Sarah Schneider has been practicing Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism since 1999 when she met her Root Lama, Garchen Rinpoche. She lived at the Garchen Institute for five years, practicing in many retreats, including three-year retreat. After leaving three-year retreat, Sarah lived in Nepal for two years studying and translating Tibetan language. She currently lives in Santa Monica, CA, where she works as a Tibetan translator.