Katie first met Lama Shenpen in 1988. She has been giving Dharma talks for over thirty years and since 2005 within the Awakened Heart Sangha.
She also supports online study groups, including Discovering the Heart of Buddhism and Awakening Dialogue. Katie took the lead on Daily Life and Dying area of the Living the Awakened Heart training in 2022.
Her background includes studying within the Shambhala tradition (since 1977) with Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and teaching secular Mindfulness (MBSR).