Talk
What is Samadhi? — Christina Feldman
A teaching on samadhi (meditative concentration) within the Insight Meditation tradition.
About the teacher
Christina Feldman
Christina Feldman co-founded Gaia House in England and serves as a guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Society, making her one of the senior figures who helped establish the Insight Meditation movement in the West. She now teaches primarily through Bodhi College, with particular attention to the early teachings read closely rather than adapted for a general audience.
She leads a full 2026 Bodhi College programme, including modules of the Committed Practitioners Programme with a retreat in the Netherlands in September, a course on contemplating the early teachings, and the Sangha Sundays series.
“Compassion is not a state or emotion but an understanding.”Christina Feldman
Upcoming events
Meet Christina Feldman in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
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Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
Talk
Wisdom Podcast 020 - Christina Feldman: Meditation as Cultivation
A conversation on meditation as a gradual cultivation of wholesome qualities, not a quick fix.
Path
The wider context.
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Lay practice, Burmese roots
Insight Meditation
The modern Insight movement that brought Theravada meditation practice to lay audiences in the West, largely independent of monastic robes and ritual forms.
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