Staff

Katja Rübsaat

Program Coordinator

Katja had been studying Buddhism for a couple of years when she came
across the German edition of Touching Enlightenment and immediately felt
a strong connection to Reggie's teachings. She started her journey with
Dharma Ocean in 2016 with the first Awakening the Body program and
continued to deepen it ever since. Katja is living in Germany, Europe
with her dog and four cats and currently undergoes a yearlong training in trauma therapy . She is engaged in supporting the European Sangha.

Barbara Ohlendorf

Discussion Group Leader

Callista Brown

Discussion Group Leader

Callista Brown has been a student of Dr. Ray’s for 20 years, a meditation instructor for 19 years, and a tantrika for 15 years. Her Dharma Ocean teaching experience includes Sutrayana courses and, most recently, an offering of Somatic Descent for tantrikas. In Somatic Descent, she has found a doorway to an experiential understanding of the view of this lineage – inviting practitioners to enter this doorway brings her joy.

Chantal Buck

Discussion Group Leader

Chantal joined Dharma Ocean in 2014 and has since been a student of Reggie Ray in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She lives with family in Connecticut, has worked in various clinical settings and is presently teaching in academia. She enjoys the natural world and all the wonders it holds.

Norman Elizondo

Discussion Group Leader

Norman has been an ardent student of meditation since 1994. He began his training and practice in the Theravada tradition. In 2001, he became a student of Reggie Ray and began training in the Tibetan Kagyu, Nyingma, and Shambhala traditions. A cofounder of Open Sky Wilderness Therapy, Norman has been working with struggling young people and their families since 1998. Norman offers the teachings in a way that invites students to explore their unique experience on the journey of meditation and to trust that experience.