FREE ONLINE PROGRAM: Practice as Celebration with Marcia Schmidt

August 25th | 6:00 - 7:30 pm Mountain Time

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Program Time: Tuesday, August 18th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Mountain Time

Tuition: The Drala Online Practice Series is offered free of charge in the spirit of generosity. In the Buddhist tradition, dāna is a heartfelt act to express appreciation, support the teachings, and give from the heart. An opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation of any amount is provided at registration. Thank you for supporting this time-honored tradition of generosity.

Program Time: Tuesday, August 18th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Mountain Time

Tuition: The Drala Online Practice Series is offered free of charge in the spirit of generosity. In the Buddhist tradition, dāna is a heartfelt act to express appreciation, support the teachings, and give from the heart. An opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation of any amount is provided at registration. Thank you for supporting this time-honored tradition of generosity.

Marcia Schmidt is teaching on-land from September 17 – 20, 2026. Learn more about this offering here: Practice as Celebration

About the Program

Join renowned Buddhist teacher, translator, and author Marcia Dechen Wangmo (Marcia Binder Schmidt) for a free online introduction to Practice as Celebration. For more than four decades, Marcia has helped make the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism accessible to practitioners around the world. As co-founder of the Rangjung Yeshe Institute and Rangjung Yeshe Publications, she has translated and edited more than sixty books on Tibetan Buddhism and has spent years developing retreat centers, study groups, and teaching with warmth, humor, and a deeply human approach to practice.

In this engaging session, Marcia will explore how Buddhist practice can become less about striving to fix ourselves and more about recognizing the innate wisdom, goodness, and awakened qualities already present within us. She will introduce the purpose and symbolism of a sadhana (a traditional practice text), offer a glimpse into the Vajrayana approach to meditation, and share what participants can expect during the Practice as Celebration retreat.

Retreat Faculty

Marcia Binder Schmidt

“Marcia lived at the feet of one of the greatest Tibetan Masters of meditation for 17 years at the epicenter of unfolding events of Dharma that crossed many oceans.” –Tulku Thondup Rinpoche “Marcia [Dechen Wangmo] has followed many great lamas, some of the best of this century. Her experience as an American amidst this older [...]

This program is part of the Drala Mountain Online Practice Series, a collection of tuition-free online offerings. The series takes place on select Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:30 pm Mountain Time.

To see more offerings in this series, check out the Drala Mountain Online Practice Series here. 

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