Translator & Interpreter
Heidi studied Tibetan language at Manjushri Center for Tibetan Culture (1996-8); apprenticed to Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche (1996-2003); served Lama Tharchin by helping to translate the mkha' 'gro thugs thig (Vol. Ma of Dudjom Rinpoche's Collected Works) and other texts (2006-present). She translated the autobiography of Khenpo Ngakchung (Wondrous Dance of Illusion, Shambhala, 2013, restricted text) and is currently translating volume one of Dungse Trinley Norbu Rinpoche's three-volume Collected Works. Heidi lives in Corvallis, Oregon, USA.