In this retreat, Lama Tsering will cover the long Red Tara practice.
There will be teaching sessions in the morning and afternoon. The evening session will be dedicated to practising what was learned during the day, and participation in this session is highly recommended but not mandatory.
Accommodation is available.
The retreat programme also includes:
Red Tara empowerment - 25 December, at 2pm - open to non-retreatants
Red Tara Tsog - closing ceremony on 31 December in the morning (time to be confirmed)
In-person only.
For more information, please write to: [email protected]
Drubchöd é uma prática elaborada e extensa, que inclui a recitação de uma sadana, mantras e danças rituais.
Um Drubchöd possui oferendas tão elaboradas quanto as de um Drubchen, porém em um período menor.
It is possible to participate for only a few days. Please write to [email protected].
The meals included in this option are:
• 23rd to 30th December - lunch and dinner
• 31st December - lunch
Accommodation from 23 to 31 December
Includes lunch on the 23rd (Tuesday) until lunch on the 31th (Wednesday).
• Dormitory (shared room with 7 other people): R$ 2.186
• Shared room (shared room with 3 other people): R$ 2.370
• Suite (shared room with 1 other person): R$ 2.546
Important: the offering amount will be adjusted according to the number of nights (arrival/departure day) and meals.
Please contact the events team to check accommodation options: [email protected]
All times UTC-3.
23rd December
• Start of the retreat, with teachings by Lama Tsering. Scheduled time: 2:30 pm
24th to 31st December
• Teaching sessions: 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm
• Practice session (highly recommended, but not mandatory): 7 pm to 9 pm
25 December
• Red Tara empowerment at 2 pm
Open to non-retreatants.
31 December
• Tara Tsog - closing ceremony on 31th December, in the morning, time to be confirmed.
Meals are only provided for retreatants who have chosen this option when registering. There is no way to meet requests made during the event.
Registration includes Tuesday (23 Dec.) lunch through to Wednesday (31 Dec.) lunch.
Important: the meals offered by the Temple include vegetarian options, but it is not possible to cater for special diets with restricted ingredients.
Maha Pizza: our food truck serves pizza slices, quiche, cold and hot drinks, açaí, sweets and popsicles. There are vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free and zero sugar options.
Restaurants nearby: there are some restaurants near the Temple that serve meals. We suggest that you check the location and opening hours of these establishments in advance.
In person only.
Teachings in English, with consecutive translation into Portuguese.
Remove your shoes and hat before entering.
It is not permitted to photograph, record or film the inside of the meditation room or the teachings.
Do not touch the practitioners' objects or musical instruments.
Do not lie down in the practice and teaching room.
It is traditional, in the presence of Rinpoches and Lamas, to wait standing until they sit down. Then three prostrations are made as a sign of respect.
Do not point your feet at statues, lamas or sacred objects.
Do not walk over sacred texts, practice objects or benches.
Do not place texts directly on the floor.
Sacred texts are only loaned for use during meditation practices and should not be taken home or copied without the Temple's permission.
If you find an object that doesn't belong to you, please hand it in to one of our volunteers on site.
You must reserve a parking space when you register and wait for confirmation by email from the events area.
As our parking is limited, we strongly suggest that participants share rides.
Check out the different ways to get to the Temple by clicking here.
