Amita Schmidt is a meditation teacher who has been leading retreats nationally since 1998.  Her training includes over two decades of meditation practice in Buddhism (Vipassana) and numerous three-month, silent retreats.  She was the resident teacher at Insight Meditation Society (Massachusetts) from 2000-2006.   Amita’s teaching has been deeply impacted by teacher Adyashanti.  She currently combines her history of mindfulness practice with the non-dual teachings of inquiry and resting in stillness/true nature.

Amita is the author of Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master (BlueBridge, May 2005) and a contributor to Buddha Laughing: A Tricycle Book of Cartoons. 

Amita lives in Hawaii with her husband and works as a psychotherapist. For more information see: www.mauipsychotherapy.com