BLUE BERYL DHARMA CENTER'S
SECOND ANNUAL MEDICINE BUDDHA RETREAT
Tibetan Buddhist Healing in Northern Michigan
Yoga, Meditation, Tibetan Tantric Ceremonies
August 9-12, 2008
Eagles Ridge Conference Center
Leelanau Sands Resort
Peshawbestown, Michigan
SECOND ANNUAL MEDICINE BUDDHA RETREAT
Tibetan Buddhist Healing in Northern Michigan
Yoga, Meditation, Tibetan Tantric Ceremonies
August 9-12, 2008
Eagles Ridge Conference CenterLeelanau Sands Resort
Peshawbestown, Michigan
Located on Anishinabeg tribal land, overlooking the scenic vistas of the Grand Traverse Bay on the beautiful Leelanau Peninsula. 20 miles north of Traverse City, MI. VIEW a map of the area.
Fee: $350.
Registration is open now. $100 deposit required before July 25. Space is limited. Early registration is recommended. Delicious, organic vegetarian meals are included in the cost of the retreat. Lodging is extra. We have posted a lodging list, with web links, on the Upcoming Events page at www.lamalobsang.com. Visit the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce website (CLICK HERE) for more lodging options. Contact us for further assistance finding lodging, or for carpool opportunities from Chicago.
Click here to download a registration form with the retreat itinerary or contact us for a brochure and registration form by mail. Blue Beryl Dharma Center phone: 773-262-8191.
Register for the retreat online and make a secure credit card payment now.
Scenes from BBDC's 2007 Summer Retreat
Making Tormas
Ven. Karma Kunga and Lama Lobsang blow conch shells while Mark Bales stands ready with the gong during ceremony.
Lama Lobsang gives a blessing to each person by pouring water
from the bhumpa on the head while reciting prayers.
from the bhumpa on the head while reciting prayers.
Lama Lobsang blows the Tibetan long horn during last year's retreat.
Here is what Rhonda Day Kooy, a shamanic healing practitioner and the owner of Blue Feather Books in LaGrange, wrote about her experience at last year's retreat:
Recently, I had the pleasure of going on a retreat with my dear friends. The three of us, along with approximately 30 others, were in for a retreat of a lifetime. The wonderful ceremonial weekend, which was held in the homeland of the Anishinabeg tribe in Michigan, was offered by our beloved Lama Lobsang Palden.
Lama and his devoted wife, along with other helpers, created many Eight Medicine Buddha altars, so that we could be imbued with the spirit of what we were privileged to be in. Lama had in fact made a temporary temple.
Our wonderful weekend included Lama's Yantra yoga (which in my opinion is by far the best). It includes meditation, mudras, breathing and chanting. Our community of crossroad friends deepened as Lama showed us how tormas (devotional figures made from butter and dough) are made. We also learned how to work with stones and energy for healing others. Our hosts fed us healthy, wonderful food and truly created sacred space.
We performed an outdoor Fire Puja and destroyed our ignorance (or at least some of it ...I hope). In the midst of this collaboration, some of the local Native Americans shared their traditional regalia with dance, drumming and song to welcome us to their place of origin. This was an amazing moment of recognizing again the gift of the ONE people mind set. We are one, connected to the all that is and the all that will ever be.
Collectively we enjoy and embrace Lama and his teachings, and our hearts were sent back to continue the work. Lama is humble, kind and loving—a teacher with patience and compassion for his students beyond comprehension. Bless you and your family, Lama, for all the gifts you share.
Aho!
Rhonda