SAM COOPER IS

a meditation teacher, yogi, social worker, and artist who lives in rural Maryland.

Sam has trained in dharma philosophy and practice for over 20 years in vipassana, zen, vajrayana, and yoga traditions. He has been teaching since 2018 and gained formal certification as a mindfulness meditation teacher in 2023 through Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s MMTCP. Sam is the guiding teacher of the Waking Up in the Real World online sangha and co-founder of Clear Sky Meditation Circle in Poolesville, MD.

His academic background is in multiculturalism, literature, social work, comparative religion, art, music, psychology, and ecology. Sam holds a Masters in Social Work and is a licensed psychotherapist in private clinical practice.

He is a musician and producer, as well as a visual artist and designer.

Sam believes in the fundamental right of every being to reach their highest potential. He does not see any essential separation between individual and collective liberation, and his work is dedicated equally to both.