Mathias Pongracz

“Stumbling along” as he says, on  the path of Dharma since almost 40 years.

He studied with Chögyam Trungpa Rinopche in the early eighties and served as an acharya (senior teacher) for his son Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche for 16 years.

He also pursued  zen practice under the guidance of  Kobun Chino Roshi and serves as a teacher in his lineage.  Mathias teaches MBSR (mindfulness based stress reduction) and studied with Jon Kabat Zinn before MBSR became widespread in France. 

Mathias has been animating Zen- , Buddhist-  and  non-religious – meditation retreats in Austria, Belgium, Hungary and France since a while.