2009 Americas Tour
These events have already occurred. This page remains for historical reasons.
Download this schedule as a PDF
May 28 - June 4, 2009
Mei Yen Ladle
Tel 408-263-2740
Marie Chuang
Tel 650-348-8106
info@yongey.orgYongey Buddhist Center
Milpitas, CA
5/28-31 Level 1 Mahamudra Retreat (Mountain)
5/31-6/3 Senior Level Mahamudra Retreat
6/4 Farewell Potluck - Center
www.yongey.org
June 5 - 11, 2009
Martha Lee
Tel 650-823-8183
contact@palpung.comPalpung Lungtok Choeling
San Jose, CA
6/6-7 Public Teaching "Shamatha & Vipashyana"
6/6-9 Level 4 Mahamudra Teaching "Guru Yoga"
6/10-11 Level 5 Mahamudra Teaching "Karmapashi"
www.palpung.com
June 12 - 15, 2009
Deborah Janke
Tel 925-228-3999
deborahpricejanke@att.netKagyu Dordon Kunchab
San Francisco, CA
Teaching "Seven Points of Mind Training"
Initiation for Avalokiteshvara
www.kdk.org
June 16 - 19, 2009
Lyle & Diane McQueen-Smith
Tel 503-661-0286
info@portlanddharmgroup.orgPortland Dharma Group
Portland, OR
6/17 Book Signing @ Powell's 7:30PM
6/17-18 Public Talk "Joyful Wisdom Topic"
6/19 Empowerment "Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara
www.portlanddharmagroup.org
June 22, 2009 - Evening Talk
Tim Olmsted
Tel 970-879-5425
tim@zirkel.us92nd Street Y (Yongey Foundation)
New York, NY
8:15PM Public Talk "Joyful Wisdom"
www.92Y.org
June 25 - July 5, 2009
Tim Olmsted
Tel 970-879-5425
tim@zirkel.usGarrison Institute (Yongey Foundation)
Garrison, NY
6/25-30 Open Retreat "The Heart of Meditation"
6/30-7/5 Level 1 Mahamudra Retreat
www.mingyur.org
july 7 - 13, 2009
Mei Yen Ladle
Tel 408-263-2740
Sue Chang
Tel 917-907-2318
info@yongey.orgYongey Buddhist Center - New York
Flushing, NY
7/7-9 Level 3 Mahamudra Retreat
7/10-13 Level 4 Mahamudra Retreat
7/12 Empowerment "Thousand Buddha"
7/12 Book Signing "Joyful Wisdom"
7/13 Farewell Luncheon
www.yongey.org
july 14 - 19, 2009
Tom Schmidt
Tel 845-679-5906 ext. 15
Tel 845-453-2159 (cell)
external.affairs@kagyu.orgKarma Triyana Dhamachakra
Woodstock, NY
7/17-19 Mahamudra Teachings
7/19 Evening Empowerment TBD
www.kagyu.org
july 20 - 24, 2009
Ani Jamdron
Tel 845-489-4654
jamdron@yahoo.comKagyu Thuhten Choling Monastery
Wappingers Falls, NY
Teaching "Five Skandhas"
Teaching "Seven Points of Mind Training"
Closed Empowerments (3 Year Retreats)
www.kagyu.com
july 25 - 28, 2009
Bobbi Grant Llewellyn
Tel 434-973-8000
bobbi@robertllewellyn.comPalpung Choekyi Gyaltsen Center
Charlottesville, VA
Shamata Meditation
Mahamudra Teaching
Empowerment "Green Tara"
August 4 - 12, 2009
Ping Yau
Tel 604-271-6322
palpungvan@shaw.caPalpung Phende Kunkyab
Vancouver, BC
Level 2 Mahamudra Retreat
Meditation Retreat "The Joy of Wisdom"
1 day Special "Bardo" teaching for senior students
www.palpungvancouver.org
August 18 - 20, 2009
Valerie White
Tel 416-463-8538
valeriewhite@sympatico.caKarma Sonam Dargye Ling
Toronto, Ontario
Public Talk "Joyful Wisdom" and Booksigning
Teaching “The Union of Dzochen and Mahamudra”
Empowerment "Shitro"
Practice "Shitro"
Gala Traditional Tibetan Dinner with Mingyur Rinpoche
www.ksdl.org
August 21 - 22, 2009
Judy Cutler
Tel 514-227-0703
j.cutler@rogers.comRigpe Dorje Centre
Montreal, Quebec
8/21 Public Talk "Joyful Wisdom"
8/22 Teaching "Embracing Change / Finding Freedom"
8/22 Empowerment "Guru Rinpoche"
Both Days - Book Signing "Joyful Wisdom"
www.centrerigpedorje.org
August 24 - 28, 2009
Edson Chang
Tel 5511-9440-6013
echang9@gmail.comYongey Buddhist Center – Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil
8/24-26 Level 3 Mahamudra
8/25 Evening
Empowerment "Thousand Buddha"
8/26-27 Evening Teaching "Joyful Wisdom"
8/27 Level 2 Mahamudra
8/28 Evening Public Talk at UNIFESP University
http://yongeybr.tripod.org
Note
The Mingyur Rinpoche 2009 Tour is being arranged and coordinated by Mei Yen Ladle of the Yongey
Buddhist Center. Schedule updates will be periodically released on the Yongey Buddhist Center website
www.yongey.org and the Yongey Foundation website www.mingyur.org. Additional details (activities,
teaching topics, etc.) will be added to the venue section for each site as information becomes available.
Please send update information to meiyen@pacbell.net.