Beginner Friendly
Six Wisdom Hats
With Miffi Maxmillion
8 Week Series Wednesdays, August 6 – October 1 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PT Online Only Ancient wisdom meets modern problem-solving! This innovative course bridges Buddhist wisdom with modern decision-making techniques, combining Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats with the Five Buddha Wisdoms. It’s more than a thinking method—it’s a way to bring Buddha’s […]
Discover the Heart of Buddhist Meditation
With Venerable Angie Muir
Saturdays: Aug 30th- Sept. 27th 9:30-11:00 AM (PT) At the Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz and Online Via Zoom Land of Medicine Buddha is delighted to announce a new collaboration with Vajrapani Institute and the Wisdom Center to offer beginner-friendly Saturday morning classes, available both online and in person in the heart of Santa […]
FPMT In-Depth Meditation Training
With Venerable Losang Gendun
Year 3, Term 1: The Radiant Ground: Emptiness and Buddha Nature Saturdays: September 6th to November 29th 6:30 AM- 9:00 AM (PST) Online via Zoom In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT): We are excited to partner with the Buddha Project and many other FPMT centers worldwide to offer this wonderful, ongoing course with Venerable Losang […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do. Since Western education does not explain how the mind functions […]
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
Monday – Friday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 pm. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the answer; doing purification is the […]
Sound Journey
With Kalden Kho
Wednesday, September 17 In Person Only in the Meadow 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Sound healing is a sacred and powerful meditative practice. Different vibrational frequencies are said to resonate with different facets of the human energy field helping to clear blockages, soothe our overtaxed nervous systems, and aid in the release and expression of […]
How to Face Death Without Fear Retreat
With Venerable Robina Courtin
September 19- 21 In-Person and Online Via Zoom Death is a natural part of existence, but because of our intense attachment to this life, this body, and our own sense of self, we live in denial of it. As Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains in his book, How to Face Death Without Fear, "Death itself is […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday Drop-In Meditations weekly in-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do. Since Western education does not explain how the mind functions […]
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
Monday – Friday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 pm. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the answer; doing purification is the […]
Approaching the Buddhist Path
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
Thursdays: Sept 25 through Nov 13, 2025 6-7:30 pm PT Location: Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz and ONLINE The Galleria, Suite 240 COMMUNITY ROOM 740 Front Street, Santa Cruz Land of Medicine Buddha is honored to host this course in collaboration with The Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz. In hopes of building community and making the […]
Daylong Retreat: Climate change and Bodhichitta
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
In-Person and Online Via Zoom Saturday, September 27 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Bodhichitta is the heartfelt wish for all beings—not just oneself—to be free from suffering and reach their fullest potential. As we face the degradation of our climate, we are called to recognize our deep interconnectedness with all living beings, understanding that our […]
Parenting with Compassion & Wisdom
With Pam Cayton
Sundays: September 28, October 5, 19, 26 In-Person and online via Zoom 10:30 am - 12:30 pm This program is connected to our Children's series, hosted at the Tara Redwood School at the same time. To enroll your child in that program, please use the following link: Creating Compassionate Cultures for Children Series This series […]
Creating Compassionate Cultures Program for Children
Sundays: September 28, October 5, 19, 26 In-Person only at Tara Redwood School 10:30 am - 12:30 pm A unique opportunity for your children to attend a program that follows the same framework as your parenting classes, the 7 Steps to Knowledge, Strength, and Compassion. While you are in your class, our teachers will share […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday Drop-In Meditations weekly in-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do. Since Western education does not explain how the mind functions […]
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
Monday – Friday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 pm. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the answer; doing purification is the […]
Discovering Buddhism, Module 12: Wisdom of Emptiness
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
In Person at Land of Medicine Buddha and Online via Zoom Register for this Program Six Tuesday Sessions September 30 – November 4 , 2025; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT In Person and Online via Zoom Practice Day Sunday, November 23, 2025; 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm PT In Person and Online via Zoom […]
Buddhist Mind Science
With Elaine Jackson
Land of Medicine Buddha is delighted to announce Buddhist Mind Science: Module One with Elaine Jackson in person at the Wisdom Center and online. This new FPMT course is great for beginners and is part of a collaboration with Vajrapani Institute and the Wisdom Center to offer beginner-friendly Saturday morning classes, available both online and in […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday Drop-In Meditations weekly in-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete […]
Heart Essence of Buddha Nature Retreat
With Venerable Losang Gendun
In-Person and Online via Zoom “To be empty of self is to be full of others” - Venerable Gendun In this weekend retreat, we will explore the profound connection between Buddha Nature and compassionate activity, uncovering how the wisdom of emptiness naturally gives rise to boundless compassion. Guided by the esteemed Venerable Gendun, we have […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday Drop-In Meditations weekly in-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday Drop-In Meditations weekly in-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday Drop-In Meditations weekly in-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete […]
Living Stillness Retreat
Daylong Retreat: Meeting Political Unrest with a Compassionate Heart
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
In-Person and Online Via Zoom Saturday, December 13 9:00 am – 5:00 pm We are living in a time of social and political turmoil. For some, this unrest may feel distant, while for others, its impact is deeply personal. Either way, many of us are struggling to navigate this moment. In this daylong retreat, Geshe […]