2026 Spring Wellness Retreat with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: Transforming Life and Health through Nature, Movement, Breath, and Meditation
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
April 9 - 12, 2026
Rest, Nourish, Realize and Renew:
Transforming Life and Health through Nature, Movement, Breath, and Meditation
Experience a spring wellness retreat with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center in Shipman, Virginia. Over three days, immerse yourself in meditation, Tibetan Yoga, mindfulness, and nature-based practices to release stress, enhance energy, support health, and deepen inner peace. This retreat blends ancient Bön teachings with modern research to help you transform your life and wellbeing.
Through stillness, silence, and awareness, participants make genuine contact with the “sky of your being,” cultivating inner spaciousness, clarity, and positive qualities that enrich everyday life. Guided by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and guest instructors, you’ll explore techniques for stress reduction, anxiety relief, mindful eating, improved sleep, emotional balance, and personal growth.
Our days will include
- Sunrise meditation (weather permitting)
- Tibetan Yoga for all mobility levels
- Meditation instruction for beginners and experienced practitioners
- Forest bathing, nature walks, river and stream access, and sky gazing
- Evening bonfires
- Time for journaling and reflection
- Afternoon presentations on sleep and nutrition with nationally recognized experts
- Delicious, healthy, plant-based meals
- Guided relaxation and Tibetan treatments for better sleep
- Optional intermittent fasting, cold plunges, and other self-care modalities
Special Guest Speakers
Katherine Lambert, MS, CNS, LDN holds a Masters in Nutrition and Integrative Health. She is a recently retired Certified Nutrition Specialist and Licensed Dietician Nutritionist in Maryland. Her clinical practice specialized in metabolic imbalance, digestive health and nutrition support for chronic Lyme patients
Ed O’Malley, Ph.D. is an integrative sleep specialist trained at Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences and NYU Sleep Disorders Center in New York. He ran the Norwalk Hospital for 12 years, training resident physicians in sleep medicine and creating the first insomnia center in the region. Rev. Ed moves easily between the technological world and the natural/spiritual worlds. As an ordained Interfaith Minister, Shaman and Naturalist, he takes a broad approach to sleep and wellness.
Who This Retreat Is For
- Those seeking deep rest, restoration, and renewal
- Individuals experiencing burnout, transition, or the need to slow down
- Those interested in the relationship between contemplative practice and health within a retreat environment
- Both experienced meditators and newcomers
Schedule
The retreat begins on April 9, 2026 with 4:00-6:00 pm Registration, followed by dinner.
The retreat ends on April 12 at 2pm, with lunch
A Deeper Exploration…
If you are interested in a deeper exploration of nature and the five elements (earth, water, fire, air and space), consider our 3 year training program with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: Healing the World, Healing Ourselves: A Five Elements Training with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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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