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If you are lucky to find a teacher then you must have a good past life. If you can't find one, practice whenever you can. I would't make an excuse not to practice without a teacher. Trust you true nature.
"In the Forest Tradition you are just let to simmer in your own stuff. Yo don't go see a teacher every five minutes. The idea of 'being taught' is a that you sit and stay in your own soup for a while--until wisdom arises, understanding arises, and you know for yourself. It's the end of doubt because you know for yourself. That can never leave you. It is a part of yourself" (Ajahn Sundara, starting around 34:45 at: http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/345.html).
Fenix, you don't need a teacher to get started. For beginners, a teacher isn't necessary. You can learn from a nurse, from someone offering biofeedback, or you can buy a DVD from Snow Lion demonstrating different techniques by well-known Dharma center leaders. After perhaps years of practice, or whenever you feel things are getting to a deeper level, a more advanced stage, finding a teacher is probably the best route. By then, a teacher may appear in your life.
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With Metta