Mark W. Gebert

Mark W. Gebert is a guiding teacher and cofounder of Roswell Insight Meditation Community in Georgia. He began his meditation practice almost 50 years ago with his lifelong teacher Joseph Goldstein. He has also studied for decades with, and been a friend of, guiding senior insight teachers Rodney Smith and Narayan Helen Liebenson. Mark’s teaching comes from what he calls “the school of keep it simple,” with an emphasis on the essentials for a skillful, wise, affectionate life. His journey tells the story of how mindfulness can provide opportunities for transformation, which he calls the Marvels of Mindfulness, in all aspects of one’s life. He has completed three 3-month retreats as well as dozens of others and has studied in both Tibetan and Zen traditions. He is a retired doctoral-level psychologist and 25-year crisis intervention coordinator/team leader, as well as an ordained Christian deacon. Mark has been married to the love of his life for over 40 years. They have two children and two grandchildren and have lived on Marvel Ridge in the foothills of the Appalachians for more than 35 years.