About us
Be Wise, Go Kind, Live Fully — Nalandabodhi is a worldwide community of practitioners offering the timeless wisdom and boundless compassion of the Buddha to inspire individuals and create kind communities in today’s world, under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (free 8 wk course)
·HybridNalanda West, 3902 Woodland Park Ave N, Seattle, WA, USMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Discover a different way to meet life’s challenges. Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based, experiential program that cultivates
present-moment awareness through mindfulness meditation and gentle
movement. Learn practical skills to respond to stress with greater calm, clarity,and resilience — participate more fully in your life.Why try MBSR?
- Reduces stress: It gives you practical, real-world tools to navigate daily anxiety and prevent burnout.
- Scientifically backed: Neuroimaging studies show that MBSR literally reshapes the brain, shrinking the amygdala (our stress center) and strengthening areas tied to focus and emotional regulation.
- Secular approach: It provides a clear framework to share mindfulness with people from all walks of life.
Course Details
- Dates: Wednesdays, August 26 – October 14, 2026
- Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
- Day of Mindfulness: Saturday, October 3, 2026 (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
- Cost: Free (as part of MBSR Teacher training)
- Location: Wednesdays will be ZOOM & Day of Mindfulness will be Hybrid-- Nalanda West, 3902 Woodland Park Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
- Sign-Up: registration link (or contact me: green.nakamura@gmail.com)
WHAT TO EXPECT
This 8-week course includes:- Understanding stress reactivity and how mindfulness fosters resilience
- Learning about the nervous system and techniques that support individual self-regulation
- Applying mindfulness to everyday situations, including communication
- Guided instruction in meditation practices
- Body awareness techniques, including the body scan and gentle mindful movement
- Group discussions and small-group exercises
- A 70-page workbook with readings, course guidance, and additional resources
- Eight weekly 2.5-hour sessions plus a 7-hour weekend retreat
Each class combines meditation, movement, discussion, and practical tools to help you integrate mindfulness into your routine. Between sessions, home practices deepen your learning, and the retreat provides an opportunity to immerse yourself in extended mindfulness practice.
See Soft & Strong for more information.
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Tara Drupchen
Nalanda West, 3902 Woodland Park Ave N #7929, Seattle, WA 98103, USA, Seattle, WA, USTara Drupchen
September 17-20, 2026You are cordially invited to join Nalandabodhi for the 11th annual Tara Drupchen September 17–20 at Nalanda West. The drupchen is a powerful opportunity to engage in the practice of Arya Tara, to make aspirations, and to generate merit by supporting the drupchen with the gift of your practice, your service, or your financial generosity.
Registered participants are invited to attend any of the sessions on the schedule.
What is a “Drupchen?”
Drupchen (Tibetan: སྒྲུབ་ཆེན་ ; literally, “great practice [gathering]” or “great accomplishment [gathering]”) is a traditional format for a practice-intensive retreat in the Vajrayana tradition.Who is Tara?
In addition to being a symbol of our fearless nature of mind, Tara is also a historical figure. She was a devout practitioner and princess who vowed to attain full awakening in a female body, demonstrating that gender is not a barrier to enlightenment.LINKS
more information about Tara Drupchen
onsite registration (closes M 9/14)
online registration
prayer requests & aspirations
support & sponsor the practicesIf you want to volunteer to support this practice, please contact nbs_volunteer_coordinator@nalandabodhi.org.
SCHEDULE
(tentative & subject to change)
Th, 9/17
10:30a–12:00p Ritual Overview by Mitra Tyler Dewar
2:00–4:15p Tibetan lung (transmission) for “The Ritual of the Five-Deity Tārā and Tārā Maṇḍala”
4:30–6:00p Teaching on Tara by Acharya Lama Tenpa GyaltsenF, Sa, Su, 9/18–20
8:00a-12:00 Five-Deity Tara Sadhana practice (Tibetan)
1:30-5:30p Five-Deity Tara Sadhana practice (English)
5:45–7:00p Mahakala Puja (Tibetan)1 attendeeTara Drupchen
Nalanda West, 3902 Woodland Park Ave N #7929, Seattle, WA 98103, USA, Seattle, WA, USTara Drupchen
September 17-20, 2026You are cordially invited to join Nalandabodhi for the 11th annual Tara Drupchen September 17–20 at Nalanda West. The drupchen is a powerful opportunity to engage in the practice of Arya Tara, to make aspirations, and to generate merit by supporting the drupchen with the gift of your practice, your service, or your financial generosity.
Registered participants are invited to attend any of the sessions on the schedule.
What is a “Drupchen?”
Drupchen (Tibetan: སྒྲུབ་ཆེན་ ; literally, “great practice [gathering]” or “great accomplishment [gathering]”) is a traditional format for a practice-intensive retreat in the Vajrayana tradition.Who is Tara?
In addition to being a symbol of our fearless nature of mind, Tara is also a historical figure. She was a devout practitioner and princess who vowed to attain full awakening in a female body, demonstrating that gender is not a barrier to enlightenment.LINKS
more information about Tara Drupchen
onsite registration (closes M 9/14)
online registration
prayer requests & aspirations
support & sponsor the practicesIf you want to volunteer to support this practice, please contact nbs_volunteer_coordinator@nalandabodhi.org.
SCHEDULE
(tentative & subject to change)
Th, 9/17
10:30a–12:00p Ritual Overview by Mitra Tyler Dewar
2:00–4:15p Tibetan lung (transmission) for “The Ritual of the Five-Deity Tārā and Tārā Maṇḍala”
4:30–6:00p Teaching on Tara by Acharya Lama Tenpa GyaltsenF, Sa, Su, 9/18–20
8:00a-12:00 Five-Deity Tara Sadhana practice (Tibetan)
1:30-5:30p Five-Deity Tara Sadhana practice (English)
5:45–7:00p Mahakala Puja (Tibetan)1 attendeeTara Drupchen
Nalanda West, 3902 Woodland Park Ave N #7929, Seattle, WA 98103, USA, Seattle, WA, USTara Drupchen
September 17-20, 2026You are cordially invited to join Nalandabodhi for the 11th annual Tara Drupchen September 17–20 at Nalanda West. The drupchen is a powerful opportunity to engage in the practice of Arya Tara, to make aspirations, and to generate merit by supporting the drupchen with the gift of your practice, your service, or your financial generosity.
Registered participants are invited to attend any of the sessions on the schedule.
What is a “Drupchen?”
Drupchen (Tibetan: སྒྲུབ་ཆེན་ ; literally, “great practice [gathering]” or “great accomplishment [gathering]”) is a traditional format for a practice-intensive retreat in the Vajrayana tradition.Who is Tara?
In addition to being a symbol of our fearless nature of mind, Tara is also a historical figure. She was a devout practitioner and princess who vowed to attain full awakening in a female body, demonstrating that gender is not a barrier to enlightenment.LINKS
more information about Tara Drupchen
onsite registration (closes M 9/14)
online registration
prayer requests & aspirations
support & sponsor the practicesIf you want to volunteer to support this practice, please contact nbs_volunteer_coordinator@nalandabodhi.org.
SCHEDULE
(tentative & subject to change)
Th, 9/17
10:30a–12:00p Ritual Overview by Mitra Tyler Dewar
2:00–4:15p Tibetan lung (transmission) for “The Ritual of the Five-Deity Tārā and Tārā Maṇḍala”
4:30–6:00p Teaching on Tara by Acharya Lama Tenpa GyaltsenF, Sa, Su, 9/18–20
8:00a-12:00 Five-Deity Tara Sadhana practice (Tibetan)
1:30-5:30p Five-Deity Tara Sadhana practice (English)
5:45–7:00p Mahakala Puja (Tibetan)1 attendee
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