![]() ![]() She previously worked as an elementary school teacher before converting to Buddhism.Ĭhödrön began to study with Lama Chime Rinpoche in the French Alps, and became a Buddhist nun in 1974 while studying with him in London. Pema Chödrön was born in New York City and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She is resident teacher of Gampo Abbey, a monastery in rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. ![]() ![]() Pema Chödrön has conducted workshops, seminars, and meditation retreats in Europe, Australia, and throughout North America. She is one of the most successful interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism for westerners, noted for her approachable and down-to-earth teaching style. The goal of her work is the ability to apply Buddhist teachings in everyday life. Pema Chödrön (formerly Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, born 1936) is a fully ordained Buddhist nun in the Tibetan vajrayana tradition, and a teacher in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. Pema Chödrön guides us through this "sticky feeling" and offers us tools for learning to stay with our uneasiness, soften our hearts toward others, and ourselves and live a more peaceful life in the fullness of the present moment. We reinforce our cravings, habits, and addictions by giving in to them repeatedly. Getting Unstuck - Pema Chodron - Audio CDĪn urge comes up, we succumb to it, and it becomes stronger. ![]()
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