Programs

A Retreat on Awareness, Change, and the Nature of Transition. What if meeting change could become a source of strength and peace? This five-day Bardo meditation retreat with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche invites participants to explore the transitional space between death and rebirth, revealing how our approach to change, uncertainty, and impermanence shapes our lives. Drawing on the wisdom of the Tibetan Bön lineage, the retreat offers contemplative teachings and practices that cultivate clarity, courage, and inner stability in both life and death. Cultivating Strength, Clarity, and Peace in Times of Change Through meditation, reflection, and […]

How can spiritual practice and the healing traditions guide us through the dying process, both as caregivers and as companions? This year, Serenity Ridge welcomes spiritual teachers, physicians, and scholars from the Tibetan, Buddhist, academic, and contemplative-care traditions for a five-day retreat exploring the mystery of death, dying, and the bardo. Together, we’ll share practices, […]

Many in our sangha have received teachings on the Ngöndro (preliminary) practices from the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung, either through in-person teachings at Serenity Ridge or online through Ligmincha Learning. If you have already received these teachings from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche or another Bön lama, you are warmly invited to join us for a […]