Tara Mandala offers retreats, teachings, and training in traditional Buddhist practices and modern transformational methods based on Buddhist principles. These are offered in a variety of formats including in-person retreats in our retreat center in Colorado and at other locations, online programs, opportunities for personal solitary retreat, extended residential experiences such as our Living Dharma Apprentice Program, as well as self-paced courses and downloadable material for personal study. In addition, Tara Mandala offers long-term practice paths such as: the Feeding Your Demons® Training, the Magyu: The Mother Lineage, the Ösel Nyingtig: Heart Essence of Luminosity, and the Gateway Program. Lama Tsultrim’s events can also be viewed here. If you don’t know where to begin, visit this page.
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This daylong practice intensive is open to practitioners who already know and have received the CNNR Chöd teachings and transmission. Students will have the opportunity to receive direct support on chöd drumming patterns & melodies, engage in group practice, and receive one-on-one feedback.
A partnership between Tara Mandala and Dharma Friends. In this special event, Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer will offer a live Chöd ritual to help us clear obstacles for the New Year. Dharma Friends is thrilled to host legendary spoken word poet Bob Holman and musician Lucy Wainwright Roche. At Tibet House NYC and online.Â
Venture into the mandala of divine union, the Yab Yum Mandala. Building upon the five family explorations and practices of the Mandala of the Dakinis and Mandala of the Buddhas, this program explores divine union beyond gender identifications, exploring the union of feminine and masculine we each hold within ourselves.
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. Each five-week course builds upon the previous while standing alone as a complete teaching, and may be taken individually.
Course One of “The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program.” Experience how the Buddha’s own journey offers profound guidance for navigating today’s challenges. The exploration begins with five weekly sessions, each carefully designed to build understanding and practice.
Deepen your training and knowledge of FYD in Level II. Completion of FYD Level I and related prerequisites are required. Level II is offered in both Buddhist and Secular Tracks, and this course is the Buddhist Track.
Deepen your training and knowledge of FYD in Level II. Completion of FYD Level I and related prerequisites are required. Level II is offered in both Buddhist and Secular Tracks, and this course is the Secular Track.
Course Two of “The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program.” Learn how the Buddha’s insights into suffering and liberation speak directly to our modern experience. Delve into the essence of the Eightfold Path: the Buddha’s step by step instructions for liberating ourselves from suffering.Â
In Feeding Your Demons® Level I, you will learn this potent, life-changing method, creating meaningful transformation in a world that is ripe for profound healing. This course is offered in both Buddhist and Secular Tracks, and this course is the Buddhist Track.
In Feeding Your Demons® Level I, you will learn this potent, life-changing method, creating meaningful transformation in a world that is ripe for profound healing. This course is offered in both Buddhist and Secular Tracks, and this course is the Secular Track
Course Three of “The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program.” Discover Mahayana Buddhism’s revolutionary teachings on wisdom and compassion, illuminated through the feminine embodiment of Prajnaparamita, transforming personal awakening into boundless benefit for all beings.Â
Drawing from over 50 years of training and practice in Tibetan Buddhism particularly in the Dzogchen tradition, Lama Tsultrim will guide us in the identification of this natural state of self-cognizing awareness through traditional teachings, stories, experiential exercises, and meditations in nature. This retreat takes place in British Columbia, Canada.