Course Leader

Alan Wallace

Alan Wallace has studied and practised Tibetan Buddhism for over 40 years. He is a direct student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his principal Dzogchen (Great Perfection) teacher is the Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche. He has studied with many other great Yogis and Lamas. He is fluent in Tibetan and has translated many texts. His PhD is in religious studies, and he has a profound knowledge of the Christian mystical tradition also. Alan is today a world-renowned meditation teacher, he specialises in Shamatha, Vipashyana and the Dzogchen teachings. Alan is also the Founder of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies and more recently of the Phuket International Academy Mind Centre where he regularly teaches eight-week Shamatha retreats.         

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