Christmas Holiday Retreat
Soothe Your Heart
23rd -26th December 2023
A relaxing, restful, meaningful holiday retreat with Gen Kelsang Cho, helping us to re-discover our own peaceful, loving heart thereby creating deep inner peace - giving replenishment for the New Year
Heruka and Vajrayogini Counting and Self-generation Retreats
Entering Keajra Heaven Winter 2024
2nd January - 12th February 2024
with Gen la Kelsang Khyenrab and Gen Kelsang Losel
Going deeper with our Highest Yoga Tantra practice strengthening our connection with Father Heruka and Mother Vajrayogini
Weekend Retreat to increase life span, wisdom and good fortune
Amitayus Retreat with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
23rd - 25th February 2024
This practice is a special method for increasing our lifespan, wisdom and merit giving us the best conditions for making our human life most meaningful. Everybody welcome.
Learning the life-enhancing art of meditation
Beginners Weekend Retreat
22nd - 24th March 2024
A weekend to learn and gain experience in the essential skills and techniques of meditation which lead us to having a peaceful mind all the time
Mahayana Refuge Vow Ceremony and Refuge Retreat
Supreme Inner Protection
With Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
29th March - 4th April 2024
By going for sincere refuge to Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha we come under the umbrella of Buddhism. We receive profound, powerful blessings which endow us with inner protection.
Special purification retreat - 2 days
Nyungnay Fasting Retreat with Gen Kelsang Losel
13th - 15th April 2024
Begins in the evening of Sat 13th with Introduction at 7.30pm
A special method of purification in conjunction with the practice of One-thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion. Purify your negative karma and clear obstacles with this fasting retreat
Buddha's Enlightenment Day is April 15th with Offering to the Spiritual Guide puja at 7.30pm This day marks Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrating the manner of attaining enlightenment in 589BCE - our actions today are multiplied 100,000 times
Empowerment, commentary and retreat
As Swiftly as the Wind Moves
Blessing empowerment of Buddha White Tara, Commentary to the practice with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, followed by 3 day retreat
19th - 24th April 2024
White Tara is a female enlightened being whose function is to bestow long life, wisdom and good fortune. If we rely upon her with faith, she will protect us from the dangers of fire, and other disasters
A peaceful and meaningful weekend
Getaway Weekend Retreat (Bank Holiday)
3rd - 6th May 2024
Enjoy a quiet and peaceful weekend of guided meditations and teachings on developing inner peace and contentment. A wonderful opportunity to feel refreshed and develop a calm, spacious mind.
Enjoy a peaceful day
Like a Cloudless Sky
18th May 2024
When our mind is free from the turbulence of distracting thoughts it becomes calm and smooth. When we are enjoying internal peace and happiness our craving for external sources of pleasure naturally declines and it is easy to remain content
Gen Kelsang Rigpa is the Western USA National Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU and the Resident Teacher at KMC Los Angeles
Removing Our Obstacles with Wisdom
30th May - 5th June 2024
Following on from Gen-la Kelsang Jampa's teachings on the Wisdom Protector at the International Spring Festival at Manjushri KMC - a chance at Tara IKRC to take the teachings deep into our heart and engage in retreat on our Dharma Protector - helping us maintain our spiritual life
Transform Your Life with meditation
Relax, rest and refresh - one week for beginners
with Buddhist nun, Gen Kelsang Dema
Fri June 28th - Thurs July 4th 2024
Easy one week retreat for anyone new to meditation and a refresher for those with some experience
You can attend 1, 2 or more days of this retreat as you wish
One week retreat with Buddhist nun, Gen Kelsang Losel - everybody welcome
Heart Meditations to Transform Your Life
A rest, relax and refresh retreat covering stages of the path meditations for developing a good nature and a good heart
Enjoy a peaceful day
Heart of Stillness
Day Course - 13th July 2024
We shall discover through our own experience that this precious heart of love is a real wish-fulfilling jewel because it fulfils all the pure wishes of ourself and all others
Four meditations on loving-kindness following the book How to Transform Your Life by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Mindfulness in Daily Life
Controlling Our Emotions
Day Course - 20th July 2024
In this busy world our experiences of happiness are fleeting and short-lived, while inner peace eludes us completely. Our negative states of mind create endless problems for ourself and others and prevent us from fulfilling our deepest wishes. Today we can practise four meditations which help us to regain balance and perspective
Gen Kelsang Tonglam is the National Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU for East Asia and the Resident Teacher of KMC Hong Kong and KMC Taiwan.
The Heart Sutra - a Method for Overcoming All Obstacles
11th August - 17th August 2024 - post-Festival retreat
Take the teachings of the NKT International Summer Festival at Manjushri KMC into our heart at Tara IKRC and deepen our experience of preventing obstacles in daily life through this powerful method taught by Buddha Shakyamuni himself on Massed Vultures mountain in India.
Letting go in a meaningful and peaceful way
Getaway Weekend Retreat (Bank Holiday)
23rd - 26th August 2024
Enjoy a long, peaceful and quiet weekend of guided meditations and teachings on developing inner peace and contentment, an opportunity to feel refreshed and calm
Taking and giving meditations
Pure Mind, Pure World
Day Course - 14th September 2024
Experience a day of peace and mental calm with this special day retreat. Take away methods to develop inner peace that make a our daily life more enjoyable