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Healing Retreat: Full-day Schedule

6:00 am Sunday, August 31, 2025

Full-day Healing Retreat with Geshe Gelek, Geshe Sangpo, and Geshe Tenzin

Sunday, August 31, 2025, from 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join us in a full-day retreat in which Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo lead us in ancient healing practices that benefit the mind, body, and the environment in which we live.

Please plan to attend onsite, in person if you are able to do so.  For students who don't live locally and/or are unable to attend in person, please join us online via Zoom or YouTube for the guided Healing Meditations, the Healing Pujas & Practices, and the Closing Ceremony of the Mandala of Healing.

SCHEDULE - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31

5:30 am Center opens and students begin to arrive
6:00 am Geshe Gelek arrives and confers the Eight Mahayana Precepts (in person only)
after precepts Breakfast ~ provided by Kadampa Center
8:30 am Healing Meditations lead by Geshe Gelek (hybrid)
10:30 am Healing Pujas & Practices with Geshe Gelek, Geshe Sangpo, and Geshe Tenzin (hybrid)
12:00 pm Lunch ~ provided by Kadampa Center
1:30 pm Closing Ceremony of the Mandala of Healing (hybrid)
~ 2:00 pm Take down the altar and its extensive offerings; reset the gompa ~ volunteers needed

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsoring any Dharma activity is one of the highest forms of generosity.  Your sponsorship of the Healing Retreat makes it possible for soooo many to experience the immeasurable benefits of these healing practices, ceremonies, and meditations.  As a sponsor, you are invited to submit a dedication so that your generosity will be of the greatest benefit to yourself and others.

$500 Sponsorship of the Full-day Healing Retreat
$350 Sponsorship of the Mandala of Healing
$250 Sponsorship of the Medicine Buddha Puja (healing practice)
$150 Sponsorship of the Healing Meditations
$108 Sponsorship of the Breakfast, Lunch, and Tea Offerings during the Healing Retreat
$21 Sponsorship of Lunch for Geshe Sangpo on days he is creating the mandala
any amount Any heartfelt contribution supports the Healing Retreat in countless ways

 

 

HOW TO BECOME A SPONSOR

1.  Make your financial sponsorship contribution in one of the following ways:

  • Online by clicking HERE
  • Or by check by placing your check in the donation box outside the gompa door or by mailing your check to:
Kadampa Center
5412 Etta Burke Ct.
Raleigh, NC  27606

2.  Click HERE to submit your dedication, which can be simple or elaborate; submitted anonymously or with your name included.

 

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa