IMCW's guiding teachers each have more than a decade of experience teaching meditation, are active teaching classes and also teach residential meditation retreats. The four guiding teachers support IMCW's teachers in offering Buddhist meditation practices to our broader community, and guide IMCW's board of directors on organizational issues related to dissemination of the Buddhist teachings.

IMCW teachers are experienced, dedicated practitioners who lead meditation sitting groups, classes, courses and retreats throughout the DC area.  Most have received teacher training through a national teacher-training program (the Community Dharma Leader program based at Spirit Rock Center, Marin, CA; at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies; and courses offered at the Bhavana Retreat center) or through IMCW’s teacher training program.   

These IMCW members are experienced practitioners who offer sitting groups and teach meditation in various settings. They are pursuing a variety of avenues for training, such as individual mentoring, workshops with Tara Brach and participation in Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader Program. A number are participants in the training offered by the Meditation Teacher Training Institute of Washington (MTTI).

IMCW invites guest teachers and speakers to lead certain classes, workshops or retreats. While some guests are Buddhist meditation teachers, others are individuals whose work and teachings are complementary to Buddhist teachings and offer a resource we feel will be valuable to our community.