Tim is a Guiding Teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation and member of the Board of Directors. Tim began practicing Insight Meditation in 1996 and has taught meditation since 2006 under the guidance of Rodney Smith. Tim offers talks, classes, interviews, and leads daylong retreats. Tim is currently in the four-year Teacher Training through Spirit Rock and Insight Meditation Society. He has also completed the two-year Dedicated Practitioner Program. His relationship with his wife and young daughter are a joyful and fundamental part of his dharma practice.