories we live by. A guiding question for my own life is concerned with what personal and collective stories support us in living in a mutually enhancing manner on this earth."  For the past eight years Caiyloirch has worked in the field of experiential environmental education in support of this inquiry

Bowe Ellis brings 12 years of wilderness and guiding experience accrued through backpacking, ski patrol, and mountaineering. His love of wilderness practice is rooted in both Buddhist Insight and Shamanic traditions. An avid participant in wilderness retreats, Bowe is dedicated to the exploration and molding of this new Western style of practice.