2021-11 How to Be a Bodhisattva – Six Paramitas
What does living a compassionate life look like in practice? How do we generate meaning in a way that also helps build resilient community? According to the 11th century Buddhist …
What does living a compassionate life look like in practice? How do we generate meaning in a way that also helps build resilient community? According to the 11th century Buddhist …
From the Buddha to the Dzogchen yogis of Tibet, ancient masters have long relied on the power of the natural world to nurture peace and awaken insight. Following their example, …
Registration restricted to NDF Teachers, NDF Mentors, and Margha Mitras who have received a link to register for the retreat. Giving and Receiving Feedback Skillfully taught by Dan Clurman, M.A. Too …
2021-10 Teacher’s Retreat: Giving and Receiving Feedback Read More »
This daylong retreat combines accessible yet profound mindful meditation practices with sessions of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons, the brilliant sensory-motor approach to gently and wisely re-educating the neuro-muscular system. Alternating …
2021-10 Relaxed and Awake: The Feldenkrais Method® and Meditation Read More »
Restricted retreat, permission required (mandatory). Guidelines for the Retreat: Lama Willa recommends committing to a full retreat, an immersion experience. She recommends turning off all your mobile devices for the …
“In the gap between thoughts, non-conceptual wisdom continuously shines.” – Milarepa (1028-1111) In this weekend retreat, we will rediscover the world through the vision and liberative songs of Milarepa, Tibet’s most …
2021-09 Songs of Milarepa: Finding the Sun of Clear Light Read More »
Week 1 – Sep 22: Introduction – Meditation as Liberation Teaching – Meditation as Liberation Guided Meditation – Using Sound as a Support (extracted from Session 01) Week 2 – …
2021-09 Introduction to Meditation: Why Would Anyone Watch the Mind? Read More »
This five-day retreat will provide an opportunity for the deep practice of a progression of shamatha meditation practices that have been taught for centuries as an essential first stage of …
This program will explore ways of accessing and reunifying with our innate awakened awareness through practices adapted from Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma Dzogchen) with support from modern psychological science. By participating …
2021-08 Accessing Our Buddha Nature (Lama John + Paul Condon) Read More »
During this four-day online retreat, we will enter the vivid, luminous world of Guru Rinpoche’s secret advice to the Yogini Yeshe Tsogyal through the teachings found in Dakini Teachings, a “revealed” …