Kamala is an Asian-American woman living on Maui where she has raised four children. She is active in her community and leads a local sitting group weekly. Her dhamma practice began with Munindra more than 20 years ago and in recent years she has continued to do intensive retreats with Sayadaw U Pandita. Kamala's most intensive practice has been within her home and community and with that experience she offers effective and insightful guidance for householders' as parent, spouse and community member. Kamala has practiced both insight and loving kindness meditations intensively under the guidance of Sayadaw U Pandita. She has recently been assisting and leading retreats including the annual three month retreat at IMS.
Steve has studied the dhamma and practiced insight meditation since 1975. As a layman he was active for many years at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre Massachusetts as manager and board member. As a monk for 5 years in Burma under the guidance of Sayadaw U Pandita at the Mahasi Meditation Center in Rangoon he undertook intensive, silent practice of insight and lovingkindness meditations. He studied the Buddhist psychology (abhidhamma) with Sayadaw U Zagara in Australia and presents it in practical and easily understood terms. He makes his home on Maui and has been leading meditation retreats since 1990 including the annual three month retreat at I.M.S.