Scott Schwenk

Scott Schwenk is an American meditation teacher and coach whose practice grew out of several years spent in a Hindu monastery in his twenties, where he first met the tantric traditions that still shape his work. He later trained through apprenticeships in Vedic ritual, meditation and philosophy, and leadership development, and he holds lineage permission to pass on practices from the Sri Vidya tantric path. He has been teaching for well over two decades.

His classes combine dharma talks, mantra, guided meditation and an energetic, music-supported style of breathwork, and he brings humour and warmth to even the deepest material. He describes inner work as four linked tasks (waking up, cleaning up old wounds, growing up and showing up in the world), joining awakening practice with everyday relationships, work and leadership. He teaches mostly online through recorded courses, a monthly live meditation membership, small-group coaching and one-to-one mentoring, and he leads residential retreats at the Sivananda ashram in the Bahamas. He has taught at Omega and Wanderlust, created several courses for Commune and hosts The Choice to Grow podcast.