Marcy Vaughn

Senior Teacher, Board President

Marcy Vaughn has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for more than forty years and is a senior student of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. She was in the first graduating class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University where she also taught and performed in a dance ensemble. She is currently a therapist in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she offers meditation groups and retreats with her husband, Gabriel Rocco.

Marcy works in close collaboration with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and has edited his books: Tibetan Sound Healing; Awakening the Sacred Body; Awakening the Luminous Mind; and Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities. She teaches throughout the US, Mexico, and Europe for Ligmincha International and is a teacher in The 3 Doors North American Academy.

In addition to teaching a variety of programs with The 3 Doors, Marcy has created pre-recorded, self-paced courses:

Upcoming Programs:

Online via Zoom
February 1, 2025
10:00 am – 4:00 pm Eastern US time
In Freeing the Spell of Story programs, we will bring open, kind, and fierce attention to our habits of voice, of thought, of story-making. We will connect specific contemplative practices with writing prompts to evoke and loosen patterns and allow something surprising to emerge
Languages: English
Teachers/Presenters: Marcy Vaughn, Juanita Rockwell
Experience: Beginner-Friendly, Suitable for All
Pendle Hill, near Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2025
November 12 - 16, 2025
Save the Dates! Past participants of the Compassion Project are warmly invited to join Marcy Vaughn and Gabriel Rocco for this in-person retreat at Pendle Hill near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Languages: English
Teachers/Presenters: Gabriel Rocco, Marcy Vaughn
Experience: Program Prerequisite
Online via Zoom
December 21, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Eastern US time
Graduates of The 3 Doors Academy from around the world are invited to come together for a quarterly community practice on Zoom. ...
Languages: English, Español
Teachers/Presenters: Marcy Vaughn
Experience: Program Prerequisite, Academy Graduates

Marcy Vaughn

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