Teachers
The teachersof Karmê Chöling
Karmê Chöling does not gather around a single resident teacher. Through the year it invites many teachers within authentic lineage: Tibetan lineage teachers, teachers of Shambhala practice and its forms, and teachers of other wisdom traditions.
Teaching this season
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Bill Brauer Bill Brauer has been a member of the Shambhala community for 50 years and was once the Executive Director of Karmê Chöling. November 13 to 15Meditation for a World on Fire
Heidi Meyer-Bothling Heidi Meyer-Bothling has been studying and practicing Limitlessgate Qigong with Dr. Eva Wong since 2012. December 4 to 6Qigong Levels 1-2
Joseph Pascutazz Joseph Pascutazz has practiced and taught the Taoist Internal Arts of Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Gong for over thirty years. December 11 to 13Tai Chi Seasons of Energy
Elaine Yuen Elaine Yuen is an educator, chaplain and researcher. December 28 to January 112-Week Meditation Retreat
Michael Carroll Michael Carroll is the co-founder of The Wisdom Seat and a teacher in the Kagyu-Nyingma lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism. February 12 to 21The Roar of the Werma Retreat
Eva Wong Eva Wong is a 19th generation lineage carrier of the Nei Dan Pai (internal alchemy) tradition of Xiantianwujimen Daoism and the... June 11 to 16Caring for Body & Mind: Part IV
Everyone who has taught here
285 teachers
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- Geri Amori Geri Amori has been a student of the dharma since 2006, supporting fellow students in the roles of coordinator, meditation inst...
- John Ankele John Ankele has studied and practiced in both the Shambhala and Zen Buddhist traditions and has been a teacher of Shambhala Tra...
- Jane Arthur Jane has been a member of the Shambhala community since 1997.
- Dale Asrael Dale has taught as Core Faculty at Naropa University since 1992, in the M.A. Buddhist Studies, Contemplative Education, and Cou...
- Calryn Aston Calryn Aston has been a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche since 1997 and has been teaching across the Colorado Front Range and...
Agness Au In 1975, Agness Au became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the renowned and brilliant meditation master and Tibetan Buddh...
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- Michael Baime Michael Baime, M.D., is the founder and Director of the Penn Program for Stress Management at the University of Pennsylvania Sc...
John Baker John Baker has been an active student and teacher of Buddhism for more than 54 years. - Bill Barry
- Barbara Bash Barbara Bash is a calligraphic artist who mixes Buddhist sensibility with brush and ink.
Wendell Beavers Wendell Beavers is a Meditation Instructor and has been practicing meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage since 1985. 
Erika Berland Erika Berland was an early student of Chögyam Trungpa and is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Lineage. - Frank Berliner Frank Berliner is a core faculty member at Naropa University, where he teaches Buddhist and Western humanistic psychology.
- Maggie Bernstein Maggie Bernstein has been a member and student in the Shambhala community for over 25 years.
- Imre Berty Imre has been a member of the Shambhala Community and meditation practitioner for over 20 years and is father to three children.
- Paula Bickford Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- Walker Blaine Walker Blaine has studied and practiced in the Shambhala tradition for 35 years.
- Mark Blumenfeld Mark Blumenfeld became a student of Shambhala in 1979 when he began studying with Chögyam Trungpa, Shambhala International’s fo...
- Jenny Bondurant Jenny Bondurant has been a meditation practitioner and student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche since 1980, and she has completed th...
- James Boorstein Jim Boorstein started his kyudo practice in 1991 with Kanjuro Shibata XX and Marcia Shibata.
- Emily Bower Acharya Emily Bower started practicing in the Shambhala community in 1987, the year that Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche passed away.
- Bill Brauer Bill Brauer has been a member of the Shambhala community for 50 years and was once the Executive Director of Karmê Chöling. Teaching November 13
- David Brown David Brown is the Executive Secretary to the Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche.
Lance Brunner Lance Brunner is an experienced teacher in the Shambhala-Buddhist tradition, having directed Shambhala Training and contemplati... - Leila Bruno Leila Bruno co-founded a non-profit environmental group in Wyoming in 1988.
- Madeline Bruser Pianist Madeline Bruser has performed as soloist with the San Francisco and Denver Symphony Orchestras.
- Trinley Busby Trinley Busby is a student of the Sakyong, Mipham Rinpoche and was appointed a shastri in 2013.
Charles Byron Charlie Byron, lived and worked in Boston as an analyst and manager at a financial information firm.
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- Elizabeth Callahan
- Mary Campbell Mary is a practitioner, meditation instructor and teacher within the Shambhala-Buddhist tradition.
- Tony Cape Tony Cape graduated from Cambridge University, England and studied creative writing with Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs a...
- Michael Carroll Michael Carroll is the co-founder of The Wisdom Seat and a teacher in the Kagyu-Nyingma lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism. Teaching February 12
- Bob Carterette
- Christie Cashman Acharya Christie Cashman first studied the dharma with Suzuki Roshi at age 18, while attending the University of California at ...
- Henry Chapin After several years of Zen practice, Henry became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1977, and was a founding member and ...
- Susan Chapman Susan Chapman has been a student of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage since 1974.
- Robert Chender Robert Chender is the director of the Contemplative Lawyers' Group of the New York City Bar Association.
- Raymond Chin Ray
Anjie Cho Anjie Cho is a feng shui educator, licensed practicing architect, and dharma arts teacher. - Dawa Chötso Ani Dawa Chotso has been a practitioner since 1984, and a nun in the Shambala tradition since 2004.
- Erik Cleven Professor Cleven is Associate Professor of International Relations at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire.
- Steve Clorfeine For more information on Steve Clorfeine please visit http://www.steveclorfeine.com
- Debbie Coats Debbie Coats has been a student of Buddhism and the Shambhala teachings for 22 years.
Pablo Coddou Pablo Coddou is a seasoned practitioner, blending deep therapeutic wisdom with embodied disciplines. - D'Arcy Colby D’Arcy Colby is a Class Teacher at Waldorf Academy School in Toronto.
- Lillian Concordia Lillian Concordia is an experienced meditator and instructor with a life-long interest in the mind-body connection.
- Sylvie Cotton Sylvie Cotton is a visual artist (performance art, installation, drawing) currently living in Montreal where she is practicing ...
- Geoff Cox Geoff Cox has been studying and practicing meditation for eight years and is an active member of the Boston Shambhala Center.
- Geoff Crinean Geoff has been a student of Buddhism and the Shambhala teachings for 38 years.
- Benoît Côté Benoît Côté has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism since 1976.
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- Andrea Darby Andrea Darby is Shastri for the Shambhala center in Northampton, Massachusetts.
- Aaron De Long Aaron de Long grew up working on fruit, flower and vegetable farms in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- Elizabeth Dealing Elizabeth is the Youth and Family Programs Coordinator at Karmê Chöling.
Caroline Demaio Caroline DeMaio recently retired from her position as school library media specialist at the Danville School, grades K-12. She ... - Salvatore Demaio Sal DeMaio is a real estate appraiser.
- Sara Demetry Sara Demetry has been practicing meditation since 1998 and is an authorized meditation instructor.
Alexander DeVaron Alexander deVaron has been teaching mindfulness meditation since 1986. - Grace Dinapoli As program director and instructor, Grace has held the practice of kyudo at Seiko Kyudojo since 2012.
- Candlin Dobbs Candlin started practicing in 1986 and has been a technical writer and trainer for over 20 years.
- Gabrielle Donnelly Gabrielle Donnelly, Ph.D. is a scholar and practitioner of creativity, social change, and innovation.
- Andrea Doukas Andrea Doukas has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism since 1973, and has served as Director of the Halifax Shambhala Centre a...
- Jim Drescher Jim Drescher studied the Buddhist and Shambhala teachings with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche from 1973 until his death in 1987.
- Margaret Drescher Margaret Drescher lives and works, with her husband Jim, at Windhorse Farm in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Marguerite Drescher Marguerite Drescher is a visual artist and graphic recorder and facilitator trained in cultivating vivid expressions for learning.
Suzann Duquette Suzann Duquette began her lifelong exploration of Mudra in 1974 as part of the Berkeley Mudra Space Awareness Group led by Dr. ...
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- Hylke Faber Hylke Faber is an Axialent Conscious Business Teacher and Shambhala student.
Tune Faulkner Tune Faulkner has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism for over 25 years. 
Gaylon Ferguson Gaylon Ferguson, PhD, has practiced and taught Buddhism for over four decades. - Brett Ferrigan Shastri Brett Ferrigan began as a student of Chögyam Trungpa, taking refuge in 1981, and completing Rigden Abhisheka with Sakyo...
- Gail Flynn Gail Flynn has been a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche since 1975 . Gail was among the early students that established the c...
- Emily Forse Emily Forse is entering her third year in the Karmê Chöling garden.
- Katie Frank Katie Frank grew up in the Shambhala tradition and has been teaching youth programs for ten years, doing her best to give kids ...
- Peter Fried Fried, Kadö is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
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- Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche Khenpo Gawang was born in Kham, Tibet.
- Michael Gayner Michael Gayner, Rupön was a member of the development team responsible for training and implementing close protection skills in...
- Vicki Giella
- Sue Gilman Sue Gilman is a senior student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and has been teaching Buddhism in Shambhala for more than a decade.
- Dan Glenn Dan Glenn is the Executive Director of the Shambhala Center of Boston.
- Peter Goldfarb Peter Goldfarb, an award-winning actor and director, is Vice President of the UNESCO/International Theatre Institute Education ...
- Leslie Gossett Leslie Gossett finds wisdom and magic walking barefoot through fields collecting plants, and meditating underneath maple trees.
- Emily Gould Emily Gould brings several decades of combined experience as an attorney, mediator, facilitator and coach to her presentations ...
- Nicole Grant Nicole Bacon teaches mindfulness meditation and chakra vinyasa yoga, an ongoing exploration of the polarities and sensory exper...
- James Graves A professional bridge player since age 16, Allan plays tournament bridge and teaches on the web.
- Valerie Graves Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- Jeanine Greenleaf Jeanine Greenleaf is a long-time student of both the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa, and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
- Michael Greenleaf Acharya Michael Greenleaf began his dharma practice as a teenager after meeting a senior student from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche'...
- Barry Gruessner Barry Gruessner has been practicing and studying meditation for over 10 years and running since he was 12 years old.
Roger Guest Roger Guest is a seasoned meditator in the Vajrayana Buddhist and Shambhala lineages.
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- Cherise Hairston Ms. Hairston is a Transformative conflict intervention practitioner with 22 years of experience providing a range of services i...
Lucy Halverson Lucy Halverson started her practice of kyudo in 1990 with Susan Budge Sensei and has been a student of Kanjuro Shibata XX, Send... - Tara Halwes Tara Halwes, Kadö, currently holds the post of Trident Regional Commander for the Dorje Kasung.
- Moh Hardin Acharya Moh Hardin is a long-time student of Buddhism and the Shambhala teachings.
- Lanny Harrison Lanny Harrison, character actress, dancer and cabaret artist, has played roles in Off-Broadway musicals and films and for the p...
- Alice Haspray Alice began practicing meditation in 1967 with the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind).
Noah Haspray Noah Haspray grew up attending Shambhala Centers from New York to Nova Scotia from a young age, and he became a student of Saky... - Jane Hawes Jane Hawes became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in the 1970s and is a member of the Light of Berotsana Translation Group.
- Nancy Miriam Hawley Nancy Miriam Hawley along with Jeffrey McIntyre are the co-founders of Enlignment, Inc., consulting and coaching practice in Ca...
- Arawana Hayashi Acharya Arawana Hayashi is a dancer, choreographer and meditation teacher, and a student of both Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and S...
- Thomas Haynes Tom has been a student of meditation in this lineage since 1976 with the Atlanta sangha.
- Jeremy Hayward JEREMY HAYWARD received a PhD in physics from Cambridge University in 1965, and became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in...
- Bill Hebbert In the mid 1980s Mr. Hebbert began studying the Shambhala teachings in Boulder, Colorado.
- Patrice Heber Ms. Heber is a dancer and a registered movement therapist who has been teaching in the somatic-movement fields for over 20 years.
- Barbara Heffernan Barbara Heffernan, LCSW, LADC, has a private psychotherapy practice in Norwalk, CT, which focuses on trauma, addiction, anxiety...
- Greg Heffron Greg Heffron was the first certified teacher of Mindful Communication authorized by author and Buddhist teacher Acharya Susan G...
- Gary Heinz Gary Heinz became a member of the Lexington Shambhala Center in 1976 after reading Meditation in Action.
- Shelley Heinz Shastri Shelley Heinz has been practicing meditation since 1978 in the Shambhala tradition and is one of the original members o...
- Christine Heming Christine Heming lives in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, with her husband Gregory Heming, an ecologist and municipal counci...
- Dan Hessey Daniel Hessey has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism for nearly forty-five years.
- Lisa Hilliard Lisa Hilliard has completed the three-year retreat at Gampo Abbey and has led two previous 28-day Mahamudra Retreats at Karmê C...
Andrew Holecek Andrew Holecek has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist meditation retreat and offers seminars internationally on medi... - Lodro Dorje Holm Lodrö Dorje (aka Eric Holm) began studying with the Vidyadhara in 1971; he was appointed by the Vidyadhara in 1976 as the Loppö...
- Michael Howard Michael Howard, one of the preeminent acting teachers alive today, has been active in the theatre since 1940.
- Melissa Howell Melissa is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and has been meditating for 15 years.
- Tomas Howlin Born and brought up in Buenos Aires, Tomas shares his 14 years of teaching and performing experience throughout Argentina, Nort...
- Carol Hyman Carol Hyman, a writer and consultant with a degree in psychology, has completed three books and is presently working on Salvagi...
- Patton Hyman Patton Hyman is President and Executive Director of Tail of the Tiger, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, which presents ...
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- Marty Janowitz For 17 years Acharya Marty Janowitz studied, served and taught under the Ven. Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche’s guidance and now cont...
- Arthur Jennings Arthur Jennings first got involved with Shambhala at the Dharma Study Group at UConn in the 1970’s.
- Jan Jercinovic Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- Nikki Jiraff Nikki has a lifelong passion for nurturing kids of all ages and ability levels using enthusiasm, creativity, and positivity as ...
Richard John An early student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Richard served as acharya for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche for 20 years.
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- Jim Katz
- Jackie Kaufman Jacqueline Kaufman is a Vermont English teacher and a 14-year veteran of Alternative Education Programs.
Anne-Marie Keppel Anne-Marie Keppel is an international speaker, award-winning author and death doula educator. - Ken Ketchum Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- Louis Kirouac Louis Kirouac has been a Shambhala practitioner since 1995.
- Melanie Klein Melanie Klein has been a student and teacher in Shambhala for over twenty years.
- Samten Kobelt Samten Kobelt grew up near Zurich, Switzerland where he again resides since 2013.
- Robin Kornman Robin Kornman (1947–2007) is best known for his work as a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, as well as a founding member of the Nalanda...
- Nick Kranz Shastri Nick Kranz has been a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche since 1997.
- Lisa Kraus Ms. Kraus is an internationally recognized dance artist.
- Chris Kreeger Chris has been directing Shambhala Training for the past 20 years and also has been active in training new Directors and Assist...
Lennart Krogoll Lennart Krogoll, a student of the Buddha Dharma and Shambhala Dharma since 1980, has been an active Kasung since 1983. - Carolyn Krusinski Carolyn Krusinski is a business woman and entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in science.
- Joan Kydd Joan Kydd is a licensed teacher of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana.
- Tom Kyle Tom started practicing kyudo in 2005.
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- Gisèle Laberge Gisèle Laberge is a long-time student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
- Sandra Ladley Sandra Ladley is a long-time meditation practitioner and a senior Shambhala Buddhist resident teacher for the SF Bay Area. She ...
- Robert Lamprey Robert Lamprey met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche 23 years ago and immediately realized that this was his root teacher.
- Yvan Larrivée Yvan Larrivée has been practicing meditation in the lineage of Shambhala Buddhism for more than 20 years, and is currently conc...
Beth Latchis Beth Latchis was recently authorized by Dr. Eva Wong to teach her Doaist Qigong Levels 1 and 2. Beth has been practicing and st... - Elizabeth Latchis Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- Andrea Lawrence Andrea Lawrence has been practicing Tibetan Buddhism for fifteen years.
- Sophie Leger Sophie Léger is one of few individuals authorized and trained by Dr. Eva Wong to teach her Taoist Qigong lineages.
- Michael Levin Michael Levin became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974.
- Mitchell Levy Dr. Mitchell Levy has been a student of the Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche since 1971 and is a student of ...
- Judy Lief
- Jay Lippman Jay Lippman is presently teaching ongoing Mahamudra programs throughout North America and has developed a strong following in t...
- Joe Litven Dr. Joseph Litven has been a student of the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche since 1974.
- Adam Lobel Acharya Adam Lobel, Mdiv. Harvard Divinity School, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard University, is an acharya or authorized lineage ...
- Valerie Lorig Valerie Lorig, M.Ed, is a practitioner and teacher of Shambhala and Tibetan Buddhism.
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- Hope Martin Hope Martin has taught the Alexander Technique for 32 years and has a lively private practice in New York City where she operat...
- Fleet Maull Fleet Maull, PhD is an author, meditation teacher, mindset coach, social entrepreneur and peacemaker who works at the intersect...
- Christopher Mazura Christopher Mazura lives with his two boys, Rhys (7) and Sebastian (5), in rural upstate New York. Together, they enjoy dancing...
- Brian McCorkle Since 2000, Brian McCorkle, Rupön has been a member of the Dorje Kasung, a volunteer group responsible for the protection and w...
- Debbie Mccubbin Shastri Debbie McCubbin is a former Centre Director of the Toronto Shambhala Centre, and one of the founders of the Mississauga...
- Kristine McCutcheon Kristine McCutcheon has been meditating in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition for over 30 years.
- Parlan McGaw Parlan McGaw has been helping actors connect with the core of their talent since 2005, when he codirected the first of two week...
- Jeffrey McIntyre Jeffrey R. McIntyre along with Nancy Miriam Hawley are the co-founders of Enlignment, Inc., consulting and coaching practice in...
- Bill McKeever Norbu William McKeever has been a student of Shambhala and Buddhism since 1972 when he met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche while getti...
- Ian McLaughlin Gesar Operations Commander Ian McLaughlin, Rupön, is part of the amazing Marpa House community located in Boulder Colorado.
- Noel McLellan Noel McLellan is a second-generation practitioner and an Acharya, or "honoured teacher," in the Shambhala tradition.
Greg McNally Greg McNally is a seventh generation Vermonter. 
John McQuade John McQuade is the founder of Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography and AbsoluteEye: photography as Modern Art . He holds ... 
Larry Mermelstein Larry Mermelstein will act as preceptor for the end-of-life ceremonies. - Heidi Meyer-Bothling Heidi Meyer-Bothling has been studying and practicing Limitlessgate Qigong with Dr. Eva Wong since 2012. Teaching December 4
- Emily Miller Emily Miller has been practicing and studying meditation for over 10 years and running for 20.
- Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is the head of the Shambhala lineage.
- Melissa Moore Melissa Moore is the Executive Director of Karuna North America.
Vicky Moyle Since 2012, Vicky Moyle has studied the discipline of Mudra Space Awareness with 1st and 2nd generation teachers Craig Warren S... - Zoey Moyle Something about Zoey here
- Diana Mukpo Lady Diana Mukpo was married to Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche for seventeen years.
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Daniel Naistadt Daniel Naistadt has been a teacher in Shambhala tradition for nearly 40 years. - Jason Newman John C. Newman, member of the Rutland, VT, firm of Kenlan, Schwiebert Facey & Goss, P.C., chairs the tax, estate planning and p...
- David Nichtern David Nichtern is a senior meditation teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and his son, Sakyon...
- Ethan Nichtern Ethan Nichtern is a senior teacher in residence for the NY Shambhala community.
- Jack Niland
Mark Nowakowski Mark Nowakowski met the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1972 and has been his student ever since.
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- Joseph Pascutazz Joseph Pascutazz has practiced and taught the Taoist Internal Arts of Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Gong for over thirty years. Teaching December 11
- Adam Pattantyus Adam Pattantyus has worked on environmental issues since the early 1990s, first in industry and then with "green building" init...
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Alison Pepper Alison has been studying and practicing meditation and Buddhism for over a decade. - Scott Perkins Scott Perkins has been practicing and studying Buddhism since 1988.
- Julia Persch Julia became a Shambhala student in 1998, when she was still living in Germany.
- Shelley Pierce Shelley is a senior teacher of Shambhala Training, Dharma Art, and Sogetsu ikebana (a school of Japanese flower arrangement).
Tai Pimputkar Tai has been practicing Buddhist Meditation and learning Mudra Space Awareness teachings for about 15 years, and has spent year... - Susan Piver Susan Piver is an authorized meditation instructor in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, the New York Times bestselling author of ...
- Chris Pleim Chris Pleim is a senior teacher in the Buddhist lineage of the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
Mathias Pongracz Mathias Pongracz has been a student of both the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (since 1983) and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche (s... - Shari Price Sharon Price is a retired project manager who spends half the year in retreat in rural Nova Scotia.
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- Betsy Railla Betsy Railla grew up in the woods of West Virginia, enjoying hours outdoors and environmental activism.
- Iris Ramos Iris Ramos is a Shastri or senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist meditation tradition.
- Richard Reoch Richard Reoch is the President of Shambhala.
Ella Reznikova Ella Reznikova , originally from Ukraine, is a teacher in the Shambaha Tradition, a conflict mediator, a translator, and the Sc... - Liz Richardson Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- Anyen Rinpoche A rare teacher in this modern age.
- Changling Rinpoche Changling Rinpoche was born in 1977 in Kalimpong, India.
- Venerable Khandro Rinpoche Venerable Khandro Rinpoche is a teacher in both the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
- Lodro Rinzler Lodro Rinzler is a teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and the author of five books on meditation including the best-sell...
- Esther Rochon Esther Rochon is a writer from Montréal.
Irini Rockwell Irini Rockwell, MA, is founder, director, and principal coach/trainer at the Five Wisdoms Institute . The Five Wisdoms have bee... 
John Rockwell John Rockwell has been on the path of dharma for 50 years. - Claudette Rodrigue Claudette Rodrigue is about to retire after many years of graphic design practice.
Janet Romaine Janet Romaine is a Buddhist teacher and meditation instructor, who has been teaching Shambhala Training since 1980. - David Rome David I. Rome is the developer of Mindful Focusing, an integration of Eugene Gendlin’s Felt-Sense Focusing and Buddhist mindful...
Kelsey Root-Winchester Kelsey has been practicing yoga since childhood and is a lifelong meditator. 
Eve Rosenthal Eve’s journey with the dharma began in 1973. - Madge Rossinoff Madge Rossinoff began her life-long study of Shambhala Buddhism in 1975, with the renowned Buddhist meditation master, Chögyam ...
- Frank Ryan Frank Ryan began studying Shambhala Buddhism over thirty years ago in Chicago.
- Susan Ryan Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- William Ryken Dapön Will Ryken has been a member of the Shambhala community since the 1970s.
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David Sable David Sable began studying and practicing Buddhism in 1971 as he completed his Masters degree in psychology at Teachers College... 
Trudy Sable Trudy Sable, Ph.D., became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1976. 
Julia Sagebien Dr. Julia Sagebien is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Management of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, and a Full Pr... - Lauren Sanford Lauren Sanford grew up in a Shambhala Buddhist family and began meditating as a teen.
- Jill Satterfield Jill Satterfield, founder of Vajra Yoga & Meditation, has been practicing yoga primarily in the Iyengar tradition for 30 years ...
- Judith Saul Judith A. Saul has over two decades of experience in mediation, facilitation, and training.
- David Schneider Born in 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky, David Schneider was the first child of Marc, a Jew and engineer and Georgia, his southern...
- Wayne Schoech Wayne met the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, in 1976 and has been practicing meditation ever since.
- Steve Seely
- Esther Seibold Esther Seibold, Ph.D., is an experienced meditation teacher and has practiced mindfulness meditation for almost 25 years.
- Mark Seibold Mark Seibold has been practicing and studying Buddhism for over twenty years.
- Tara Seibold Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- Tom Semmes Tom Semmes has been a member of the Shambhala community since 1987 and currently serves as the Nalanda Chair at the Washington ...
Marcia Shibata Marcia Wang Shibata is a Master Shambhala Kado/Ikebana Instructor within the Shambhala Buddhist community and founder of the Sh... - Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI After the retirement of Shibata Sendai XX in October 2011, his adopted son, Shibata Kanjuro XXI, aka Nobuhiro Shibata, was reco...
- Toby Sifton Toby Sifton, Rupön, has been serving as a Dorje Kasung since 2001.
Judith Simmer-Brown Judith Simmer-Brown is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, where she has been in... 
Laura Simms Laura Simms met Chögyam Trungpa, RInpoche in 1978. - Fay Simpson Fay Simpson has been the Artistic Director and cofounder of Impact Theatre since its creation in 1990.
- Susan Skjei Susan Skjei is a consultant and educator specializing in transformative change, coaching, and leadership.
- Tara Slone Tara Slone is a second generation member of the Shambhala Buddhist Community.
- Annelies Smith Annelies Smith is a yoga and meditation instructor and a somatic movement educator.
- Craig Warren Smith Professor Craig Warren Smith, became the first teacher of Mudra Space Awareness after receiving transmissions of the practice d...
- Sarah Smith
- Aaron Snyder Aaron Snyder, Rupön has been a Kasung for 30 years.
- Basia Solarz Basia Solarz, MAdEd, CAC serves as the inaugural Consultant for Communication and Conflict Competence for the award-winning Wor...
Janet Solyntjes Janet Solyntjes leads programs and silent retreats in both the Shambhala tradition and in the MBSR-based style of secular mindf... - Dennis Southward Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- Eric Spiegel Eric Spiegel has been a student and teacher in the Shambhala tradition since his teens.
- Kit St. John Christopher (“Kit”) St. John first went to Karmê Chöling in 1982 for one day of a sesshin led by Taizan Maesumi Roshi.
- Lisa Stanley Lisa Stanley has been a practicing artist and teacher of fine arts for over thirty years.
- Michael Stephens Michael Stephens has been a long-time student and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, and has been teaching programs for...
- York Stillman Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
- David Stone David Stone has been a Shambhala Buddhist practitioner since 1974 and currently serves as Co-Director for Teaching at the Shamb...
- Nancy Styron Nancy Frumer Styron, Psy.D, J.D., is a pediatric psychologist in Boston, MA, and has worked at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
- Tracy Suchocki Tracy has been a member of the International Shambhala community for over 30 years and has raised three children, with her husb...
Kate Summers Kate Summers had the good fortune to encounter both Eva Wong and Shambhala in 2008. - Don Symanski Don Symanski began the study of kyudo with the late Kanjuro Shibata XX, Sendai in 1980.
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- Chris Tamdjidi Chris Tamdjidi is the Director of Shambhala Europe.
- Vicki Tansey One of Canada's leading pioneers in the art of improvisation, Vicki Tansey, dancer, singer and visual artist, has been performi...
- Ann Taylor Ann Taylor has been a student of Shambhala for many years.
- Bob Taylor Special Operations Commander Bob Taylor, Rupön s a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and has been a Dorje Kasung for over 30 y...
- Bonnie Taylor Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
Aarti Tejuja Aarti Tejuja (she/they) is a spiritual life coach, ritualist, sacred space facilitator, youth mentor, and social justice advoca... - Cara Thornley Cara Thornley, a teacher in the Shambala tradition, has led the spring dathuns at Karmê Chöling for the past 4 years.
- Steve Tibbetts Steve Tibbetts began studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1975.
- Charlie Trageser Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
Suzanne Trahey Suzanne Trahey is a dedicated practitioner and student of Buddhism, with over 15 years of devoted study.
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- Peter van der Molen Peter is an expert advisor on nature monitoring for the 12 provincial governments in the Netherlands.
- Alex Vlasic Alex Vlasic has been practicing meditation and studying dharma as a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and the Shambhala Buddhi...
- Kate Vlasic Has taught at Karmê Chöling.
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- Jenny Warwick Jenny Warwick has been a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition since 1975.
- Emily Weidman Emily Weidman became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1979.
- Anna Weinstein Anna Weinstein serves as the Dorje Kasung Sergeant-Major and is responsible for upholding the forms and protocol of the Dorje K...
- Bernie Weitzman Bernard Weitzman, Ph.D. trained at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland and has been in private practice since 1963.
- Rhiannon Wells Growing up in the tradition of Shambhala Buddhism, Rhiannon has been a meditator from a young age.
- Jade Weston Jade Weston Kranz is an emerging teacher in Shambhala and has been practicing meditation since 2009.
- Ellen White Rook Shastri Ellen Rook encountered the Shambhala teachings in upstate New York in 1980.
Donna Williams Donna Williams has taught in the Shambhala tradition for many years. - Eric Wilson Eric Wilson is a student of Eva Wong, a 17th generation lineage carrier of Xiantianwujimen Taoism and 3rd generation holder of ...
- Eva Wong Eva Wong is a 19th generation lineage carrier of the Nei Dan Pai (internal alchemy) tradition of Xiantianwujimen Daoism and the... Teaching June 11
- Irene Woodard Irene Woodard has been a mom for 25 years, Max and Catherine...
Myra Woodruff Myra has been teaching Shambhala Training for 25 years - delighting in sharing the profound vision, cheerfulness and societal i... - Lee Worley Lee Worley is a Professor of Theater and Performance at Naropa University.
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- Arthur Zajonc Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D., is Chair of the Physics Department at Amherst College and is Program Director of the Academic Program of ...
Allison Choying Zangmo Allison Choying Zangmo developed an interest in the dharma during high school, and began practicing seriously in the Vipassana ... - Coleman Zeigen Coleman Zeigen has been practicing meditation for 20 years; 10 years in the Shambhala tradition.