Verena Pfeiffer is from Germany and has been a student of Sogyal Rinpoche since 2005.

She attended the seven-month teaching periods of Rigpa’s 2006–2009 Three Year Retreat and has been studying at Rigpa Shedra East in Pharping, Nepal under the guidance of Khenchen Namdrol since 2007.

Verena helped support Sogyal Rinpoche’s teaching events as an instructor and German translator, and regularly helps to lead teaching retreats in Rigpa. She has recently begun teaching at the Rigpa Shedra, using Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara.

Verena is a member of the Rigpa Vision Board and lives in the Netherlands with her partner and their much-adored dog.