— If one uses this time and experience of being in prison to practice meditation, to practice dharma, then being in prison, even though it is believed you are in prison by outside people, in reality it becomes a retreat for you. —
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Our Teachers
Vikki Sarac
"I correspond with inmates in Australia and the US. I think being sent to prison and serving a sentence must be a horrendous experience. Writing to a prisoner and giving them support is something I felt I could do that would be positive and benefical. How has it been for me? In a word, rewarding. Through my correspondence with prisoners, my own practice is improving and I'm inspired by every letter I receive from my friends in jail. I sincerely hope my letters give them as much encouragement and hope as theirs give me."
AUSTRALIA
- Ven. Aileen Barry
- Leslie Baxter
- Judie Bilkey
- Shyla Bauer
- Kate Buckley
- Anna Carmody
- Mark Chesterfield
- Ven. Chokyi
- Danielle Clarke
- Nin Daniel
- Melanie Dixon
- Ven. Thubten Drolma
- Lou Ellwood
- Kara Everson
- Margaret Gallagher
- Jorji Gardener
- Shanti Hasslacher
- Sam Howard
- Jason Isma
- Rosetta Isma
- Ven. Jangchub
- Henrike Korner
- Liling Lee
- Narelle Lee
- Scott Magrath
- Les Montanjees
- Libby Mowlam
- Ven. Namdag
- Majola Oosthuizen
- Ven. Tenzin Palyon
- Liz Rosenberg
- Kate Rowe
- Ven. Tenpa Sangmo
- Vikki Sarac
- Ven. Sonam
- John Waite
- Lindy Warrel
- Cate Waldron
- Heather Wiseman
- Charlie Yarrow
NEW ZEALAND
- Andrew Jeffery
USA
- Janise Baldo-Pulaski
- Karl Bergh
- Sharon Cardamone
- Angie Chen
- Robin Coleman
- Ruth Cook
- Ven. Robina Courtin
- Herb Cunningham
- Ven. Lhundub Damcho
- Richard De Vecchis
- Marty Demian
- Jindati Doelter
- Lodru Dawa
- Mark Evans
- Westley Foong
- Vicente Forte
- Ryan Gatlin
- Kolby Graham
- James Guertin
- Don Handrick
- Jules Helsen
- Tony Hoeber
- Emily Hsu
- Judith Hunt
- Su Ianiello
- Elaine Jackson
- Oscar Jaitt
- Bleu Johnson
- David Johnson
- Michael Jolliffe
- Justin Kelley
- Tom Kelly
- Cyd Lantz
- Caterina Larson
- Darren Littlejohn
- Sherrie Lyons
- Ron Malanga
- Sandi Manson
- Will Manson
- Susan Marfield
- Ven. Losang Monlam
- Tracy Morgan
- Todd Norcross
- Diana Pelmo Olander
- Sara Parker
- Sandra Peterson
- Abigail Pierce
- Fabienne Pradelle
- Paul Pulaski
- Victoria Rainone-Goswitz
- Bill Roepke
- John Scorsine
- Donna Seese
- Jane Seidlitz
- Jill Shallenberger
- Beth Simon
- André Smith
- Dennis Smith
- Heidi Sommer
- Paul Stevenson
- John Sutton
- Laurel Sylvan
- Michelle Tapia
- Ven. Losang Tenkyong
- Debra Travis
- Barbara Vautier
- Cheri Watts
- Debbie Webb
- Joe Weston
- Ben White
- Ven. Thubten Wongmo
- Heather Woollard
- Shanti Wyckoff
- Kris Young
- Chrystal Zachary
EUROPE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
- Maurizio Cacciatore
- Ven. Lobsang Dorje
- Ven. Tenzin Drolkar
- Holly Forrer
- Ray Freeman
- Sari Galapo
- Chris Gilchrist
- Claire Gittoes
- Severine Gondouin
- Ven. Lobsang Jinpa
- Ven. Sangye Khadro
- Mary Nordkvelle
- Ven. Losang Tendar
- Sandra Tideman
- Tenzin Wangmo
- Ven. Tenzin Yonten
MEXICO
- Oscar Acosta
- Susie Anstey
-
Fer Barroso
- Marisol Benejam
- Martha Cabral
- Cristhian Cambresy
- Lourdes Castro
- Ana Paula Cerda
- Rebeca Cuan
- Lilia Serrano Dorantes
- Sebastián Benitez Escobar
- Esther Garibay
- Nestor Manuel Grimaldo
- Sergio Isidro Grimaldo
- Margarita Aguilera Ibarra
- Ángeles López
- Fernando López
- Mónica López
- Victor Medina López
- Paula Guerrero Mackense
- Gandhi Maga
- Nayeli Maillefert
- Moya Mendez
- Rosa Lydia Mendoza
- Francisco Navarro
- Jose Olvera
- Soledad de Olvera
- Katia Ornelas
- Juan Pablo Pacheco
- Paty Peña
- Lourdes Vela Picones
- Mariano E. Ramirez
- Lorena Rojas
- Leslie Serna
- Silvia Sevilla
- Ruth Da Silvera
- Ven. Lobsang Tonden
- Abel Vera
- Victor Villaseñor
ASIA
- Tim Burress
- Karen Chin
- Danny Chu
- Chee Chiong Kok
- Kieren Lim
- Paul Lim
- Lee Oi Loon
- Tara Melwani
- Ven. Tenzin Namtrul
- Valerie Tripp
- Tim Van Der Haegen
CANADA
-
Jamyang Khedrup
- Tricia Pearson
- Lynn Shwadchuck