Seasonal Dharma Gatherings
at Tibet House NYC | Streaming

Ages 18 - 35 Attend For Free through our partner Dharma Gates
Sliding Scale Tickets for Ages 35+

Founded by Megan Mook, each DHARMA FRIENDS event features a specific Dharma theme and corresponding meditation, plus something fun and special like visiting artists, teachers and scholars.

Our Fall Gathering Features

Dharma Teachings • Meditation • Somatic Experiencing
 Sketch Comedy • Live Music • Holiday Gift Market

Wednesday, Nov 19
6:30 - 8:30 PM
In-Person at Tibet House NYC | Streaming & Recorded

Practical Dharma Teachings • Somatic Experiencing • Live Music • Holiday-Themed Sketch Comedy • Holiday Gift Market

Join resident Dharma teachers Megan Mook, Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer and Kevin Townley for down-to-earth Dharma teachings about navigating the collective lunacy of the holidays.

Featuring a special somatic-experiencing exercise with Dharma teacher and Somatic Practitioner® Kathy Cherry to help regulate the nervous system plus Holiday-themed sketch comedy with comedians Neil D'Astolfo and Isabel Renner!

After the event, mingle and browse a curated selection of discounted Dharma gifts and books while our resident musician Rob Ward delights us with ambient viola (online participants are warmly invited to stay for the music!).

Past Themes Include
Alchemy & Art; Tapping into the Sacred Feminine; Buddhist Methods for Clearing Obstacles; Tantric Technologies with Dr. David Kittay of Columbia University; Karma and The Six Realms; Embodied Wisdom; Compassionate Listening; The Five Wisdom Families As Reflected in Art, and more!

Guest Artists and Dharma Teachers
Dorje Lopon Charlotte Rotterdam, Rob Ward (our resident viola player), Author and Teacher Annie Bien, Abstract Painter Nuala Clarke; Author Crystal Gandrud; Poet and Translator Haleh Liza Gafori; Dharma Teacher Jackie Stewart, Musician Loten Namling; Composer Stephen Dydo; 5 NYC comedians riffing on the 5 afflictive emotions, Jimmy Reed and George McPherson doing sound meditations, Shoshonna Gleich showing original short film and more.