
Donald Rothberg, Ph.D.
Donald Rothberg, Ph.D., is on the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock in California, teaches worldwide on insight meditation, lovingkindness, transforming the judgmental mind, mindful communication, and socially engaged Buddhism. He has practiced insight meditation since 1976, and has also received training in Tibetan Dzogchen, psychotherapy, and trauma work. He has helped guide many training programs in socially engaged spirituality, and is the author of The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World.
Upcoming Programs by Donald Rothberg, Ph.D.

ONLINE: Transforming the Judgmental Mind
Also Donald Rothberg, Ph.D.
Program Start Date & Time: January 25th | 10:00 am Program End Date & Time: January 25th | 5:00 pm Judgments of a reactive and compulsive nature, both toward ourselves and toward others, can be quite strong in our lives. They can distort how we see ourselves and the world, create challenges in our relationships, […]

Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness
Also Donald Rothberg, Ph.D.
Program Start Date & Time: April 17th, 2026 – 5:30 pm Orientation Program End Date & Time: April 24th, 2026 – 12:30 pm We will train in three main inter-related modes of practice, considered the treasures of the Buddhist tradition. First, we will settle and stabilize our minds and bodies, becoming more concentrated, through both […]
