Chris Stockinger encountered the Shambhala Buddhist teachings in 1983 in Vienna, Austria. He studied with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and later with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. He has taught Shambhala Buddhism since the ‘90s and now teaches at the Fort Collins Shambhala Center and along the Front Range. He is an electrical engineer, co-founded three companies and holds several patents.