Mark Van Buren

Mark Van Buren is a meditation teacher and writer focused on practical, down-to-earth mindfulness. His work explores how presence, self-inquiry, and compassion can be lived in ordinary, everyday life—not just on the cushion.

He writes about meeting difficulty with honesty, cultivating resilience, and learning to pause in the middle of real-world challenges. His approach is secular, accessible, and rooted in lived experience.

Mark shares reflections, teachings, and workshops that encourage people to slow down, pay attention, and relate to their lives with greater clarity and care.

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July 13, 2026

Why we Keep Returning to the Meditation Cushion Over and Over Again.

3.6

April 14, 2026

Meditation Won’t Fix your Life. But it Will Change How you Live It.

5.7

March 10, 2026 Editor's Pick

A Koan For the Modern Buddhist: If Trump Came to Your Zendo to Practice, Would You Le…

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No More Sleeping on a Toxic Health-bomb—
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& Ele-Founder now has 3 of them.
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Hands down Elephant’s favorite Mattress. No More Sleeping on a Toxic Health-bomb— we found a Safer Way to Rest Your Sweet Head. & Ele-Founder now has 3 of them. (Big Sale too!)

Hands down Elephant’s favorite Mattress. No More Sleeping on a Toxic Health-bomb— we found a Safer Way to Rest Your Sweet Head. & Ele-Founder now has 3 of them. (Big Sale too!)

Mark Van Buren

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Hands down Elephant’s favorite Mattress.
No More Sleeping on a Toxic Health-bomb—
we found a Safer Way to Rest Your Sweet Head.
& Ele-Founder now has 3 of them.
(Big Sale too!)

Hands down Elephant’s favorite Mattress.
No More Sleeping on a Toxic Health-bomb—
we found a Safer Way to Rest Your Sweet Head.
& Ele-Founder now has 3 of them.
(Big Sale too!)