Tessa Logan is a senior Buddhist meditation teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT). After completing her college studies in Cambridge, England, she became one of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's first disciples. She moved to Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center (the Mother Center of the NKT) in 1977, when Venerable Geshe Kelsang himself moved there from India. Manjushri KMC in the UK is the largest Kadampa Center in the world, with over one hundred residents and thousands of annual visitors.

Over the last thirty years, Tessa has studied the entire Teacher Training Program, engaged in many meditative retreats, and developed a vast depth of Buddhist knowledge and experience. She has taught extensively at Manjushri Center itself, as well as at Chenrezig Buddhist Center in Lancaster, England for 15 years, and at both Keajra Buddhist Center in Blackpool, and Vajravarahi Center in Preston for several years. She has also worked at Manjushri Center in many different areas -- administration, book publication, and the education program -- and she helped to organize the large International New Kadampa Tradition Summer Festivals for 5 years.

Richard Johns: Substitute Branch Teacher

Richard Johns is a Buddhist meditation teacher who has been involved with the New Kadampa Tradition for more than 10 years. Richard (also known as RJ) has a very clear understanding of Buddha's teachings.

Kathleen Thurston: Substitute Branch Teacher

Kathleen Thurston has been a disciple of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's for many years. She is a student on the Teacher Training Program at Saraha Center in San Francisco. She presents Buddha’s teachings with sincerity and warmth.

Reed Sherman: Teacher in San Jose and Los Gatos

Reed Sherman began his Buddhist practice in Seattle in 1994. Four years later, he moved to San Francisco and has continued to study, practice and teach in the New Kadampa Tradition.

Kevin Otsuka: Substitute Branch Teacher

Kevin Otsuka is a student at Saraha Center and substitute-teaches throughout the Bay Area. He began studying Buddhism many years ago at the NKT Buddhist Center in San Diego. Kevin's teachings are enthusiastic and heart-felt.

Mary Troyer: Substitute Branch Teacher

Mary Troyer has been studying and practicing Buddhism with the NKT since 2002. She attends both Duldzin Dragpa Center in San Jose and Saraha Center in San Francisco. Her style of teaching is clear, practical and inspired.

Alise Halbert: Substitute Branch Teacher

A San Francisco native, Alise has been studying with the New Kadampa Tradition since 2000. Her warmth and sincerity make her teachings very accessible.

Sarah Knittle: Substitute Branch Teacher

Sarah Weber is a devoted, working mother of two daughters. She has been studying at Saraha Center for several years. Her teachings are sincere and lively, showing the depth of her knowledge of Buddhist teachings, as well as her wealth of life experience.

Kelsang Gamo: Administrative Director at Duldzin Dragpa Center

Kelsang Gamo is an ordained nun and the Administrative Director at Duldzin Dragpa Center in San Jose.

Carroll Child: Branch Teacher in the Marina, San Francisco

Carroll is a Foundation Program student at Saraha Buddhist Center and teaches a Sunday noon-time class in the Marina District of San Francisco. He is a long-term Buddhist practitioner, and his engaging teachings emphasize the practical integration of meditation and Buddha's wisdom into our daily lives.

Suzannah Stason: Substitute Branch Teacher

Suzannah Stason has been studying and practicing Buddhist teachings for several years and currently studies on the Foundation Program. She has a warm and thoughtful approach, and focuses on bringing Buddhist teachings into our everyday lives and experiences.