Nyingma Institute in Berkeley California

Nyingma Institute in Berkeley California Founded by Tibetan Lama Tarthang Tulku in 1972, we offer a wide range of classes, retreats, and weekend workshops in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

http://www.nyingmainstitute.org With an emphasis on joyful engagement in life, the Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, California has been bringing the riches of the Tibetan tradition to the Western world since 1972. We offer training in meditation, Buddhist studies, and Tibetan language in ways that blend cognitive and experiential learning. Tibetan Yoga, Nyingma Psychology, and the Time, Space, and K

nowledge vision were all developed here by our founder Tarthang Tulku. These unique fields of study provide effective ways to counteract tension, clear the mind, and open body and mind to new dimensions of feeling. Instruction is offered in three formats: weekly 90-minute classes, weekend workshops, and longer retreats. In addition to scheduled programs, private retreats are offered year-round, allowing you to go on retreat on your own schedule. In the Bay Area for over forty years, the Nyingma Institute offers a gentle path of self-knowledge and altruistic service based upon the Buddha’s teachings. We continue to deepen this tradition by offering events for a range of interests an ages. Our meditation garden is open 9 AM to 6 PM daily.

Local to Berkeley? Come check out Padmakara Garden!
07/23/2025

Local to Berkeley? Come check out Padmakara Garden!

Join us for the next step in Kim Nye Teacher Training! Rooted in Tarthang Tulku’s book “The Joy of Being,” this program ...
07/16/2025

Join us for the next step in Kim Nye Teacher Training! Rooted in Tarthang Tulku’s book “The Joy of Being,” this program is for those who have completed the first part of the Teacher Training. More info available on our website, link in bio!

Join us for a Dharma Talk by Bob Dozor this weekend! Longtime student and Dharma College Instructor, Bob Dozor will be c...
07/11/2025

Join us for a Dharma Talk by Bob Dozor this weekend! Longtime student and Dharma College Instructor, Bob Dozor will be connecting sacred space and Rinpoche’s book Keys of Knowledge. Join us in-person or online!

Since April, one of our hardworking volunteers has been cultivating a vegetable and herb garden in our side garden! His ...
07/09/2025

Since April, one of our hardworking volunteers has been cultivating a vegetable and herb garden in our side garden! His efforts have been paying off beautifully- it has absolutely flourished! We have been able to enjoy cucumbers and strawberries this week, and hopefully next week we will be able to make fresh salsa with the tomatillos!

Join us for a screening of our sister organization’s newest documentary- A Higher Purpose! This screening will take plac...
07/07/2025

Join us for a screening of our sister organization’s newest documentary- A Higher Purpose! This screening will take place in Padmakara Garden, with snacks (sushi and a cheeseboard!) as well as a Q&A with the director. Join us Friday, August 1st, at 8pm-9:45pm! Register on our Eventbrite, linked in bio. See you there!

Join us this weekend for a Dharma Talk by Jack Petranker! We are so excited to welcome back our former Dean for a specia...
07/01/2025

Join us this weekend for a Dharma Talk by Jack Petranker! We are so excited to welcome back our former Dean for a special talk on Full Presence Mindfulness & Tarthang Tulku’s Time, Space, & Knowledge.

This past Wednesday, faculty and staff celebrated Saga Dawa together in Padmakara Garden. We started off by chanting, an...
06/15/2025

This past Wednesday, faculty and staff celebrated Saga Dawa together in Padmakara Garden. We started off by chanting, and then silently meditated in shifts overnight. Thank you to all who came out to celebrate Buddha’s Enlightenment!

Donna Morton & Abbe Blum will be leading this Sunday’s Dharma Talk, as well as kicking off the two upcoming K*m Nye trai...
05/15/2025

Donna Morton & Abbe Blum will be leading this Sunday’s Dharma Talk, as well as kicking off the two upcoming K*m Nye trainings happening soon! Join us as we learn “How to Be Happy & Feel Contentment Through K*m Nye Tibetan Yoga.”

Calling all volunteers! Nyingma Institute has been without its large stupa for years now- but we are planning on getting...
05/14/2025

Calling all volunteers! Nyingma Institute has been without its large stupa for years now- but we are planning on getting the ball rolling on a new stupa this summer! Starting mid-June, we are looking for volunteers to help in the foundry at Odiyan for the undertaking of this important project. We are looking for anyone willing to help from two weeks to a month, housing and meals provided. Please contact Nyingma Institute for our application, we are looking forward adding this new stupa to our beautiful Padmakara Garden!

It’s not too late to join our Meditation class, “Introduction to Developing a Daily Practice,” by Emily Provosty and Oli...
05/12/2025

It’s not too late to join our Meditation class, “Introduction to Developing a Daily Practice,” by Emily Provosty and Olivia Hurd! Strengthen your meditation practice, with help from Tarthang Tulku’s “Tibetan Meditation.”

Long-time instructor Hugh Joswick will be leading this Sunday’s Dharma Talk, on “The Quality of Caring.” Join us at the ...
05/08/2025

Long-time instructor Hugh Joswick will be leading this Sunday’s Dharma Talk, on “The Quality of Caring.” Join us at the Institute or over Zoom, and stay for tea afterwards!

05/06/2025
Dharma Talk this Sunday, online & in-person at Nyingma Institute, by Emily Provosty! Link in bio for free registration.
05/01/2025

Dharma Talk this Sunday, online & in-person at Nyingma Institute, by Emily Provosty! Link in bio for free registration.

Happy National Volunteer Week! Thank you to all of the loving and hard-working volunteers who have come through Nyingma’...
04/26/2025

Happy National Volunteer Week! Thank you to all of the loving and hard-working volunteers who have come through Nyingma’s doors, we appreciate you and all of your contributions!
“When we put all of our energy into our work, it makes the ground from which we build our lives, the channel for putting our plan into action… There is unlimited pleasure to be found in living when we care about our work, when we take on difficult but rewarding tasks and do them well.” - Tarthang Tulku

It’s not too late to join us for our Late Spring Term, or to swing by for our Sunday Events! Join us this weekend for a ...
04/24/2025

It’s not too late to join us for our Late Spring Term, or to swing by for our Sunday Events! Join us this weekend for a workshop on “Exchanging Self and Others” or for Sunday’s Womens Meditation.

Join us this Sunday for our Weekly Dharma Talk! Link in bio to register for free!
04/17/2025

Join us this Sunday for our Weekly Dharma Talk! Link in bio to register for free!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at the UC Berkeley Housing Fair! Please let us know if you or anyone you ...
04/17/2025

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at the UC Berkeley Housing Fair! Please let us know if you or anyone you know is looking for affordable, peaceful housing in Berkeley- at a gorgeous meditation center.

Introduction to Lotus Language – What it Means to be Human3 Days: April 18-20, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm“So much of what it mea...
04/10/2025

Introduction to Lotus Language – What it Means to be Human
3 Days: April 18-20, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

“So much of what it means to be human is related to our use of language. Language is not just a road we must walk, or a forest in which we become lost. Language is our companion and our guide.” — Tarthang Tulku, The Lotus’ Many Petals

03/21/2025
Come visit this weekend to see the beautiful new prayer flags outside our main entrance! We have a workshop this Saturda...
03/07/2025

Come visit this weekend to see the beautiful new prayer flags outside our main entrance! We have a workshop this Saturday led by Hugh Joswick & Mark Henderson, and in-person K*m Nye, chanting, and a Dharma Talk this Sunday.

Join us for our Early Spring Term, starting tomorrow! The link to register is in our bio, see you soon! 📿
02/10/2025

Join us for our Early Spring Term, starting tomorrow! The link to register is in our bio, see you soon! 📿

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With an emphasis on joyful engagement in life, the Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, California has been bringing the riches of the Tibetan tradition to the Western world since 1972. We offer training in meditation, Buddhist studies, and Tibetan language in ways that blend cognitive and experiential learning. Tibetan Yoga, Nyingma Psychology, and the Time, Space, and Knowledge vision were all developed here by our founder Tarthang Tulku. These unique fields of study provide effective ways to counteract tension, clear the mind, and open body and mind to new dimensions of feeling. Instruction is offered in three formats: weekly 90-minute classes, weekend workshops, and longer retreats. In addition to scheduled programs, private retreats are offered year-round, allowing you to go on retreat on your own schedule. In the Bay Area for over forty years, the Nyingma Institute offers a gentle path of self-knowledge and altruistic service based upon the Buddha’s teachings. We continue to deepen this tradition by offering events for a range of interests an ages. Our meditation garden is open 9 AM to 6 PM daily. (Please note that the garden is closed temporarily for renovations!)