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Yangti Yoga Retreat Center

Meditation, Community, and Retreat dedicated to the Yangti Yoga Practices of the Yuthok Nyingthig

05/26/2026

What comes to light in the dark? What becomes clear when you strip away all visual stimuli for a sustained amount of time? The advanced Vajrayana practice of dark meditation practiced in the Nyingma school’s Dzogchen (Great Perfection) tradition aims to answer these questions and accelerate practitioners’ path to awakening. With new retreat centers opening and high-profile athletes and actors taking part, this once-secretive practice is gaining popularity. But dark meditation, also known as yangti yoga, is meant for experienced students under qualified teachers.

On Wednesday, June 17, our own spiritual director Justin von Bujdoss joins Tricycle to share more about the purpose of this advanced practice, how one prepares for it, and the transformative potential of the dark. We hope you’ll tune in.

🔗 in bio for registration!

05/19/2026

“The words are always going to fail.”

Lama Justin von Bujdoss and Daniel Aitken of the Wisdom Podcast discuss the natural, responsive, and innately compassionate nature of Rigpa 🌊

🎧 Full episode: The Wisdom Podcast #230 — link in bio
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05/18/2026

Registration is open for our next CPE Discernment Seminar — a 4-week online seminar beginning June 7th for those exploring Clinical Pastoral Education and the path of professional chaplaincy.

Led by Amelia Catone, ACPE Certified Educator and Board Certified Chaplain, this seminar is designed to demystify what CPE is, help you clarify your "why," and prepare you to apply for Yangti's fall CPE cohort beginning September 2026.

Yangti Yoga is one of the only Vajrayana dharma centers in the world offering an ACPE-accredited chaplaincy training providing a rigorous and rare opportunity to develop right livelihood rooted in dharma practice.

Sessions meet Sundays, June 7 – June 28th · 2:00–3:30pm ET
$75 / $100 / $150 sliding scale · Register via the link in bio.

05/15/2026

✨ We warmly welcome you to join us for a few special events on the horizon, offered to fulfill the requests of our sangha. We hope you'll join us. 🙏

May 24 | 2–3:30pm ET
Zhije Troma Nagmo Empowerment, Lung & Tri
The wrathful wisdom dakini of the Zhije lineage and one of the earliest Troma Nagmo transmission lineages brought from India to Tibet by Padampa Sangye. A rare and powerful offering.

June 5 | 6–7:30pm ET
Refuge Ceremony & Triple Blessing Empowerment
Green Tara, Manjushri & Chenrezig from the Zhije tradition. This event is open to all whether you are formally entering the path or deepening your existing vows.

June 20 | 12–3:30pm ET
Lung & Tri for Padampa Sangye's Zhije Vajravarahi
Reading transmission and explanation for the long form of this beloved Dakini Day practice. A cornerstone of the Zhije tradition and of our monthly Online Sangha gatherings.

🔗 Registration links in bio. Please share with anyone who feels called.

04/28/2026

The deadline to apply for our Summer CPE Unit is this Thursday, April 30.

If you've been called toward the work of spiritual care, consider this your sign. 🙏

Yangti Yoga's Clinical Pastoral Education program is one of the few CPE programs in the country grounded in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition. Our program offers students of all backgrounds the opportunity to deepen their contemplative practice and develop professional spiritual care skills through a unique Dharmic lens. We prepare caregivers for a wide range of professional settings: hospitals, hospice, corrections, community care, and beyond.

Our hybrid summer unit runs May 23 – August 30, 2026, with weekly Zoom sessions and two in-person retreat weekends in Buckland, Massachusetts.

There is no application fee. Scholarships are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Apply by Thursday at the link in bio. Questions? Email us at [email protected] we'd love to hear from you. 💛

04/20/2026

“The body? Drop it as if it were a co**se.
Leave it as if it had no owner.
Mind? Let it be as if it were the sky.
Leave it alone as if it had no object.”

Machig Labdron

04/18/2026

༄ On the Horizon!

Join us Sunday April 26th for special fundraising event on The Aspiration of Mahāmudrā of Definitive Meaning by Rangjung Dorje, a day-long workshop with teachings and guidance by Lama Justin von Bujdoss.

Rangjung Dorje, the Third Karmapa, was one of the most brilliant and realized masters of the Tibetan tradition. His writings synthesized Mahāmudrā and Dzogchen in ways that continue to reverberate through Vajrayana today. The Aspiration of Mahāmudrā brings to life in an essentialized manner the essence of the path, allowing one to explore spontaneous liberation of appearance through these verses of stunning clarity and depth.

Whether you are new to Mahāmudrā or have an existing practice, this workshop offers an opportunity to go deeper into the meaning and experience of these timeless verses.

The workshop will move through the text with teachings, practice, and group exploration across two sessions:
🕙 10am–12pm EDT — Introduction, Teachings & Practice
🕑 2pm–4pm EDT — Practice, Concluding Teachings & Group Sharing

All via Zoom. The session will be recorded for those who can’t attend live.

All proceeds support Yangti’s ongoing work to develop our dark retreat cabins and shrine hall while still working to keep the dharma accessible and sustainable. Register at the link in bio.

04/16/2026

Join us this evening Thursday April 16th, from 7-8 pm eastern for an online practice of Shanglon Mahakala and Palden Lhamo Dudsolma led by our founder Lama Justin who has returned from his dark retreat.

Dharmapala day falls on the last day of the lunar cycle before the new moon in the Tibetan Calendar and is an important day for working with the protectors towards clearing obstacles accumulated in the previous cycle. The protectors of Shanglon is the medicine and spiritual protector of the Yuthok Nyingthig, while Palden Lhamo is an important protector of the Kagyu cycle and holds a personal significance for Lama Justin. As such we gather every dharmapala day to engage in these supportive practices as an online sangha. Join us!

Link in bio for details and (free) registration.

03/19/2026

Join us on the land this spring for our 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒊 𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒂: 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈

A long weekend gathering of sangha for practice, connection, and dzogchen teachings with Lama Justin von Bujdoss. Drawing on Longchenpa's light-based Togal instructions, we will explore the luminous nature of mind in alignment with the season. Spring is time when the natural world re-emerges from darkness into warmth and light, a time for celebration and connection.

Each day will include dharma teachings, group meditation, protector practice, shared lunch, and time to connect with sangha and explore the land. (bring your hiking boots 🥾)

May 1–3 | Yangti Yoga Retreat Center | Buckland, MA

🔗 Link in bio for details & registration

01/16/2026

Pilgrimage day 5

Our first day in the Bumthang valley we reunited with Chung Rinpoche joined by a group of young Anis from his nunnery. We visited Jambay Lhakang and Tamshing Lhakhang. Tamshing is sacred to Pema Lingpa, containing an iron shall said to eliminate one's negative karma. The main statue in the temple is said to have been formed by dakinis while the face was finished by Pema Lingpa himself.

Following these visits we enjoyed lunch at a Swiss restaurant before journeying to Kenchosum Lhakhang where we were incredibly fortunate to receive an audience with H.H. Sungtrul Rinpoche, the speech emanation of Pema Lingpa. During which he gave a brief lung (reading transmission) and showed us a few sacred relics held within the Lhakang.

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7 Mary Lyon Road
Buckland, MA
01338

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http://yangtiyoga.com/

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