Meet our Team

A worldwide Dzokden Community working for our Retreat Center in Austria

Spiritual DIRECTOR

We are very fortunate to have Rinpoche as inpiration and guidance on the Kalachakra Dharma towards enlightenment and for manifesting conditions for a Golden Age of Peace and Harmony on this earth.

Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö

Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö

Spiritual Director — General Assembly Kalapa, Dzokden Board

Rinpoche is a non-sectarian master of Tibetan Buddhism. He has devoted his life to a wide variety of spiritual practices, studying with more than twenty-five masters from all of the major Tibetan traditions. While he has genuine respect and appreciation for the variety of spiritual... Read More

Our board

Our community is essentially important to us. We want each one of you to feel welcomed when you come to practice at Dzokden Kalapa.

Yeshe (Chloe) Wangmo (Bregman)

Yeshe (Chloe) Wangmo (Bregman)

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Advisor — Dzokden Board, Kalapa Webmaster

Yeshe Wangmo (Chloe Bregman) has over 20 years of experience in Corporate leadership, Product Design, and Agile Transformation. Previously, she was an Enterprise Agile Transformation Coach for a Fortune 500 company and Dir. Design at Onelogin. She brings her experience building teams and technology products... Read More

Tamás Schieszler

Tamás Schieszler

Board Member — President

Tamás from Budapest, born in 1969, is a seasoned master coach, consciousness facilitator, and advocate for compassion. His mission is to nurture individuals through transformative journeys, fostering compassion for themselves and their immediate surroundings. With over a decade immersed in the teachings of Vajrayāna Buddhism... Read More

Stella Katharina Klell

Stella Katharina Klell

Board Member — Treasurer

Stella from Graz currently works as an occupational therapist in a mental health clinic in Austria. As a lifelong Buddhist, Stella is dedicated to Dzokden’s principles, values, and activities. Growing up with buddhist parents, she has followed the creation and development of the Kalapa Retreat... Read More

Thomas Mocka

Thomas Mocka

Board Member — Secretary

Thomas, of German and Colombian origin, lives in Berlin, Germany, where he works as a photographer and videographer. During a trip to India, he discovered an interesting object in a shop. Intrigued and fascinated by it, he conducted research to learn that it was a... Read More

Retreat center OPERATIONAL Team

All of our retreat center team are followers of Rinpoche who have chosen to offer devotional service to our community as long-term residents. The team is supported by additional short-term residents and volunteers.

Rafa Lobsang Dorje

Rafa Lobsang Dorje

Operational Team — Program Coordinator, Kālachakra-Ngondro Teacher, Retreat Leader. [For Dzokden: Coordination and Edition of new Translations English-Tibetan.]

Rafa Lobsang Dorje (Rafael Nassif) began his contact with Buddhism in 2008, after practicing in other systems of spiritual practice in his homeland Brazil. In Europe, India, Mongolia, Nepal, and Tibet he had precious opportunities to receive teachings, transmissions, and empowerments from masters from all... Read More

Kerstin Chöwang Drolma

Kerstin Chöwang Drolma

Operational Team — Office, Business & Project Management; Yoga Teacher.

Born in Vienna, Kerstin has studies in International Management & Administration, and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Competencies. She has worked for international organizations as a Program Manager, Advisor & International Peace worker within the fields of Education and Human Rights. She became acquainted... Read More

General assembly

The members of our General Assembly assist the Board

Daniele De Val

Daniele De Val

General Assembly — Book Keeping Auditor for Dzokden Kalapa; [for Dzokden: Italian Translation Team — texts and live interpretation]

Born in Trieste, with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in communication, Daniele embarked on his spiritual journey in 2015, exploring various wisdom traditions. Soon after, he encountered Buddhism, which marked a significant turning point in his life. His path took a transformative turn in 2018,... Read More

Magda Toader

Magda Toader

General Assembly — Book Keeping Auditor for Dzokden Kalapa; [for Dzokden: Romanian Translation Team]

Magdalena lives in Bucharest, Romania. The year 2007 was the year when the practice and study of Qigong Arts opened her path toward Buddhism. Two years later, with amazement and deep gratitude, she met her first Tibetan Master from the Mahayana tradition, FPMT, in Pitești.... Read More

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