Celebrate with friends of Tibet House US | Menla, a 17 year tradition, as our community gathers in person to ring in the new year in the magic garden secret valley of the Medicine Buddha, Menla. Practice, pray and party with us across five days of teachings, breathwork, yoga, astrology, devotional chanting and more. Join us in letting go of constricting habit-patterns and setting meaningful and expansive intentions for manifesting our positive dreams for the coming year, all while having much needed fun together!

Master astrologer and astronomer Alexander Mallon will kick off the retreat with his “astrological forecast” for 2025, teaching us the basics of reading an astrological chart and shedding light on patterns we can expect in the near future as individuals, as a nation, and as a world. Alexander will also offer expert astrological consultations throughout the program and a group chart reading session that will amaze all but the most hardened skeptics.

Michele Loew will lead daily morning Vajrayoga practice sessions, and Paul Bloom will offer afternoon Qi Gong classes each day. Krishna Das, and Nina Rao will offer chanting/kirtan sessions and join in several lively discussions. Bob Thurman will give Dharma teachings, and he and meditation teacher and conscious breathing guide, Matteo Pistono, will explore this year’s thematic focus: how we breathe directly impacts the way we feel. Matteo will introduce breathing practices dedicated to helping you regulate your nervous system. Whether you seek to calm racing thoughts before sleep, invigorate your energy during the day, or refine your focus before meditation, you will learn time-tested yogic methods to breathe your way to well-being. Drawing from his book, Breathe How You Want to Feel, this workshop provides a comprehensive psychophysical toolkit. Discover how to optimize your breathing to overcome fatigue, stress, and lack of inspiration, increasing your overall sense of purpose and well-being.

New Year’s eve will feature our annual group sound bath by Woodstock’s Sage Academy of Sound, a spectacular sonic meditation before a late night celebration and countdown session with refreshments at the Lhasa Inn to ring in the new year. Together we will revitalize ourselves to deal joyfully and successfully with the challenges of these pivotal times and make strides to manifest the very best for ourselves and our communities for 2025. We hope you can join us!

Open to all levels of experience. Click the link for the retreat schedule!

We encourage you to register early as space is limited!