Valerie Lorig

Valerie Lorig, M.Ed, is a practitioner and teacher of Shambhala and Tibetan Buddhism. A student of the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, she was empowered as Sangyum in 1985. She is adjunct faculty at Naropa University in the Contemplative Psychology Department and a psychotherapist in private practice. Trained in Hakomi Experiential Psychotherapy, her work unites meditative approaches with mindfulness-based therapy. She has an MA in Counseling from CSU and BA in Transpersonal Psychology from Burlington College in Vermont.