Mark Westmoquette

Mark Kuren Westmoquette is a yoga and Zen Buddhist teacher, and mindful stargazing expert. Mark holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and for the last decade has been teaching Zen Yoga and mindfulness and Zen, and in 2015 spent time as a Zen monk. He is the author of 4 books about mindful stargazing and one about Zen called “Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People”. Mark is qualified as a yoga teacher at the 500hr level and has trained for many years with various teachers, including Zen master Daizan Skinner. Mark was given permission to teach Zen as a dharma teacher in 2016, and is now a senior level teacher within the Zenways sangha under the guidance of Zen master Daizan Skinner. He contributes regularly here on Insight Timer.

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