Combined Program: Feeding Your Demons & Kapala Training Level I with Lama Tsultrim Allione

Attend both of Tsultrim Allione's programs and receive a 20% tuition discount.

Feeding Your Demons April 2 - 4
Within the ancient teachings of Tibetan Buddhism lies a method for facing—and dissolving—our fears, illnesses, and emotional stumbling blocks. In this retreat, we will explore a practical application of this revolutionary, loving approach developed by the legendary Tibetan yogini, Machig Labdrön, almost a thousand years ago. You will learn an experiential five-step process to help you meet and release what the Tibetans call “demons” — the longings, fears, obsessions, illnesses, and attachments that we battle every day. We will explore how our inner and outer demons can be seen, nurtured, and transformed into allies and, through this process, foster compassion and love in place of animosity and fear.

Kapala Training Level 1 April 4 - 9
Deeply explore the practice lineage of eleventh-century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön and the related Mahayana teachings of prajña paramita, or “the great mother”—our own true nature. Ideal for individuals wishing to work deeply with their “demons” through contemplative practice, this retreat offers a simple yet profound five-step method based on Machig Labdrön’s understanding that it is through nurturing—not fighting—our inner demons that we finally overcome them. In this way, we go beyond dualistic struggles, engaging our addictions, illnesses, fears, difficult relationships, self-hatred, and collective ills with compassion and wisdom. We will particularly focus on open-eyed sky-gazing prajña paramita practice, mixing awareness with space; licensed health professionals will learn to apply this work to their professional practices. Whatever you’re struggling with, this therapeutic process will transform your relationship with your demons and end the fight once and for all.

Both of these programs are open to all.

Recommended Reading: Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict, and
Women of Wisdom, both by Lama Tsultrim Allione.

Click on the red box below to register for both of these programs and receive a 20% tuition discount.

As a former nun in the Tibetan tradition, bestselling author Lama Tsultrim Allione is one of the first Western Buddhist teachers. Known as a profound and lucid teacher who skillfully combines both psychological and spiritual insights, she has taught internationally for more than thirty years. She is founder of Tara Mandala Buddhist Retreat Center and the author of Women of Wisdom and Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict. In 2007, Lama Tsultrim Allione was recognized as an emanation of Machig Labdrön at Machig’s monastery in Tibet. She was also selected by the Outstanding Women in Buddhism Committee’s panel of distinguished Buddhist scholars and practitioners as an Outstanding Woman in Buddhism in 2009.

Extend Your Stay. We are offering a 25% housing discount for additional nights. Come early and relax before your program starts or stay an extra day or more after this program to savor your retreat experience.

Please arrive between 2 and 5pm on Friday, April 2. Program ends with lunch at 12:30pm on Friday, April 9. View Detailed Program Information.