Christine Heming has been a meditation instructor and teacher of the buddhadharma for over 40 years.  She was a student of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, and is currently a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. She has completed a three-year retreat in the Kagyu Buddhist tradition. She lives in Port Royal, Nova Scotia.