Yarphel

Yarphel is an amazing Tibetan teacher! If you intend to learn Tibetan, you should go with Yarphel, he will not let you down. He brings with him immense knowledge of Buddhism and Tibetan culture and he makes an excellent conversational partner when teaching the language. He is very friendly and hospitable and will welcome you warmly wherever you are in your Tibetan language journey.

I cannot recommend Yarphel la enough! He has been wonderful in helping me understand how to read Tibetan script and navigate the differences between colloquial and written language. What sets him apart is his focus on Amdo Tibetan, which is exactly what I need since my husband's family are Amdo speakers. I did try learning from my husband first — let's just say that experiment ended quickly! Yarphel la is patient, clear, and encouraging, and I have learned so much in our lessons. I plan to continue for a long time and could not be happier with my progress!

Yarphel la is a very compassionate and knowledgable teacher. He makes learning a really enjoyable and co-creative experience. We are currently reading literature that without him I could not understand but he makes sure to go at a pace that works for us both! If you are at an intermediate or advanced level with your Tibetan I especially recommend him! ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ་རྒན་ལགས།

Yarphel is awesome, and even though I am still a beginner in tibetan, I agree with ila malhotra gregory, I can tell he will be even better once we can start digging into the literature. He is very well traveled and interested in languages. It is very easy to ask him really specific questions about subtle differences between english and Tibetan. He's also just a fun guy. He gets me motivated to dig back into my textbook to learn something new. I can't wait for every lesson.

The teacher is very kind and patient. Will continue to study with him!