2023 True Nature Retreat
With His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, Venerable Khenpo Tenzin, Krishna Das & Band, Nina Rao, Kathleen Davis and Joyanna Maria Ananda
April 26 - 30, 2023
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Due to popular demand we are happy to offer our second True Nature Retreat!
Welcoming beginners as well as seasoned yogis to join this popular gathering at the Garchen Institute! A powerful combination of teachings, meditation, chanting and movement will bring you into a more embodied and heart centered state at this holy destination.
H.E. Garchen Rinpoche will give pith instructions on the ultimate essence of mind and body, illuminating your true nature. We are delighted to welcome Krishna Das and his band to lead us in truly heart opening devotional chanting.
Khenpo Tenzin will teach on the 5 skandhas/aggregates and guide us in meditations on Shamata and Vipassana.
From the lineage of the great Dzogchen master Khenpo Munsel, who is Garchen Rinpoche’s root guru, come the Tibetan Qigong practices taught by our qualified guide Kathleen Davis.
Nina Rao will lead us in beautiful chanting to prime us for the experience of the joyous heart centered yoga practices taught by the gifted Joyanna Maria Ananda.
Registration required for in person attendance. Space is limited.
Ultimate Essence of Mind and Body
Teachings with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche
5 Skandas / Aggregates Teaching and Guided Meditation on Shamata and Vipassana
by Venerable Khenpo Tenzin
Kirtan Concerts
Krishna Das & Band
Nina Rao
Chanting
Yoga
Joyanna Maria Ananda
Tibetan Qigong
Kathleen Davis
Schedule Overview
April 26 | Arrival time between 1 – 5pm
April 27-30 | Program
Departures on the 30th will be after the last Kirtan Yoga concert in the evening at 8:30pm. There is an option to stay one extra night and depart the morning of May 1st.
To apply for Karma Yoga service to receive a reduced or waived fee rate, click here
About the Teachers
His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche
His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche is one of the foremost Buddhist masters and accomplished Tibetan Lamas alive in this world today. His compassion, love, wisdom, and spiritual accomplishments are legendary. He is one of the highest Lamas of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and is revered and respected by all the different lineages of Buddhism, and beloved in numerous countries […]
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Venerable Khenpo Tenzin
Venerable Khenpo Tenzin was born near Gargon Monastery in Nagchen Tibet, 1990. Coming from a very large family, Khenpo had a very strong inclination to study Dharma. His wish to enter the spiritual life was so strong that he taught himself to play the trumpet and learned many of the Lamas dances himself simply by […]
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Krishna Das & Band
Layering traditional kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has been called yoga’s “rock star.” With a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener, Krishna Das– known to friends, family, and fans as simply “KD” –has taken the call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and […]
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Nina Rao
Nina Rao learned traditional chants (bhajans) from her grandfather in a village in south India when she nine years old. The chants quietly stayed with her until she rediscovered chanting with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. For many years Nina has been Krishna Das' business manager and accompanies him musically as well. In 2007, she […]
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Kathleen Davis
Kathleen Davis has been teaching acupressure and qi gong since 1997. She has studied Jin Shin Jyutsu as taught by Mary Burmeister, Tai Ji, and Qigong with qigong master Zi Sheng Wang and Simu Min Ou Yang, and tai chi, tui na, and acupressure with Brian O’Dea. She maintains a private practice in which she […]
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Joyanna Maria Ananda
Joyanna Maria Ananda has woven Qigong and Yoga as fundamental practices into her life. As a student, practitioner and guide for most of her adult life, she has been blessed to have studied with Master Teachers in China, Tibet and India, deepening her experience and understanding. Inspired in the natural blend of these eastern sciences, […]
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