Kurt Maurer, PHD

SMI Chair

Kurt started doing yoga in 1997 and practicing insight meditation with Tara Brach in 2004. He is a past president of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and founded their Good Works Program. ​​​

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With SMI collaborators he started a mindfulness meditation program at 5 Sarasota schools.  In January - May of 2014, about 250 elementary and middle school children participated in this program.​