Teachers

Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS

Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S. has been practicing Chöd for over three decades and has assisted Lama Tsultrim on many Chöd retreats. She has co-taught Chöd since 2013 with Lama Tsultrim and Löpon Chandra Easton. She continues to teach and lead Chöd Practices for the NYC Tara Mandala Sangha which she leads. In October 2012, she received the Chod Empowerment from His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje. She leads a monthly BBAIPOC meditation practice for Tara Mandala. Karla is a founder of Sine Qua Non: Allies in Healing, an Integrative Therapy Practice in New York City. She is an adjunct Professor in the Women’s & Gender Studies Department and the Africana Studies Department at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Karla is an initiated priest in the West African system of Ifa.

 

Authorized to teach:
Feeding Your Demons®
Namkhai Norbu Chöd
Five Dakini Mandala Meditation
Five Buddhi Mandala Meditation
Sutrayana retreat

Vajrayana retreat

 

Email: nytmsangha@gmail.com/khadro57@gmail.com
Location: New York , New York

Events with Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS

The Heart of Buddhism A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program
January 31 - November 21, 2025

Welcome to The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program. Throughout 2025, we’ll explore the history, core teachings, and practices that guide Buddhist practitioners in the Tibetan tradition in waking up to their true nature of innate compassion and wisdom. The Buddhist path offers profound guidance for working…

Gathering in Miracles: Celebrating Chotrul Duchen (online on yana)
March 14, 2025

On March 14th, 2025, our global Tara Mandala Sangha will come together, live on Zoom, for a yana gathering to honor Chötrul Düchen—one of the four most sacred Buddhist holidays of the year. With the wise guidance of Tara Mandala Senior Teacher, Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S., we’ll go beyond simply…

The Awakened Heart
May 22 - June 19, 2025

Course Three of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program with Lama Tsultrim Allione and guest teachers. The Buddhist Path The Buddhist path offers profound guidance for working with the individual and collective challenges we face — and transforming suffering into liberation. These teachings show…