Jane DiGiacomo has been a buddhist practitioner since 1998, when she began practicing with Roshi Peter Muryo Matthiessen. She was first involved with Shambhala while completing a long term retreat at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. Since moving to Nelson in 2008, she has been a member and practitioner at the Kootenay Shambhala Centre. Jane has been the Executive Director of the Nelson & District Hospice Society since 2012.