The Incarcerated Firefighter: An Interview for Jaws Of Justice Radio

Once again, I had the privilege of talking about my time in prison with Jeff Humfeld at Jaws Of Justice Radio, on 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City. In this interview, I talk about my time as a wildland firefighter in the California Department of Corrections’ fire camp program. Jaws Of Justice is also available as a podcast, and can be streamed directly from their website here.

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Upcoming Offerings

Matthew regularly offers Buddhist teachings and meditation instructions for in-person groups in the San Francisco Bay Area and online nationally. Here are events scheduled for 2025 and 2026, thus far.

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November 2, 2025 No Comments

Mindfulness With Elements – Guided Meditation

In this guided meditation, Matthew leads the practitioner through mindfulness of elements using Bhikkhu Analayo’s method of Satipatthana practice. The meditation begins with establishing embodied mindfulness and then moves into body scans using earth, water, fire, and air elements.

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September 27, 2025 No Comments

Embodying Refuge – A Daylong Retreat

The Buddha taught that the body can be a doorway to liberation from suffering, a place we can return to find steadiness and ease. With practice, the body can become a place of refuge – a fertile ground for presence and insight.

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September 21, 2025 No Comments

Mindfulness With Anatomy – Guided Meditation

Matthew leads the practitioner through mindfulness of anatomy using Bhikkhu Analayo’s method of Satipatthana practice. The meditation begins with establishing embodied mindfulness and then moves into body scans of the body using skin, flesh, and bone.

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September 18, 2025 No Comments

Why Meditate?

People mediate for a variety of reasons. To slow down. To heal. To stay sane. To meet what’s here. In this talk, Matthew explores these motivations for practice and the ways they align with a more traditional, Buddhist understanding.

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September 14, 2025 No Comments

Presence Of The Past

Can the present moment be devoid of everything that came before? How might our mindfulness practice be framed as a way of understanding the past?

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August 8, 2025 No Comments