As a student of VCTR, Jan Cressman served the Shambhala community in many ways from co-director of Marpa House in its formative stage, to manager of Kensington’s jewelry store, to associate director of Shambhala International. Since 2005, Jan has been a student of Bön, studying first with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and currently with Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche and Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche. Jan lives with her partner on a lake in the forest of the South Shore of Nova Scotia, and works as a contemplative psychotherapist at Dynamic Balance Centre for Occupational Therapy and Counselling.