DOUG MCGILL

I’m a journalist turned meditator, dharma sharer, editor and writer. In 2004, I founded the Rochester Meditation Center in Rochester, MN, serving as its guiding teacher until 2020. In 2019, I edited “Relax and Be Aware: Mindfulness Meditations for Clarity, Confidence and Wisdom.” Since 2013, I have published "The Daily Tejaniya," a daily email practice reminder. Since 2022, I’ve led a weekly online meditation meeting, Monday Friends, offering dharma teachings, meditation, and friendship. I offer regular online retreats, such as this one—“Awaken to Oneness.” I first learned how to meditate when, as a New York Times reporter in the 1980s, I needed to cope with the stress of daily journalism. On a visit to Sri Lanka in 1995, I started practicing insight (vipassana) meditation; and in 2013, I met my non-dual teacher and friend, Rupert Spira, who taught me Oneness. The non-dual approach deepened my insight practice, and over time these "apparent-two" practices became one practice, which I share today.

For a collection of my dharma talks and writings, click here.

For some testimonials, click here.