2026 Spring Wellness Retreat with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: Transforming Life and Health through Nature, Movement, Breath, and Meditation
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
April 9 - 12, 2026
Rest, Nourish, Realize and Renew:
Transforming Life and Health through Nature, Movement, Breath, and Meditation
Experience a spring wellness retreat with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center in Shipman, Virginia. Over three days, immerse yourself in meditation, Tibetan Yoga, mindfulness, and nature-based practices to release stress, enhance energy, support health, and deepen inner peace. This retreat blends ancient Bön teachings with modern research to help you transform your life and wellbeing.
Through stillness, silence, and awareness, participants make genuine contact with the “sky of your being,” cultivating inner spaciousness, clarity, and positive qualities that enrich everyday life. Guided by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and guest instructors, you’ll explore techniques for stress reduction, anxiety relief, mindful eating, improved sleep, emotional balance, and personal growth.
Our days will include
- Sunrise meditation (weather permitting)
- Tibetan Yoga for all mobility levels
- Meditation instruction for beginners and experienced practitioners
- Forest bathing, nature walks, river and stream access, and sky gazing
- Evening bonfires
- Time for journaling and reflection
- Delicious, healthy, plant-based meals
- Guided relaxation and Tibetan treatments for better sleep
- Optional intermittent fasting, cold plunges, and other self-care modalities
Special Guest Speakers
Katherine Lambert, MS, CNS, LDN will speak about nutrition and diet
Ed O’Malley, Ph.D., will share healthy sleep habits
This retreat is suitable for anyone seeking holistic wellbeing, mindful presence, and personal transformation, whether you are new to meditation or an experienced practitioner. By connecting with the natural rhythms of spring, you will rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit, deepen your meditation practice, and cultivate lasting clarity, vitality, and inner calm.
Schedule
The retreat begins on April 9, 2026 with 4:00-6:00 pm Registration, followed by dinner.
The retreat ends on April 12 at 2pm, with lunch
Teacher
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is one of only a few masters of the Bön Dzogchen tradition presently living in the West. An accomplished scholar in the Bön Buddhist textual traditions of philosophy, exegesis, and debate, Tenzin Rinpoche completed a rigorous11-year course of traditional studies at the Bönpo Monastic Center (Menri Monastery) in India, where he received his Geshe, degree. In 1992 Tenzin Rinpoche founded Ligmincha International in order to preserve and introduce to the West the religious teachings and arts of the ancient Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition. Fluent in English, Rinpoche is known for his clear, lively, and insightful teaching style and his ability to make Tibetan practices easily accessible to the Western student. He is a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe. In addition to Ligmincha International’s affiliates in the United States, Rinpoche has established centers in Central and South America, Europe and India. Rinpoche is the author of 10 books: Wonders of the Natural Mind, in which he presents the view and practice of the Bön Dzogchen teachings; and The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep; Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The…
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