Jul 10
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Seattle Bound
New Shastri brings a feminine perspective to Seattle
by Andrea D’Asaro
Our new Shastri, Trinley Busby, is relocating to Seattle from her home in Vancouver as our center’s first female Shastri. She brings a deep passion around opening Shambhala to greater diversity, including the power of the feminine.
Her work in diversity includes ten years of reaching out to marginalized populations in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Trinley said, “My work in housing and poverty activism led me to a career in social service support, working with people living with concurrent mental health and substance abuse challenges.” Continue…
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3 responses - Posted 06.20.17
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1 response - Posted 06.18.17
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