January Retreats
Friday January 9 and Saturday January 10
Lamrim Retreat
with Diane Ledger and Juli Maher
The Lamrim instructions form the main body of Buddha’s teachings. By integrating these instructions into our daily life, we can learn how to control our mind and always keep a good motivation in our heart. This will make all our daily actions pure and meaningful and, as we experience increasingly more peaceful states of mind, we will discover the supreme happiness of enlightenment.
$15 or $5 per session
member discounts available
Session 1, Friday 6-7:30pm - Renunciation
Session 2, Saturday 9-10:30am - Bodhichitta
Session 3, Saturday 11am-12:30pm - Emptiness
Potluck lunch (vegetarian only please)
Offering to the Spiritual Guide Puja 2:30-4pm
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January 23-25, 2026
Heruka Retreat*
with Gen Kelsang Chenma
Highest Yoga Tantra is a special method for attaining enlightenment in this one short life. The very essence of Highest Yoga Tantra can be found in the practices of Heruka and Vajrayogini.
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*This retreat will focus on the Yoga of Buddha Heruka sadhana and is for HYT practitioners only.
Session 1, Friday 6-7:30pm
Session 2, Saturday 9-10:30am
Session 3, Saturday 11am-12:30pm
Bring your lunch and spend the day at the center
Session 4, Saturday 2:30-4pm
Sunday session - Offering to the Spiritual Guide Puja 2-3:30pm
$20 or $5 per session
member discounts available
January 31, 2026
Amitayus Retreat
Free
This retreat happens at the beginning of the year as an opportunity to focus on the meditation practice of Amitayus, the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, which is a special method for increasing our lifespan, wisdom and merit. A wonderful way to begin the new year. Every welcome!
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In each unguided session, we will engage in the practice called The Yoga of Buddha Amitayus.
Session 1, 10-11:30am
potluck lunch (vegetarian only please)
Session 2, 1-2:30pm
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About the teacher
Gen Kelsang Chenma is the Resident Teacher at KMC Phoenix. She was ordained by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 2004 and has been studying and practicing Kadam Dharma for over 25 years. She is dedicated to helping others discover the benefits of meditation and the teachings of Buddha. Her teaching style is down to earth and practical and shows us how to apply these teachings in our daily lives to improve our happiness, wisdom and well-being.