Teachers

Marty Janowitz

For 17 years Acharya Marty Janowitz studied, served and taught under the Ven. Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche’s guidance and now continues under the guidance of...

Arthur Jennings

Arthur Jennings first got involved with Shambhala at the Dharma Study Group at UConn in the 1970’s.  He attended most of the Khenpo’s programs at KCL. C...

Nikki Jiraff

Nikki has a lifelong passion for nurturing kids of all ages and ability levels using enthusiasm, creativity, and positivity as her guide. She has been studyi...

Richard John

An early student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Richard served as acharya for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche for 20 years. He has for many years taught meditation pr...

Jackie Kaufman

Jacqueline Kaufman is a Vermont English teacher and a 14-year veteran of Alternative Education Programs. She currently practices at BFA St. Albans where her ...

Anne-Marie Keppel

Anne-Marie Keppel is an international speaker, award-winning author and death doula educator. She has decades experience working with the elderly as a nurse ...

Louis Kirouac

Louis Kirouac has been a Shambhala practitioner since 1995. He is a systems and database programer since 1987. He developed Karmê Chöling's registration sy...

Melanie Klein

Melanie Klein has been a student and teacher in Shambhala for over twenty years. After a long career with the Boeing Company, Melanie entered Naropa Universi...

Samten Kobelt

Samten Kobelt grew up near Zurich, Switzerland where he again resides since 2013. In 1984 he met the Shambhala teachings at Naropa University and started pra...

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 Translation Committee. Up...

Nick Kranz

Shastri Nick Kranz has been a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche since 1997. He has developed an approach to cultural transformation with the practice of Soc...

Lisa Kraus

Ms. Kraus is an internationally recognized dance artist. She was a member of the Trisha Brown dance company (1976-82) and rehearsal director for Brown's Glac...

Chris Kreeger

Chris has been directing Shambhala Training for the past 20 years and also has been active in training new Directors and Assistant Directors.  He was Baltim...

Lennart Krogoll

Lennart Krogoll, a student of the Buddha Dharma and Shambhala Dharma since 1980, has been an active Kasung since 1983. He was involved in teaching and develo...

Carolyn Krusinski

Carolyn Krusinski is a business woman and entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in science. A senior teacher in the Shambhala lineage, she has served both The Druk Sakyo...

Joan Kydd

Joan Kydd is a licensed teacher of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. She was a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche for many years and is a member of the Saint ...

Tom Kyle

Tom started practicing kyudo in 2005. He took his 'first shot' at Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York. For Tom the practice of kyudo is a gateway...

Gisèle Laberge

Gisèle Laberge is a long-time student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. She is a senior teacher and meditation instructor in the Bud...

Sandra Ladley

Sandra Ladley is a long-time meditation practitioner and a senior Shambhala Buddhist resident teacher for the SF Bay Area. She is the Program Director and a ...

Robert Lamprey

Robert Lamprey met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche 23 years ago and immediately realized that this was his root teacher. He graduated from Vajradhatu Seminary in 1...

Yvan Larrivée

Yvan Larrivée has been practicing meditation in the lineage of Shambhala Buddhism for more than 20 years, and is currently concluding the third year of a th...