Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, July 14, 1936) is an American Tibetan Buddhist. She is a nun, former acharya of Shambhala Buddhism and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. 
Chödrön has written many books and audiobooks, and is a teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. She was born in New York City.