Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, who has been visiting Serenity Ridge as a resident lama, has decided to return early to Houston due to the rapidly changing situation related to the spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus,

Registration is now open for the annual two-week Summer Retreat at Serenity Ridge. Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach on the topic of “Tummo: Inner Fire of Realization, Part 3.” All are welcome to attend this third and final tummo teaching.

An article about some of the history and beauty of Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, Ligmincha International headquarters and retreat center in the Blue Ridge foothills of Virginia, was published in the Winter 2019 issue of Tricycle magazine.

Registration is now open for two retreats at Serenity Ridge this spring: the annual Spring Retreat on “Discovering the Melody of Silence” and a special symposium that includes invited guests, “Serenity Ridge Dialogues: Body, Breath & Mind.” Those who register early will receive a discount off listed prices.

Stupas, or chorten in the Tibetan language, are an important part of Bön and Himalayan culture. Serenity Ridge Retreat Center now has its own stupa—the first Bön stupa in the United States and Ligmincha’s fifth stupa worldwide.

New volunteers are always needed and most welcome at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, headquarters of Ligmincha International, and to serve the larger organization. We depend on the assistance of committed volunteers to help in many of our day-to-day operations and other functions.

A special photo tribute to Kunzang Khang, the beautifully designed multipurpose building at Serenity Ridge, and its project manager Grover Overstreet, appears in the October issue of Voice of Clear Light.

The early-bird registration discount for two upcoming retreats at Serenity Ridge in February ends soon. Register by December 30 to receive a $30 discount off the Red Garuda retreat and by January 8 for a $30 discount off the cost of the Sherap Chamma Retreat.

Registration is now open for two upcoming weekend retreats at Serenity Ridge in February 2020. “The Red Garuda: Powerful Wings of the Heart” with John Jackson will be held January 31–February 2, 2020. “Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love” with Marcy Vaughn will be held February 21–23.

Join us November 8–10 for a special retreat with His Eminence Menri Ponlop Trinley Nyima Rinpoche. He will teach on the topic “Pith Instructions from the Golden Advice,” based on the ancient sage and lama Drenpa Namkha’s succinct advice to dzogchen practitioners.