These Sunday morning programs begin with a discussion of various Buddhist topics, followed by sitting meditation and compassion practice, which help participants nurture their inner strength and grow spiritually. This free program is open to the public and suitable for all; you may join for one or both sessions.
Leave the pressures of your normal life and immerse yourself in the tranquil environment of our Center. Focus on yourself and your practice, spending the weekend on personal retreat, enjoying the solitude of the Center—and delicious vegetarian cuisine. Just be.
Spend a weekend exploring the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhist meditation, including how it differs from other types of meditation and how to establish an effective practice.
Throughout this weekend, as you practice “Noble Silence,” Anne guides you through a variety of meditation practices and a daily deep restorative yoga class,
With Anna Winkler, Kati Walker, Gary Wheaton, John Henderson, Madalina Blanton and Bob Blanton
April 28 - 30, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Disconnect from your devices and reconnect with nature, the present moment, and your inner being as you explore a wide range of meditative practices—including shamata, yoga, walking meditation, guided compassion meditation, personal outdoor meditation, reiki, qi gong, and singing bowls.
This weekend of Yoga is an opportunity to reconnect with yourself and with nature, to approach your practice and your life in a positive, engaged way. With a particular emphasis on breath, we’ll study integration through asana and pranayama, becoming more refined in how we apply effort toward our aims.
Gentle, powerful somatic movement helps strengthen muscle control and the power of self-healing. As you improve, you gain insights into the body-brain connection and awaken your creative flow. With sound healing.
Each day of this restorative retreat offers a tool box of wellness offerings: uplifting vinyasa yoga, guided metta meditations, breath work, meridian energy work, sound baths, somatics and strength and mobility training. You will leave feeling clear, relaxed and rejuvenated.
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a special, morning-long ceremony related to the installation of the Dharma Wheel and Deer over Milarepa Hall. This will include a special teaching by Rinpoche.
Milarepa, Tibet’s renowned and beloved enlightened master, was known for teaching through the medium of song and poetry. This weekend program will trace the story of his life, accompanied by many of his songs and additional commentary by Rinpoche, who is considered an emanation of Milarepa.
Streaming Live from the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Offered Online: Milarepa, Tibet’s renowned and beloved enlightened master, was known for teaching through the medium of song and poetry. This weekend program will trace the story of his life, accompanied by many of his songs and additional commentary by Rinpoche, who is considered an emanation of Milarepa.
This Iyengar yoga weekend retreat—with asana and pranayama classes and guided meditation—will help you gain greater awareness of body, breath, and how to retain focus.
Explore how to bring the core Buddhist teachings on compassion, wisdom, karma, emptiness, and impermanence into your daily life. Interactive discussion and guided meditation.
Monlam means a way to give voice to and realize our highest aspirations. We will gather over these four days to harness, focus, and direct the natural power of our own minds, and invoke the power of the reality of interdependence.
Book now and get $75.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Apr 14, 2023.
A healing retreat for women. Through nature, ritual, movement, and introspection, you will learn the art of surrender—and how to work with the flow of life, instead of against it.
With Rev. Dr. Salome Raheim, Rev. Dr. Sushmita Mukherjee, Rev. Therese Bimka, Program Initiator and Weaver and Ben Brown
July 21 - 23, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
While COVID has been challenging for all Americans, the pandemic has had an outsized impact on communities of color. This program offers a weekend of restorative practices in a peaceful spiritual setting for 12 BIPOC Leaders. The program is free of charge, and open by application.
Streaming Live from the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Offered Online: H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche outlines the entire Tibetan Buddhist path using teachings from Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation. He discusses the mind of ignorance and insight, the path of practice and the teacher-student connection, all over five days of engaged learning and guided practice.
H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche outlines the entire Tibetan Buddhist path over five days of engaged learning and guided practice. With guided meditation, Tibetan yoga, Q&A.
Over a long weekend, the somatic practice of Continuum empowers a deep knowing of how to live with fluid grace in a mutable world – whether we are adapting to cultural shifts, health concerns, the aging process, or simply life's changing circumstances.
Leave the pressures of your normal life and immerse yourself in the tranquil environment of our Center. Focus on yourself and your practice, spending the weekend on personal retreat, enjoying the solitude of the Center—and delicious vegetarian cuisine. Just be.
This Iyengar yoga weekend retreat—with asana and pranayama classes and guided meditation—will help you gain greater awareness of body, breath, and how to retain focus.
Each day of this restorative retreat offers a tool box of wellness offerings: uplifting vinyasa yoga, guided metta meditations, breath work, meridian energy work, sound baths, somatics and strength and mobility training. You will leave feeling clear, relaxed and rejuvenated.
With Anna Winkler, Bob Blanton, Madalina Blanton, Kati Walker, John Henderson and Gary Wheaton
October 27 - 29, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Fall is often a time of new beginnings. Reset as you reconnect with nature, the present moment, and your inner being through a wide range of meditative practices—including stillness meditation, yoga, walking meditation, guided compassion meditation, personal outdoor meditation, reiki, qi gong, and singing bowls.
Book now and get $90.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 31, 2023.
Throughout this weekend, as you practice “Noble Silence,” Anne guides you through a variety of meditation practices and a daily deep restorative yoga class,
A weekend of communal silence sets the plate for inner transformation; it provides the opportunity to be present with yourself and the opening to mindfully observe and release the thoughts and emotions that arise.
Ring in the New Year from a calm, centered place, by leaving the pressures of your normal life and immersing yourself in the tranquil environment of our Center for a 6-night Personal Retreat. This is a time to focus on yourself and your practice.
Book now and get $300.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jun 30, 2023.
This three-week immersive teacher training program provides a strong foundation in a variety of yoga forms. Students will gain an overall understanding of and ability to teach these forms and to specialization after the training.
Dharmakaya Center For Wellbeing
191 Cragsmoor Road Cragsmoor, New York 12566
845.640.4593
