Ani Könchog has been a beloved part of the New Life community for almost 15 years. Since her first visit to our Thai centre in 2012, Ani has returned year after year to offer counselling, Buddhist teachings, meditation instruction, and her wonderful photographic skills.

A Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, Ani Konchög is an ordained nun in the Tibetan tradition and has studied under Pema Chödron. Her present teachers are Tsoknyi Rinpoche, B. Alan Wallace, and Khenpo Namdrol. She is also a trained clinical psychologist specialising in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy with a degree from the University of Oslo.

Ani has lived and travelled all over the world and considers herself a 'European with an US passport.' She speaks fluent French, German, Norwegian, and English.