Christine Heming

Christine Heming lives in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, with her husband Gregory Heming, an ecologist and municipal councillor. She holds a Ph.D. in speech science and pathology, for nine years was on the faculty of Dalhousie University, and later joined the staff of the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board. Now retired, she devotes her time to promoting the principles of Shambhala as a Shastri, or senior teacher. Fostering genuine communication has been a major part of her life’s work. She has a daughter, Carolyn, an artist and advocate for persons with special needs, who currently lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. She is also a proud grandmother. [Legacy titles: Shastri]