Tracy hails originally from Harbin, China and now lives in Toronto, where she works in banking.

She met Kadam Dharma eight years ago in Toronto and is a regular at Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada.

Tracy is taking a year off from work to visit other Kadampa centres around the world.

We caught up with her at Manjushri KMC, where she attended the International Summer Festival followed by a five-week volunteering visit in the Kadampa Art Studio

To find out more about volunteering visits at the Kadampa Art Studio and apply online see manjushri.org/volunteering-visits.