Lama Yeshe Ling continues its tradition of presenting an accessible practice retreat over the New Year’s Holiday. We are very happy to announce that, in addition to our kind teacher Geshe Sonam who will be giving a commentary on the White Tara Practice, we will have several guests leading sessions during this year’s retreat: Paula Chichester, Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw, and Annie Bien (learn more about our guest facilitators below). In this way, we will have a chance to experience the practice in diverse and rich ways as each person brings their own way of approaching it.
Tārā is the awakening activity of all the Buddhas in feminine form. White Tārā Wish-fulfilling Wheel is a beloved deity of longevity, wealth, and wisdom whose aspect is said to bestow blessings especially quickly. This particular form of has a rich variety of visualizations and meditations related to spiritual and energetic protection, healing, and longevity that we will explore during this retreat.
When: December 29, 30 and 31st, 2024.
The timing of each day’s sessions will be:
1st session: 10:00 to 11:30 am EST
2nd session: 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST
Where:
Online and In-person for Geshe Sonam’s sessions: please let us know you will be attending in person, and which sessions, at [email protected] beforehand as space is limited.
Online only for guest facilitators: you can watch the sessions live-streamed. Please register ahead to watch on Zoom. You can also watch the sessions on Facebook and on YouTube.
This retreat is related to The White Tara Empowerment Geshe Sonam bestowed on Sunday, December 8th, 2024.
*** The teacher/facilitator of each session may be subject to change
| EST | Sunday, December 29 | Monday, December 30 | Tuesday, December 31 | |
| 1st session | 10:00 – 11:30 am | Geshe Sonam | Geshe Sonam | Paula Chichester |
| 2nd session | 1:00 – 2:30 pm | Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw | Annie Bien | Geshe Sonam |
Guest Facilitators
Paula Chichester
Paula Chichester is known for her friendly, experiential teaching style that evolved from more than 4 decades of training in Tibetan Buddhist meditation, healing arts, yoga and chi gong. Her ability to distill and impart the essence of these disciplines is inspired by her main teachers, Lama Thubten Yeshe and Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche. Coming out of years in meditation retreat, Paula’s heart is dedicated to helping create a world of balance, compassion, wisdom and joy. If you would like to learn more about Paula, please take a look at her website, Brave View.
Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw
Canadian Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw has spent 35 years bridging Tibetan Buddhism and its secular, experiential application in 15 countries and four languages. A former nun in Australia, she cofounded Lama Yeshe Ling Buddhist Group and the Centre for Compassion & Wisdom in Burlington Ontario Canada. Dekyi-Lee has taught Applied Mindfulness and her secular Transformative Mindfulness Healing Methods in 5 universities and several hospitals. These simple somatic receptive methods take mindfulness deeper for radical healing shifts at causal levels. Following a brain injury, she is now semi-retired.
Annie Bien
Annie Bien is an English translator of Tibetan scriptures and a writer of fiction and poetry. She began translating Buddhist texts for Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, of the Tibet Center, then for 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, and currently with Khenpo Pema Wangdak of Vikramaśila Foundation. Annie currently teaches meditation and Dharma at Tibet House US. She has written two poetry collections, published flash fiction in literary journals, won writing awards, and co-written an upcoming historical novel on the Sixth Dalai Lama with Robert Thurman. She is also a certified Qigong instructor with Shifu Yan Lei. http://anniebien.com
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