I’ve been a student of the Vajrayana Institute for about 25 years. In my mid-twenties I attended a teaching at VI in Linthorpe Street Newtown in the backyard of the terrace house. There I attended the teaching of an old Tibetan lama and was struck by the joy and beauty of his presence and decided this is was what I wanted as well. Many years later after a career working in digital media, innovation and education. I’m still trying to work on my mind and find that peace and joy, I often think of my precious teacher Venerable Robina Courtin saying ‘long way to go baby…’ still I also remember her saying ‘you fall over you get up again and keep trying’. I’m currently researching a PhD exploring the topic of resilience and experiential learning for young people in the context of climate change and uncertain futures.