Lee Worley

LEE WORLEY is Professor Emerita of both the Theater Studies B.A. and the Contemplative Education M.A. at Naropa University. Under the guidance of its founder, Chögyam Trungpa, she began studying Mudra Space Awareness in 1974 and is currently an authorized Mudra teacher with students in the US, Europe, Canada and Brazil.

A practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism since 1976, she was appointed by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche to be one of his four Western Buddhist teachers, or “Mitras” (Spiritual Friends) in the sangha of Nalandabodhi International. She also teaches at Nitartha Institute for higher Buddhist Studies.

Lee has written two books: Coming From Nothing: the Sacred Art of Acting and Teaching Presence: Field Notes for Players.