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Soul Retrieval: Teaching and Ritual

with Lama Kalsang Nyima

September 20, 2025
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center

In many indigenous spiritual traditions the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space pervade all of life and as the essential components of our existence. Our soul (Tibetan: “la”) is composed of the living qualities of the elements at a very subtle level — and traumatic events or other kinds of shock to […]

Online Soul Retrieval: Teaching and Ritual

with Lama Kalsang Nyima

September 20, 2025
Online via Zoom

In many indigenous spiritual traditions the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space pervade all of life and as the essential components of our existence. Our soul (Tibetan: “la”) is composed of the living qualities of the elements at a very subtle level — and traumatic events or other kinds of shock to […]

Torma Making Workshop

with Lama Kalsang Nyima

September 21, 2025
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center

Torma Making Workshop with Lama Kalsang Nyima In this half day workshop Lama Kalsang will teach us to make a traditional Tibetan torma in honor of Yeshe Walmo, the chief protectress of the Yungdrung Bön tradition of Tibet and Bön practitioners. Participants will be able to take their torma home with them. Along with the […]

Online: A Journey Through the Heaven and Hell Realms - The Lamp of U Za Rinchen Sal

with Dr. Sangmo Yangri, Ph.D.

September 27 - 28, 2025
Online via Zoom

U Za Rinchen Sal was an uneducated Tibetan woman who lived many centuries ago in a small village. She became ill, died, and travelled through the bardo of death visiting all of the hell realms as well as many buddha-fields and the lands of the khandro, or sky-walkers. Just before her body was to be […]

2025 Onsite Silent Dzogchen Practice Retreat

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

September 30 - October 5, 2025
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center

Silence is a powerful tool. Sitting in stillness and resting in silence, the mind can grow more calm and our awareness more luminous. Silence helps us to open the heart and let go of the stresses of daily life. It is not always an easy practice, but it is a powerful tool for personal transformation […]

Silent Dzogchen Practice Retreat & 2025 Fall Retreat: Being Present to the Moment of Death

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tenzin Namdul, TMP, PhD, Father Francis Tiso, Dr. Leslie Blackhall and Dr. Nikki Mirghafori

September 30 - October 12, 2025
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
Book now and get $120.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Aug 30, 2025.

Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche at Serenity Ridge for both a silent retreat and the annual Fall Retreat/Dialogues, "Being Present to the Moment of Death" from September 30, 2025 to October 12, 2025. Two nights stay at no charge when registering for both events together. Silent Dzogchen Practice Retreat: September 30–October 5, 2025 Silence is a […]

2025 Online: Silent Dzogchen Practice Retreat

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

October 1 - 5, 2025
Online via Zoom

Silence is a powerful tool. Sitting in stillness and resting in silence, the mind can grow more calm and our awareness more luminous. Silence helps us to open the heart and let go of the stresses of daily life. It is not always an easy practice, but it is a powerful tool for personal transformation […]

2025 Fall Retreat: Being Present to the Moment of Death

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Dr. Leslie Blackhall, Dr. Nikki Mirghafori, Tenzin Namdul, TMP, PhD and Father Francis Tiso

October 7 - 12, 2025
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
Book now and get $120.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Sep 6, 2025.

The 2025 Serenity Ridge Dialogues with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche & Special Guests For those on a spiritual path, moments of transition provide potent opportunities for self-transformation, and no transition more than the moment of death! Join us in a discovery of spiritual practices that help prepare for the moment of death and that can […]

Online 2025 Fall Retreat: Being Present to the Moment of Death

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Dr. Leslie Blackhall, Dr. Nikki Mirghafori, Tenzin Namdul, TMP, PhD and Father Francis Tiso

October 7 - 12, 2025
Online via Zoom

The 2025 Fall Retreat & Serenity Ridge Dialogues with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche & Special Guests For those on a spiritual path, moments of transition provide potent opportunities for self-transformation, and no transition more than the moment of death! Join us in a discovery of spiritual practices that help prepare for the moment of death […]

Online: The Invocation of Tapihritsa

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

November 23, 2025

Online only The Invocation of Tapihritsa is one of the most important prayers in the Bön dzogchen tradition. Tapihritsa, an historical person of the early 8th century, achieved full realization and manifested the rainbow body as an expression of that realization. Inseparable from Kuntu Zangpo (Samantabhadra), he represents the union of all masters, especially one’s […]

Winter Retreat with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche joining online

with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche

January 2 - 10, 2026

Dzogchen Practice Retreat with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche   In-person  Jan. 02-10 Come practice Dzogchen meditation with a true master of the Bön tradition! Drupdra Khenpo Rinpoche is the Abbot of the meditation school at Triten Norbutse in Nepal. He is an exceptional teacher and practitioner, recognized for his deep knowledge and dedication to the […]

Onsite Weekend Only: Winter Retreat with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche

with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche

January 2 - 4, 2026

Dzogchen Practice Retreat with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche   In-person Jan. 02-04,  Come practice Dzogchen meditation with a true master of the Bön tradition! Drupdra Khenpo Rinpoche is the Abbot of the meditation school at Triten Norbutse in Nepal. He is an exceptional teacher and practitioner, recognized for his deep knowledge and dedication to the […]

Online Weekend Only: Winter Retreat with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche joining online

with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche

January 2 - 4, 2026

Dzogchen Practice Retreat with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche  Online  Jan. 02-04,  Come practice Dzogchen meditation with a true master of the Bön tradition! Drupdra Khenpo Rinpoche is the Abbot of the meditation school at Triten Norbutse in Nepal. He is an exceptional teacher and practitioner, recognized for his deep knowledge and dedication to the […]

Online: Winter Retreat with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche joining online

with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche

January 2 - 10, 2026

Dzogchen Practice Retreat with Drupdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche  Online  Jan. 02-10 Come practice Dzogchen meditation with a true master of the Bön tradition! Drupdra Khenpo Rinpoche is the Abbot of the meditation school at Triten Norbutse in Nepal. He is an exceptional teacher and practitioner, recognized for his deep knowledge and dedication to the […]