Bob Stahl, PhD
Guest Teacher
Bob Stahl has founded eight Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Programs in medical centers in the SF Bay Area. He serves as a Senior Teacher for Brown University Mindfulness Center and formerly at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Bob teaches Insight Mindfulness Meditation retreats worldwide and is the former guiding teacher at Insight Santa Cruz and a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock and Insight Meditation Society. He is coauthor of 5 books: A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, Living With Your Heart Wide Open, Calming the Rush of Panic, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety, and MBSR Everyday.
For more information about Bob’s current offerings and teaching schedule visit his website.
Bob Stahl's Upcoming Programs
Retreat | On-Land
October 1 - October 5, 2025 | Wednesday - Sunday | 4 nights
Buddha’s Teachings on the Body: The 32 Parts Practice
Registration Opens - February 19. As outlined in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, the practice of contemplating the 32 parts of the body calms and grounds the mind, which supports the development of concentration and insight into not-self. By observing the body’s impersonal nature, we cultivate the wisdom of non-attachment, allowing the body to become a profound path to freedom. Guided by the Buddha’s teachings, in this retreat we will turn mindful attention to the body using an approach that is grounded in gentleness, ease, and lovingkindness.
Retreat | On-Land
October 6 - October 15, 2025 | Monday - Wednesday | 9 nights
Concentration and Insight Meditation
Registration Opens - February 19. Concentration and insight are like two wings of a bird, each is essential for traversing the path of practice and liberation. Without a concentrated mind, it’s hard to see deeply into the nature of things, to arrive at roots rather than flitting around in the branches. Without turning this concentrated mind to clearly observing the nature of our body and heart/mind, we do not touch the wisdom that transforms how we live, love, and relate to all of life.
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with Bob Stahl through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.