Justin Otto is a Dhamma Teacher, carpenter, group facilitator & Holistic Recovery Coach from Pensacola, Florida.

 

He has been a touring musician, journalist, blue-collar laborer, and is currently the host of the Dharma Junkie Podcast.

 

Justin is a childhood cancer survivor and former heroin addict who began exploring the Dharma (Dhamma)  and meditation when he found himself incarcerated while struggling with the human experience of addiction. He immediately saw the benefits of meditation, mindfulness, and the Dharma and, through his practice, found recovery from both substance and process addictions, as well as many other maladies.

 

Justin is authorized to instruct meditation and facilitate groups by Wild Heart Meditation Center under the guidance of Rev. Mikey Noechel, MS, and Andrew Chapman, LMSW. He holds a 100H Meditation Teacher Certification through Meditation Alliance International, a 100H Mindfulness Teacher Certification and has excelled in his own studies of Dhamma and Eastern Traditions.

 

Justin is active in many social-profit organizations and continues to spread the Dharma (Dhamma) throughout the South East. He is the founder of Gulf Coast Dharma Meditation Society and leads groups weekly in Pensacola and the surrounding area.

 

Justin started Gulf Coast Dharma to help people, in his hometown of Pensacola, wake up to their true potential & live happier, more enriching & productive lives.