Gyalshen Institute

August 2-3 The Heart Essence of the Dakinis and The Sherab Chamma Empowerment

The Heart Essence of the Dakinis and    The Sherab Chamma Empowerment   Saturday, August 2 – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday, August 3 – 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Gyalshen Institute is honored to announce that His Holiness Lungtok Dawa Dhargyal Rinpoche, the 34th Menri Trizin, will visit  us  on August 2-3, 2025. His Holiness is both the spiritual leader of Bön and the Abbot of  Menri Monastery in

June 14-15: Soul Retrieval and Life Ransom

 Soul Retrieval and Life Ransom Shedrup Khenpo Nyima Dondrup Rinpoche June 14-15 9am-12:30pm, PT In Person and on Zoom       In the Yungdrung Bön tradition, there are many rituals for healing and the restoration of peace and harmony.  Among them is the ritual known as Lalu Chilu, Soul Retrieval and Life Ransom.  This ritual is performed for those who have a diminished or damaged soul or life force.  The symptoms of

Astrological Reading

ASTROLOGICAL READINGS for the TIBETAN YEAR 3161 (2025 in the Western Calendar). Dear Friends, We recently celebrated Losar, the beginning of the Tibetan Year 3161, which is  2025 in our Western calendar. 2025 is regarded by Tibetan Astrology as a very challenging year.  We have already felt serious challenges in every part of our  national and world wide  environment as well as  strong obstacles within  our nearby circle of friends

March 29-March 30: Phowa Retreat

Phowa Retreat (Transference of Consciousness) From Magyud/Mother Tantra  With Chaphur Rinpoche March 29-March 30, 2025  9AM-12PM Pacific Standard Time In response to the request of many students, Chaphur Rinpoche has generously agreed to give instructions on the practice of Phowa, or Transference of Consciousness. The ultimate benefit of this practice is to steady the practitioner’s mind at the time of one’s own death and to clear any obstacles that would prevent consciousness from