Lama Kathy Wesley (Gyurme Chötsö)

About Lama Kathy

Lama Kathy serves at the Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling Meditation Center as its practice coordinator, and travels to other Buddhist centers throughout the country to teach.

Lama Kathy has been a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche since 1977. She participated in the first three-year retreat led by Khenpo Rinpoche at Karme Ling Retreat Center in upstate New York, and thus earned the title of “retreat lama.” She is a graduate of Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and lives in Newark, Ohio with her husband, Michael.

This website

This site exists to help groups make arrangements for teaching visits with Lama Kathy. Here you will find a list of teaching topics and descriptions of the talks, templates for posters and materials to announce the talks in your area, and other information about planning and hosting a dharma talk.

May 2009 update note:

Quite a few new printable files have been added to the Resources section, plus a video showing the hand mudras for the Chenrezik sadhana. Lama Kathy’s travel schedule appears on the Scheduling page now, and more to come soon.

May all beings benefit throughout space!

This site is maintained by Athens Karma Thegsum Chöling (Ohio), with thanks
to Lama Kathy for the spiritual support and friendship she provides our sangha.