Peter Nowak

Peter Nowak met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1985 the first time, and attended the last Seminary he was teaching in 1986. Peter studied with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on the Scorpion Seal Path of Shambhala.

He had many roles in his home Shambhala Center in Vienna, Austria, served on the Board of Shambhala Global from 2020 to 2024 and was part of the Shambhala Europe Advisory Board from 2021 to 2024. He has three grown-up children and worked in the Austrian Public Health institute as a department head until 2024.