3-day Bon Healing Retreat: The Heartdrop of the Loving Mother

Fri. Oct. 5, 10am through Sun. Oct. 7, 2pm, Boswell, PA

Join us to spend 3 days in the peaceful settings of Sequanota Center on 395 acres of forested land with many streams and creeks. Tempa Lama will teach the Heartdrop of Sherab Jamma, the female Buddha of love and wisdom, or ‘Loving Mother of Wisdom’. Sherab Jamma is one of the four ‘Transcendental Lords’ of Bon and the highest deity of the Bon tradition. This ancient Bon healing practice opens us to our innate potential of love, compassion, wisdom and healing.

The Retreat is for all who would like to deepen their spiritual practice and for all who are interested in healing and the Bon healing tradition, including people who personally need healing or are working with others who are ill.

Tempa Dukte Lama is an ordained Tibetan Bon lama. He is the founder and spiritual director of Olmo Ling Bon Center and Olmo Ling Publications. He is an artist, poet, and the author of The Intimate Mind and Inexhaustible Miracles.

Sequanota Lutheran Camp & Conference Center is located in a very secluded location in the Laurel Highlands in Boswell, PA about 90 minutes east/southeast of Pittsburgh on 395 wooded acres (please scroll down for directions). The Retreat is held in the “Enrichment Center” building, where we will also be staying and enjoying our meals. We will be the sole occupants of the Enrichment Center building, allowing us to immerse ourselves deeply into the Retreat experience. The Enrichment Center is directly next to extensive forests with ample wildlife, silence and bird-song.

Registration

Registration Deadline: Monday, Oct. 1, 10:00am

We offer single rooms, shared accommodation in a double room, and shared accommodation in a spacious room with 3 other participants (this option will be confirmed once 4 people have selected this option). The fee includes two nights of accommodations (Friday night and Saturday night) and all meals beginning with lunch on Friday and ending with lunch on Sunday. Vegetarian and vegan options are available. Accommodation on Thursday night and breakfast on Friday are available upon request for a small additional charge.

We have a few rooms with several beds that can accommodate parents with children. To learn more, please contact Trish at bon@olmoling.org or 412 904 1112.

Retreat fee through Sept. 11:

• Single room: $330 (Olmo Ling members), $350 (non-members)
• Double room: $265 (Olmo Ling members), $280 (non-members)
• Shared 4 bed/room: $225 (Olmo Ling members), $240 (non-members).

Retreat fee from Sept 12: Add $25. Payment of half the fee is necessary to reserve your spot. You can register online, by mailing us a check for the appropriate amount, or on the phone at 412 904 1112.

Registered participants will be emailed further information on the Retreat. Please do let us know about dietary needs well in advance of the Retreat. If you have any other questions, please contact Trish at 412 904 1112, bon@olmoling.org

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Directions

From the west (Pittsburgh): Get on the PA Turnpike/I-76 and travel east to Exit 110/Somerset. Follow directions from Somerset below.

From the east (Harrisburg): Get on the PA Turnpike/I-76 and travel west to Exit 110/Somerset. Follow directions from Somerset below.

From the south (Baltimore/DC): Get on I-70 and travel west to Breezewood. Get on PA Turnpike/I-76 and travel west to Exit 110/Somerset. Follow directions from Somerset below.

From the north (Johnstown/Altoona/State College): Get to Rt. 219 and travel south to the Jennerstown/Stoystown/Rt. 30 Exit. Take a right hand turn at the end of the ramp onto Rt. 30 West. Travel about 3 miles until you reach the Dollar General at the end of Jennerstown. As you go down the hill outside of town, you will see a Sequanota sign; turn right onto Willison Road. At the stop sign, take a left and travel for about 1 mile. Sequanota’s entrance is on the left hand side – look for the green and white signs.

From Somerset/Turnpike exit: After you go through the toll booths, travel to the second stop light. There will be a Turkey Hill gas station on your right. Make a left at the light onto Rt. 601 North. Take this through town. At a BP outside of town, Rt. 601 veers right – stay straight and travel on Rt. 985 North. At the light in Jennerstown, turn left on Rt. 30 West. Travel about 1/2 mile until you reach the Dollar General. Continue, and as you go down the hill outside of town, you will see a Sequanota sign; turn right onto Willison Road. At the stop sign, take a left and travel for about 1 mile. Sequanota’s entrance is on the left hand side – look for the green and white signs.