Neil McKinlay's sources of support and inspiration in this work have been many. The writings of Shunryu Suzuki and Chogyam Trungpa. The City Retreat teachings of Pema Chodron. A long apprenticeship with Reggie Ray. The manipulative dynamics of this last relationship have also been impactful, impressing on me the need for humility, integrity, and respect in sharing these practices, and motivating this video update.

As a teacher, Neil has had the privilege of leading both short- and long-term events online and in-person. He has been able to explore the teachings and practices of embodied meditation with small groups near his home in the Pacific Northwest and larger groups around the globe. In doing so, he is certain he's learned much more than he's taught.

He has also been a parent and partner, author and competitive swim coach. Each of these roles has, in their own way, shown him that meditation specifically and spirituality more generally, is not something to be left on the cushion or stored in the shrine room. This work lives and breathes and thrives when it is brought into the world, allowed to touch and be touched by the stuff of everyday life.

Website: https://neilmckinlay.com/