This year’s Dance Dance Dance took place, as it does every year these years, from late August to mid-September at the Mandala Hall at Khandroling. It was an intensive two-week course covering all the Vajra Dances—including 3 Vajra, Dance for All Sentient Beings, 12 A, and Khalong Dorjekha—and, true to its name, it was two weeks of non-stop dancing; well, actually, we also enjoyed BBQ, etc.,.
Respira Course in San José, Costa Rica on August 16th, 2026 with Nataly Nitsche
I would like to inform you with sadness of the passing of our Vajra Sister, Margherita Vondrak, on August 27, 2026.
We are grateful to Rinpoche for the sound of his teachings alive in us beyond time and space and for the colorful mandala of the community with all our unique gifts and capacities that made this retreat possible for the benefit of all beings. Featured photo: Doug Doerr
I arrived near Point Arena at Redwood’s OZ retreat site a day after the retreat had begun. In the upstairs kitchen I asked beautiful See-Joy: “Where is the Tibetan master?” She replied: “He is sitting down there at the picnic table.” I looked but couldn’t see a master because everybody was wearing ordinary clothes. About an hour later, Rinpoche sat down under a large tree surrounded by interested students. I had no expectations. He smiled & spoke. My experience: Primordial Buddha transmits primordial Dzogchen to us fortunate practitioners in this particular time & place.
Our much beloved Vajra Brother Jim Valby died very peacefully around 8 pm ET/US on June 22, 2026 in Greenfield Massachusetts.
In 1995, I happened to pick up a Japanese translation of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s book “Wisdom of Dzogchen” and thought I wanted to meet him in my lifetime.
The Teaching of Dzogchen: understanding, training, applying with 2nd level SMS teacher Igor Berkhin, August 8-17, 2025 and The 8th annual Dance Dance Dance retreat at Khandroling, August 30th to September 14th, 2025.
After 1.5 years of studies, 11 dedicated and talented students graduated from our TM Diet & Lifestyle Counselor Program, the first part of the complete Tibetan Medicine training. They were guided by our dear director, Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo la, and supported by amazing teachers and Menpas, Irina Pankevich and Medegma Budaeva.
Rushen of the Mind with Michael Katz November 2 – 3, 2024 at Tsegyalgar East, Conway MA, USA
September Khandroling Vajra Dance September 1-12. 2024 on Khandroling with special participation from the Japanese Community, organized by Kyu Reiko
Dance, Dance, Dance Retreat with Kyu Reiko, Carisa O’Kelly and Bodhi Krause in August
