[Online] Diamond Sky Dancer - Vajrayogini Retreat
with Rhea Colmar and Mark Nowakowski
November 7 - 15, 2025
Online
Date and Time Details: Friday November 7 6:30pm -- Saturday November 15 12:30
Atlantic Time Zone
Location: Dorje Denma Ling
Address: 2280 Balmoral Road, The Falls, NS B0K 1V0, Canada
Contact: info@dorjedenmaling.org
Tuition: $225
- CAD $225.00 – Program Price
Dear Vajrayogini,
You are warmly invited to join us online for nine days of meditation. We will be practicing and studying your sadhana in the circle of the sky, surrounded by earth, water, fire, and all the elements.
Rhea and Mark will lead us in the practice, and point out some things they have learned along the way. We will practice four sessions a day and enjoy one daily teaching on the view and practice.
We welcome both fresh and seasoned yoginis. The teachings will adjust to whoever is attending. We will also have some sessions for (re)learning specific parts of the sadhana, including mantras, mudras, and mandalas.
Lungs for some of the Vidyadhara’s practice texts and termas from Tibet will be offered.
Thangka by Tara di Gesu: https://taradigesu.com/
Practice Materials
Vajrayogini Sadhana, Vajrayogini Manual, and any other related VY practices and texts.
Who Should Attend
This is a vajrayana program restricted to sadhakas who have received the Vajrayogini abhisheka and have the Vajrayogini Sadhana by Tongwa Tonden, Karmapa VI. If you are still completing your Ngöndro you need to have completed the refuge, prostrations, and Vajrasattva mantra, and have begun the mandala and/or guru yoga.
If you have questions about if you can attend, please contact Mark Nowakowski at mnowakowski108@gmail.com
Schedule Overview (subject to change)
- The online program includes all the teachings and practice sessions in webinar style; meaning there will not be an opportunity to ask questions or comment during the most sessions.
- There will be 2 Q&A meetings with the teachers which will be offered specifically for online participants.
- Only the teachings will be recorded.
All times are in Atlantic Time Zone. For your convenience, here is a Time Zone Converter.
November 7
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- There will be an orientation and first teaching session at 7:30 pm.
November 8 – 14
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- 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p. m.
Four sessions, includes breaks for meals and rest time.
- 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p. m.
November 15 (Final Day)
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- 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 pm
- Final practice and teaching closing session
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 pm
A typical day could look like:
| 7:00 AM | Chants/Sitting |
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Varjayogini Practice |
| 12:00 PM | Lujong |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Q&A (2 days) |
| 3:00 | Talk |
| 4:00 | Break |
| 4:30 | Vajrayogini Practice |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| 7:30 | Sitting/Chants |
Tuition
$225- full online retreat
All prices are in $CAD. Please consider paying by e-transfer, cheque, or cash. Saving transaction fees helps us keep the Centre going.
Generosity Policy:
We have a donor-supported pay what you can policy and scholarships available. If you need financial assistance, this is the process:
- Register for the program and choose “etransfer or cheque” for the payment option. This will allow you to register without paying.
- Complete this form and our Finance Director will contact you.
- Your balance will be updated and you will be notified to pay any remaining balance.
Registration and Cancellation Policies
Please take note that our registration and cancellation policies have been updated. You can read our registration and cancellation policies here.
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About the Leaders
Rhea Colmar
Rhea Colmar considers herself a student in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche as well as other contemporary Buddhist teachers. As a public health nurse, Rhea is interested in the intersection of meditation, health, and well-being, on both the individual and societal levels. She has a background in dance and massage & bodywork. Recently, she […]
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Mark Nowakowski
Mark Nowakowski met the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1972 and has been his student ever since. He also studies and translates with many other Kagyü and Nyingma masters. Mark is particularly inspired by the works of Chögyam Trungpa and his teacher Khenpo Gangshar. He recently coordinated the translation and publication of Songs of Realization and […]
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