Pati began practising in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in 2004 in her motherland, Poland, and became an Awakened Heart Sangha student in 2005. In addition to the ongoing training with Lama Shenpen, that included several years of residency at the Hermitage, she studied in Pullahari Monastery, Nepal, where she received teachings from Drubpon Khenpo. She has been a member of the Shrimalagana, an inner circle of responsibility within AHS, since its beginning.
She is actively involved in training Awakened Heart Sangha mentors, offering individual and group mentoring for Discovering the Heart of Buddhism and the wider Living the Awakened Heart training, and Awakening Dialogue.
Pati is a professional counsellor, a Nonviolent Communication Certified Trainer, and author of Dementia Together. She holds a Master's Degree in Philosophy and her background is in art.