Introductory Retreats

Feeding Your Demons® - Online Program

with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen

Open Dates
Online
Feeding Your Demons® (FYD) is a profoundly effective method for recognizing and transforming the deep-seated patterns, triggers, and neuroses that undermine the quality and enjoyment of our lives. Learn more about the whole program here.

Lama Live!

with Lama Tsultrim Allione

Open Dates
Online - Facebook and YouTube
Lama Live! is a livestream event where we can gather together as a community for meditation, prayer, and teachings from Lama Tsultrim Allione and other guest teachers on Sundays at 9am PT.

Green Tara Self Paced Program

with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam

Open Dates
Online
A great introductory course for understanding ‘deity’ practice in Buddhism. Green Tara sits with one foot in the meditative posture and one foot in the world, thus embodying active compassion and serving as a model for modern day contemplative life.

The Heart of Buddhism A Yearlong Buddhist Studies Program

with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Tulku Ösel Dorje, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam, Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS, Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Amelia Hall PhD, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Sangye Khandro, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and Erik Pema Kunsang

September 18, 2026 - May 23, 2027

Online- Zoom

Welcome to The Heart of Buddhism: A Yearlong Buddhist Studies Program Starting in September 2026, 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 with the individual and […]

The Path of Liberation

with Amelia Hall PhD

September 18 - October 25, 2026

Online- Zoom

Course One of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year of Study and Practice. 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 us how we can each become a light in the darkness, […]

Empathy Fatigue An afternoon of insight and guided Feeding Your Demons practice

with Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS

October 20, 2026

Online- Zoom

Empathy fatigue arises when we carry not only our own suffering but the accumulated weight of those we love and serve. The continual impulse to help, hold space, and respond can quietly deplete the very ground from which genuine care grows. From a contemplative perspective, this depletion is not a sign that our hearts have […]

What the Buddha Taught

with Amelia Hall PhD

October 30 - December 13, 2026

Online- Zoom
Early bird tuition available until Sep 17, 2026.

Course Two of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year of Study and Practice. 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 us how we can each become a light in the darkness, […]

The Awakened Heart

with Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS and Zoketsu Norman Fischer

January 22 - February 26, 2027

Online- Zoom
Early bird tuition available until Dec 10, 2026.

Course Three of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year of Study and Practice. 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 us how we can each become a light in the darkness, […]

A Cup of Tea with Your Demons and Allies An Open Feeding Your Demons Conversation

with Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam

February 14, 2027

Online- Zoom

"Surround yourself tenderly with your demons." — Machig Labdrön Our demons are not obstacles to be conquered. They are messengers of wisdom, waiting to be discovered. Feeding Your Demons® invites us to turn toward the difficult parts of our inner life rather than push them away. But what does that actually look like in practice? […]

Sacred View Sacred World

with Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

March 5 - April 11, 2027

Online - Zoom
Early bird tuition available until Jan 21, 2027.

Course Four of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year of Study and Practice. 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 us how we can each become a light in the darkness, […]

The Great Perfection

with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Tulku Ösel Dorje and Sangye Khandro

April 16 - May 23, 2027

Online- Zoom

Course Five of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year of Study and Practice. 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 us how we can each become a light in the darkness, […]