Founding Teacher & Advisor to the Tibetan Stream of Teaching at Friends of the Heart

Catherine Rathbun (Lama Jetsun Yeshe)

Catherine's meditation training began in 1969. Since then she has studied with His Holiness XVI Karmapa, head of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, and with pre-eminent individuals like Ven. Kalu Rinpoche, Ven. Karma Thinley Rinpoche, Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche and John Coleman. Catherine taught meditation studies at York University for 7 years. She is now Senior Teacher at Friends of the Heart. She has students in New Zealand, Canada and the U.S. Her principal residence for the past 20 years has been Canada. MORE