In this retreat, Ken McLeod guides participants through Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. This retreat is structured in four parts—foundations of practice, adversity and reactivity, the six perfections, and integration into daily life—each building on the last. Through personal stories, poetic language, and direct experiential instruction, he invites us to dismantle conventional thinking and meet life as it is. The result is a practical, profound exploration of compassion, attention, and the inner freedom that arises when we stop resisting experience. (October 2011)

This retreat offers a sustained, in-depth exploration of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, drawing on Ken McLeod’s distinct blend of experiential insight, directness, and responsiveness to real-time student questions. The teachings weave traditional verse commentary with personal anecdotes, poetic language, and dynamic dialogue with participants. Ken repeatedly emphasizes the importance of grounding spiritual practice  in direct experience, not conceptual understanding—a point he reinforces through spontaneous interactions, challenges to the habitual tendency to analyze and try to figure things out, and illustrations drawn from everyday life. (April 2006)

In “Who Am I?” Ken guides participants through a deep exploration of identity, challenging the assumptions that shape how we see ourselves. Through reflection, meditation, and practical tools, these sessions uncover the layers of self—conventional, functional, and ultimate. With humor and clarity, Ken helps participants navigate the question “Who am I?” to discover a more fluid and liberating way of being. (April 2008)

In The Warrior’s Solution, Ken McLeod offers a powerful map for transforming reactive patterns into presence, drawing on meditative ritual, internal inquiry, and direct experience. Each session explores a crucial step—intention, sacrifice, death, and rest—guiding practitioners to face the inner opponent, dissolve conditioned identity, and meet life with unshakeable clarity. These talks form a cohesive and practical path for living with integrity, awareness, and authentic freedom. (February 2004)

In this retreat, Ken McLeod invites participants to explore the deep insights that arise when we shift our perspective on conflict and opposition. Drawing from personal experience, teaching stories, and practical frameworks, Ken guides participants in redefining what it means to engage with resistance and challenges in life. Through these talks, he offers tools and perspectives to navigate relationships, dissolve opposition, and cultivate compassionate action. (October 2009)

Ken McLeod unpacks the teachings of the Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa, bringing the wisdom of this classical text into a form that speaks directly to modern practitioners. While drawing primarily from Gampopa’s text, Ken also integrates insights from other great Tibetan masters as well as modern perspectives and his own experience, offering a well-rounded approach to the path of awakening. He explores key teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, including refuge, the six perfections, the bodhisattva vow,  and buddha nature,  showing how these teachings can transform daily experience and deepen spiritual practice. As Jamgön Kongtrül said, “Buddha nature is what is left when all the confusion of ordinary experience is cleared away,” pointing to the clarity and openness that emerge when we free ourselves from reactive patterns. (October 2007)

In Surviving Stressful Times, Ken McLeod offers a practical and insightful approach to navigating life’s challenges with clarity and composure. Through engaging discussions, guided meditations, and actionable principles, he explores how to face uncertainty, transform adversity, and cultivate a sense of peace amidst chaos. These sessions provide tools to help you work with your stories, connect with others, and respond to life with purpose and intention. (January 2009)

In this retreat, Ken McLeod teaches how emotional reactions release when we stop resisting and start experiencing them fully. Through three distinct methods—breath-based attention, taking and sending, and direct awareness—participants learn to meet discomfort, uncover natural knowing, and stay directly in what arises, without separation. “The illusion is that we are separate from what we experience,” Ken says, pointing to a way of living in which emotion, emptiness, and awareness are not different—and reactivity releases through knowing experience directly. (February 2005)

In this retreat, Ken McLeod presents pointing-out instructions as direct invitations to rest in the clarity of experience and see whatever arises as it is. He challenges the usual emphasis on attainment or understanding, encouraging students instead to look, rest, and trust what they know. “You can’t make a thought or an emotion empty because it is empty,” Ken says. “You can’t make something into what it is already.” (July 2008)

Monsters under the bed—reactive patterns—are always with us, shaping our reactions to the situations life throws at us. In this six-part retreat series, Ken McLeod, Claudia Hansen, and George Draffan explore how these patterns keep us stuck, and reveal ways to see them clearly and let them go. With humor, candor, and practical wisdom, they delve into the power of the breath, the six realms, and practices for moving beyond habitual struggles. The retreat is focused on ways to navigate reactivity, deepen presence, and live with greater freedom. (October 2007)

In Money and Value, Ken McLeod explores how deeply our relationship with money influences our perceptions, decisions, and sense of self. Across these four sessions, Ken invites practitioners to question societal and personal assumptions about wealth, security, and well-being. Through guided reflections and group exercises, he offers insights into creating a life that balances financial needs with inner clarity and purpose. (December 2007)

In this retreat, Ken McLeod brings the mind training teachings of The Great Path of Awakening to life, using each line as a doorway into direct experience and personal transformation. The central practice is taking and sending, which students use to dismantle reactive patterns, meet emotional difficulty directly, and rest in unconditioned presence. “You’re holding on to nothing at all. The amazing thing is it works.” (July 2003)

Making Things Happen is about transforming intentions into reality with clarity and presence. In these four sessions, Ken introduces frameworks and practical tools for effective action, explores the inner blocks that hinder progress, and emphasizes mindful engagement with each step of the process. Through insights, exercises, and group discussions, students learn to align action with authentic purpose and navigate life’s complexities with greater awareness and skill. (February 2008)

This Mahayana Mind Training retreat invites you to explore practices that cut through reactive patterns and transform how you relate to life. In each session, Ken McLeod uncovers ways to cultivate presence, transform energy, and approach challenges with compassion. Rooted in centuries-old wisdom, this series offers fresh relevance for modern life and are suitable whether you’re new to mind training or have been practicing for years. (May 2007)

In this series, Ken McLeod explores the stories of three great teachers—Sukhasiddhi, Niguma, and Khyungpo Naljor—drawing out the deeper lessons hidden within their biographies. These accounts are not just historical records but metaphors for the challenges and transformations we face in spiritual practice. Rather than presenting fixed models to follow, these stories point to the moments when something shifts—when the structures we rely on fall apart, when we see through the illusions we take as real, and when we stop looking outside ourselves for answers. (December 2004)