Inner Peace Conference 2019 • Amsterdam

BIO

Whit Hornsberger (Vancouver Island, Canada) is a student and teacher of the wisdom traditions of Theravada Buddhism and Classical Yoga. A former athlete, Whit found the path as a result of a career ending knee injury and the subsequent emotional and mental suffering inherent in losing one’s (supposed) self-identity and self-worth. 

By integrating 25 years of knowledge from his degrees in primatology, psychology and yoga therapy with 19 years of dedicated practice and 15 years of teaching, Whit has developed a unique spiritually scientific approach to the understanding of the human experience.

His daily practice and teaching methods stem from Buddhist mindfulness meditation (Mahasi Sayadaw, Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Buddhadasa), the traditional yoga practice of Vinyasa Krama (Sri T. Krishnamacharya), and Yin Yoga. He continues to pursue his insatiable passion for truth and understanding by way of retreats amongst the courageous monastics in the Buddhist monastery of Mahāsi Sayadaw in Burma (Myanmar) and solitary retreats in the Buddhist monastery in Europe.

A passionate advocate of traditional teachings, Whit expounds the ancient wisdom of these lineages in a relevant manner, making them readily accessible to students at every stage of the path. 

A lover of surf and nature, Whit offers international and online classes, workshops, courses, retreats and trainings and resides at his home in the south of Portugal with his beloved wife Gracia Guerra, a respected teacher of Kundalini Yoga from Mexico City, and their soon to be born first child. Whit teaches throughout Europe, Canada, and Mexico.

“The great Burmese Master Mahasi Sayadaw’s approach to meditation is very clear, very precise and ‘to the point,’ faithfully adhering to the method of the Buddha in his own successful search for Enlightenment. Whit Hornsberger’s experiences of intensive monastic meditation in Burma, combined with his studies of Yoga and other forms of Eastern Spirituality, have given him a unique ability to communicate to Westerners a classical approach to meditation, one that is deeply rooted in the profound Burmese tradition.”
— Lama Rodney Devenish