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.

Single Day & Evening Events

Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Finding Our Jerry Bear: From Hatred to Nonhatred at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Contact for Zoom link here.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025. New Year’s Eve Intention Setting at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Contact for Zoom link here.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026. TBD at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Contact for Zoom link here.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026. TBD at Insight Meditation Center. Online only. 7pm (Pacific). Join Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/TuesdayDharma Meeting ID: 893 3396 7495   ~  Passcode: 235226

Wednesday, February 18, 2026. TBD at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Contact for Zoom link here.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026. TBD at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Contact for Zoom link here.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026. TBD at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Contact for Zoom link here.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026. TBD at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Contact for Zoom link here.

Wednesday, July 15, 2026. TBD at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Contact for Zoom link here.

Courses & Series

January 12 through March 21, 2025. Satipatthana Meditation Course at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Online only. Matthew’s group will meet Thursdays at 7pm (Pacific). Applications due by November 24, 2025. Info & registration here.

Recent Events

Wednesday, October 29, 2025. On Angulimala at San Jose Insight Meditation, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose. 730pm (Pacific). In-person and hybrid. Listen to a recording of the talk here.

Saturday, November 1, 2025. Embodying Refuge w/ Noell Clark at Sit.Feel.Heal. Center, 907 River Street, Santa Cruz. 10-4pm. In-person only.

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From Serial Killer To Awakened

In this talk, Matthew shares the story of Angulimala, the serial killer who collected the fingers of his victims, and his path toward redemption and awakening. Find out why Angulimala is now considered the Buddhist patron saint of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the unofficial mascot for former criminals.

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November 15, 2025 No Comments

Mindfulness With Death – Guided Meditation

In this guided meditation, Matthew leads the practitioner through mindfulness of death as part of Bhikkhu Analayo’s method of Satipatthana practice. The meditation begins with establishing embodied mindfulness and then moved int contemplation of death using the elements.

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November 15, 2025 No Comments

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