Programs
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The beauty of nature, quietness, and solitude supported me so much in letting the vajra mind shine through. Having time for my practice with no outer worldly pressure helped me to deeply relax into my meditation, creating space. I’m deeply grateful for this precious time on Tara’s Land! -Vera M. Retreat, or returning back […]
Personal Retreat in Prajna Residence Hall
Feeding Your Demons® - Online Program
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Lama Live!
with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Audio Digital Download of Messages from the Divine Wrathful Mother
with Sangye Khandro
Video Digital Download of Restricted Support Material Dzinpa Rangdrol Ngondro Practice and Demonstrations
with Anna Raithel
Zhitro Self Paced Program
with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Riwo Sangcho Self Paced Program
with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Anna Raithel
Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine Self Paced Program
with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Green Tara Self Paced Program
with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Chod of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Self Paced Program
with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton
Machig Labdron and the Nature of Mind Self Paced Program
with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Opening the Heart Sutra Self Paced Program
with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Recordings of Part I Tsigdon Dzod Dzogchen Wisdom Teachings
with Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche
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 […]
Oral Transmission Event
with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Recordings of Tsigdon Dzo Dzogchen Wisdom Teachings Part II
with Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche
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 […]
Tsigdon Dzo Dzogchen Wisdom Teachings Part III
with Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche
The live program took place March 5 - April 4, 2025. The video recordings of the teaching sessions are available here (in English and Spanish). Please note that due to the immediate access to the recordings, no refunds are available after registration. ______________________________ Tara Mandala is deeply honored to continue the online teaching series on […]
Tsigdon Dzo Dzogchen Wisdom Teachings Part IV
with Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche
Online - Zoom
The live program took place August 13 - September 12, 2025. The video recordings of the teaching sessions are available here (in English and Spanish). Please note that due to the immediate access to the recordings, no refunds are available after registration. ______________________________ Tara Mandala is deeply honored to continue the online teaching series on […]
Embodying the Innate Wisdom and Compassion of the Twenty One Taras
with Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS, Nina Rao, Spring Washam, Lama Tsultrim Allione and Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
Online - Zoom
This program began October 11, 2025, with open enrollment until October 2026. Recordings of past sessions are available on the course content page. Explore the symbolic meaning, power, and purpose of the 21 Taras through teachings, embodied meditation, mantra, and journeys with Tara. In this immersive and transformative program, Dorje Lopön Chandra will offer us […]
Skymind Machig Labdron and Open Awareness
with Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
This program began December 12, 2025, with open enrollment until February 13, 2026. Recordings of past sessions are available on the course content page. Skymind is an invitation into the lived experience of the Nature of Mind - the vast, potent, and radiant nature of reality. Though ultimately beyond words or concept, this ground of […]
Dakini Ngondro The Excellent Path of Great Bliss
with Tulku Ösel Dorje
Online - Zoom
Tara Mandala invites you to learn the profound Dakini Ngöndro from Orgyen Khakhyab Lingpa’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 Orgyen Khakhyab Lingpa. Through the interdependence of Lama Tsultrim’s request, this extraordinary preliminary […]
Tsigdon Dzo Dzogchen Wisdom Teachings Part V
with Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche
Online - Zoom
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 […]
Feeding Your Demons Workshop Leader Training
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam, Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen and Lopön Barbara Staemmler
Thank you for your interest in joining us for our ongoing trainings in Feeding Your Demons®. We are offering an online training for those interested in leading secular Workshops in Feeding Your Demons®, starting on February 7, 2026. The online program is an experiential training that highlights key components of teaching Feeding Your Demons®, including: […]
Song of the Vajra
with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Online - Zoom
“There is nothing more important to understand than the Song of the Vajra... By singing it, we find ourselves in the state of contemplation and, through its power, we can be present in a state of integration of all our existence.” Chögyal Namkhai Norbu The Song of the Vajra is considered to be a mantra, […]
Madhyamaka Compassion in the Midst of Chaos
with Amelia Hall PhD
How do we cultivate compassion and resilience without solid ground beneath our feet? Madhyamaka, developed by Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna (ca. 150–250 CE), offers profound tools for understanding reality that remain relevant to our turbulent times. Madhyamaka's central insight: nothing possesses inherent, independent existence. Things arise through causes and conditions rather than existing as fixed entities. […]
Teacher Seminar I
with Lopön Polly Ryan MA MFT
Online - Zoom
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, […]
Feeding Your Demons Level II Buddhist Track Kapala II
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Deepen your training and knowledge of Feeding Your Demons® in Level II. Learn how to work more extensively with your allies, trace your demons in your body, and map family demons and allies. Buddhist Track participants will also dive deeper into the practice lineage of Machig Labdrön with an introduction to Jamgön Kongtrül’s text “Transmitting […]
Feeding Your Demons Level II Secular Track
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Mandala Method Journey into the Union of the Sacred Feminine and Masculine
with Lopön Ellen Booth Church, Chögé Lisa Erickson and Lama Tsultrim Allione
Online - Zoom
“In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the pinnacle spiritual experience is described as the union of the feminine, symbolizing wisdom, with the masculine, symbolizing skillful means.” ~ Lama Tsultrim Allione Venture into the Yab Yum Mandala to explore divine union beyond gender identifications, experiencing and integrating the feminine and masculine we each hold within ourselves. In Tibetan […]
Feeding Your Demons Level I Buddhist Track Kapala I
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Feeding Your Demons Level I Secular Track
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Feeding Your Demons Full Certification Secular Track
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Ideal for therapists, coaches, and facilitators who desire to add a powerful technique to their professional toolbelt, and for individuals who wish to work with their own ‘demons’ through contemplative practice. The Feeding Your Demons® Full Certification program offers a profoundly effective method for recognizing and transforming the deep-seated patterns, triggers, and neuroses that so […]
Feeding Your Demons Full Certification Buddhist Track
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Ideal for therapists, coaches, and facilitators who desire to add a powerful technique to their professional toolbelt, and for individuals who wish to work with their own ‘demons’ through contemplative practice. The Feeding Your Demons® Full Certification program offers a profoundly effective method for recognizing and transforming the deep-seated patterns, triggers, and neuroses that so […]
Resting in the Eye of the Storm
with Lopön Polly Ryan MA MFT
Motivated by compassion for beings, Siddhartha left the comfort, status, and certainty of his palace life to seek the answers to the questions burning in him. He wanted to know the cause of old age, sickness, and death, and how to end trauma and suffering. What he discovered on the night of his enlightenment is […]
Teacher Seminar II
with Lopön Polly Ryan MA MFT
Online - Zoom
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, […]
The Dakini Retreat
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Ellen Booth Church
Tara Mandala Retreat Center
Lama Tsultrim will offer this celebrated and unique retreat which she developed to bring transformational personal work into the container of spiritual practice. This deeply experiential retreat involves meditation practice, art, mask making, sound, and movement. We will work with Simhamukkha, the Lion-headed Dakini, with an introduction to the practice and transmission. This will be […]
White Dakini Drubcho
with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Tulku Ösel Dorje and Lopön Beth Lee-Herbert
Tara Mandala Retreat Center
For five intense days, Tara Mandala becomes a crucible of focused energy, where you will engage in precise tantric arts to purify obstacles and generate an ocean of merit. The true magic of this gathering lies in its radical generosity; the accumulated blessings are poured out freely for the entire community. To witness or participate […]
Family Camp Test Program for Developers
Tara Mandala Retreat Center
Get ready for a summer camp experience where fun, family, and dharma intertwine! Our family dharma camp is packed with activities for every generation, including all-ages adventures, dedicated youth crews, a parent program, and plenty of time to explore and play. The Family Camp is a hands-on experience that brings us together through shared adventure. […]
Yeshe Lama Year Two
with Lama Rigzin Drolma, Lama Namgyal Dorje and Tulku Ösel Dorje
Tara Mandala Retreat Center
The Gateway to Dzogchen Within the Longchen Nyingthig tradition, Jigme Lingpa’s Yeshe Lama is a key Dzogchen manual, typically undertaken after completing the Ngöndro. Orgyen Khakhyab Lingpa previously taught this text at Tara Mandala for three consecutive years, and many students have longed for its return. Now, with Rinpoche’s blessing and guidance, we are pleased […]
The Osel Nyingtig Gathering
with Tulku Ösel Dorje and Lama Tsultrim Allione
Tara Mandala Retreat Center & Online
Tara Mandala warmly invites all students in the Ösel Nyingtig Lineage who have received the Tröma Nagmo Empowerment to join this special annual retreat, either online or in person. This year’s gathering will be dedicated to Tröma Nagmo’s profound practices, offering a deep immersion into her Secret Mandala. In this retreat, Ösel Nyingtig students will […]
Kapala III
with Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Online - Zoom
In this advanced level, we will delve more deeply into the teachings of Machig Labdrön, including a profound new practice received directly from her lineage. Participants will expand their Feedings Your Demons journey by learning to work with collective demons—such as those rooted in society, culture, history, and the pervasive demon of ego-clinging. Who Can […]
Teacher Seminar III
with Lopön Polly Ryan MA MFT
Online - Zoom
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, […]
Mandala Method Certification Capstone
with Chögé Lisa Erickson and Chögé Bridget Bailey
Online - Zoom
***Registration for this retreat is restricted*** This is the final, required retreat to complete the Mandala Method Certification. Please only register if you are part of the Dharma Wheel 2025-26 Cohort of the Mandala Method Certification Program. To ensure a cohesive and profound experience for all, participants should have completed all required partner practices of: […]
Teacher Seminar IV
with Lopön Polly Ryan MA MFT
Online - Zoom
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, […]






























