Richard John
Richard John has been a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche since 1975, and he served as acharya to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche for 20 years. He completed the first three-year group retreat at Gampo Abbey, and has led many Buddhist and Shambhala meditation retreats. Richard and his wife Liz reside in Halifax, Nova Scotia.