Meditation Retreat on the Divine Feminine, Sherap Chamma
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
October 1 - 4, 2026
Experience the transformative practice of Sherap Chamma, the Mother of Wisdom and Love, in this meditation retreat rooted in the ancient Tibetan Bön tradition. Sherap Chamma embodies the inseparable qualities of wisdom, unconditional love, compassion, and healing. This practice offers a profound path for inner transformation and spiritual awakening.
Learn a simple yet powerful meditation practice that connects you directly with Sherap Chamma through visualization, mantra, and contemplative practices. More deeply connecting with the qualities of wisdom and love, we develop greater inner peace, emotional resilience, clarity, and an open heart. These resources that support us through the stresses, losses, and challenges of everyday life while deepening our capacity to care for ourselves and others. This practice is also known for its ability to help us cut through fear.
Meditating with the support of others facilitates healing and transformation on physical, energetic, emotional, and spiritual levels. Whether you are seeking greater well-being, spiritual growth, or a deeper connection with the wisdom of the Bön tradition, this retreat offers practical methods that can be integrated into daily life.
Open to both beginners and experienced meditators, this retreat provides authentic teachings and meditation instruction from a living Tibetan lineage while cultivating wisdom, compassion, and lasting inner strength.
Schedule (NY time)
Thursday, October 1, 2026
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Registration/Check-in
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Welcome
Friday–Saturday, October 2–3, 2026
7:00–8:15 a.m. Morning Walk OR Practice in the Gompa
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
Sunday, October 4, 2026
7:00–8:15 a.m. Morning Walk OR Practice in the Gompa
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Closing
12:45 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Khata Offering
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
About the Teacher
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is one of only a few masters of the Bön Dzogchen tradition presently living in the West. An accomplished scholar in the Bön Buddhist textual traditions of philosophy, exegesis, and debate, Tenzin Rinpoche completed a rigorous11-year course of traditional studies at the Bönpo Monastic […]
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