Dana Marshall (Brooklyn, New York) is known for her heartfelt way of teaching and applies it to daily life. She creates an atmosphere of warmth and kindness in her classes which encourages students to relax into their bodies and minds.

Dana first encountered meditation at seventeen years old through personal contact with the meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche the founder of the Sakyong Lineage. Since then, she has been on the Buddhist Path of the Warrior and is a devoted student of the current lineage holder Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.