At the Insight Meditation Community of Lewes, we are grateful to welcome a range of guest teachers who bring depth, compassion, and insight to our sangha. Each teacher has a unique path in meditation, grounded in sustained practice and study, and offers teachings that support mindfulness, inquiry, and embodied presence. Through dharma talks, retreats, workshops, and guided practice, their offerings enrich our community and invite both new and experienced practitioners to explore inner experience with clarity, openness, and care.
Carl Skooglund has been practicing Buddhism since 1993. He is a charter member of the board of Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC (IMC-W).
Carl taught IMCW’s first Family Meditation class from 2000–2010 and has participated in IMCW’s sutta study groups since 2002. He trained with Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader program from 2005–2008. Since 2015, Carl has been on the regular teacher rotation for the IMCW Takoma Park class.
In recent years, Carl has also taught mindfulness in the DC Department of Corrections jail system, bringing Buddhist practice into settings that support reflection, stability, and compassion under challenging circumstances.
Since early 2020, Carl has served on the IMCW Teachers Council Curriculum Committee, which helps coordinate and balance IMCW’s teaching programs and offerings.
Luisa Montero has been practicing vipassana meditation since 1987 and teaching since 1993. She completed the three-year Community Dharma Leadership program sponsored by the Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
Prior to her exploration of Buddhist meditation, she was involved in Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way spiritual study groups for four years. Her work life has included over 35 years of establishing programs, partnerships, and community leadership in a variety of communities locally and abroad, specifically in Central and South America, beginning as a Peace Corps volunteer. Throughout her career, Luisa has championed the social/emotional well-being of young people, particularly BIPOC youth
Affiliated with with Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC (IMCW) since its inception, Luisa lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, and leads day-long and weekend retreats in the Washington DC area. She is committed to integrated meditation practice into work and life.
Larissa Kitenko is a longtime practitioner of insight meditation, studying and practicing Buddhism in the Theravadan tradition.
She has completed the Community Dharma Leader-4 Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center (SRMC) in California with Mary Grace Orr (SRMC) as her mentor and guiding teacher. Her training also includes completion of the Dedicated Practitioner Program also through SRMC. Her training also includes completion of the Dedicated Practitioner Program also through SRMC.
Larissa trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn and taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) from 2005 to 2013. She is certified as an Associate Clinical Chaplain with The College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy.
Larissa also leads the Easton Meditation Sangha, teaches at the Salisbury Buddhist Community
and leads workshops and retreats throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
More information is available on Larissa’s website, Still Point.