Ligmincha of California

The focus of the work at the Ligmincha of California is the practice and dissemination of the Dzogchen, or Atiyoga, teachings of the Yungdrung Bon lineage ( Bon is the indigenous, pre-Buddhist tradition of Tibet).

Our founder and director, Lama Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche , is a Bonpo Lama who has also been educated in the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche has an extensive teaching schedule in North and Central America and in Europe. He is also forming collaborative relationships with physicians and psychotherapists in order to develop innovative healing strategies to deal with pain and depression. The wisdom of the Tibetan healing traditions, meditation practices and Dzogchen teachings offered by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will provide an opportunity for individuals to explore and enhance their health and well-being.

Ligmincha of California is one of four centers that have grown out of the Charlottesville Ligmincha Institute for the study of the Religions and Culture of Tibet, which was also established by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche with the blessing of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.