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We are a traditional Nyingma Buddhist non-profit that offers classes, group practice, and workshops online, and in-person events and short retreats at our Calaveras County, California practice space. The best way to keep up with everything we are doing is to subscribe to our newsletter below.
Troma Nakmo Chöd
Walking the Path of Fierce Compassion:
Levels One and Two
Level One
The 25-26 Program is already underway. The next group will start in the Summer or Fall of 2026.
An immersive one-year group program offers a structured and supportive introduction to the Troma Nagmo Ngondro, the preliminary practices of the Troma Nakmo cycle in the Dudjom Tersar tradition of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
A serious onboarding for practitioners who feel a karmic connection to Troma Nakmo, the Fierce Black Mother, and who are prepared to commit to her path of cutting through ego-clinging with radical compassion.
What the Program Includes:
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Weekly 90-minute live sessions via Zoom
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Short dharma talks to ground the practice in context
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Peer support in small breakout rooms
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Guided group practice using our in-house translation
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A close reading of the Heart Essence of Saraha root text, through chapter 10
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Optional one-on-one guidance for students making substantial progress in accumulation practice
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Instruction in the chu tor, concise lu jyin, sang and sur practices.
Prerequisites:
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Formal refuge in the Three Jewels
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Previous experience with Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
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Familiarity with the purpose and structure of ngondro
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A strong commitment to begin (or continue) Troma Ngondro practice on your own
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Intention to receive the Troma Nakmo empowerment as soon as possible.
Sundays, 4:30 to 6 pm on Zoom.
Level 2
The 2025 - 26 group is underway. The next group will start in the summer or fall of 2026.
This year-long program is for people who have completed level one and are accumulating ngondro at home. It provides ongoing peer support for practice and instruction on the Four Feasts and the principles of chod in general.
Sundays, 2:30 to 4 pm on Zoom.
Explore
Dharma Talks, Meditation, Q & A
Wednesdays, 6 - 7 pm PDT Zoom
Current Topic: Heart Essence of the Lakeborn
Register below
- Five Day Troma Phowa RetreatThu, Oct 09Copperopolis
Special Practice Days
2025
We offer traditional in-person and online practices two to three times a month.
The practices are from the Dudjom Tersar tradition
of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism.
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About Loppon Yudron Wangmo
Founder and Director
Yudron Wangmo began studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism in the early 1990's, balancing in-depth practice and service to her Tibetan teachers with her work as a nurse, nurse practitioner, and healer.
Later, she completed lengthy meditation retreats, including the traditional three-year three-month group retreat in California under the guidance of Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. Her main mentors have been Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, and Adzom Paylo Rinpoche.
She is the author of Clearing the Way to Awakening, Excavating Pema Ozer, and the Buddha of Lightning Peak. Her Substack is here.
Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche officially authorized her to teach in 2017. Her main teaching focus is the Dudjom Tersar tradition, including the foundation practices, deity practices, chod, offering practices, and tsok. She also teaches Present Clear Wakefulness meditation for the interested public.