Lama Tsultrim Allione
Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom (1984), Feeding Your Demons (2008), and Wisdom Rising Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine (2018). Lama Tsultrim is the founder of Tara Mandala, a 700-acre retreat center with the three-story temple and library dedicated to the divine feminine in the Buddhist tradition near Pagosa Springs, in southwest Colorado. She leads a vibrant international community with over forty groups around the world. Born in New England, she traveled to Asia in her late teens and in 1970 at the age of 22 in Bodhgaya, India she became the first American to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun. She later disrobed, married and became the mother of three and now is grandmother of six. In 2007 she was recognized in Tibet and Nepal as the reincarnation of a renowned 11th-century Tibetan yogini, Machig Labdrön, and she is one of the few women Lamas in the world today. In 2012 she received the Machig Labdron Empowerment from His Holiness the 17th Karmapa. She was awarded international recognition as an “Outstanding Woman in Buddhism” in 2009 by a panel of distinguished scholars and practitioners in Bangkok, Thailand.
Photo: © Katrin Röder
Categories: Bhutan Teachers, Lama Tsultrim
Upcoming Programs by Lama Tsultrim Allione
Feeding Your Demons® - Online Program
Also With Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Zhitro: Self-Paced Program
Riwo Sangchö: Self-Paced Program
Also With Anna Raithel
Wisdom Rising: Self-Paced Program
Green Tara: Self-Paced Program
Also With Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Chöd of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche: Self-Paced Program
Machig Labdrön and the Nature of Mind: Self-Paced Program
Opening the Heart Sutra: Self-Paced Program
‘Live’ Webcast - Oral Transmission (Tib. Lung) for Green Tara, CNNR Chöd, Zhitro, and Riwo Sangchö
The Mandala Principle, MP3 (Digital Download)
Wisdom Rising Essential Practices – MP3 (Digital Download)
Dakini Mandala Practice – Guided Meditation, MP3 (Digital Download)
Relationship & Intimacy as a Path – MP3 (Digital Download)
Machig Labdrön’s Four Demons & Feeding Your Demons Meditation – MP3 (Digital Download)
The Life & Teachings of the Buddha – MP3 (Digital Download)
Practicing at the Time of Death: Six Moments of Opportunity – MP3 (Digital Download)
Intimate Dialogue with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and Lama Tsultrim Allione- Video (Digital Download)
Also With Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Intimate Dialogue Series: A Three Video Collection (Digital Download)
Also With Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Krishna Das
Voices of Wisdom in Times of Crisis: Online Symposium Recorded Sessions (Digital Download)
Also With Shiva Rea
Taking Grief onto the Path, MP4 (Digital Download - Video)
Zhitro: Self-Paced Program
Riwo Sangchö: Self-Paced Program
Also With Anna Raithel
Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine — Mandala Method Level I (Self-Paced Program)
Green Tara: Self-Paced Program
Also With Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
Chöd of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche: Self-Paced Program
Also With Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton
Machig Labdrön and the Nature of Mind: Self-Paced Program
Opening the Heart Sutra: Self-Paced Program
Lama Live!
Dzinpa Rangdröl Ngöndro - Transmission and Teachings (online)
Also With Lopön Beth Lee-Herbert M.A.
Due to the requests from students, the complete cycle of Dzinpa Rangdröl as the Gateway Program will be offered again at Tara Mandala starting in January of 2025! However, there has been a request by students to start the Ngöndro sooner and so Lama Tsultrim will offer this teaching in 2024. In the meantime, there […]
Nondual Awareness: An Exploration of Effortless Presence (Retreat in New York)
We all have an awakened presence within us which is created as a spark of bliss at the moment of conception. This spark remains within us and can never be stained or tainted, but it can be hidden. Drawing from more than 50 years of training and practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, best-selling author […]
Chöd: from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu (Retreat in Colorado)
Also With Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S.
We invite you to join us at Tara Mandala in Colorado for a profound opportunity to learn Chöd: from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu with Lama Tsultrim Allione (joining virtually) and Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S. (in-person). Chöd is a unique blend of the Tibetan Shamanic traditions and the Buddhist tradition of compassion and emptiness. This centuries-old practice […]
Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Sacred Masculine— Mandala Method Level II (online)
Also With Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S., Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen, Chögé Lisa Erickson and Chögé Bridget Bailey
“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 […]
Ösel Nyingtig: Means for Accomplishing the Guru and Continuing Tröma’s Secret Instructions (Retreat in Colorado)
Also With Dorje Gyaltsab Tulku Ösel Dorje
We are pleased to offer to the Ösel Nyingtig students for the first time this profound teaching from the Osel Nyingtig terma Cycle for accomplishing the Guru known as the Secret Thigle. This practice was revealed in Tibet in 2007 by A.dzom Paylo Rinpoche when he met Guru Rinpoche in person in a pure vision […]
Tara Mandala's 30th Anniversary (In Colorado)
Join Lama Tsultrim and the Tara Mandala community as we joyously commemorate our 30-year anniversary at Tara Mandala’s retreat center in Colorado this Summer. A special weekend celebration will take place from August 2nd to the 4th, and include: powerful rituals that honor Tara Mandala’s founders and teachers, sharing stories and meals, music and dancing, […]
Magyu Biennial Gathering - Honoring the Mandala (Retreat in Colorado)
Also With Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S.
In this special year marking the 30th Anniversary of Tara Mandala, we celebrate the sacred and powerful land that is the home of the Magyu lineage. This is a special time to gather with fellow Magyu sangha members for practice, teachings and shared conversations. This year our theme is the Mandala teachings which highlight the […]
Non-Dual Awareness: An Exploration of Effortless Presence (Retreat in Canada)
We all have awakened presence within us which is created as a spark of bliss at the moment of conception. This spark remains within us and can never be stained or tainted, but it can be hidden. Drawing from over fifty years of training and practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition Lama Tsultrim will guide us […]
Feeding Your Demons® Level I - Buddhist Track (Kapala I)
Also With Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Feeding Your Demons® Level I - Secular Track
Also With Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Nondual Awareness: An Exploration of Effortless Presence (Retreat in Czech Republic)
Do you need to experience again the sincere joy you haven't felt for a long time? Are you failing to experience the sacred essence of your being? Give yourself the nurturing you need and get the tools to free yourself from the cycle of suffering once and for all. We all have awakened presence within […]
Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflicts – “Feeding Your Demons” (Retreat in Germany)
We are very much looking forward to the very special opportunity to experience Lama Tsültrim Allione in person! In the Nymphenburg Orangery she presents the method she developed, explains the background from Tibetan Buddhism, guides through the exercise and is available to answer questions. “The process of feeding your own demons is a method of bringing […]
Pure Consciousness: An Exploration of Our Hidden Potential (Retreat in Germany)
We all have a well of consciousness deep within us. It's created the moment we're conceived. This spark of consciousness remains in our soul and can never be altered or compromised. Yet for most of us, it remains hidden. And it awaits our rediscovery. Drawing from over fifty years of training and practice in the […]
Wisdom of Awareness: An Exploration of Effortless Presence (Retreat in Sweden)
We all have awakened presence within us which is created as a spark of bliss at the moment of conception. This spark remains within us and can never be stained or tainted, but it can be hidden. Drawing from over fifty years of training and practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition Lama Tsultrim will guide […]
Ösel Nyingtig: Means for Accomplishing the Guru and Continuing Tröma’s Secret Instructions (online)
Also With Dorje Gyaltsab Tulku Ösel Dorje
We are pleased to offer to the Ösel Nyingtig students for the first time this profound teaching from the Osel Nyingtig terma Cycle for accomplishing the Guru known as the Secret Thigle. This practice was revealed in Tibet in 2007 by A.dzom Paylo Rinpoche when he met Guru Rinpoche in person in a pure vision […]
Mandala Method Level III: Journey into the Union of Sacred Feminine and Masculine (online)
Also With Lopön Ellen Booth Church, Chögé Bridget Bailey and Chögé Lisa Erickson
“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 mandala of divine union, the Yab Yum Mandala. Building upon the five family explorations and practices of the Mandala of the Dakinis and […]