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Ligmincha International

A worldwide network of meditation centers and spiritual communities founded by the Tibetan Bön Buddhist master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Ligmincha International is headquartered at the Serenity Ridge Retreat Center in Nelson County, Virginia, USA. Other Ligmincha retreat centers include:

• Chamma Ling Colorado, a remote mountain setting for retreat in Crestone, Colorado, USA

• Chamma Ling Valle de Bravo, site of the Great Stupa for World Peace, in Valle de Bravo, Mexico

• Chamma Ling Torreon, a

retreat and meditation center in Torreon, Mexico

• Chamma Ling Poland, a retreat and meditation center in Wilga, Poland.

• Lishu Institute, a center for the preservation and short- and long-term study of Bön, near Dehradun, India. You are also cordially invited to join us at any of our affiliated sanghas (communities of meditation practitioners) throughout North and South America and Eastern and Western Europe.

05/30/2026

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche invites you to what will be a very special retreat. Learn more in the video, and register at the link below.
https://ligmincha.org/event/serenity-ridge-dzogchen-meditation-summer-retreat-2026/

05/21/2026

🙏 One Year Anniversary of the Parinirvana of H.E. Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche — June 12

On June 12 at 12noon NY time, we mark one year since the parinirvana of His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, the most senior teacher of the Bön tradition and beloved root teacher of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

On this sacred day, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will share personal stories of his teacher — a master whose boundless wisdom and compassion continue to guide us all.

We warmly invite the entire sangha to participate:

In the days leading up to June 12, we encourage you to write and be ready to share — heartfelt prayers of devotion, poetry, memories, or stories that honor his precious life and teachings. Please feel free to post them here.

Together, we will:
✨ Recite the Prayer to H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche
🎙️ Listen to the recording of Yongdzin Rinpoche himself reciting the Invocation of Tapihritsa
🧘 Meditate together on this profound and sacred text

May our prayers, devotion, and practice carry his blessings to all beings, and may his wisdom remain with us always.

To register, click here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xV0UT7z0Rn-0sRexp9LwZA

Translation will be available, including: Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish

04/11/2026

Rinpoche teaches that for joyful journey of life, what matters is: “who,” not “what”.

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

04/10/2026

For anyone who studies with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, The 3 Doors, .international, or is a part of the , this is a precious opportunity. Rinpoche is introducing a new prayer for connecting with one's innermost essence and all the positive qualities.

Register join us on Tuesday, April 14th at noon on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wHdOTD3FTeywstPJ8SfopQ #/registration

03/25/2026

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be teaching the art and practice of Chöd, of practicing generosity by visualizing the offering of one's body to all sentient beings as nourishing food. The retreat takes place in person at The Great Bön Stupa for World Peace, Retreat Center, Chamma Ling, in Valle de Bravo, México and online. Learn more and register here: https://art-tibet.odoo.com/en/event/chod-retreat-7/register

03/02/2026

We have two great courses opening on this Friday, March 06 at Ligmincha Learning. Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is guiding "Meditation, Breath and Movement", a course giving instruction in the practices of the outer, inner and secret tsa lung exercises. And, Rob Patzig is guiding Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's course on the Ngondro, or foundational practices, of the Experiential Transmission. Learn more and register at:

Each course runs several times per year. Please select from the links below to learn more about a course and to see the dates it is being offered in 2025.

12/29/2025

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche discusses his new Five Elements Training Program.

12/02/2025

🌈The way Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche presents the Yungdrung Bön teachings gives us the tools that bring peace, joy and meaning in our lives. His unwavering dedication to preserve the Yungdrung Bön teachings for future generations and share them in ways that positively impact our world is the foundation of Ligmincha.

❤️Our mission is to share how a kind mind, an open and gentle heart, and a resilient spirit can bring peace, balance, and well-being in our lives and in the world around us.

For the generosity of those who have given in the past, we offer our deepest gratitude and thanks!

🙏Please support our mission and make a donation: ligmincha.org/donate/

📖Read Rob Patzig's letter here: https://voiceofclearlight.org/2025/december_2025/thank-you-for-supporting-ligmincha/

11/25/2025

11/17/2025

Join Aleezé Sattar Moss this Friday, November 21, at 12 noon (New York time) for a moment to pause, breathe, reconnect with inner calm, and rest in openness and spaciousness.

The meditation can be viewed live on the page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Learn more: https://cybersangha.net/resting-in-being-3/.

You are warmly invited to the third in our series of gentle guided meditations with Aleezé Sattar Moss. Join us this Friday, November 21, at 12 noon (New York time) for a moment to pause, breathe, reconnect with inner calm, and rest in openness and spaciousness.

The meditation can be viewed live here on the page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

Learn more: https://cybersangha.net/resting-in-being-3/.

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554 Drumheller Lane
Shipman, VA
22971

Telephone

+14342633657

Website

http://www.ligmincha.org/

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