Robb Reed discovered the peace and joy that comes with meditation after a week with Thich Nhat Hanh at Plum Village, France in 1993. Upon his return, he practiced at the Minnesota Zen Center. He came to Common Ground in 2002. Since his retirement from teaching in the Minneapolis Public Schools for 27 years, he has delighted in the freedom of taking longer retreats. Robb ordained as a monk for 6 weeks in Myanmar in 2015 and the following year spent 6 weeks on retreat at Insight Meditation Society followed by another 6 weeks at Temple Forest Monastery. He works part-time for the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).