BIC has a leadership council that supports the sangha in its growth and offerings to the community. This committee consists of members who attend events regularly, share a commitment to the well being and development of the Sangha, and are willing to give some time and energy to its maintenance.
Current Council Members:
- Mary Corelli
- Megan Higgs
- Rose Toth
- Sandy Kindt
- Suzanne Colón
Would you like to join our Council? We’d love to have more participation, feedback loops and input. We meet every couple of months for about 1.5 hours. Commitment can me limited to that!
Mary Corelli is delighted to teach and participate in the Insight Sangha. She began her Buddhist practice in 2009 in the Zen tradition and branched into Vipassana over the years. She graduated from the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield in 2020. She is also a mother, a mental health therapist, and a writer.
Mary offers teachings, guided practice and discussion one Thursday a month. She also shares leadership of the Dharma Center’s MindSpace group – our under-40 meditation community (Tuesdays at 6:15)
Megan Higgs… bio coming soon.
Rose Toth has been a member of the Bozeman Insight Community since 1997, and served its leaders, programs and visiting teachers in innumerable ways. Her dedication to practice, generous heart and support of others in the dharma community is apparent to all who have the privilege of sharing sangha, a book group, or a leadership meeting with her. Thanks, Rose!!
Sandy Kindt… bio coming soon
Suzanne is the lead facilitator for the Tuesday morning Brahma Vihara group (Kindhearted Awareness). She helps maintain our website and coordinate visiting teachers. She has stepped back from teaching on Thursday evenings to work with chronic illness, tend to aging parents, and enjoy some writing and retreat practice.
Suzanne has been meditating in the Insight (Vipassana) tradition since 1992 and has been a member of the Bozeman Insight Community since moving here in 1998. She completed Sprit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader training in 2017. She is a trained Mindful Self-Compassion Course (MSC) teacher and has completed the first year of Somatic Experiencing (SE) training so that her teaching can be trauma-informed and supported by nervous-system regulation tools. She’s a parter of 30 years, a mom of two adulting kids, a writer, a recovering hoarder of art supplies and a pickle ball drop-out.
