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Healing Chöd is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to heal mental and physical sickness, remove karmic obstacles to spiritual growth, and address human suffering. There are no instructions to follow or techniques to learn. You simply lie down, rest, and receive healing. Chöd is suitable for everyone, including those with physical or mental distress, whether chronic or mild.

Chöd consists of four musically compelling rituals led by Rinpoche and the monks and nuns of Zangdokpalri. The sacred sound and mantra initiate the favorable conditions necessary to pacify the causes of discord. With roots in Central Asian shamanism, Chöd is identical in essence to the teachings of Machik Lapdron, an eleventh-century female Buddhist master in Tibet.

With the support of the Dalai Lama, these Healing Chöd events are being offered in the West to raise money for a monastery-building project to benefit one of the poorest parts of India, Arunachal Pradesh, where no spiritual, educational, or artistic services currently exist. A portion of the proceeds from this program will be donated to this effort.

Recommended reading:  Tsultrim Allione, Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict (Little, Brown and Company).

Tuition – $195 (per person)

Accommodations - please refer to the tab below for options and pricing

Cancellation Policy

- If you cancel two weeks prior to the program, you will receive a 100% refund, minus a $35 processing fee.

- If you cancel one full day to two weeks prior to the program, you will receive full credit, minus a $35 processing fee, which can be applied to any other Tibet House sponsored program at Menla. This credit is valid for one year.

- If you cancel the day of the program or do not show up for any reason, no refund or credit will be given.

Tibet House US/Menla Mountain Retreat reserves the right to cancel any program at any time for low enrollment or circumstances beyond our control. Should this happen, a full refund will be offered.