George Pitagorsky has practiced yoga and vipassana meditation since the early 1970’s.  He has taught meditation and Buddhist thought at NYIMC and in public and private settings in the corporate world. He is a multi-disciplinary management consultant who helps individuals, teams and organizations achieve optimal performance.  His background includes study and practice in Theravada Buddhism, non-dual wisdom traditions (Dzogchen and Advaita), hatha yoga and Tai Chi Chuan.  He is a recognized expert in learning and development and organizational dynamics.  He is author of The Zen of Project Management, editor of the Breakthrough Newsletter, co-developer/leader of the Conscious Living Conscious Working five month program, and developer of the Conscious Aging course.  He has written many published articles, papers, presentations and courses and is a frequent speaker at events, worldwide, where he introduces mindfulness practice, systems thinking and open-mindedness to business professionals.  George seeks to help people to integrate meditation and Buddhist thinking into their daily lives.  He is a senior teacher at NYIMC and serves on the Board of Directors.

Kenneth Porter, M.D., has practiced Buddhist meditation for many years and teaches meditation for New York Insight. He is a student of the Diamond Approach of A.H. Almaas and of Kundalini Science. Ken is a spiritually oriented psychiatrist and psychotherapist in New York City, leads training groups for therapists, and teaches courses and workshops in spiritually oriented psychotherapy. He is a member of the NYI Teachers Council.