Clearing Obstacles for the New Year PARTY with DHARMA FRIENDS
With Megan Mook, Kevin Townley and Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS
January 27, 2025
Dharma Friends is a monthly community gathering hosted by Megan Mook and Kevin Townley at Tibet House, NYC and Online. Each month features a specific Dharma theme with special guests including Buddhist teachers, artists, professors, comedians and musical guests.
OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY, featuring guest teacher Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, kicks off a 3 month cycle of themed meditations and teachings, focusing on transforming obstacles into assets through Feeding Your Demons and other related practices. Participants can drop in at any point during the 3 month cycle, or attend all 3 events and deepen their practice consecutively.
In this special event, Lopön Karla Jackson Brewer will perform a live Chöd ritual — sung in Tibetan and accompanied by traditional instruments, to help us clear obstacles for the New Year. To celebrate an exuberant year of Dharma and art, Dharma Friends is thrilled to host legendary spoken word poet Bob Holman and musician Lucy Wainwright Roche.
Join us for this extra special celebration!
Tickets & Sponsorships*
Basic: $20 – $50
Sponsorship: $100 – $225
Ages 18 – 35 attend for free / by donation through our partner Dharma Gates.
Tibet House members are invited to apply discount code THUSMEMBER (membership will be verified).
*Tara Mandala discounts, scholarships, and refunds are not available for this event.
Location: This event will be held in-person, with an option to join online. All participants will be sent the Zoom link before the event, and the recording after the event. Each ticket covers in-person or online attendance.
Recording Access: Can’t make it live? The event will be recorded, and made available within 24 hours.
Teachers
Megan Mook holds a Master’s in Buddhist Studies and is a long-term student of both Tibetan Buddhism and yoga. Megan has lived and studied in traditional monastic environments all over the world, thoroughly immersing herself in the practice of Buddhism, yoga, and natural healing. A member of the Tibetan Translators…
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Kevin Townley is a writer, performer, and meditation instructor. His first book, Look, Look, Look, Look, Look Again: Buddhist Wisdom Reflected in 26 Artists, delves into the Five Wisdom Families of Tantric Buddhism through the lens of secular women artists. Kevin’s primary teacher is Kyoun Sokuzan, a Zen priest, who…
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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…
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