Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling

Yoga
2025-04-26 09:00 - 09:50, 2025-04-19 09:00 - 09:50, 2025-04-12 09:00 - 09:50, 2025-04-05 09:00 - 09:50, 2025-03-29 09:00 - 09:50 (America/Detroit) | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Yoga Classes at KTC
Join us for a donation based Vinyasa flow class. Everyone is welcome, whether you are an experienced yogi or a new to the practice. These classes support KTC, with all proceeds going to the building of our new shrine. Bring your mat, water, and an open heart as we cultivate balance, strength, and peace.
Classes start on March 22nd and run through April 26th and are from 9am – 9:50. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot now through Eventbrite or email.
These classes will be held in Classroom #1 at Columbus KTC and will be In-Person only.
For more information, contact Tracy Whalen at phoenixyoga108@gmail.com.
Register here

Midday Meditation
2025-04-23 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-04-16 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-04-09 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-04-02 12:15 - 13:30 | Zoom Meeting
Virtual Midday Meditation occurs each Wednesday afternoon from 12:15-1:30.
See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.

Chenrezig Chant
2025-04-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Virtual Chenrezig Chant occurs weekly on Tuesday evenings.
See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.

KTC Kids Class
2025-04-20 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-04-06 11:30 - 12:30 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Thanks to the work of a dedicated core of volunteers, the KTC Children’s Class started with smiles and applause in October 2023.

Meeting in the Children’s Room on the lower level of the KTC from 11:30 to 12:30 on the First and Third Sundays of the month, youths ages 5-10 practice meditation together, hear stories told by the Buddha about virtuous actions (called Jataka Tales), do yoga poses, make crafts, play games and light candles on the special Youth Shrine and pray for those in need.

Activities are aimed at younger children, but those up to age 12 are welcome to attend.

Please register your child ahead of time through our Eventbrite link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/ktc-childrens-program…

Questions or interested in volunteering? Please email kids@columbusktc.org.

Sunday Dharma Programs (Hybrid)
2025-04-20 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-04-13 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-04-06 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-03-30 08:00 - 12:30 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
After six years of waiting – after an arson fire moved us into borrowed spaces for four years, and a pandemic kept us from meeting in person for two years more – Columbus KTC opened its new location on Sunday March 20, 2022!
Although we’re returning to in-person programs, we will still be serving our Zoom and livestream audiences. So you might see signs in the Classroom and Shrine Room reminding you that by entering the room, you agree to be seen on camera for the folks watching from home.
You can find the full schedule for the current week and instructions to join our online sessions in our virtual shrine room.

To help support these virtual programs and other activities sponsored by Columbus KTC, please consider making a donation.

Saturday Shamatha Open Session
2025-04-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
The new shrine at Columbus KTC is now in place and the statues in it have been consecrated.
Now, we want to invite all our dharma friends to come and experience sitting meditation in the presence of these new consecrated images of awakening, so we are opening the KTC for two hours on the afternoon of Saturday April 19 for an informal shamatha session.
You can come and go as you wish from 2 PM to 4 PM.
To promote a mindful atmosphere, please observe silence in the shrine room, and use Functional Talking (for necessary things) outside the shrine room.
Water, coffee and tea will be provided.
May all beings benefit!

Lojong Practice Intensive with Lama Kathy and Lama Tom
2025-03-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
This event will be ONLINE ONLY..
Sitting Meditation opens our minds in a way most of us have never experienced before. When we meditate, we become keenly aware of our thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and see how they influence our moment-to-moment experience of our lives.
But sometimes we feel overwhelmed by our thoughts and feelings, leaving us with the impression that our thoughts and feelings are “out of control” and beyond our ability to engage and work with them.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could find a technique to help us work with our thoughts and see them in perspective?
More than 2500 years ago, the Buddha Shakyamuni said that love and compassion were “the way” – the way to work with emotions, feelings and even thoughts themselves.
This three-week intensive will focus on Lojong – a Tibetan word meaning “Mind Training,” that teaches us how to meditate on love and compassion and begin changing our minds from within – from the heart.
We will meet for three Monday evenings and three Friday evenings on Zoom to learn about compassion meditation and practice it together.
Periods of meditation will be interspersed with advice about how to use the principles of love and compassion in everyday life.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE financial means, or have difficulty registering online, please to the organizer and we will register you at no cost.
Register here
