375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
July 3 - 5, 2026
About this Retreat
James H. Bae, DACM, L.Ac is a doctor of Chinese medicine, author and independent researcher. Dr. Bae’s therapeutic background includes the study of traditional Chinese, Japanese, Ayurvedic and Tibetan medicine. He is authorized to teach Tibetan yoga in various traditional Buddhist lineages.
James leads retreats in the U.S and internationally, with a focus on the inner yogas, such as Tummo and Tsalung Trulkhor. He also specializes in the adaptation of these subtle body practices in somatic, movement-based disciplines and Mindbody, trauma-informed therapies.
www.drjamesbae.com
Lama Karma (Justin Wall) is a teacher in the Shangpa Kagyu and Karma Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. He completed two three-year retreats at Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery and one six month retreat at Shangpa Karma Ling, with extensive dark retreat practice. He is the director of the Milarepa Retreat Center in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, and is the lead designer and facilitator with Numadelic Labs, a nonprofit coordinating research into transformative group ceremonies in virtual reality that explore contemplative practice, death, and dream states.
Beyond his wife and daughter, his primary teachers include Lama Norlha Rinpoche, Tai Situ Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, and Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche.
Details of this retreat
The Vajrayana approach to yoga includes a comprehensive framework that integrates all of the dimensions of what it means to be human. Through physical movement we cultivate embodiment. Through breathwork, breath retention, and sonification we train our speech and subtle body. And through concentration and insight practices we train in distinctive methods of seeing the mind’s natural state with clarity and insight. Taken together, this approach to practice culminates in the trikāya, the three bodies of complete Buddhahood.
Lama Karma will bring teachings from the Shangpa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, drawing from the “Threefold Natural Settling” Mahāmudrā instructions of Niguma.
James Bae will provide instruction on Tibetan Yoga, breath practices and meditations form the ancient or Nyingma tradition.
Lama Karma and Dr. James have collaborated on Tibetan Yoga according to Ka-Nying, bridging the subtle body practices of these traditions together in a complementary approach.
In this summer retreat they will bridge together yogas of the ‘ancient’ and ‘whispered’ traditions in an accessible format, for all levels of experience and physical capacity.
Schedule
Friday, July 3
3 - 6 pm Arrival & Check-in
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Welcome Program
Saturday, July 4
7 - 8 am Early Morning Program
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 4 pm Free Time for Relaxation and Spa
4 - 6 pm Afternoon Program
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Evening Program
Sunday, July 5
7 - 11 am Check-out of Rooms
7 - 8 am Early Morning Program
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch & Departure
*Please note that the schedule is subject to change at any time.
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