- The practice of Green Tara from the Ösel Dorje Sangdzö
- The Riwo Sangchö practice from the Rigdzin Sogdrub
- The Chöd practice of Chögyal Namkha’i Norbu Rinpoche
- The Zhitro practice of the Namchö tradition
Once you receive transmission, you will be authorized to access explanatory teachings (Tib. Tri) on these practices and to do them on your own. Tara Mandala offers cutting-edge online courses to guide you in detail through each of the four practices.
To browse our Self-Paced Courses & Teachings, click here »
Self-Paced Courses are composed of professionally filmed videos that you can watch at your own pace. These courses include access to private discussion forums to interact with other participants.
To learn more about each of these Online Courses, click on the links below:
• Zhitro (with Lama Tsultrim Allione) – click here »
• Green Tara (with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Magyu Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam) – click here »
• Riwo Sangchö (with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Anna Raithel) – click here »
• Chöd of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche (with Lama Tsultrim Allione) – click here »
Daylong Virtual Retreats
Dentog Chigma Chöd
With Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen • April 29
About Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Magyu Dorje Lopön Charlotte Z. Rotterdam has studied Tibetan Buddhism for the last 20 years, was authorized to teach by Lama Tsultrim Allione in 2006, and received the title of Magyu Lopön, lead teacher of Magyu: The Mother Lineage at Tara Mandala from Lama Tsultrim in 2016. Lopön Charlotte teaches in the US and abroad, often in partnership with her husband Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen … Read more »
Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen is a teacher and a long-time student of Tibetan Buddhism. He has been teaching various practices and retreats in Lama Tsultrim’s lineage in the US and abroad since 2006, offering a blend of incisive insight and genuine compassion. He co-leads the Boulder Tara Mandala Sangha with Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam, and serves as the President of the Tara Mandala Board … Read more »
Honoring Mothers in the Refuge of Practice and Sangha
With Gena McCarthy RN, MFT • May 13
Gena McCarthy RN, MFT is an EMDR certified perinatal psychotherapist. She is the founder and developer of the Birth Spirituality and Healing Network, the Contra Costa County Perinatal Depression to Wellness Network and developed two local HMO Perinatal Integrative Health Programs. She co-founded the East Bay/ SF Peer Perinatal Professional Ceremony Circle. Gena is a long-time Tara Mandala sangha member. She has been trained in cross cultural shamanic, Buddhist, Cherokee peacekeeping practices and perinatal psychology … Read more »
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Chöd
With Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S. • June 17
About Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S.
Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S., Tara Mandala Teacher, 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. She has taught and led Chöd Practices for the NYC Tara Mandala Sangha which she leads. In October 2012, she received the Chöd Empowerment from His Holiness the 17th Karmapa. She leads a monthly BBIPOC meditation practice for Tara Mandala … Read more »
Zhitro
With Lopön Polly Ryan, MA, MFT • September 30
About Lopön Polly Ryan, MA, MFT
Lopön Polly Ryan, MA, MFT, is a Tara Mandala teacher and has been a devoted student of Lama Tsultrim Allione since 1992. She has also studied with Lama Alan Wallace for over three decades. Under the tutelage of Lama Alan Wallace, she has studied Shamatha, The Four Applications of Mindfulness, The Seven Point Mind Training, The Four Immeasurables, Dzogchen, and other practices. She has received teachings from many other Tibetan teachers including Kalachakra and Dzogchen teachings from H.H. the Dalai Lama in the late 1980’s … Read more »
