Martin Aylward is the founding teacher of Sangha Live. He spent his early adult years in Asian monasteries and with Himalayan hermits, building a deep contemplative foundation in traditional Buddhist practice before bringing that training into modern life.

He also directs the Mindfulness Training Institute and co-founded the Moulin de Chaves retreat centre in southern France, where he lives with his wife and two children. His teaching bridges traditional wisdom with everyday challenges like work, relationships, money, and anxiety, and he is the author of Awake Where You Are: The Art of Embodied Awareness (Wisdom Publications, 2021).