Faculty and Friends

Since our founding in 1987, Tibet House US has been fortunate to have the support and participation of many of the world’s experts on Buddhism, meditation, Tibetan medicine and science, and Tibetan art and culture.

If we have omitted any past teachers, artists or workshop leaders from the list below, please let us know so we can add them.

Michael Lobsang Tenpa

Michael Lobsang Tenpa (he/they) is a Tibetan Buddhist translator, meditation instructor, Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) teacher and student of EcoDharma. Born in Siberia, he earned ...

Marianne Gunther

Marianne Gunther, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, is a New York state licensed creative art psychotherapist, currently completing the Nalanda Institute’s Contemplative Psychotherapy Program. A long time ...

Brooke D. Lavelle

Brooke D. Lavelle is the Co-Founder and President of the Courage of Care Coalition. Brooke holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Emory University, an ...

Susanna Nicholson

Susanna Nicholson MPhil, CIHC, has taught meditation both privately and in hospitals for over fifteen years and is currently a student in the Nalanda Certificate Program ...

Dr. Elizabeth Visceglia

Dr. Elizabeth Visceglia, Board certified in Psychiatry, is a twenty-five year student of Yoga. She met her teacher, Guruji Prakash Shankar Vyas, a Kriya Yogi, ...

Elizabeth Pyjov, JD, MTS

Elizabeth Pyjov, JD, MTS holds three Harvard degrees and has taught over 30 programs at Tibet House US in the last eight years. Her background ...