Teacher Tours
The Regional Office collaborates with FPMT centers across North America to coordinate regular teacher tours with distinguished Lamas, Rinpoches, Geshes and experienced lay teachers from around the world. These tours offer practical, accessible Dharma teachings and retreats for students at every level.
We warmly welcome you to attend — whether in person or online.
Explore below the upcoming schedules and click on each center to learn more about the teachings, retreats and events they are offering.
- January 24-29: Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, New York
- April 1: Tse Chen Ling, San Francisco, California
- April 2: Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center, Campbell, California
- April 3-5: Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California
- August 14 – 16: Hans will teach at Dharmakaya Center, Reno, Nevada
- August 19: Hans will teach at Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center, Campbell, California
- August 21 – 23: Hans will teach at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California
- August 29 – September 6: Hans and Marina will lead a Buddhist Mind Science Retreat at Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California
- September 11 – 13: Hans and Marina will teach at Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, New York
- September 7 – October 5: Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, New York
- October 9 – 11: Lama Yeshe House, Denver, Colorado
- October 15 – 18: Thubten Norbu Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- October 21: Tse Chen Ling, San Francisco, California
- October 23 – 31: Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California
- November 4: Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center, Campbell, California
- November 6 – 8: Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California
- October 22 – 27: Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, New York
- October 30 – 31: Machig Labdron Study Group, Charlotte, Vermont
- November 4 – 5 & 10 – 11: Thubten Norbu Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- November 7 – 8: Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center, Taos, New Mexico
- November 14 – 15: Dharmakaya Center, Reno, Nevada
- November 19 – 22: Tse Chen Ling, San Francisco, California
- November 6 – 8: Osel Shen Phen Ling, Missoula, Montana
- November 12 – 15: Lama Yeshe House, Denver, Colorado
- November 19 – 22: Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, New York
- February 10 – 11, 2027: Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, New York
- February 13 – 14, 2027: Guhyasamaja Center, Fairfax, Virginia
- February 18, 2027: Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center, Taos, New Mexico
- February 19 – 21, 2027: Thubten Norbu Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- February 25 – 28, 2027: Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California
- March 2 – 3, 2027: Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center, Campbell, California
- March 5 – 7, 2027: Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California
- March 8 – 9, 2027: Tse Chen Ling, San Francisco, California