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Eva Natanya

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Eva Natanya

Scholar of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism

A scholar of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, Christian theology, and comparative religion, Eva (known to our dharma community as Yangchen ) has served in many capacities as a spiritual teacher, academic lecturer, translator and editor of Tibetan texts, scholarly writer, and retreat leader. Following a nine-year career as a professional ballet dancer with both the New York City Ballet and the Royal Ballet of England, she earned an MA in Christian Systematic Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. She has worked closely with Lama Alan Wallace on his translations for several books, including Open Mind and Fathoming the Mind , and has co-taught meditation retreats with Lama Alan around the world. In a Christian context, Eva co-authored Living Resurrected Lives: What It Means and Why It Matters with Veronica Mary Rolf. She has spent more than three years in solitary meditation retreat, and remains in residence at Miyo Samten Ling, guiding fellow retreatants in the details of contemplative training.

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