Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS
Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S. has been practicing Chöd for over three decades and has assisted Lama Tsultrim on many Chöd retreats. She has co-taught Chöd since 2013 with Lama Tsultrim and Löpon Chandra Easton. She continues to teach and lead Chöd Practices for the NYC Tara Mandala Sangha which she leads. In October 2012, she received the Chod Empowerment from His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje. She leads a monthly BBAIPOC meditation practice for Tara Mandala. Karla is a founder of Sine Qua Non: Allies in Healing, an Integrative Therapy Practice in New York City. She is an adjunct Professor in the Women’s & Gender Studies Department and the Africana Studies Department at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Karla is an initiated priest in the West African system of Ifa.
Authorized to teach:
Feeding Your Demons®
Namkhai Norbu Chöd
Five Dakini Mandala Meditation
Five Buddha Mandala Meditation
Sutrayana retreat
Vajrayana retreat
Email: nytmsangha@gmail.com/khadro57@gmail.com
Location: New York , New York
Categories: Authorized Teachers, Authorized Teachers II, Feeding Your Demons Certified Therapists
Upcoming Programs by Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS
Embodying the Innate Wisdom and Compassion of the Twenty One Taras
Also with Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Nina Rao, Spring Washam, Lama Tsultrim Allione and Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
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 […]
The Heart of Buddhism A Year of Study and Practice
Also with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Tulku Ösel Dorje, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam, Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Amelia Hall PhD, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Sangye Khandro and Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Welcome to The Heart of Buddhism: A Year of Study and Practice. 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 […]
Empathy Fatigue An afternoon of insight and guided Feeding Your Demons practice
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 […]
The Awakened Heart
Also with Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton and Zoketsu Norman Fischer
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, […]