When
Friday, June 27–Sunday, June 29
Schedule
Friday 27
7:30pm
Saturday 28
9:00-10:30am
11:30-1:00pm
4:00-5:30pm
7:00-8:30pm
Sunday 29
9:00-10:30am
11:30-1:00pm
2:00-3:30pm
Where
Retreat Pricing and Terms and Conditions
Retreat fees include 6 delicious vegetarian meals, refreshments and snacks, two nights of accommodation, and all teachings.
Accommodation consists primarily of two- and three-bed shared rooms with twin beds. All rooms have an ensuite bathroom or washroom facilities close by. Connamarra also offers very limited single accommodation rooms for singles or couples and very limited camping.
(Note: if you are a member of KMC Vancouver or KMC Fraser Valley, you should choose member pricing; if you are a member of another Centre or not a Centre member, please choose non-member pricing.)
Members in a 2-bed room: $450
Non-members in a 2-bed room: $525
Members in a 3-bed room: $450
Non-members in a 3-bed room: $525
Members tenting: $310 SOLD OUT
Non-members tenting: $385 SOLD OUT
Members single room: $500 SOLD OUT
Non-members single room: $575 SOLD OUT
Note: our single rooms and camping options are now sold out, but we have beds remaining in two- and three-bed shared rooms.
The registration deadline is June 13th. If spots remain available after that date, we will be able to accommodate further limited registration.
Registration is confirmed when payment is complete.
Terms and Conditions:
Your registration is subject to the following terms and conditions:
- 25% of your retreat fees are non-refundable upon booking
- 75% of your retreat fees are refundable upon cancellation until the end of the day on June 13th
- cancellations after June 13th are not refundable unless we are able to re-book your accommodation
- please contact Gloria at registrar@kmcfv.ca if you have any questions about registration and/or cancellation. Thank you!
Books and Sadhanas
This retreat is based on teachings from the book New Guide to Dakini Land and the Sadhana Quick Path to Great Bliss. Both of these are available as e-versions (linked above). We will also have copies for sale in the bookshop at the retreat.
What to expect at the retreat
Most of the retreat sessions will include teachings, prayers, and meditations. There will also be time for your questions.
We will observe silence in the mornings until the lunch break.
We will also have a tsog offering, so please feel free to bring an offering from home, or to purchase an offering from our book and gift shop at the retreat.
How to register
Please see the registration and payment area below. Begin by choosing the option you wish to register for, and then click on the yellow “Pay Now” button below.
If you encounter any difficulties with registration, please contact Gloria at registrar@kmcfv.ca
Vajrayogini Retreat in the Mountains
In his Sutra teachings Buddha gives us great encouragement to accomplish the ultimate goal of human life. This goal will be accomplished quickly through the practice of Tantra. Tantra … is a special method to purify our world, our self, our enjoyments and our activities; and if we put this method into practice we will very quickly attain enlightenment.
~ Modern Buddhism Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Enjoy a weekend retreat on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Vajrayogini led by Gen Delek and Gen Sanden. They will guide essential meditations to deepen our experience and appreciation of the magic of this extraordinary and transformative practice. The weekend will be based on the sadhana Quick Path to Great Bliss and will include teachings, meditations, tsog offerings and Q&A.
Connamarra is a very comfortable retreat centre, secluded and peaceful in the mountains just north of Hope. There will be plenty of time between sessions to enjoy this beautiful environment, and the company of spiritual friends.
This retreat is open to those who have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka & Vajrayogini.
Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver and KMC Fraser Valley, is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
Teacher
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a Canadian Buddhist monk, and the Second Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver. He has been a long time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. He is well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings.
