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
August 3 - 10, 2026
In the stillness of the mountains at Vallecitos, we remember a deeper refuge — a belonging that the world cannot give or take away. On this BIPOC Insight Meditation retreat, we will slow down into presence, supported by noble silence, the wisdom of the body, and the living refuge of nature. We will sit, walk, listen, and rest into the felt sense of being welcomed by the land. Through Dharma reflections, practice discussions, and time both together and alone in the wilderness, we reconnect with an inner steadiness that doesn’t depend on external conditions — learning to be in wise…