2016 Program Overview

Tibetan Year of the Fire Monkey

Here is an overview of our 2016 schedule. To find out more about each, including how to register, follow the links!

Introduction to Buddhism Courses

• February 29 – March 9 led by Venerable Drolma
• April 4 – 13 led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• April 21 – 30 led by Venerable Lozang Drolma
• May 10 – 19 led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• May 25 – June 3 led by Venerable Lozang Drolma
• June 1 – 3 HH the Dalai Lama public teaching
• June 7 – 9 HH the Dalai Lama public teaching
• June 16 – 25 led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• July 2 – 11 led by Venerable Tengyur (in Tibetan with translation into English)
• July 18 – 27 led by Geshe Tenzin Namdak
• August 1 – 10 led by Venerable Namjong
• August 17 – 26 led by Venerable Namjong
• August 29 – September 1 HH the Dalai Lama public teaching
• September 10 – 19 led by Glen Svensson
• September 26 – October 5 led by Venerable Robina Courtin
• October 3 – 6 HH the Dalai Lama public teaching
• October 8 – 17 led by Glen Svensson
• October 22 – 31 led by Venerable Drolma
• November 7 – 15 (9-day) led by Jimi Neal
• November 21 – 30 led by Venerable Drolma

Intermediate Courses

• April 5 – 13: Insight into Emptiness led by Venerable Drolma
• June 15 – 25: Bodhicitta led by Geshe Kelsang Wangmo
• September 27 – October 5: The Gelug Tradition of Mahamudra led by Glen Svensson
• October 9 – 17: How to Enjoy Death led by Venerable Robina Courtin
• October 23 – 31: The 7–Point Mind Training led by Glen Svensson
• November 8 – 15: Buddhist Practices led by Venerable Drolma

Group practice retreats

• April 22 – 30: Medicine Buddha Retreat led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• May 5 – 22: A Series of 8 Nyung Nay Retreats
• May 26 – June 3: Special Lam Rim Retreat led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• September 11 – 19: Chenrezig Retreat led by Jimi Neal
• November 22 – 30: Green Tara Retreat led by Jimi Neal

Special Guest Teachers (and more events on short notice…)

• March 14 – 25: Geshe Dorji Damdul’s Special Study Retreat: The Four Seals, Bodhicitta and Wisdom of Emptiness
• March 30 & 31: Jetzunma Tenzin Palmo “Lama Atisha’s Root Verses of Mind Transformation”
• April 15 – 17: Gen Gyatso “Three Principal Aspects of the Path” (3-day non-residential course)
• May 5: Khyongla Rato Rinpoche “Bodhicitta – The Mind of Enlightenment”
• May 11: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche “Dealing with Disturbing Emotions” (Tushita venue for event as requested by local Tergar Meditation group)
• May 25: Yangten Rinpoche “Chenrezig Retreat” as requested by large Vietnamese group
• June 24: Ladakhi Lama – Bodhicitta Stories
• June 28 & 29: Gen Lobsang Tsepal – Discover Holy Places in India”
• September 2 – 7: Geshe Lhakdor “Dealing with Destructive Emotions” (6-day residential course)
• September 18: Geshe Pema Dorje – How to integrate Dharma into Everyday Life”
• September 25: Ven Robina Courtin – Becoming Your Own Therapist”
• October 28: Yanten Rinpoche – Medicine Buddha Explanation as requested by Vietnamese Group

Tibetan Buddhist Festival days

When you can expect a special program of non-residential events.

• February 9: Losar
• February 22: Chotrul Duechen
• May 21: Saka Dawa Duechen
• August 6: Chokhor Duechen
• November 20: Lhabab Duechen

Winter Break

Our winterbreak lasts until February 28th

Drop-in events remain ongoing throughout our 10-month season, as advertised.

The first half of 2017

We can only make our schedule in 6-month blocks since we are limited by teacher availability, and we also plan our courses around the local teaching dates of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (we do NOT organise these teachings, please see HHDL’s own website for futher information) and so we must wait until HHDL’s teaching schedule is announced and finalized.

Therefore, the schedule for the first half of 2017 (February-July) will be published around September 2016. This is also when registration for our courses and group retreats will open.

Meanwhile for a general guideline of what to expect in 2017 please refer to the 2016 program on this page above and to When to Visit.

Remember that we are always closed in December & January for our annual Winter Break.

Keep an eye on this calendar for more information, and please use our website as your first source of information for course dates and information.

We are very attentive to keeping our website updated and publish any changes here as soon as we have any courses or events confirmed. If you email us to ask for information, we won’t be able to tell you anything more than you’d find here (so if it’s not on the calendar, that means we don’t know yet!).

Many Thanks for your patience and understanding!