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Deepen your spiritual life and learn about the powerful teachings and traditions of Tibetan Buddhism!

What is Namchak?

Namchak is an educational foundation and traditional Tibetan Buddhist lineage dedicated to preserving and sharing our unique heritage of practices, sacred texts and teachings, and making the teachings newly accessible to Westerners. Students learn from Tibetan and Western teachers and receive support from a diverse and vibrant community. 

We serve students on every step of the path, from those exploring meditation for the first time to more experienced students. We offer a variety of learning programs, including in-person teaching, small group learning, online courses, and residential retreats at the Namchak Retreat Ranch in Western Montana.

Check out this video by Namchak’s founder, Lama Tsomo!

Subscribe to our newsletter to join our community (or “Sangha” as we call it) and receive tools, resources, and opportunities like:

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Special invitations and discounts for workshops, events, programs, and retreats, both online and in-person

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Monthly wisdom and educational content about the principles of Tibetan Buddhism

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Guided meditations and meditation eCourses to deepen and enrich your practice

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Avenues to engage in community with fellow Buddhist practitioners at all stages of your journey

Whether through education, meditation, live and online events, and more, we have many resources to help you on your Buddhist journey at any stage!

Blog

Deepen your understanding of Buddhist concepts by exploring Namchak’s library of articles and content designed to guide you on the path.

Here are some of our most popular blog articles to get you started:

Meditation

We offer an array of tools and meditations to assist those seeking to still their minds, find inner peace, and grow in their meditation practice.

Check out our Guided Meditation library for Buddhist practices, from Shamata to introductions to Vipassana or Insight meditation.

Or, enroll in one of our FREE meditation eCourses, which are designed to provide a more in-depth tutorial on the concepts and practices for different goals and approaches to meditation.

Programs & Events

From single-day eventsto workshops and programs spread over weeks, months, and even years,Namchak’s mission is to provide a path and curriculum to guide you and enrich your journey. 

With our online and in-person events, we strive to create meaningful connections between our students and teachers, so seats are often limited. Sign up now to reserve your spot! 

You can also learn about some of our longer-form, deep-dive programs, such as Ancient Wisdom Engaged, Walking the Path, or Compassion in Action Fellows Program, designed to help you reach new levels in your understanding and practice.

We strive to make our programming accessible to all. If cost creates a barrier to attendance, ask about our tuition assistance to see how we can help make it possible for anyone to participate.

The Namchak Retreat Ranch & Lineage

The Namchak Retreat Ranch is a 9,000-acre paradise located in Hot Springs, Montana. The ranch offers housing, meditation sites, gardens, communal areas, an organic permaculture farm, and more.

Every part of the ranch is thoughtfully designed with sustainability and harmony in mind from its environmentally-friendly construction practices, to regenerative farming techniques. Namchak continues to build and expand the ranch’s facilities with the goal of creating a one-of-a-kind, immersive and transformational experience for all our friends and visitors.

In addition to the ranch and facilities, Namchak represents a carefully preserved lineage within Tibetan Buddhism, led by lineage-holder Gochen Tulku Sangak Rinpoche. He and our translation team are currently working to translate 33 volumes of sacred texts of the Namchak lineage from Tibetan to English. 

You can read more about the Namchak Retreat Ranch and lineage here.

I wouldn’t be where I am today with my meditation practice if it weren’t for Lama Tsomo. Her ability to take these Eastern practices and make them feel relatable to Westerners is incredible. Not only does she make you feel welcome, she makes you feel at home. If I could recommend one teacher to learn from, it would be her. – Joe
I am so grateful to be part of this incredible sangha that encourages and inspires me to continue and deepen my practice as well as find greater peace, joy and connection in my life. – Rachel
Lama Tsomo is a unique Buddhist teacher, an American woman, mother and Tibetan Buddhist lama who embodies the deep practice of her tradition with her intimate understanding of the Western mind. Her teachings are highly accessible, down to earth and very practical. The meditation tools she teaches are ones that have been practiced for more than 2000 years. And now we have modern scientific evidence that establishes that these methods can indeed be enormously helpful in cultivating a calm mind and warm heart, qualities that most would agree will help make our world a better place! – Richie
I knew this moment was coming. The Journey from Fear to Love has been my entry point into an eager and caring community, and an accessible meditation practice that’s truly sustainable and wholly different from the solo journey I’d always thought it must be. – Kevin
Khen Rinpoche and Lama Tsomo are excellent teachers, very practical and effective, their teaching is tried and true. When one listens to Khen Rinpoche it is a very gentle thing to experience not egotistical, but open and friendly takes the fear out and gives the student a sense of well being which is essential in establishing rapport or connection so something real takes place and one is truly enriched by the enjoyable experience of a patient teachers who truly wish to make life for everyone better by taking one person at a time and helping them to be the best they can be in this life which in turn all that come in contact with this person also have a good time and so on. It is an honor to study and learn from such great teachers. It takes many years or never for westerners to understand these teachings however with these excellent teachers it is a great shortcut so thanks to Namchak and all the staff and supporters. – Robert

Join the Namchak Community!

Deepen your spiritual life and learn about the powerful teachings and traditions of Tibetan Buddhism!


What is Namchak? 

Namchak is an educational foundation dedicated to sharing one of the oldest forms of Tibetan Buddhist practice and making the teachings newly accessible to Westerners. Students learn from Tibetan and Western teachers and receive support from a vibrant community. We serve students on every step of the path, from those exploring meditation for the first time to more experienced students. We offer a variety of learning programs, including in-person teaching, small group learning, online courses, and residential retreats at the Namchak Retreat Ranch in Western Montana.

Subscribe to our newsletter to join our community (or “Sangha” as we call it) and receive tools, resources, and opportunities like:

  • Special invitations and discounts for workshops, events, programs, and retreats, both online and in-person
  • Monthly wisdom and educational content about the principles of Tibetan Buddhism
  • Guided meditations and meditation eCourses to deepen and enrich your practice
  • Avenues to engage in community with fellow Buddhist practitioners at all stages of your journey

Whether through education, meditation, live and online events, and more, we have many resources to help you on your Buddhist journey at any stage!

Blog

Explore Namchak’s library of articles and content designed to guide you through the vast wealth of Buddhist concepts and traditions that will deepen your understanding.

Meditation

We ofer an array of tools and meditations to assist those seeking to still their minds, fnd inner peace, and grow in their meditation practice.

Check out our Guided Meditation library for Buddhist practices, from Shamata to introductions to Vipassana or Insight meditation.

Or, enroll in one of our FREE meditation eCourses, which are designed to provide a more in-depth tutorial on the concepts and practices for diferent goals and approaches to meditation.

Programs/Events

From single-day events, to workshops and programs spread over weeks, months, and even years, Namchak’s mission is to provide a path and curriculum to guide you and enrich your
journey.

With our online and in-person events, we strive to create meaningful connections between our students and teachers, so seats are often limited. Sign up now to reserve your spot!

You can also learn about some of our longer-form, deep-dive programs, such as Ancient Wisdom Engaged, Walking the Path, or Compassion in Action Fellows Program, designed to help you reach new levels in your understanding and practice.

We strive to make our programming accessible to all. If cost creates a barrier to attendance, ask about our tuition assistance to see how we can help make it possible for anyone to participate.

Namchak Ranch

The Namchak Retreat Ranch is a 9,000-acre paradise located in Hot Springs, Montana. The ranch ofers housing, meditation sites, gardens, communal areas, an organic permaculture farm, and more.

Every part of the ranch is thoughtfully designed with sustainability and harmony in mind from its environmentally-friendly construction practices, to regenerative farming techniques. Namchak continues to build and expand the ranch’s facilities with the goal of creating a one-of-a-kind, immersive and transformational experience for all our friends and visitors.

You can read more about the Namchak Retreat Ranch and lineage here.

Or, enroll in one of our FREE meditation eCourses, which are designed to provide a more in-depth tutorial on the concepts and practices for diferent goals and approaches to meditation.