Dharma Ocean
  • Teachings
    • Learn to Meditate
    • Introductory Teachings
    • About Somatic Meditation
    • Free Audio Series
    • Teaching & Practice Library
    • Podcast
    • Live Stream
    • Published Works
  • Programs
    • Program Calendar
    • Program FAQs
    • Registration and Program Policies
    • Dharma Ocean Online Courses
    • Scholarships & Work-Study
    • Fellowships
    • Solitary Retreat
    • Blazing Mountain Practice Residency
    • Past Events
  • Contribute
    • Become a Supporting Member
    • Make a One-Time Donation
    • Volunteer
  • Community
    • Join Our Mailing List
    • Find Practice Groups
    • Social Media
  • Store
    • Audio Download Store
    • Published Works
  • About
    • Teachers
    • Articles & Interviews
    • Lineage & Mission
    • Inclusivity
    • Administration
    • Employment Opportunities
    • The Training and the Path
    • Boulder Meditation Center
    • Blazing Mountain Retreat Center

Past Events


Here is a listing of Dharma Ocean events that are currently in-progress or that have completed over the last two or so years.


Meditating with the Body®

September 19, 2017 – February 11, 2018
Crestone, CO

Created for meditators of all levels, this in-depth training focuses on a series of powerful body-based awareness practices drawn from Tibetan Yoga, with two residential retreats bridged by a five month, at-home curriculum.

 

 

 


Sutrayana Study and Practice Intensive — Part Two: Mahayana

September 18 – November 28
Online

Led by Neil McKinlay: The Sutrayana Practice and Study Intensive offers practitioners an opportunity to deepen their understanding and experience of the teachings of Reggie Ray and his teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as embodied in the Dharma Ocean lineage. This is the second part of a two-part course led by Dharma Ocean Senior Teacher Neil McKinlay.

 

 


Awakening the Body: The Way of Somatic Meditation

August 31 – November 9
Online 

Led by Reggie Ray: In this online immersion, Reggie leads us in exploring the view and practice of somatic meditation and how it reveals the joy, altruism, and creativity that reside at the core of our being. Designed for beginning and advanced students alike, the training focuses on a series of powerful somatic meditation practices drawn from Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism and spiritual Taoism.

 


Wilderness-based Teen Mindfulness Retreat

July 2 – July 8, 2017
Crestone, CO 

Teens ages 15 – 19 will have the opportunity to explore the natural area in addition to a regular schedule of events. Combining meditation with awareness of the outdoors, this retreat offers teens a life transforming experience in the serenity of nature. Offered through iBme.org.

 

 

 


Somatic Meditation: The Journey Home

June 9 – June 16, 2017
Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

2016_TJH_210x210

Led by Neil McKinlay: Meditation is a coming home. Through the simple practice of being in one’s body, developing a sense of familiarity with and fidelity to immediate experience, we reconnect with the life we are living and the person we are. Under the guidance of Senior Teacher Neil McKinlay, this week-long retreat will explore the foundational methods of somatic meditation offered by the Dharma Ocean lineage.

 

 


The Somatic Practice of Pure Awareness: The Tantric Style of Embodied Meditation

March 16, – May 26, 2017
Online 

Led by Reggie Ray: This online program centers around the somatic practice of pure awareness. This is the simplest and also the most advanced teaching–the essence–of the Tibetan tantric tradition. Pure Awareness, also called the awakened state or the Buddha mind, is our most fundamental nature, a part of ourselves that is neither born nor dies and underlies all of the experiences of our human life.

 

 


Winter Meditation Intensive

December 11, 2016 – January 8, 2017

1

Led by Neil McKinlay and Norman Elizondo: This month-long meditation retreat is a powerful practice for engaging the journey of meditation more deeply and for transforming our everyday experience by sowing the seeds of awareness. Come for weekly segments or for the full month.

 

 

 


The Three Samayas: VTI 2016 Online Study Course

October 10 – November 21, 2017
Online 

20160915-dsc01618Led by Dr. Reggie Ray: This 6-week online course is an opportunity for the vajrasangha to study the teachings and practices that Reggie presented at this year’s VTI. The question at the heart of this year’s teachings is: What does it mean to be a tantrika in this lineage?

 

 

 


Sutrayana Study and Practice Intensive — Part Two: Mahayana

September 19 – November 29, 2016
Online 

2016_SYMY_210x210

Led by Neil McKinlay: The Sutrayana Practice and Study Intensive offers practitioners an opportunity to deepen their understanding and experience of the teachings of Reggie Ray and his teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as embodied in the Dharma Ocean lineage. This is the second part of a two-part course led by Dharma Ocean Senior Teacher Neil McKinlay.

 

 


Awakening the Body: The Way of Somatic Meditation

September 1 – November 10, 2016
Online

qqLed by Reggie Ray: In this online immersion, Reggie leads us in exploring the view and practice of somatic meditation and how it reveals the joy, altruism, and creativity that reside at the core of our being. Designed for beginning and advanced students alike, the training focuses on a series of powerful somatic meditation practices drawn from Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism and spiritual Taoism.

 

 


Meditating with the Body® Europe

June 6 – June 13, 2016
United Kingdom
2016_MWTBEUR_210x210Led by Reggie Ray, Caroline Pfohl, and David Iozzi: 
Our body is the most direct path to profound spiritual transformation. Through it, we connect with the inherent, self-existing wakefulness already present within it. This is Dr. Reggie Ray’s and co-lineage holder Caroline Pfohl’s first time teaching in Europe, for this comprehensive five-month program.

 

 

 


Northeast Dharma Ocean Retreat

May 13 – May 15, 2016
Claverack, New York 

NEDRLed by Tina LaGreca and Sarah Miryam: In this weekend retreat offered from our Northeast sangha, participants will focus on spring as the time of emergence and new growth. We will answer spring’s call to more fully and deeply inhabit our bodies and draw on the wisdom that is always there.

 

 

 


Your Body is Awake: A 7-Week Immersion in Somatic Meditation

May 9 – June 27, 2016
Boulder, CO 

7weekLed by Bryn Rees: In this 7-week program, we will explore the core practices from the Meditating with the Body® curriculum, developed by Reggie Ray. This Boulder-based program is accessible to all levels of experience, from beginners to advanced practitioners. It will be of great benefit to anyone looking connect to and live from the body as the next step, and every step, on our path.

 

 


The Body Loves: Somatic Practices for Developing Bodhicitta

March 19 – March 27, 2016
Crestone, CO 

bodylovesLed by Reggie Ray and Caroline Pfohl: In this program, we will explore the tantric bodhicitta tradition by entering into the utter depth of our own Soma, our physical incarnation. There, in a unique way, we are able to connect with this love, release it into our lives, and finally identify with it as the sole purpose of our life.

 

 

 


Invoking the Protectors: The Practice of Protection

March 3 – March 6 2016
Boulder, CO

2015_Protection_210x210Led by David Iozzi: In our Vajrayana tradition, the protection principle is in operation throughout the Dharma Ocean mandala, preserving the integrity of the practicing lineage. While those who serve in the protection mandala are the most visibly manifest aspect of the protection principle, the practice of protection is an activity shared by all who help to create and maintain containers within which we and others can hear and practice the teachings.

 

 


Sitting Body, Sitting Buddha Exploring the Practice of Meditating With the Body

February 13 – February 14, 2016
Vancouver, BC

2015_VancouverMWTB_210x210Led by Neil McKinlay: This all-level workshop will continue our work with the practice of ‘Meditating with the Body’ as we explore somatic space in a direct and experiential way. Mixing guided meditation and group discussion, we will touch the inherent groundedness of our being and find ourselves able to engage our lives more fully than ever before.

 

 


Awakening Through Relationship: The Tantric Consort

February 12 – February 13, 2016
Boulder, CO

tantricLed by Reggie Ray and Caroline Pfohl: Within the Vajrayana, it is believed that the tantric consort relationship provides a uniquely powerful crucible for our ultimate transformation. Dr. Reggie Ray and Caroline Pfohl will offer teachings and practices that can be carried forward into our lives and practiced on our own or with a partner. All are welcome.

 

 


In Love with Life: Awakening Through Somatic Meditation

January 25 – February 29, 2016
Boulder, CO

awakening lifeLed by Caroline Pfohl: The somatic practices at the heart of the Dharma Ocean lineage are the ideal foundation for uncovering Bodhicitta: the awakened heart. In this six-week evening course, we will take an embodied approach to awakening, connecting the practice of meditation to our actual lives.

 

 

 


Touching Enlightenment: Introduction to Meditating with the Body

October 21 – November 18, 2015
Online

touching enlightLed by Jeremy Lowry: Explore the foundational practices of embodied meditation in this four-week online course. Listen to audio recordings of talks and guided meditations led by Dr. Reginald “Reggie” Ray. Participate in a dynamic online forum with other course participants.

 

 

 


 

Explore Programs

  • Program Calendar
  • Program FAQs
  • Registration and Program Policies
  • Dharma Ocean Online Courses
  • Fellowships
  • Solitary Retreat
  • Blazing Mountain Practice Residency
  • Past Events

Join our email list

Join our mailing list and receive a free two-part series on somatic meditation.

Start practicing

  • Learn to Meditate

    Learn the foundational Dharma Ocean meditation practices.

  • Online Teachings

    Listen to talks by Reggie on topics such as Entering the Path, Emotional Awakening, and Unconditional Acceptance.

  • Weekly Podcast Series

    Listen online and subscribe to our free weekly podcast series featuring excerpts from Reggie's teaching retreats.

About Dharma Ocean

  • Reginald A. Ray
  • Lineage & Mission
  • Inclusivity
  • The Training and the Path
  • Introductory Teachings
  • Teachers
  • Administration

Contact Us

  • Mailing address

    2525 Arapahoe Ave E4-828
    Boulder, CO 80302


  • Administrative Office

    4676 Broadway
    Boulder, CO 80304
    (p) 303.955.2574
    (f) 303.265.9793
    (e) info@dharmaocean.org


  • Retreat Center:

    (p) 303.955.2574
    (p) 719.588.3210
    (w) www.blazingmountain.org

© 2018 Dharma Ocean Foundation