Chandra Easton is a teacher, author, and translator of Tibetan Buddhist texts. She has taught Buddhism and Hatha Yoga since 2001 and co-translated Sublime Dharma: A Compilation of Two Texts on the Great Perfection, published in 2012. She is the lead senior teacher, Dorje Lopön (Varjācharya), at Tara Mandala Retreat Center, founded by Lama Tsultrim Allione. 

While her training is rooted in Tibetan Buddhism (Mahayana and Vajrayana) and the Great Perfection (Ati Yoga; Dzogchen) in particular, her primary interest is in finding ways to make these traditional teachings relevant and accessible for our modern experience. 

She is on the Tara Mandala’s Executive Council, Prajna Council, and the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Council, which address the underrepresentation of people from different cultural, racial, sexual orientation, and social backgrounds in the Dharma. Her forthcoming book, Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom, will be released in December 2023.

She lives in Berkeley, CA, where she teaches at the Berkeley Alembic and the SF Dharma Collective. She has offered annual retreats at Esalen since 2003. www.chandraeaston.com.