Susan Lorraine

This retreat will be led by Susan Lorraine (Szpakowski), who has been studying Buddhism since 1975, first as a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and since 2016 with Lama Tsultrim Allione and the Tara Mandala community. In 2023 Lama Tsultrim encouraged her to begin sharing some of the teachings from her lineage of Machig Labdrön, conferring the title Chögé, or “virtuous dharma teacher.”

Upcoming Programs by Susan Lorraine

Mandala of the Empowered Feminine

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May 12 - 18, 2026

In this retreat, we will meet the dakinis—the dynamic, free, wise, compassionate, and sometimes fierce energies that dance within open awareness. Dakini literally means “sky dancer.”

Our main practice will be the Mandala of the Five Wisdom Dakinis. Lama Tsultrim will join our retreat remotely, to formally introduce the practice.