Beth Upton

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Beth Upton An English meditation teacher in the Theravada tradition. She is the founder and spiritual leader of the Sanditthika Meditation Community in Almeria, Southern Spain. She has been teaching meditation since 2014.

Prior to becoming a teacher, she spent ten years as a Buddhist nun. During this period, she spent five years in Myanmar training in the Theravada tradition under the guidance of Pa Auk Sayadaw. She then spent a further five years training in several other methods, and spent many months doing long solo retreats in various caves and forests. She gave up her nun's vows in 2018.

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