Lopön Ellen Booth Church

Lopön Ellen Booth Church (Yeshe Choepel) has been practicing Tibetan Buddhism for 35 years. She is a Buddhist teacher, meditation coach, former member on the Tara Mandala Board of Trustees, and an accomplished educator and author of many educational books and articles for parents and teachers. Formerly a professor of Education at the State University of New York, she is currently an adjunct Professor of Education at Nova Southeastern University. Ellen has assisted in creating three satellite Tara Mandala Sanghas (Key West, FL; Ithaca, NY; and Marathon, FL) for her teacher, Lama Tsultrim Allione. Lopön Ellen teaches widely across the United States and in Europe and is especially known for her deep knowledge and skillful transmission of the Dakini Mandala and Simhamukha.

Authorized to teach:
Five Buddha Mandala Practice
Five Dakini Mandala Practice
Five Yab/Yum Mandala Practice
Prajña Paramita Meditation
Three Yanas: Mahayana Retreat
Three Yanas: Sutrayana Retreat
Three Yanas: Vajrayana Retreat

Email: kwtaramandala@aol.com
Website: www.keywesttaramandala.org
Location:
Key West/Marathon, Florida
Chapel Hill/Durham, North Carolina

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Upcoming Programs by Lopön Ellen Booth Church

Mandala Method Journey into the Mandala of the Sacred Masculine

Also With Chögé Bridget Bailey and Chögé Lisa Erickson

October 17 - November 7, 2025

“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 […]

Simhamukha The Lion Headed Dakini

Also With Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam MDiv and Miranda Shaw PhD

November 7 - 23, 2025

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 […]