La Sarmiento (they/them) has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998. They are a teacher with Banyan Together, a contributor to the Happier App, and a retreat manager. Now retired, they were a retreat teacher with Tara Brach and the Guiding Teacher of the BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Sanghas with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC (IMCW), a mentor for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP), and the Lead Teacher of the Virginia Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) Teen Retreats. They completed the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader Training in 2012 and have taught retreats around the US. 

As an immigrant, non-binary, queer, Filipinx-American, La is committed to creating access to and sharing teachings and practices that alleviate suffering, cultivate true happiness, and support the liberation of all beings, especially through song and laughter. 

La lives outside of Baltimore, MD with their life partner Wendy and rescue pup Bader and enjoys building Lego and writing dharma spoof songs on their ukelele.