Dakini's Whisper Team
Meet Our Team Members
Chöying Khandro
Founder and Spiritual Director
Khandro-la finds inspiration in great yogis, yoginis, and dakinis such as Machik Labdron, who is the lamp shining a light on the darkness of our minds and the world. Khandro-la feels gratitude for the fortune to tread this extraordinary journey with her fellow travelers in Dakini's Whisper. In her long spiritual career, Dakini's Whisper is a defining and vital phase in her spiritual growth and maturity.
Louise Lo
Project Team
Louise enthusiastically volunteers in many aspects of Dakinis' Whisper, from transcribing teachings, administrative support and creative projects, which she feels deepens and strengthens her spiritual journey. Having grown up in Hong Kong and now residing in Canada, her Eastern and Western perspectives have found journeying with Dakini's Whisper colorful and meaningful. Louise says
"It is such a great fortune to have met Dakini's Whisper where Khandro-la is generously offering Dharma pith instructions and compassionate
guidance!"
Dorothy Shaw
Project Team
Dorothy Shaw found Dakinis Whisper after reading an article Khandro La wrote about Chö. As a relatively new Buddhist practitioner, Dakinis Whisper has given her opportunities to learn, expand, and deepen herself and her practice. Through learning video editing and working on special projects along with Dakinis Whisper sangha sisters and brothers, her life on and off the cushion has been deeply impacted.
Abraham Sedri
Inovation Team
Abraham is a bit of an unusual mix. He came into his Buddhist journey as a result of his studies in Physics and soon after, started exploring the aspect of the Divine feminine which eventually led him to the Dakini and her myriad manifestations. Today he continues to try to bridge the world between Art, Spirituality and Technology with his recent focus on AI in the various areas of human life whilst also bringing all of this into the path of his spiritual practice. He is an organizer of the DW Discord channel.
Cameron Gehlert
Support Team
Cameron is the co-founder of the Khalkha Jetsun Dampa Initiative. He has been actively practicing Tibetan Buddhism for over seven years and holds Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Thubten Chodron, and Choying Khandro to be among his closest teachers and has been a devoted follower of the 14th Dalai Lama since a child. He has been studying under Choying Khandro since 2021. Through this, he became amazed by the 9th Khalkha Jetsun Dampa, his teachings, and his story. Inspired by the teachings and guidance of Choying Khandro, Cameron decided to make a pilgrimage to Mongolia and India in 2023 and play a key role in supporting Dakini's Whisper.
Heidi Mattila
Support Team
Heidi had been fortunate to study with several Tibetan Vajrayana teachers in the US and abroad over the years. Heidi had been on a quest to find a female tantric teacher for quite some time and felt that she had arrived home when she met Khandro-la - first virtually, and soon after in person. Heidi appreciates how Khandro-La integrates the ancient teachings coming from an unbroken lineage with a modern twist, and how Khandro-La emphasizes the embodied
experience of the teachings. Within the sangha, Heidi has helped with organizing retreats and other background activities.