UPDATE November 6: The timing of this broadcast, originally scheduled for November 6 at 9 a.m. New York time, must be adjusted due to scheduling conflicts. The new day and time will be announced soon here on this page and on Rinpoche’s Facebook page. Thanks for your understanding!
Live Broadcast: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Rob Patzig Introduce Special Winter Retreat Opportunity
Join Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Ligmincha International president Rob Patzig for a live broadcast about an unprecedented opportunity this December. For the first time, the dzogchen teachings at the Serenity Ridge winter retreat are open to all, regardless of prior experience with Ngondro or Experiential Transmission teachings. Rinpoche and Rob will discuss this unique nine-day retreat, offering deep connection with your true nature in the peaceful, sacred setting of the Serenity Ridge Retreat Center in central Virginia, USA.
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Retreat is scheduled for December 27 through January 4. Learn more and register for in-person or online attendance | Weekend-only option
About the Presenters
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal is an acclaimed author and a respected teacher of students worldwide. As the founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, he has established numerous centers and institutes of learning in the United States, Mexico, South America, Europe and India. Fluent in English, Rinpoche regularly offers online teachings in the form of live webcasts, online workshops and YouTube videos. He is renowned for his depth of wisdom; his clear, engaging teaching style; and his dedication to making the ancient Tibetan teachings highly accessible and relevant to the lives of Westerners.
Rob Patzig encountered Yungdrung Bön for the first time in 2007 and met Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche in 2009. Since then he has been attending retreats in the Bön tradition and offering service to Ligmincha International. In 2014 Rinpoche asked him to become more active in the organization’s leadership, and Rob became president of Ligmincha International in 2015. Rob also teaches Tibetan yoga (trul khor) and hatha yoga. Previously he has worked as an investment manager, a director of market research, an English instructor at the university level, script writer, bicycle mechanic, short-order cook, and dishwasher. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife, Eileen, and their two dogs, and has two grown children.