Authorized by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche as a "lama" in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism in 1992, Yeshe Wangmo is the director of Vajrayana Hawai'i and Lotus Gate Sanctuary on the Big Island of Hawai'i, see www.vajrayanahawaii.org. She is also the founder of the recently established nonprofit organization, "Jnanasukha", dedicated to the teachings of Yeshe Tsogyal in the West and the translation of Dudjom Rinpoche's mind treasure, Khandro Thuk-Tik, "Dakini Heart-Essence." Lama Wangmo lived as a monastic for nine years and completed the first traditional three year retreat in the United States under Kalu Rinpoche. She teaches throughout the US and abroad.