Julia Sagebien

Dr. Julia Sagebien is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Management of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, and a Full Professor in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Puerto Rico. She became interested in meditation and spirituality in the early 1970s, and met her teacher, Ch├╢gyam Trungpa Rinpoche, in 1973. She completed an MA in psychology from Naropa Institute, and completed the Vajradhatu/Shambhala International practice and study curriculum. Julia has taught Shambhala and Buddhist programs at all levels, including several Seminaries. At Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's request, she has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Spain, assisting with the spread of dharma in Spanish speaking-countries. Julia also helped develop Queer Dharma, a gay meditation outreach program. Julia is now working closely with the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche. She lives close to her family in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and plans to divide her time between the Caribbean and Canada.