Gaye (Dawa) Rowley has explored meditation and mothering for more than 40 years. When she was four years old she nagged her parents into sending her to Sunday school. She’s been curious about all forms of spirituality ever since.
She has attended numerous three-month and one-month retreats and attended countless classes, urban retreats, courses and weekend workshops whilst raising a family. She has four adult children and 7 grandchildren. By necessity (and lack of time) she found a unique (often humorous) perspective on making spirituality a practical tool in everyday life.
She is humbled and grateful to have studied with many skilful teachers in the Namgyal lineage including Namgyal Rinpoche, Saydaw U Thila Wunta, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, Cecilie Kwiat, Tarchin Hearn, Leander Kane and others. She was instrumental in helping set up the Queenstown Dharma Centre and is a past Caretaker of the Wangapeka Centre.
