Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling

Yoga
2025-04-05 09:00 - 09:50, 2025-04-12 09:00 - 09:50, 2025-04-19 09:00 - 09:50, 2025-04-26 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

Sunday Dharma Programs (Hybrid)
2025-04-06 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-04-13 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-04-20 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-04-27 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-05-04 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.

KTC Kids Class
2025-04-06 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-04-20 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-05-04 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.

Chenrezig Chant
2025-04-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-06 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.

Midday Meditation
2025-04-09 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-04-16 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-04-23 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-04-30 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.

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!

The Neuroscience of Meditation: A COSI Science Festival Event
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
When Lama Kathy (as a research subject) and Dr. Julie Brefczynski-Lewis (as a research scientist) became involved in the mindfulness movement in the early 2000’s, everything was new and uncertain. Almost two decades later, mindfulness is everywhere – but it’s not without its critics!
Come learn the science behind the movement, plus learn experiential techniques.
Dr. Julie and Lama Kathy will review past research and current thoughts about neuroscience, and we will then break into small groups so folks can learn simple mindfulness techniques. After the lesson, we’ll get back together for a roundtable discussion of mindfulness and the brain.
We will share new details about how mindfulness affects pain, depression, stress, “brain fog,” and more.
You’ll leave the event understanding how to practice basic breath-awareness meditation and how to integrate a mindfulness practice into your everyday life
TICKETS for this COSI Science Festival event will be available Monday March 13 through 12 Midnight on Tuesday April 30.

TICKETS: Free!
ABOUT LAMA KATHY: A student of buddhism since meeting Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche in 1977, Lama Kathy participated in the first 3-Year Retreat conducted by Khenpo Rinpoche in the United States. Since graduating from retreat in 1996, Lama Kathy has served as the Resident Teacher of the Columbus KTC.
ABOUT DR. JULIE: Dr. Julie Brefczynski-Lewis is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at West Virginia University. She received her PhD in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Brefczynski-Lewis has been practicing mindfulness for more than 20 years and researching its effects for the past decade.
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MindfulNEXT: The “Why of Worry! - And How to Fix It” A COSI Science Festival Event
2025-05-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
The Mindfulness field is continually evolving with new research and types of practices being studied.
MindfulNEXT will examine the latest research in the field, taking attendees through both the science and techniques, while also discussing what the findings from these latest studies might mean for one’s personal practice and/or the field at large.
This year, our topic is Worry!
Trouble concentrating? Forgetting whether you ate lunch? Each year with our MindfulNext topic, we examine the latest research in the field, taking attendees through both the science and techniques, while also discussing what the findings from the latest studies might mean for one’s personal life.

This year we will discuss new findings about “worry” and research related to mindfulness’ effects on worry and anxiety, including the brain mechanisms of these processes.
Find out how the brain has two distinct systems – one for fear of a present danger and one for assessing (and worrying about!) a potential threat.
The latter, worry, sets up a threat simulation system that hijacks the brain’s attention and working memory systems, often to the exclusion of other needed tasks. Research has shown that these processes are all about the self, which meditation practice knows a thing or two about.

We’re sure to have an interesting discussion as well as guided versions of practical exercises that can center your mental stability and help free up your brain for creative approaches to life’s troubles (worry is expensive to the brain, mindfulness meditation reduces brain drain).
TICKETS for this COSI Science Festival event will be available starting Monday March 18 through 12 Midnight on Wednesday May 1.

TICKETS: Free!
ABOUT DR. JULIE: Dr. Julie Brefczynski-Lewis is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at West Virginia University. She received her PhD in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Brefczynski-Lewis has been practicing mindfulness for more than 20 years and researching its effects for the past decade.
ABOUT LAMA KATHY: A student of buddhism since meeting Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche in 1977, Lama Kathy participated in the first 3-Year Retreat conducted by Khenpo Rinpoche in the United States. Since graduating from retreat in 1996, Lama Kathy has served as the Resident Teacher of the Columbus KTC.
Register here

Introduction to Vajrayana: A Practice Intensive with Lama Kathy and Lama Tom
2025-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
This event will be ONLINE ONLY..
The historical Buddha Shakyamuni taught a progressive path to spiritual awakening, starting with mindfulness and ethical behavior, followed by the conscious development of love and compassion as spiritual principles, and the understanding of the limitless nature of mind.
Over time, these three distinct phases of his teachings became known as the “Three Yanas” – the Path of Individual Liberation (Hinayana); the Path of Liberation for All Beings (Mahayana); and the Path of the Indestructible Nature (Vajrayana). Each of these “yanas,” or paths, led the aspirant further along the path of awakening.
This three-week intensive will introduce us to the view and meditation of the Vajrayana, giving an overview of two particular Vajrayana practices – Mantra Meditation and Mahamudra Meditation – which help the student reveal their inner Buddha Nature.
We will meet for three Monday evenings and three Friday evenings on Zoom to learn about Vajrayana meditation and practice it together.
Periods of meditation will be interspersed with advice about how to use the principles of Buddha Nature 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.
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