FPMT In-Depth Meditation Training
With Venerable Losang Gendun
September 6 - November 29, 2025
Online via Zoom
Year 3, Term 1: The Radiant Ground: Emptiness and Buddha Nature Saturdays: September 6th to November 29th 6:30 AM- 9:00 AM (PST) Online via Zoom In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT): We are excited to partner with the Buddha Project and many other FPMT centers worldwide to offer this wonderful,…
Approaching the Buddhist Path
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
September 25 - November 13, 2025
In Person at the Wisdom Center and Online via Zoom
Thursdays: Sept 25 through Nov 13, 2025 6-7:30 pm PT Location: Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz and ONLINE The Galleria, Suite 240 COMMUNITY ROOM 740 Front Street, Santa Cruz Land of Medicine Buddha is honored to host this course in collaboration with The Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz. In hopes of…
Creating Compassionate Cultures Program for Children
September 28 - October 26, 2025
In person at Tara Redwood School
Sundays: September 28, October 5, 19, 26 In-Person only at Tara Redwood School 10:30 am - 12:30 pm A unique opportunity for your children to attend a program that follows the same framework as your parenting classes, the 7 Steps to Knowledge, Strength, and Compassion. While you are in your…
Parenting with Compassion & Wisdom
With Pam Cayton
September 28 - October 26, 2025
In person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom
Sundays: September 28, October 5, 19, 26 In-Person and online via Zoom 10:30 am - 12:30 pm This program is connected to our Children's series, hosted at the Tara Redwood School at the same time. To enroll your child in that program, please use the following link: Creating Compassionate Cultures…
Discovering Buddhism, Module 12: Wisdom of Emptiness
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
September 30 - November 23, 2025
In Person and Online via Zoom
In Person at Land of Medicine Buddha and Online via Zoom Register for this Program Six Tuesday Sessions September 30 – November 4, 2025; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT In Person and Online via Zoom Practice Day Sunday, November 23, 2025; 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm PT In Person…
Buddhist Mind Science
With Elaine Jackson
October 4 - November 8, 2025
The Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz and Online Via Zoom
Land of Medicine Buddha is delighted to announce Buddhist Mind Science: Module One with Elaine Jackson in person at the Wisdom Center and online. This new FPMT course is great for beginners and is part of a collaboration with Vajrapani Institute and the Wisdom Center to offer beginner-friendly Saturday morning classes,…
Namgyalma Retreat
With Venerable Steve Carlier
October 17 - 23, 2025
Online Only via Zoom
Please join us for the 10th Annual Namgyalma Retreat! Online only via Zoom October 17 - 23 Weekend Option October 17-19 "This mantra is so powerful. Reciting it can even cure illnesses that doctors who are experts in conventional medicine say are incurable, particularly if it is recited 1,000 times…
Becoming Your Own Therapist: Buddhist Wisdom for Healing the Mind
With Karuna Cayton
November 8 - 22, 2025
In-Person and Online via Zoom
In-Person and Online via Zoom Saturdays: November 8, 15, and 22nd 10:30 am – Noon “When you change your mind, you change your world.”— Lama Thubten Yeshe About the course: Drawing on Lama Thubten Yeshe’s classic book, How to Be Your Own Therapist, this three-week course offers practical ways to…
Science and Wisdom LIVE – The Origins of Consciousness
November 15, 2025
Online via Zoom
Join us on November 15th for this free special event! Online via Zoom 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST About the Event Geshe Tenzin Namdak and Annaka Harris in dialogue on the Nature of Consciousness, Its Impact on Our Emotions, and Its Influence on Our Well-Being This wonderful event will…
Daylong Retreat: Meeting Political Unrest with a Compassionate Heart
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
December 13, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom
In-Person and Online Via Zoom Saturday, December 13 9:00 am – 5:00 pm We are living in a time of social and political turmoil. For some, this unrest may feel distant, while for others, its impact is deeply personal. Either way, many of us are struggling to navigate this moment.…
