Venerable Sarah Thresher

Venerable Sarah Thresher (Tenzin Yiwong) was born in London, England in 1960. She graduated from University in 1982 and shortly afterwards met her Root Guru Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. Since then she has studied with many great masters and was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1986.

After working as an editor for Wisdom Publications for nine years, she began teaching in 1992 and has taught in countries around the world. She now travels and teaches full time.

Ven. Sarah has also worked with Rinpoche to help lead practices according to his instructions at several major retreats, including the Mitrugpa Retreat in the US, the Mahamudra Retreat in Australia and the Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Retreat in Italy. She is particularly interested in trying to preserve and spread the special flavor of Rinpoche’s way of leading pujas and practices.

From 2007, Sarah will be based in the USA.