Olivier Raurich has practised and studied Buddhism under the guidance of Sogyal Rinpoche since 1984. He has served as Rinpoche’s main French translator and interpreter since 1987 and has been President of Rigpa France since 1992. He was appointed International Senior Instructor in 2001 and regularly helps with course design for Rigpa International. Olivier’s specialist areas are meditation, bodhichitta, ngöndro and instructor training.