Special Summer Retreat at Serenity Ridge July 12-26
With Honored Guest His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin
Ligmincha's Annual Summer Retreat is now open for registration! Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin, Lungtok Dawa Dhargyal Rinpoche, spiritual head of the Bon tradition, for this special retreat, Longevity & Vitality Through Self-Realization. You can attend one or both weeks, either in person at Serenity Ridge or online on Zoom. We hope you can join us!
Week 1: July 12-19, 2025
Week 2: July 19-26, 2025
Join us for one or both weeks for a transformative retreat focused on restoring and revitalizing our life force through self-realization. This retreat shares the teachings, transmission, and initiation of the Tsewang Jarima of Tsewang Rikdzin - an ancient longevity practice from the Bon tradition of Tibet. His Holiness will be in attendance through July 24.
This retreat includes:
- Transmission of ancient Tibetan wisdom in modern and accessible ways and with direct guidance on integrating these practices into daily life.
- Initiation into the Tsewang Jarima, the longevity practice of Tsewang Rikdzin - a powerful and ancient method to extend lifespan, deepen awareness and reconnect to our vital essence.
- Exploration of the stories and identities that restrict our ability to fully engage with life and how to work with them for personal growth and transformation.
- Transforming self-destructive behaviors into actions that promote well-being and positive outcomes.
- Opportunities for overcoming self-grasping by understanding how attachment leads to suffering, dis-ease, and constriction of one's true self.
Core Teachings & Practices:
- Cultivating longevity through inner clarity.
- Recognizing and resting in the ever-present nature of awareness.
- Cultivating resilience in body and mind to break free from self-deception.
- Transforming the five poisons of anger, desire, pride, envy and ignorance into the wisdom of the five Buddha families.
- Restoring our life force through the five elements of space, air, fire, water and earth.
Through authentic initiation, direct transmission, practical instruction and guided practice, this retreat offers a rare opportunity to realize your true self, cultivate longevity, and live with greater awareness, vitality, and strength.
Special note: Saturday morning, July 19, His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche will offer the Tse Drup (Long Life) Initiation for those attending in person and online.
We invite those who are registering for only the second week of the summer retreat to attend the Tse Drup (Long Life) Intitiation July 19. (Your accommodations at Serenity Ridge will begin the night of July 19, so if you are traveling from a distance and need accommodations for the night of July 18, you'll need to make those separately. We will supply a list of nearby accommodations for you to consider.)
Suggested reading in advance of the retreat: Indestructible: The Longevity Practice of Lama Tsewang Rigdzin, translated and annotated by Raven Cypress Wood.
