Lopön Helen Berliner has been a student and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism and contemplative disciplines since 1970. She became a student of Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche in 1993, after studying with the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche from 1970 until his death in 1987. She has served in sangha administrative and teaching roles for over forty years. She was an early staff member of KCL and is currently on staff at Mindrolling Lotus Garden in Virginia. Her master’s degree in Buddhist Studies focused on environmental psychology. She is the author of “Enlightened by Design”, and editor and/or indexer of books by authors including Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche, Rigdzin Shikpo, Ane Pema Chödron, and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche.
Lopon Jann Jackson began her study and practice of buddhadharma in 1975 under the guidance of the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She has served the Baltimore Shambhala Center in various capacities beginning in 1979. In 1994 she began receiving the profound wisdom teachings from Her Eminence Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche and has been under her guidance since that time. Lopon Jann has also been blessed by receiving teachings from H.E. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. She is deeply committed to supporting the transmission of the Buddhadharma in the west and supporting students in their study and practice. Lopon Jann also received a master’s in psychology and worked in the field of human services for over 50 years.
