Public registration is now live for the Inaugural Teachings with Sogyal Rinpoche, June 18 - 21

REGISTER HERE

This page was designed to answer any questions people might have regarding the Summer Retreat. Additional information will be added as it becomes available.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Please visit the Accommodations page (link at left) for more information about area accommodations or to visit the room and rideshare message board. Onsite camping is only available for retreat staff and volunteers who must be onsite fulltime.

ENVIRONMENT

The Institute is located on 350 acres of land perched in the Helderberg Mountains. The highest elevation point on the land is approximately 1600'. Because of weather patterns influenced by our proximity to Canada and the Great Lakes, temperatures can vary unpredictably. Days can be sunny and warm or hot and humid with temperatures as high as 90's (F). However, the evenings can bring chilly temperatures. Although the average temperature for this time of the year is 70 degrees, please be prepared for a variety of temperatures ranging from the low 50's to the upper 80's as well as sunny, clear skies to overcast, grey and rainy skies.

TRAVEL

The Institute is a mere 50 minutes away from the Albany International Airport, Bus Station, and Train Station. Comprehensive travel information will be provided here soon.

ABOUT RIGPA

Rigpa is an international network of over one hundred and thirty Buddhist centers and groups in forty-one countries around the world. Founded by Sogyal Rinpoche, Rigpa aims to present the Buddhist tradition of Tibet in a way that is both completely authentic, and as relevant as possible to the lives and needs of modern men and women.

For more information on Rigpa's programs in the US, visit www.rigpaus.org or call 866-200-5876.