Holly Gayley is an Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She has been practicing meditation in the Shambhala tradition for more than 20 years and regularly leads meditation retreats and workshops as a shastri or senior teacher. Holly has frequently travels to Eastern Tibet for her research on contemporary Buddhist movements and enjoys trekking in the Himalayas and Rocky Mountains.  She is author of Love Letters from Golok: A Tantric Couple in Modern Tibet (2016). https://hollygayley.org/