Retreats
Cittamani Tara Weekend — Teachings and Initiation
With Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa
This weekend offers a rare opportunity to receive the Cittamani Tara initiation, a profound highest yoga tantra initiation associated with the enlightened activity of Green Tara, the embodiment of compassion in action. Under the guidance of Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa and translated by Geshe Tenzin Legtsok, participants will receive the Cittamani Tara initiation, along […]
Introduction to Buddhism: Foundations and Practice
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
Saturday, July 18 9:30 am – 3:00 pm In Person and Online via Zoom This introductory day-long course explores the basic principles of the Buddha’s teachings. Designed to inspire and guide participants in their spiritual journey, it offers an authentic introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, guided by Buddhist scholar Geshe Tenzin Legtsok. Participants will learn […]
Ancient Psychology for Modern Times
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok and Karuna Cayton
Saturday, August 1 9:30 am – 3:00 pm In Person and Online via Zoom Regular bathing is essential to prevent various ailments from arising. Similarly, if we don’t cleanse our minds regularly, they become polluted, anxious, confused, and unhappy. Join psychotherapist Karuna Cayton and Buddhist scholar Geshe Tenzin Legtsok for this day-long teaching on […]
Wise Paths to the Heart
With Hans Burghardt
Is warmheartedness a source of well-being? Are human beings kind by nature? How can we activate a sense of connection with oneself and others? How can we make it a source of true happiness? How far can our inner qualities of love, compassion, joy, and so on be developed? This retreat focuses on cultivating warmheartedness […]
A Sacred Pause
Coming Home to Stillness, Belonging & Soulful Expression Most of us live in doing mode. We work hard. We manage family. We respond to it all. We hold everything together. And somewhere beneath all that motion, something quieter begins to stir — a longing for stillness, connection and a deeper sense of belonging. This retreat […]
Living Stillness Retreat
We invite you to gather in a beautiful communal setting as we care for our bodies, minds, and hearts within the shared container of retreat. Whatever is true for you—whatever is unfolding in your life and inner world—come as you are. This retreat is open to new and experienced practitioners of meditation and mindfulness. Retreat […]
Clearing the Ground: Karma, Mind, and the Art of Dying Well
With Venerable Losang Gendun
We carry more burden than we know. The habits of the mind, the weight of past actions, the fears that surface when we sit in stillness — most of us spend a lifetime working around them. This retreat invites us to work with them instead. This weekend retreat offers a rare opportunity to look […]
Annual Namgyalma Retreat
With Venerable Steve Carlier
Online Only via Zoom November 13 – 20 Lama Zopa Rinpoche asked us to hold a 1,000 long mantra retreat each year, open to all. As he explained, the Namgyalma practice dispels life obstacles, purifies, and protects against birth in the lower realms. He said it is especially beneficial for the sick, including those with […]