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Jon Aaron’s Dharma home is New York Insight Meditation Center, where he teaches Buddhism
and MBSR. He is also the co-guiding teacher of the Makom Havurah at the Jewish Community
Center in Manhattan. His training has been mainly grounded in the Theravāda tradition, in addition
to non-dual and Mahayana approaches. His teacher of many years has been Matthew Flickstein.
More recently he has been training with Kittisaro and Thanissara, former monastics from the Ajahn
Chah lineage, having been invited to join the first iteration of their Dharmapala (Guardians of the
Dharma) program. Jon also studied contemplative care at the Zen Center for Contemplative Care
and completed the Integrated Study and Practice program at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
Jon Aaron has taught more than 100 cycles of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and is a Certified
MBSR Teacher Trainer, supporting and mentoring MBSR teachers-in-training across the US,
Europe, and Asia. As a Somatic Experience Practitioner®, he has a particular interest in somatic
approaches and healing trauma. You can find Jon in weekly conversation with his friend Doug
Smith over on the Diggin' the Dharma podcast. JonAaron.net, Space2Meditate.com