- Kevin Martin, aka Thando, is a Vipassana meditation teacher with a decade of experience. He learned metta practice from his teacher’s insight and cherishes witnessing life’s aspects others fear experiencing. Thando’s teaching philosophy is that life is our best teacher, and we should continually transform through cycles of death and life. His teaching style is practical and adapts to the student’s understanding.
Thando means Love in Xhosa, a South African culture and language. While studying abroad in South Africa as a college student in 2009, Thando received his name from a Xhosa elder who identified ‘love’ as a virtue that would be his lifelong call to action. Since the passing of his elder, Thando has taken this name as a lifelong commitment.
“If you’re invested in security and certainty,
you are on the wrong planet.”
– Pema Chödrön
The Five Faculties – Kevin Martin
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