About
Jameson is a meditation instructor and chaplaincy candidate affiliated with InsightLA. He began Buddhist practice in 2009 and has studied in the Sri Lankan, Thai forest, and Soto Zen traditions. He completed meditation instructor and group facilitation training at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society in 2011 and is enrolled in the chaplaincy program at Upaya Zen Center. He works in hospice and community support settings, with particular focus on people in recovery and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Teaching focus
Jameson's teaching focus, drawn from the source profile, sits in the Vipassana and Zen traditions. Several threads come up: steady attention to body and breath; the relationship between ethics and meditation; and short, direct teachings rather than long talks. On talks, the style is closer to thinking-along than presenting. Jameson works with whatever shows up in the room rather than reading from notes, which is part of why these talks land as conversational instead of scripted. Short pauses, longer sits, and questions that come back to direct experience are usual. Listed specialties on the source profile include LGBTQ+, grief. The bigger move Jameson keeps making is back toward attention itself: what's happening, how it's being held, and what gets in the way. That keeps the teaching close to practice rather than drifting into commentary about practice. For talks, schedules, and longer essays, the affiliated organization's page is where the live material lives. Jameson's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on. Jameson's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on.
Background
Jameson teaches in the Vipassana and Zen traditions. The teaching home is InsightLA. From the teacher's own profile: Jameson (he/him/his) is a meditation instructor, consultant, and chaplaincy candidate working to support individuals as they seek to reduce suffering in their lives and find their own meaningful path. Coming to Buddhist practice in 2009, he was immediately drawn to the early Buddhist teachings and has studied with monastic and lay teachers in the Sri Lankan, Thai forest, and Soto Zen traditions. Jameson completed Meditation Instructor and Group Facilitation training at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society in 2011 and is currently enrolled in the chaplaincy program at the Upaya Zen Center. He serves in both hospice and community support settings and is particularly interested in working with people in recovery and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. In the Insight stream Jameson works inside, the emphasis is on direct attention to body, feeling tone, and mind, alongside the brahmaviharas and an ongoing investigation of how clinging and aversion arise. Talks tend to be conversational rather than scripted, and there's room for sila and ethics to be talked about as part of practice rather than as a separate topic. Jameson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Jameson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Jameson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Jameson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Jameson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Jameson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Jameson's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography.
Lineage
Jameson teaches as a lay teacher in the Vipassana and Zen traditions. The institutional home, per the source listing, is InsightLA, and that's where most of the public teaching schedule and any retreat offerings will be posted. The Insight lineage in the West runs through teachers like Mahasi Sayadaw, U Ba Khin, Anagarika Munindra, and Dipa Ma into the founders of IMS, Spirit Rock, and the regional centers, and most contemporary Insight teachers position themselves somewhere in that broad family.
What to expect
On a class or retreat with Jameson, the basic shape is short instruction, longer sittings, and some Q&A. The container is shaped by InsightLA, so format details, fees, and access policies follow that organization's norms. Expect plenty of silence, less talking-at-you than you might think, and an emphasis on letting the practice do its work rather than chasing experiences. For exact dates, registration, and any sliding-scale or scholarship information, There's usually a short Q&A window and, on retreats, optional teacher interviews where students can bring specific questions about their practice. There's usually a short Q&A window and, on retreats, optional teacher interviews where students can bring specific questions about their practice.
