Programs

For those who were unable to attend Part 1 of the Tsigdön Dzöd, “Precious Treasury of Genuine Meaning,” one of the “Seven Treasures” of Longchenpa with Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche, we are honored to share this precious opportunity for you to receive the teachings via recording and join us as we progress along this multi-part teaching […]

For those who were unable to attend Part II of the Tsigdön Dzö, “Precious Treasury of Genuine Meaning,” one of the “Seven Treasures” of Longchenpa with Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche, we are honored to share this precious opportunity for you to receive the teachings via recording and join us as we progress along this multi-part teaching […]

The recordings of this program are available to audit. Lama Tsultrim Allione will offer the live lung (Tib. "oral transmission") for this practice on March 22, 2025. Please register for the free event here.  The application deadline to join the next cohort of supported Ngöndro with the Gateway Program has been extended to March 31, […]

Course One of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program with Lama Tsultrim Allione and guest teachers. 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 […]

Welcome to The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program. Throughout 2025, 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 collective […]

Tara Mandala is deeply honored to continue the online teaching series on the Tsigdön Dzö, “Precious Treasury of Genuine Meaning,” one of the “Seven Treasures” of Longchenpa with the Venerable Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche.  Tsigdön Dzö is considered one of the clearest, most explicit, and complete explanations of the instructions on Dzogchen, particularly Tögal.   This unique […]

Course Two of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program with Lama Tsultrim Allione and guest teachers. 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 […]

“The mandala is a template or blueprint of wholeness. It has a center and four directions. Associated with each direction is a color, an element, an obstructed pattern and a wisdom. It is a way to understand yourself and also your world.” – Lama Tsultrim Allione  We invite you to join us for a 8-week […]

Join us for this unique slideshow presentation through Buddhism’s Motherland where, for the first time after 2,500 years, a small pilgrimage group retraced the footsteps of the first women practitioners, led by Wendy Garling with special guest Venerable Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. Featuring long-forgotten sacred sites and stories, this remarkable journey captures a huge missing piece […]

It’s no secret (and not at all subtle) that women are largely absent in usual stories of the Buddha’s life and the founding of Buddhism. Yet what we normally learn in the West comes from a very narrow portion of the large corpus of ancient Buddhist literature that spanned Asia. What more can we learn […]

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. This April, Dharma Friends is honored to host Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam, one of the most […]

Have you ever wished there was a way to express generosity, connect with the Tara Mandala community, and contribute to Tara Mandala and Lama Tsultrim’s legacy beyond financial support? We are excited to invite all members of our global community to come to Tara Mandala in Colorado and help us prepare the beautiful land and […]

Kagö literally means "Blessing of Command/Order" and must be given by a highly realized master. During Kagö, very powerful, profound blessings and healing are given. Khandro la invokes the fierce aspect of Buddha nature which helps the recipient of the blessing at  outer, inner, and secret levels, in the following manner: Outer level: Protects from […]

Feeding Your Demons® (FYD) is a simple but profound five-step process that guides the practitioner to transform their demons into protective allies through a sequence of illuminating questions and visualizations. Created by Lama Tsultrim Allione, it employs principles of the Tibetan Buddhist practice Chöd, as originally articulated by the eleventh-century female Tibetan teacher, Machig Labdrön.  […]

Course Three of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program with Lama Tsultrim Allione and guest teachers. 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 […]

These half-day seminars with Lopön Polly Ryan (and additional presenters) are designed to facilitate communication and connection between Lama Tsultrim and her lineage holders and teachers and to provide ongoing training, inspiration, and support for both Senior and Apprentice Teachers.  Program Schedule This seminar will be offered via Zoom and will take place on Friday, […]

Khandro Dorje Phagmo will give Vajravarahi and Hayagriva Teachings and Long Life Blessings. Join the waitlist to be notified when Garchen Buddhist Institute opens registration. More information forthcoming. By joining this waiting list, you will receive an email notification when further details are available and/or registration is open

Khandro Dorje Phagmo will give Avalokitesvara Teachings. More information forthcoming. By joining this waiting list, you will receive an email notification when further details are available and/or registration is open.

Join us for an immersive introduction to the foundational elements of contemplative Buddhist chaplaincy. It is designed for those interested in exploring spiritual care through a Buddhist lens and serves as a curriculum sampler of a three-year contemplative chaplaincy program. The retreat is also for those navigating dying, illness, caregiving in all forms, and the […]

Khandro Dorje Phagmo will give Kagö and Drolma Jigchobma Empowerment and Teachings for Overcoming the Eight Great Fears. Kagö literally means "Blessing of Command/Order" and must be given by a highly realized master. During Kagö, very powerful, profound blessings and healing are given. Khandro la invokes the fierce aspect of Buddha nature which helps the […]

Take the Wind Out of Fear and Suffering Green Tara, revered as the embodiment of swift compassion in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Buddha who offers immediate protection from our fears and suffering. She is ever-present and accessible to all who call upon her. With one foot in meditation and the other extended into the […]

This invite-only practice retreat is for those who received the Rinchen Trengwa empowerment and participated in the Drubcho at Druk Zangri Kangmar during the 2017 and 2023 pilgrimages. We will practice the Dontsog Guma Chöd practice, and the Dakini Cham (dances). Transmission and teachings will not be offered.  This program is by invitation only. Installment […]

The Gateway Dragons cohort will gather on the land and online to practice the beautiful and profound Dzinpa Rangdröl Ngöndro. The cohort will focus on clarifying and deepening their Ngöndro, with practice sessions, community circles, and teachings and Q&A with Lopön Beth. The retreat experience is designed to create a supportive and grounding environment, allowing […]

The Gateway Dragons cohort will gather on the land and online to practice the beautiful and profound  Dzinpa Rangdröl Ngöndro. The cohort will focus on clarifying and deepening their Ngöndro, with practice sessions, community circles, and teachings and Q&A with Lopön Beth. The retreat experience is designed to create a supportive and grounding environment, allowing […]

Join Chopön Anna Raithel and the Tara Mandala Temple team to prepare for the White Dakini Drubcho. We will arrange the White Dakini mandala and offering shrines, learn the tormas, flower and butterlamps offerings, and prepare for the daily tsogs and concluding fire puja (Tib. Jinseg). As time allows, we'll also learn the dances and […]

What is a Drubchö? Drubchö means Accomplishment Ritual. It is an intensive practice retreat focused around the activation of a central mandala that contains objects and substances that are empowered during the ritual. It is similar to the Drubchen that we have offered the last ten years, but without the night sessions. Historically, many cultures […]

This is the registration page for the ON LAND Gathering. To register for the ONLINE program, please register here.  In the words of Machig Labdrön: When one realizes that all comes from mind, there is not the slightest object left to be cut through. When one realizes the emptiness of mind itself, there is no […]

This is the registration page for the ON LAND Gathering. To register for the ONLINE program, please register here.  Tara Mandala warmly invites all students in the Ösel Nyingtig Lineage who have received the Tröma Nagmo Empowerment to join this special annual retreat. This year’s gathering will be dedicated to Tröma Nagmo’s profound practices, offering […]

This is the registration page for the ONLINE Gathering. To register for the ON LAND program, please register here.  In the words of Machig Labdrön: When one realizes that all comes from mind, there is not the slightest object left to be cut through. When one realizes the emptiness of mind itself, there is no […]

This is the registration page for the ONLINE Gathering. To register for the ON LAND program, please register here.  Tara Mandala warmly invites all students in the Ösel Nyingtig Lineage who have received the Tröma Nagmo Empowerment to join this special annual retreat. This year’s gathering will be dedicated to Tröma Nagmo’s profound practices, offering […]

This retreat will include family activities, young people’s groups, a parent program, and free time. Dharma activities include songs, stories, skits, yoga, games, art, time on the land, campfires, council practice, an optional solo wilderness fast for teens, parent discussions, meditation for all, and dharma talks. The teens will be guided to dive deeper into […]

The Three Statements were the final teaching of Garab Dorje, after he passed away and when he appeared in the rainbow body to his close disciple Manjusrimitra. We all have an awakened presence within us that can never be stained or tainted, but it can be hidden, like clouds covering the sun. Therefore, it needs […]

A Rare and Historic Retreat at Tara Mandala In the Longchen Nyingthig tradition, Jigme Lingpa’s Yeshe Lama teachings, typically undertaken after completing Ngondro, serve as a key manual for Dzogchen. Adzom Rinpoche previously taught this at Tara Mandala for three consecutive years. Many of his students have longed for its return, and now, with Rinpoche’s […]

The ability to transfer consciousness into an ex­alted state at the moment of death allows us to live with less fear of dying. P’howa transforms death into an opportunity for liberation rather than it being merely a severance from what we have known and loved in life. It assures us that we won’t die in […]

Tara Mandala is honored to announce the offering of reading transmission (Tib. lung) and precious teachings on Dudjom Lingpa’s Nang Jang by Dungse Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche. This is a continuation of the teachings offered at Tara Mandala in 2024. Rinpoche invites anyone to attend these teachings, even if they did not attend the 2024 retreat. […]

In Kapala Training Level IV, you will receive Machig’s Ultimate Meaning from Lama Tsultrim, as well as the Crystal and the Rainbow Rays Movement Practice and "Five Elements" Practice. In Kapala Training Level IV you will receive: “Machig’s Direct Transmission” from Lama Tsultrim “The Crystal and Its Rays” movement practice Who Can Attend? This is […]

Course Four of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program with Lama Tsultrim Allione and guest teachers. 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 […]

These half-day seminars with Lopön Polly Ryan (and additional presenters) are designed to facilitate communication and connection between Lama Tsultrim and her lineage holders and teachers and to provide ongoing training, inspiration, and support for both Senior and Apprentice Teachers.  Program Schedule This seminar will be offered via Zoom and will take place on Sunday, […]

***Registration for this retreat is restricted.***  Please only register if you are part of the Fall 2025 cohort of the Mandala Method Certification Program. This Capstone retreat is the culminating program for this cohort. Participants should have completed all required partner practices of: Guided Journey with Dakini  Guided Journey with Buddha  Guided Journey with Yab […]

“The mandala is a template or blueprint of wholeness. It has a center and four directions. Associated with each direction is a color, an element, an obstructed pattern and a wisdom. It is a way to understand yourself and also your world.” – Lama Tsultrim Allione  The Mandala of the Five Buddhas is for all […]

FrCourse Five of the five-course series, The Heart of Buddhism: A Year Long Buddhist Studies Program with Lama Tsultrim Allione and guest teachers. 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 […]

Join us for two retreat weekends as we take an immersive journey through the transmission, teachings, and practice of Simhamukha: The Lion-Headed Dakini  This online program offers transmission and teachings on the Simhamukha practice and Lama Tsultrim’s personal transformation work within the mandala. Simhamukha is known as a powerful remover of obstacles and as Queen […]

In this retreat we will continue to go deeper into the dakini world of Yeshe Tsogyal. The auspicious interdependence that was set in motion in last year's The Excellent Path of Great Bliss of the Dakini Ngöndro is brought to fruition in this practice. This Sadhana or Means for Accomplishing White Tsogyal known as The […]

These half-day seminars with Lopön Polly Ryan (and additional presenters) are designed to facilitate communication and connection between Lama Tsultrim and her lineage holders and teachers and to provide ongoing training, inspiration, and support for both Senior and Apprentice Teachers.  Program Schedule This seminar will be offered via Zoom and will take place on Friday, […]

Tara Mandala invites you to learn the profound Dakini Ngöndro from A.dzom Rinpoche’s Ösel Nyingtig terma cycle. This cycle for accomplishing the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal was first revealed in Tibet at Yeshe Tsogyal’s birthplace. At that time, Yeshe Tsogyal appeared to A.dzom Rinpoche. Through the interdependence of Lama Tsultrim’s request, this extraordinary preliminary practice was […]