Martin Aylward began dharma practice and study at age nineteen, spending several years in Asian monasteries and with Himalayan hermits. He has been teaching worldwide since 1999. Martin co-founded Moulin de Chaves, the retreat center where he lives and teaches in SW France, the online dharma community Sangha Live, and the Mindfulness Training Institute. He is married with two adult children and his teaching focuses on the radical freeness at the heart of dharma, and its integration into daily life, with programs like Work Sex Money Dharma. His latest book is Awake Where You Are (2021).
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