Matthew Sockolov

Matthew Sockolov is a meditation teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition. Receiving empowerment to teach through Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Matthew has been teaching meditation in online groups, addiction treatment centers, and at meditation centers in California.

First introduced to meditation at a young age, Matthew combines his deep understanding of the Buddha's teachings with modern life to create practices that are useful to us all.

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