2025 COURSES & RETREATS
Foundations of Nondual Buddhist Tantra
Philosophy & Practices of Vajrayana, the Diamond Vehicle
A Yearlong Dharma Immersion w/ Chandra Easton
Registration is open.
Tantra is a word that appears in different contexts but isn’t always clearly defined or properly understood. You may have a Buddhist background but aren’t aware there are tantric forms of Buddhism.
You may be curious about the origins of Tantra and the applications of it in your life. This class will elucidate what Tantra is (and isn’t), its origins, different forms of classical Tantra, and how it applies to our modern lives. The class is appropriate for all backgrounds – from the advanced practitioner to the curious beginner – though a background in Buddhist principles would be encouraged.
Embodying Tara
The Divine Feminine to Power Your Compassion, Intuition, and Joy
Presenter: Chandra Easton, Bob Thurman, Nina Rao and the THUS Vajra Yoga (™) Team
This series of weekend retreats is offered in service of uplifting and celebrating the power and the glory of the divine feminine already here now, within and all around us every minute all the time hosted by Tibet House US, the cultural home of H. H. the Dalai Lama. Chandra Easton, as in her new book, Embodying Tara, will open our eyes to see how the myriad Taras as Great Mother, Loving Friend, Intuitive Guide, and even Fierce Goddess never tire of saving us from the ocean of confusion and suffering we sink into by not knowing how miraculous life here and now actually is. Nina Rao will instruct and lead us in singing our joyous grateful devotion, chanting together the ancient Indian mantras of all the many forms of Divine love and power. Bob Thurman will introduce Tibetan meditative arts that stir our confidence in our own intuitive wisdom that cuts through clouds of confusion to find the inner sense of enlightenment about what’s real and joyfully loving and compassionate about enlivening it in ourselves and our world.
Embodying Tara
A Meditation & Mantra Series on the Twenty-One Taras to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom & Compassion
Presenter: Chandra Easton
Open to EVERYONE. This 4-week online series will expand upon the topics shared in the Embodying Tara: The Divine Feminine to Power Your Compassion, Intuition, and Joy course, however, it can also be taken on it’s own. All are welcome. No prior meditation or knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism is required Scholarships and financial assistance are available, please email Maggie@thus.org with a request.
The Awakened Heart
With Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS and Robert Thurman PhD
This program is ideal for both beginners and more seasoned practitioners. It is also an excellent entry point for those looking to formally enter the path of Vajrayana either with Tara Mandala or through another lineage. This program is required for the Magyu and Gateway study pathways, and will be offered annually.
Each session meets on five consecutive Thursdays beginning May 22, 2025, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm MDT. Please use this link to see how this daily schedule translates into your timezone.
The Family Retreat
With Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Jonathan Barfield, Chögé Jenny Terbell and Jennifer Warren
This retreat will include family activities, young people’s groups, a parent program, and free time. Dharma activities include songs, stories, skits, yoga, games, art, time on the land, campfires, council practice, an optional solo wilderness fast for teens, parent discussions, meditation for all, and dharma talks.
The teens will be guided to dive deeper into their own relationships with themselves and each other during an optional 24-hour solo wilderness fast, with several preparatory and integration days. Teens will spend most of the retreat together with their guides in the Kapala Meadow being sent off and received back by their families.
Being Natural: A Meditation Retreat
Presenter: Chandra Easton
During this workshop, you’ll be invited to immerse yourself in your own innate wisdom to rediscover your freedom. Through Buddhist meditation, mindful movement, and time in nature, you’ll explore the spontaneous creative essence within you.
Surrounded by the beauty of the natural world, this guided retreat is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and explore what it means to be truly present. By attuning to the elements and rhythms of the earth, you will have the space to cultivate a renewed sense of clarity, openness, and connection.
Throughout the retreat, you’ll be given tools to continue nurturing this natural approach to liberation in your daily life. Join us for this transformative exploration of being natural.