Tara began her training aged 20 within the Theravada community, joined the Awakened Heart Sangha in 2002 and has lived at the Hermitage since 2003.
Lama Tara is the Deputy Dharma Director of the Awakened Heart Sangha, and has been a member of the Shrimalagana, an inner circle of responsibility within the Sangha, since its beginning.
She offers group mentoring for Discovering the Heart of Buddhism, and training for those taking Refuge and Bodhisattva vows or participating in sadhana practice. She is an active mentor within the wider Living the Awakened Heart curriculum and has been asked to lead in the area of love and compassion.
In addition Tara is a Mindfulness (MBSR) teacher and founded Gwynedd Mindfulness in North Wales. Her background is in medicine.