Post Summer Festival retreats

Getting to Know Your Pure Self with Gen Kelsang Sangden, Resident Teacher in Kadampa Meditation Centre Mexico and National Spiritual Director in Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Nicaragua On this special retreat you will learn everything you need for a qualified Tantric practice, the supreme quick path to enlightenment, and in this way begin getting to know your pure self. Gen Sangden will teach and guide meditations on the Heruka body mandala within the short, condensed practice called The Yoga of Buddha Heruka.

The Supreme Path to Enlightenment

with Gen Kelsang Ananda, National Spiritual Director for Germany, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovenia, and the Resident Teacher of KMC Germany

Based on teachings from the Summer Festival 2026, Gen Ananda be leading a week of retreat focusing on the Heruka Body Mandala practice The New Essence of Vajrayana.
The beautiful and blessed surroundings of Madhyamaka KMC offer the perfect environment to take these teachings to heart and develop a personal experience of this practice in the company of Kadampa family and friends. Shuttle bus available from Manjushri KMC.

The Supreme Path

with Kadam Morten Clausen, Eastern US National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center New York City

Come experience the post-Festival retreat at KMC Spain, a place of peace and beauty where you can deeply settle the Lamrim and Tantra teachings received at the International Summer Festival. In a serene and inspiring environment, you will combine guided meditations, silence, and reflection to transform your spiritual experience into something alive and meaningful. It is a unique opportunity to rest, connect with the Kadampa community, and turn every moment into part of your path to enlightenment.

Post Summer Festival Retreat

with Gen Kelsang Rabten, National Spiritual Director for Australasia, South East Asia & Taiwan and Resident Teacher of KMC Australia

Based on teachings from the Summer Festival at Manjushri KMC, Gen Rabten will guide a retreat offering clear and practical instructions on how to enter and progress on this joyful and swift path to enlightenment, the ultimate purpose of our human life.

Journey into Bliss

Gen Kelsang Samten, Resident Teacher at KMC New York

A retreat for Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners to go beyond the experiences gained through daily practice and access new levels of understanding. Make the most of this opportunity to explore the infinite potential of your mind.
This short retreat will be based on the teachings from the International NKT-IKBU Summer Festival. This is a perfect opportunity for those who couldn’t attend the festival to receive the benefit of these fresh instructions, or for those who attended to deepen their experience.

The Entrance to Highest Yoga Tantra

with Gen Kelsang Rabjor, Resident Teacher at KMC Jerez

The post-festival retreat is a perfect opportunity to bring these teachings to heart. Over several days, you will be able to deepen your tantric practice through guided meditations, periods of silence, and time for inner reflection.
In a peaceful and inspiring environment, you will learn how to strengthen your connection with the most profound practices of Highest Yoga Tantra, guided by the Resident Teacher of KMC Jerez, Gen Kelsang Rabjor.

Practicing the Union of Sutra and Tantra – How to unify compassion, wisdom, bliss and daily life

Gen Kelsang Tonglam, Resident Teacher of KMC Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as National Spiritual Director of Kadampa Buddhism for East Asia

Based on the teachings of the Summer Festival 2025 at Manjushri KMC Gen Tonglam will guide this retreat on the practice of Lamrim, the stages of the path to enlightenment of Sutra and Tantra, and show how to unify these in our daily busy life. By understanding and experiencing these, you come to practice the complete path to enlightenment and transform all your daily experience into a meaningful life and wonderful spiritual journey.

From Blissful Path to Quick Path

Gen Kelsang Chokga is the National Spiritual Director for Spain and Portugal and Resident Teacher of KMC Spain

A step-by-step retreat to deepen your connection with Guru Vajrayogini and to enhance – or begin – your joyful Tantric practice. Whether you already have experience or are just beginning, this retreat will help you establish a joyful, stable daily practice, gain confidence to continue your Tantric meditation at home, and learn how to integrate it into everyday life to overcome ordinary appearances.

The Yoga of Buddha Heruka

with Gen Kelsang Lochani, Resident Teacher of KMC Barcelona

This retreat offers the opportunity to integrate the profound teachings of the International Kadampa Summer Festival, which will take place next summer in England, through the Yoga of Buddha Heruka — a brief and profound practice, highly blessed, containing the essence of the Tantra of the Highest Yoga.

The Supreme Path to Enlightenment

with Gen Kelsang Demo, Midwest US National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher of IKRC Grand Canyon

Highest Yoga Tantra is a profound method for attaining enlightenment in this very life, based on the practices of Heruka and Vajrayogini.
Following the Summer Festival 2026, this weekend retreat, guided by Gen Kelsang Demo, will be a special opportunity to deepen our understanding of these teachings and strengthen our experience of the tantric path to enlightenment.

Blissful Wisdom

with Gen Kelsang Lhachog, Resident Teacher of KMC Sydney

On this retreat, Gen Kelsang Lhachog will guide meditations on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Venerable Vajrayogini, the very essence of Buddha’s teachings, based on the International Summer Festival 2026. It will be an excellent opportunity to gain experience in the joyful practice of Vajrayogini and to learn how to apply it to and strengthen our daily practice. With this blissful wisdom, we can then solve all our problems and be of maximum benefit to others.