Sung Ösel (Rafael Hoekstra) teaches classic Buddhadharma from all 3 cycles of Buddhism. He met his root Guru Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen (Lama Mark Webber) in 2004, and continues to study closely with him, often as his attendant. He trained in the novice precepts for some years, and now holds the Ngakpa vows. He has completed extensive retreats both with Lama Yongdu, and alone.

Ösel has also received Wongkurs, teachings, and transmissions from esteemed Gurus including Lama Tarchin Hearn, H.E. Drikung Lho Ontul Rinpoche, and H.E. Drikung Lho Ratna Rinpoche.

Since 2017, Ösel has trained with Paul Cavel in the Taoist Qigong of the Water Method lineage of Lao Tse (Lao Tzu). He is qualified by The Tai Chi Space school to teach Foundational Qigong Level 1.

"I find the emphasis of the Taoist Internal Arts on physical / energetic practices to be highly complementary with the Buddhist emphasis on meditative / contemplative paths."

Rafael holds a PhD in Nanoscience, Materials, and Chemical Engineering from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain, where he mentored under Dr. Francisco Andrade to publish papers and patents on chemical sensors for medical and environmental applications. He ran a marketing consultancy for artists in the United States, worked in Indonesian real estate, and founded an AI SaaS company in Singapore.

He is now increasingly shifting his energies from science & business towards studying, practicing, and teaching Buddhadharma & Qigong.