Jan is a senior teacher in Rigpa Australia. In 2019, he was entrusted by Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche and Mindroling Jestsun Khandro Rinpoche as one of the twenty-five, worldwide Rigpa Senior Teachers. Jan has studied the dharma since the mid-1990s, receiving teachings and empowerment from many masters, principally from Sogyal Rinpoche and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. From 2006 to 2009, Jan participated in a three-year retreat in France, under Sogyal Rinpoche’s guidance. Jan is a member of the Milinda program, a ten-year Buddhist teacher training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. Based in Brisbane, Jan works as a data analytics professional and teaches the dharma for the international Rigpa sangha and throughout Australia.
