Yong is a core teacher at the Durango Dharma Center and Sacred Mountain Sangha, and is also a visiting teacher for other community centers across North America. He also teaches retreats at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Big Bear Retreat Center. He is a graduate of the 4-year Insight Meditation Society Retreat Teacher Training program, Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s 2-year Community Dharma Leaders program, and the Sacred Mountain Sangha 2-year Dharmapala training, taught by his primary teachers Kittisaro and Thanissara. He is also a graduate of the 2-year Nature Dharma Teacher Training and is a member of the 2023 Eco-Advisory Group sponsored by the Bess Foundation. Yong is also a retired acupuncturist, is passionate about Nature and Dharma, and has particular interests in devotional expression, supporting caregivers, and offering teachings to communities of color in the Dharma. www.yongoh.com
Events with Yong Oh
July 6 - 13, 2025
When we get still and make space to connect with ourselves, we can remember what supports our well being. Held by the land at Vallecitos, nature and by the Dhamma, we will listen deeply to our own internal knowing and wisdom. On this seven-night silent Insight Meditation BIPOC retreat, our sacred time be will be spent sitting and walking and being on the land; supported by Dhamma talks, practice discussions and chanting. Through deepening in our practice and understanding of the Dhamma we will remember how to rest, love ourselves and be in wise relationship with the way things are.…
September 19 - 26, 2025
Join us for a transformative week of communally shared silence, immersed in the serenity of Vallecitos’ natural beauty. Together, we’ll explore the depths of the Dharma and our human experience, cultivating intimacy with the inner and outer landscapes. Through gentle guidance, you will discover the intersection of nature’s wisdom and your own; awakening to joy, compassion, and understanding. Everyone who is interested in participating, whatever their background, beliefs, skin color, gender expression, age or level of knowledge of meditation or Buddhist teachings, is welcome to this quiet gathering, this intensive meditation retreat in the outdoors where instructions and teachings will…