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June 2019
Sagadawa Festivities
The Great Annual Celebration of Lord Buddha. A ceremony commemorating the Buddha’s Enlightenment: workshops, guided meditations, conferences, culinary delights,…. A colorful program around the Buddha’s life and teachings, for all…
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Ripa International Summer Retreat 2019 – Module One – Caring for One’s Self, Caring for Others
With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche. Developing a loving, caring attitude towards our family and friends, our society and our planet depends very much on the care and love we are…
Find out more »Ripa International Summer Retreat 2019 – Module Two – Taksham Yeshe Tsogyal Drupchö
With His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche, Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche and Dungsey Lhuntrul Dechen Gyurmey Rinpoche July 27 - August 2, 2019 “Drupchö“ means “Great Accomplishment“ in Tibetan and…
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Ripa International Summer Retreat 2019 – Module Three – Enrichment Gesar Empowerment and Drupchö
With His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche, Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche and Dungsey Lhuntrul Dechen Gyurmey Rinpoche. We are very pleased to announce that His Eminence Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoche…
Find out more »October 2019
Ripa Awareness Meditation with Geneviève Hamelet
REGISTER NOW Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) is a simple and effective method to stabilize the mind using SHAMATA, a millenary technique that uses breathing as a support to develop “mental…
Find out more »Buddhist Philosophy I: The Wisdom of the Middle Way, Based on Acharya Nagarjuna’s Text
With Khenpo Tenzin Wangdu REGISTER The Mülamadhyamakakärikä is the most famous work of the great Acharya Nagarjuna, one of the main founders of the Madhyamaka School of Mahayana Buddhism. The…
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Yogom with Cynthia Jouffre
REGISTER NOW Yogom is a set of exercises developed from traditional yoga postures, breathing exercises and meditation. The meditation technique used in this practice is Shiné (or Shamata in Sanskrit)…
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Contemplative-Based ResilienceTraining for Humanitarian Aid Workers
Gayla Marie Stiles, Hugh Byrne and Ola Witkowska The CBR Project was developed for both national and international humanitarian and human rights workers, based in the field and the office.…
Find out more »Silent Winter Retreat : Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM)
With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche Mindfulness and awareness work together to bring acceptance of living situations as they are. Life is not regarded as source of rejection or indulgence, but…
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Vipassana Retreat
With Fred von Allmen and Irene Bumbacher Register Now With sustained attention and benevolent awareness, we explore the true nature of body, heart and mind in direct contact with our…
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