Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen is a Senior Teacher in Lama Tsultrim Allione’s lineage, Director of The Feeding Your Demons Institute, and co-author of Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness. His journey arcs from the wild edges of apartheid-era Johannesburg to the heart of contemplative practice. As a boy, he roamed the veld with a slingshot and a longbow; by 19, he was an Intelligence Officer in the Angolan war. Afterward, he slung on a backpack and wandered east to a life-shifting encounter with a serene Tibetan porter in the Himalayan foothills, followed by the Dalai Lama in India and Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche back in South Africa – the first of many esteemed Buddhist teachers. After earning his Law Degree, Pieter again crossed continents to the U.S., where he served as Assistant VP for Academic Affairs at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and as Co-executive Director at Tara Mandala Retreat Center. He recently served as President of the Board at Tara Mandala for six years, and is currently on the Upaya Council. Somewhere along the way, Pieter also founded CELSUS Bio-Intelligence, a skincare company rooted in alchemical principles and modern science. These days, Pieter leads retreats internationally on meditation, Feeding Your Demons, Skymind, and a variety of Vajrayana Buddhist practices and writes about the non-dual nature of reality. Through all his work lives a single thread: How do we meet life with radical awareness and embodied courage?
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Categories: Authorized Teachers, Authorized Teachers II
Upcoming Programs by Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Feeding Your Demons® - Online Program
Also with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Introduction to Feeding Your Demons® for Mental Health Professionals
Also with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Feeding Your Demons Level II Buddhist Track Kapala II
Also with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
To learn more and register for Feeding Your Demons Level II Buddhist Track Kapala II, click here.
Feeding Your Demons Level II Secular Track
Also with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Feeding Your Demons Level II
Also with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
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 and Certification Level
Also with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione, Feeding Your Demons® is a profoundly effective method for recognizing and transforming the deep-seated patterns, triggers, and neuroses that undermine the quality and enjoyment of our lives. Participants in the Buddhist Track deepen their engagement with the Feeding Your Demons practice by studying the Chöd lineage of Machig Labdrön. This […]
Dentog Chigma Chod
Also with Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Discover the liberating practice of Dentog Chigma Chöd in a profound learning opportunity 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 the visualization and mantra recitation of Tibetan Buddhist deity practice. The […]
Annual Feeding Your Demons Facilitator Gathering
Also with Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
We warmly invite all Feeding Your Demons® Certified Facilitators, Group Facilitators, and Workshop Leaders to join us for a special gathering to deepen our practice, strengthen our community, and support one another in bringing this transformative work into the world. This gathering offers a unique opportunity to come together as a community of practitioners and […]
Demons in Love How to Transform Relationship Challenges into Wisdom
Also with Lama Tsultrim Allione and Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Our relationships are among our greatest teachers. They can bring joy, intimacy, and a sense of belonging, and they can just as readily expose our deepest fears, reactive patterns, and unmet needs. Surprisingly, the places where we experience the most conflict or disconnection are often where transformation is most available. Workshop Overview Join Lama Tsultrim […]
Skymind Yearlong The Radical Path of Open Awareness
Also with Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
A Nine-Month Transformational Journey into the Nature of Mind, Meditation, and Compassionate Living featuring guest teachers Lama Tsultrim Allione, Lama Sarah Harding, and Elena Brower Skymind is an invitation to rest into our true nature. In the Buddhist tradition, this nature is inseparable from the ground of being – vast, luminous, and compassionate - embracing […]