Acharya Susan Chapman has been a student of Shambhala since 1974. She has an MA in Buddhist and Western Psychology from Naropa University, has worked with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, and is a licensed Marital and Family Therapist. She has one grown child. With her husband Jerry she founded the Juneau, Alaska Shambhala Center and has also completed Gampo Abbey’s three year retreat. She served as druppon, or “retreat leader” at Gampo Abbey for six more years. After moving back to Vancouver Acharya Chapman started a business which offers workshops and training in mindful communication. She is on the faculty of Karuna Training and teaches twice yearly in Europe. She was empowered as an Acharya in 2010. The Sakyong gave her the Acharya name Jinlap Wangmo, or “Blessing Lady”. In April of 2015 she published The five Keys to Mindful Communication.
Acharya Susan Chapman’s teaching schedule:
2017-01-06, Лексінгтон, Winter Weekthun
2017-01-06, Лексінгтон, Feeling the Heart and Being Who We Are
2017-01-14, Ванкувер, Веселий
2017-01-15, Шамбала онлайн, (з: Acharya Susan Chapman, Грег Хефрон, ) П’ять ключів до уважного спілкування – січня 2017
2017-01-21, Остін, Ashe Mahamudra Retreat
2017-01-23, Остін, Public Talk: Compassionate Presence – the Heart of Contemplative Psychology
2017-03-01, Shambhala Mountain Center, (з: Acharya Susan Chapman, Грег Хефрон) The Power of Peacemaking: Healing the Divide with Mindful Heart Communication
2017-03-15, Шамбала онлайн, (з: Acharya Susan Chapman, Грег Хефрон, ) П’ять ключів до уважного спілкування – березень 2017
2017-03-16, Ванкувер, Shambhala Buddhist View and Practices on Death and Dying
2017-04-01, Нельсон, (з: Acharya Susan Chapman, Shastri Russell Rodgers, ) Ashe Mahamudra and Vajrayana Practices Retreat
2017-04-20, Ванкувер, Епатажно / Незбагненний
2017-09-27 • Denekamp, Holland, “Mindful Heart Communication: Discovering Our Own Wisdom, From the Personal to the Social”