Teachers

Scott Snibbe

Scott Snibbe is a 25-year student of Tibetan Buddhism whose teachers include Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, Choden Rinpoche, Ven. Rene Feusi, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Inspired by his teachers, he leads meditations worldwide infused with science, humor, and the realities of the modern world. Snibbe is the author and host of the popular How to Train a Happy Mind book and podcast, and his new media art can be found in the collections of New York MoMA and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Events with Scott Snibbe

How to Train a Happy Mind
August 13 - 16, 2026

Based on his popular book How to Train a Happy Mind, this three-day retreat with Scott Snibbe offers a relaxed tour of eight meditations that help bring out your best qualities, deepen your relationships, and build a better world.   Each of the retreat’s practices is derived from the Tibetan Buddhist lamrim “stages of the path,” a series of analytical meditations highly refined over the centuries. This lesser-known form of meditation complements the more popular mindfulness meditation by using stories, emotions, and critical thinking to actively steer the mind away from frustration, craving, and loneliness, and toward happiness, connection, and satisfaction.   The retreat requires no…