Melvin Escobar

Melvin Escobar

Melvin Escobar is an El Salvadoran bilingual-bicultural Dharma teacher, licensed psychotherapist, and certified yoga instructor. He serves as a Core Teacher at East Bay Meditation Center, has a Master’s degree in Social Work, and is a registered yoga instructor.

Recent Articles

How to Practice Mindful Breathing for Anxiety

It’s a simple, calming meditation that you can do anytime, anywhere. Instructions by Melvin Escobar with Gregory Mengel.

Bondad amorosa: Que todos los seres sean felices

Melvin Escobar enseña metta, una práctica de concentración para cultivar la buena voluntad incondicional hacia todos. En tiempos precarios como los actuales, es una forma de escuchar a nuestros corazones.

Detox Your Mind: 5 Practices to Purify the 3 Poisons

Five Buddhist teachers share practices to clear away the poisons that cause suffering and obscure your natural enlightenment.

Loving-Kindness: May All Beings Be Happy

Melvin Escobar teaches metta, a concentration practice to cultivate unconditional goodwill for all. In precarious times like these, it’s a way to listen to our hearts.

Forever Offline

Melvin Escobar on dealing with the loss of a virtual friend.