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February Newsletter 2024
Dear All, Welcome to the February newsletter which has a distinctly South African flavour to it. First of all, there's the opening of the...
KSD London
Feb 46 min read


My Retreat in the African Bushveld.
Joelle near Cape Town, South Africa On a cold December day I left Kagyu Samye Dzong London to go to South Africa for a residential...
Joelle Peeters
Jan 252 min read


Skills Auction At Samye Dzong London
About the Skills Auction, As part of the afternoon we will hold a Skills Auction with all funds raised from the event will going towards...
KSD London
Jan 91 min read

January Newsletter 2024
Dear All, Welcome to 2025 with the Centre re-opening at 5.00 pm on Wednesday 8th January! I’d like to say “Happy New Year”, but given the...
KSD London
Jan 96 min read


Message from our Abbott, Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche
Dear Kagyu Samye Dzongs and Friends around the world. Whether you consider I am your teacher, or you see me as your friend, I have some...
KSD London
Dec 27, 20241 min read


Residential Volunteer Position open for applications
Residential Volunteers needed - It takes a lot of work to keep the Centre open, and all of it is done by volunteers. Like a duck, it may...
KSD London
Dec 19, 20241 min read


Sharing Memories of Travelling to the Tibetan Areas with Akong Rinpoche, With Barbara Pfeiffer.
On April 27th Barbara Pfeiffer from ROKPA Germany will share her memories of travelling with Akong Rinpoche to the ROKPA projects in the...
KSD London
Dec 19, 20242 min read


Two Long Term Courses Starting in Spring 2025
Upcoming Long Term Courses At Kagyu Samye Dzong London Seven Points of Mind Training From Saturday 22nd March until 13th December...
KSD London
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Reflections on Another Year Gone By,
Dear Friends, Greetings from Kagyu Samye Dzong London. As we are coming to the end of 2024, I wanted to try to put a simple summary of...
Lama Zangmo
Dec 7, 20242 min read


December Newsletter 2024
Dear All, Welcome to the final newsletter of 2024. As we rapidly approach the Winter solstice after which, ever so gradually, the...
KSD London
Dec 7, 20249 min read


We all know how this ends - A blog post about the Kagyu Samye Dzong London Death & Dying Day
Hi! This is Leyla from A Day Well Spent , a newsletter seeking pathways to more purposeful living. I attended an empowering day of talks...
Leyla Kazim
Dec 4, 20248 min read

November Newsletter 2024
Dear All, We really are at the back end of the year now. The clocks going back, the evenings getting darker, it's the time of year,...
KSD London
Oct 28, 20244 min read


Residential Volunteer Position open for applications
A residential volunteer position is open for applications. We are looking for someone to join the KSDL community as a full time volunteer...
KSD London
Oct 16, 20241 min read


October Newsletter 2024
Dear All, Where has the year gone? One minute it's summer, and then the weather takes a sudden turn towards the cooler and wetter....
KSD London
Sep 29, 20244 min read


September Newsletter 2024
Dear All, Welcome back to the new school year! And, of course, the re-opening of the Centre this weekend on Saturday 31st August - a...
KSD London
Aug 29, 20244 min read


Lama Yeshe Rinpoche’s UK tour, July 2024
In our stressful modern world, we can still find spaces that hold the light of compassion and wisdom. Individuals can go to these places...
Gelong Thubten
Aug 19, 20246 min read


Opportunity to do a One Year Ngondro Retreat
In October 2024 there will be an opportunity for practitioners to join a One-Year Ngondro Retreat in Scotland - on Holy Isle for women...
KSD London
Jul 10, 20241 min read


July / August Newsletter 2024
Dear All, Welcome to the July newsletter, which I'll start with a sort of date for your diary - which is to say that the Centre's summer...
KSD London
Jun 29, 20246 min read


Upcoming Visit from Lama Yeshe Rinpoche
We are excited that Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche will be visiting in July, along with Ani Lhamo and Gelong Thubten. During the weekend of...
KSD London
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Chai and Chats
If there was one job in the world I thought I would never find myself doing, it would be between becoming an orthopaedic surgeon, or...
Sarah Sheehan
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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