Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel

Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, MA, has studied and practiced Buddhism since 1985 under the guidance of her teacher and husband, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. She is the retreat master of Samten Ling in Crestone, Colorado, and has spent more than six years in retreat. The author of The Power of an Open Question: The Buddha’s Path to Freedom, she teaches throughout the United States and Europe.