Michelle, a native Nova Scotian, is the director of the Halifax Shambhala Centre. She is also the wife of Alec (Fudo) Munro, son of Andrew Munro and Deborah Luscomb. Michelle and Alec have two daughters.
Thrangu Rinoche was born in 1933 in Kham, near Surmang. Trungpa Rinpoche and Thrangu Rinpoche, who were friends and dharma brothers from an early age, continued their close connection in the West.