About Lama Lena

Lama Lena (Yeshe Kaytup) is a teacher of Direct Mind Perception Meditation (Dzogchen & Mahamudra) and a lineage holder of several traditions. Her informal style is precise and direct and she is revered by students around the world for her exceptional ability to share profound teachings in a clear, poetic, and humorous way. Beginning in 1972, Lama Lena spent three years studying with Lama Thubten Yeshe at his monastery in Nepal. She then spent seven years in retreat and practice in a small cave above Tso Pema under the tutelage of her root teacher, Ven. Wangdor Rimpoche. From then on, she continued to travel extensively with him as his main translator and assistant. At the request of H.E. Zigar Choktrul Rimpoche and Ven.Wangdor Rinpoche – as well as many Western and Tibetan dharma students – Lama Lena has been traveling, teaching, and translating from the lineages she holds.