Helen Berliner has been a student of Her Eminence Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche since 1994. From 1970-87, she studied with Trungpa Rinpoche, working full time for his administration. She has had the good fortune to receive teachings and empowerments from many Tibetan Buddhist masters of the Kagyu, Nyingma, and Sakya lineages. A meditation instructor since 1975, Lopön Helen has taught a full range of Buddhist study/practice programs, Dharma Art, Maitri Space Awareness, Shambhala Training, and teacher training. Other studies include a Master's Degree in environmental psychology and certifications in interior design, hospice, and clinical chaplaincy. Lopön Helen now works as a writer, designer, and creative project consultant; and has shown her own art/design work in galleries and museums internationally. She worked as an Emergency Room crisis counselor while writing her book, Enlightened by Design.
E-mail: helenberliner@gmail.com