Marka Blumenfelda became a student of Shambhala in 1979 when he began studying with Chögyam Trungpa, Shambhala’s founder. w 1990, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin and worked with the community there to found the Shambhala Center of Madison. He is a former Center Director and has taught programs and led retreats in meditation, uważność, Buddhism and Shambhala for over 30 lata. Mark has also served on the Board of Shambhala Global since 2018. He is married to Lora Wiggins, has three adult children and lives in Madison, WI.