Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Dorje Lopön Charlotte Z. Rotterdam has studied Tibetan Buddhism since the mid 1990’s, was authorized to teach by Lama Tsultrim Allione in 2006. She received the title of Magyu Lopön, lead teacher of Magyu: The Mother Lineage at Tara Mandala from Lama Tsultrim in 2016, and Dorje Lopön, Vajra Teacher, in 2023. Lopön Charlotte teaches in the US and abroad, often in partnership with her husband Pieter Oosthuizen, and co-leads the Boulder Tara Mandala Sangha. Lopön Charlotte received a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School where she studied comparative religion. She served as executive co-director of Tara Mandala for four years, and thereafter as Trustee and Board President. She is the co-developer of the FYD Online Certification Program. Currently she is an Instructor and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education at Naropa University. The mother of two boys, she has published essays in Mandala, Lion’s Roar Online, Buddhadharma and in an anthology, Fearless Nest. She and her husband Pieter are currently writing a book, Skymind, inspired by the teachings of Machig Labdrön and their application to modern life, forthcoming from Shambhala Publications. www.skymind.us.
Authorized to teach:
Feeding Your Demons®
Five Buddha Mandala Practice
Five Dakini Mandala Practice
Five Yab/Yum Mandala Practice
Green Tara
Kapala Training Level I
Kapala Training Level II
Lojong (Mind-training)
Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Chöd
Prajña Paramita Meditation
Three Yanas: Mahayana Retreat
Three Yanas: Sutrayana Retreat
Three Yanas: Vajrayana Retreat
Contact: charlotte@skymind.us
Website: www.skymind.us
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Categories: Feeding Your Demons Teachers, Our Authorized Teachers
Upcoming Programs by Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Feeding Your Demons® - Online Program
Also With Lama Tsultrim Allione and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Green Tara: Self-Paced Program
Also With Lama Tsultrim Allione
Green Tara: Self-Paced Program
Also With Lama Tsultrim Allione
Green Tara (Retreat in Colorado)
Also With Dorje Gyaltsab Tulku Ösel Dorje
Green Tara sits with one foot in the meditative posture and one foot extended, embodying active compassion and serving as a model for modern contemplative life. We invite you to join us in a week-long retreat at Tara Mandala in Colorado as we connect with the luminous compassion of Green Tara and our innate, awakened […]
Skymind: Glimpsing the Radiance of our True Nature (Retreat in Germany)
Also With Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Taught in English, with German translation At the heart of Buddhist teachings lies the invitation to rest in our true nature, an inherent, brilliant wholeness which is not other than the ground of being itself. Recognizing and remembering this fundamental and inextricable connection to everyone and all things paves the way for a life of […]
Chöd Retreat (Retreat in Germany)
Taught in German Chöd (wörtlich ‘durchtrennen‘ oder ‘durchschneiden’) ist eine alte tibetisch-buddhistische Praxis, mit der wir Ängsten und Anhaftungen begegnen und uns mit ihnen konfrontieren, indem wir Mitgefühl und Großzügigkeit praktizieren. Wir visualisieren die Gabe des eigenen Körper an die Kräfte, die uns anscheinend zerstören, und lernen so, unser Greifen nach unserem Ich loszulassen. Gleichzeitig […]
Skymind: Opening to the Vast Radiance of our True Nature A Buddhist Meditation Retreat (Retreat in Czech Republic)
Also With Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Taught in English, with Czech translation At the heart of Buddhist teachings lies the invitation to rest in our true nature, which is not other than the ground of being from which all things and all beings arise. In every moment of life – even in times of confusion and unrest – this ultimate refuge […]
Skymind: Vast View, Sacred Land (Retreat in Colorado)
Also With Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Buddhist teachings reveal our innate wakefulness and inherent wholeness, asserting that there is no fundamental lack in ourselves, others, or the world. Everything and everyone emerges from the ground of being, the Great Mother, accessible through the essence of our awareness, the nature of our minds. As the esteemed 11th-century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön advises, […]
Magyu Biennial Gathering - Honoring the Mandala (Retreat in Colorado)
Also With Lama Tsultrim Allione and Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S.
In this special year marking the 30th Anniversary of Tara Mandala, we celebrate the sacred and powerful land that is the home of the Magyu lineage. This is a special time to gather with fellow Magyu sangha members for practice, teachings and shared conversations. This year our theme is the Mandala teachings which highlight the […]
Feeding Your Demons® Level I - Buddhist Track (Kapala I)
Also With Lama Tsultrim Allione and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Feeding Your Demons® Level I - Secular Track
Also With Lama Tsultrim Allione and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Liberation in One Seat (Dentog Chigma Chöd) (Retreat in Colorado)
Also With Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
We invite you to join us at Tara Mandala in Colorado for a profound opportunity to learn the liberating practice of Dentog Chigma Chöd with Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen. The dynamic and transformative practice of Dentog Chigma, “liberation on one seat,” combines the melodic and rhythmic aspects of traditional Chöd with […]
Tara Mandala Autumn Month-Long Practice Retreat 2024 (Retreat in Colorado)
Also With Dorje Gyaltsab Tulku Ösel Dorje, Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton and Lopön Polly Ryan, MA, MFT
***UPDATE: As of April 19, 2024, registration for this program is no longer available. Please visit our calendar to view our upcoming offerings.*** With great excitement, we announce the fruition of a long-held aspiration to offer a month-long practice retreat where we step out of our regular routine and experience the simplicity and beauty of turning inward […]
Green Tara Daylong Practice Intensive (online)
Green Tara sits with one foot in the meditative posture and one foot extended; thus, she embodies active compassion and serves as our model for modern day contemplative life. We invite you to join us for our annual accelerated practice to connect more deeply with the luminous compassion of Green Tara, the Tara Mandala sangha, […]