Barbara returned to Nepal for further research in Tibetan religious history, namely the life and teaching of Pha Dampa Sangyas, the 12th century Black Yogi whose center was Dingri Langkor. Aided by nuns and monks at Trulshig Rinpoche’s Thupten Choeling…
After completing her M. Phil in London, Barbara launched a 13 month PhD field expedition in Nepal. She traveled into the hills by foot and settled in Solu-Khumbu, moving between Thupten Choeling monastery and Chelsa, a settlement of Tibetan refugees…
Unlike most young women in Canada at the time who pursued teaching or nursing, Barbara was drawn to an uncharted path and destined for a unique career. A year after graduating from college, she arrived in India overland via England.…
Aziz was born in Ontario, Canada, to Arab immigrants who had arrived in the country in the early 20th century. The family moved to Toronto, where she attended highschool with other working class children and merged into the wider immigrant…