Pieter Oosthuizen

04/02/2026

Our first look at our Skymind book! Such an exciting and moving moment. They'll be available May 12 (Shambhala Pubs). Pre-order now through Barnes & Nobles or Amazon.

02/18/2026

How do we remain grounded in our "innate wholeness" when the modern world feels so fragmented?

This summer, we invite you to study the profound "Nature of Mind" teachings with senior Tara Mandala Teachers, (Lopöns) Pieter Oosthuizen and Charlotte Rotterdam at Hollyhock, June 5-10.

SKYMIND is a rare opportunity to engage with original Tibetan texts from the great yogini Machig Labdrön, translated into accessible, transformative practices for the 21st century. 🌿

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
• Open Awareness: Training the attention to find spaciousness.
• Elemental Integration: Practices held outdoors on the sacred land of Cortes Island.
• Embodied Wisdom: Moving beyond scholarship into a lived experience of compassion.

Secure your spot for this 5-day immersion into the Great Mother. [https://hubs.li/Q04235HJ0]

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02/02/2026

After yesterday's Lama Live! exploration of Feeding Your Demons®, we're excited to announce Feeding Not Fighting February. Join us all month as we dive deeper into what happens when we stop resisting our inner obstacles and learn to meet them with compassion instead.

Beginning March 21, Feeding Your Demons Level 1 is an eight-week online journey with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam, and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen, which teaches the five-step process of transforming fear, addiction, and persistent patterns through compassionate presence. This Chöd-based training has opened pathways to inner freedom for practitioners worldwide.

Book now and get 12% off listed prices. Offer valid until February 18, 2026: https://www.taramandala.org/programs-2/16580/fyd-level-1-buddhist-track-kapala-1

11/25/2025

Skymind: Machig Labdrön and Open Awareness

Skymind: Machig Labdrön and Open Awareness December 12, 2025, to February 13, 2026 Skymind explores the Nature of Mind through teachings from Machig Labdrön, focusing on meditation techniques and compassionate engagement. It supports both experienced and beginner practitioners in integrating mindfulness into daily life, enhancing awareness, and transforming emotional challenges....

https://skymind.us/2025/11/24/skymind-open-awareness/

10/16/2025

Join Charlotte Rotterdam next week for her workshops, talks, and meditations at Stanford University!
All are free for registration:
Compassionate Presence: Contemplative Skills for a Complex World (Tuesday October 21, 4pm PT)
Guided Tonglen Practice (Wednesday October 22, 7:30 am PT)
Transforming Obstacles into Wisdom (Wednesday October 22, 12pm PT)
Register at Standford.edu/contemplation/summit

09/06/2025

Who’d like to join me in Rome at the end of September? Come enjoy the energy of the Eternal City in the Fall and learn the profound FYD Practice and the spacious meditation practice of Prajnaparamita. Link in bio to register.

03/26/2025

Leaving San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 after a beautiful retreat.

03/07/2025

September 24 - 28, 2025 Nature's Valley, South AfricaScholarships available! We are so very happy to announce our first Skymind retreat in South Africa! Nature's Valley lies on the spectacular East Coast and is one of the jewels of the famous Garden Route....

September 24 – 28, 2025 Nature’s Valley, South AfricaScholarships available! We are so very happy to announce our first Skymind retreat in South Africa! Nature’s Valley lies on th…

03/06/2025

April 24-27, 2025 October 3-6, 2025 April 23-26, 2026 Prague, Czechia The Mandala method is based on the so-called "five Buddha families", which represent five types of emotional suffering transformed into wisdom....

April 24-27, 2025 October 3-6, 2025 April 23-26, 2026 Prague, Czechia The Mandala method is based on the so-called “five Buddha families”, which represent five types of emotional suffer…

02/12/2025

June 23 - 26, 2025 Tara Ling, The South of FranceScholarships available! Join us for this exceptional opportunity to explore open awareness in the beautiful French countryside. With teachings inspired by Machig Labdrön, including meditation and outdoor practices....

June 23 – 26, 2025 Tara Ling, The South of FranceScholarships available! Join us for this exceptional opportunity to explore open awareness in the beautiful French countryside. With teachings…

02/12/2025

June 13, 2025 7 - 9pm and June 14 - 15 Tibet Haus, Frankfurt, Germany Evening talk: Regenbogen Pfeile: Machig Labdröns Lehren über die Natur des Geistes (vor Ort + live online); followed by a weekend retreat: LIEDER DER ERLEUCHTUNG: TANTRISCHE WEISHEIT FÜR DEN HEILIGEN ALLTAG...

June 13, 2025 7 – 9pm and June 14 – 15 Tibet Haus, Frankfurt, Germany Evening talk: Regenbogen Pfeile: Machig Labdröns Lehren über die Natur des Geistes (vor Ort + live online); followe…

02/10/2025

June 18 - 22, 2025 Kamalashila Institute, Germany Scholarships available Skymind is the brilliantly awake, natural radiance of our being. The sky remains expansive and spacious even as clouds, rain, and wind move through it. So too our true nature, the “nature of mind,” is vast and abiding even within the turmoil of everyday life. How do we come to know our sky-like nature? The great 11th century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön offers this fundamental instruction: “don’t search…rest in your nature.”...

June 18 – 22, 2025 Kamalashila Institute, Germany Scholarships available Skymind is the brilliantly awake, natural radiance of our being. The sky remains expansive and spacious even as clouds…