Buddhist Studies, Practice & Service
Met His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet in Dharamsala, Himachel Pradesh, India, in March 1987 and between then and 2015 received over 350 hours of in-person teachings and guidance. Teaching events attended have been in India, the United States, and Australia.
Ten-day Kalachakra for World peace teachings and initiations with the Dalai Lama:
Sarnath, India 1990
Sydney, Australia 1996
Toronto, Canada 2004
Washington D.C. 2011
Met Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bodhgaya, India, in January 1988 and since then have received hundreds of hours of in-person teachings and guidance.
Have studied with numerous Buddhist masters and teachers, women and men, both Tibetan and Western, since 1987.
Executive Director of Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies, a 501(c)3 religious non-profit organization in Medford, MA, near Boston. September 2002 – September 2008.
Assistant Director of and copy editor at the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, a 501(c)3 religious non-profit organization archiving, publishing and distributing the works of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Boston, MA. May 1996 – present.
Marketing and Publicity Manager at Wisdom Publications. Boston, MA. 1993 – 1995.
Sitting at the site of the great 5th century Nalanda Monastic University, Bihar, India. December 2008.
Hiking to Triund, above Dharamsala, H.P., India. March 1987.
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Yoga Teaching
Apr 2001 to present – private, semi-private and public classes and workshops
Nov 2017 to Oct 2020 – Samara Yoga, Somerville
Jun 2015 to Dec 2017 – Borealis Community Yoga, Medford
Jul 2004 to Jun 2017 – Health Works Fitness for Women, Cambridge
Jan 2005 to May 2017 – Regis College, Weston
Feb 2004 to present – Kurukulla Center, Medford
Mar 2010 to Sep 2011 – Laughing Dog Yoga, Wellesley
Jul 2009 to Jul 2012 – Back Bay Yoga, Boston
Nov 2003 to Oct 2005 – Christine’s Yoga and Pilates, Newton
Aug 2002 to Jun 2003 – The Green Planet, Newton
Feb to Jul 2002 – Yoga Shapes, West Newton
Pilgrimage
Tibet: Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Sakya, Mount Kailash, Lake Manasarova, Wolka Valley, and the nomadic region of Kham. 2017.
Iona, Isle of Iona, Scotland. 2015.
Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. 2008.
Sera Jey Monastery and other reconstituted Tibetan Monasteries in South India. 2008.
Vulture’s Peak, Rajgir, Bihar, India. Where Buddha taught the Heart Sutra. 1988, 2008.
Nalanda University, Rajgir, Bihar, India. 1988, 2008.
Four key places connected to the life of the Buddha:
Lumbini, Nepal. Birth. 1987.
Bodhgaya, Bihar, India. Enlightenment. 1988, 1991, 2009.
Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India. First teachings. 1987, 1991, 2009.
Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. Passed away. 1987.
Manikaran Gurudwara, Parvarti Valley, Himachel Pradesh. 1987.
Hampi, Karnataka, India. 1987.
McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala, India. 1987 and 2005.
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 1987, 1988, 1996, 1998.
Boudha Stupa
Swayambhu Stupa
Parping
Namo Buddha
Kopan Monastery
Ancient Kingdom of Pagan and the Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar. 1987.
Borobudur, Java, Indonesia. 1986.
Meditation Retreats
Three ten-day and one twenty-day silent group insight/vipassana meditation retreats. Thailand, India, and France. 1987, 1988, 2015.
Three-month solo meditation practice at Lawudo hermitage Lawudo retreat in the Solo Khumbu/Mount Everest region of Nepal. 1998.
Seven-week solo meditation practice retreat in a cabin in the redwoods. Vajrapani Institute, CA. 1996.
One-month solo meditation practice retreat in a cabin in the mountains of Vermont. Milarepa Center. 1997.
Many group retreats meditation/practice/teachings in the USA, India, Europe, and Australia. Ranging from one weekend to 3 months. 1987 to present.