Dr. Lama Alta Brown

When Trungpa Rinpoche arrived in Boulder, CO., Lama Alta immediately connected with him and studied as his student. After Trungpa died, shec ontinued to study with Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. She was introduced to Chod by Khenpo Tsultrim at the monastery in Pulllahari, Nepal. He supervised her practice while she did an individual 3-year Chod retreat. Eventually, he began to send her students. She has been practicing Chod since 1996 and has been teaching this practice since 1999.

Dr. Brown completed her doctoral work at the University of Southern California, specializing in Buddhist Ethics. She wrote her dissertation on Meditation as a Bodhisattva’s Practice of Peace. She subsequently taught at the University of California at Berkeley through The Graduate Theological Union where she emphasized aspects of Buddhist ethics. She also taught for The Semester in India program through Antioch University and, for five years, taught weekend retreats through The Immaculate Heart College center at La Casa de Maria Retreat and Conference Center in Santa Barbara. Dr. Lama Alta Brown currently leads an international Chod sangha. Much of her training in compassionate activity developed out of her experience as the mother of six children.