Peter Nowak met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1985, the first time, and attended the last Seminary he was teaching in 1986. He has three grown up children and works in the Austrian Public Health institute as a department head. Developing strategic initiatives in close collaboration with the Austrian Ministry of Health he has a wonderful practice ground on creating good society – with and without success. Peter had many roles in his home Shambhala Center in Vienna, Austria, has been on the Board of Shambhala Global since May 2020 and is part of the Shambhala Europe Advisory Board.