Paul Irving

Paul Irving has practiced in Eastern and Western contemplative traditions for over 50 years. Having completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader Program in 2012, he holds Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s certification to teach in the community. Much of his teaching has been at San Francisco Insight, where he has also served as SFI’s board president. Paul has been a workshop leader for East Bay Meditation Center’s White Awakening and Sangha program, and at SF Zen Center, a co-leader of the Transforming Anxiety and Depression, and the Finding Ease workshops since 2016. He is now retired after a first career in non-profit arts management and a second career in the allied health field. Paul lives and is engaged in moment-to-moment life practice in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.