Bill Hart practices and teaches in the Theravadan tradition. He has been meditating since 1995 and leading a sitting group since 1998. Hart works as a hospice and hospital chaplain in the Bay Area, serving several hospitals. He completed Clinical Pastoral Education training at Sequoia Hospital in 2005 and the Sati Buddhist Chaplaincy Program in 2006. He has been involved with the Spirit Rock Family program and serves on the Chaplaincy Council at Insight Meditation Center.