Education

Bachelor of Arts in African and African-American Studies
Minor in Studio Arts, University of Rochester, 2006

Mindfulness and Meditation Training:

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher Qualification, Brown University School of Professional Studies (2023)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Teacher Qualification, Brown University School of Professional Studies (2023)

Bio

Max Johnson is a mindfulness teacher qualified by Brown University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). He has maintained a personal mindfulness meditation practice since 2014.

Max has studied mindfulness meditation across traditions including training with Thai, Lao, Burmese and Sri Lankan monastic teachers, enriching his approach with both clinical and traditional perspectives.

He has supported mindfulness practitioners globally through organizations such as the UMass Memorial Health Center for Mindfulness, Wenham Insight Meditation Center and North Shore Insight Meditation Community, among others. His work includes teaching, mentoring meditators and contributing to the development of accessible meditation resources.

In addition to teaching, Max serves as a copyeditor for mindfulness and meditation publications and contributes to educational tools for studying the Pāli language, deepening access to early Buddhist texts.

Before transitioning to mindfulness education, Max worked for 14 years as a classroom teacher in diverse environments including public schools, therapeutic programs and juvenile detention settings. This experience informs his compassionate and inclusive teaching style.

Outside of his professional work, Max enjoys sports, translating meditation texts and spending time in nature.