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Greetings from Gampo Abbey

2023 Newsletter – Issue I

Retreat – Renewal – Renovation

After three years of strict COVID protocols, and the inability to invite new residents because of border closings, quarantine requirements, and general world upheaval, at Gampo Abbey we are taking a breath and thinking about renewal. Guided by our principal teacher Ani Pema Chödrön, we are building on our strengths of 38 years and looking to increase our capacity to support deep retreat.

Solitary retreat cabins are being repaired and upgraded, and general repairs to the main Abbey buildings are underway. We are excited to announce that renovations are underway to prepare the purpose-built Sopa Chöling building to host another cycle of the three-year retreat to begin in the fall of 2024.

This means that for most of 2023 we will not be hosting any in-person programs or residencies, but instead are exploring ways to support practitioners, near and far, in different ways during this period of renewal. Just a few months ago high-speed internet service came to the Abbey and this opens up many more opportunities for us to host programs for remote participants.

We hope that you will enjoy this first issue of our newsletter. You’ll see an interview with previous temporary monastic David Morris from the UK, as well as a video from newly appointed Artist in Residence Trinkar Ötso. We offer a powerful practice from Ani Pema Chödrön that comes right from our Abbey kitchen, as well as a new book from Ani Pema.

– Trinkar and the team at Gampo Abbey

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