Residential retreat · Bookings open
Meeting Transitions in Life and Death
A Map for Living and Dying
Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 February 2027
With Tsunma Kunsang Palmo · Bodhi Khaya, Western Cape
Pay the teaching fee to secure your place, then book accommodation separately with Bodhi Khaya.
Life is full of transitions. Some arrive without warning; others unfold gradually. The end of a relationship, a change in health, the loss of someone we love, or the uncertainty of a new chapter can leave us wondering how to find our footing.
Yet transitions can also open up new possibilities, inviting us to pause, look more deeply, and discover a different way of meeting ourselves and the world.
In Vajrayana Buddhism, these transitions, known as bardos, offer a profound map of human experience, from the changes of everyday life to the transition of death and what lies beyond. Each offers an opportunity for greater awareness, insight, and awakening.
This three-day retreat offers time to explore these teachings through meditation, contemplation, and discussion, including practices of calm abiding, sleep meditation, and reflections on death. Together, we will explore how the teachings can move beyond intellectual understanding into direct experience.
By learning to meet change with greater awareness, we can develop the clarity, openness, and confidence to navigate life’s uncertainties and prepare for its most profound transitions. Please join us and discover how moments of change can deepen our practice and understanding and reveal what remains present even as everything changes.
When
Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 February 2027
Where
Bodhi Khaya, Western Cape
Teacher
Tsunma Kunsang Palmo
Teaching fee
R1,950 (non-refundable)
Accommodation booked separately
How to book
Booking is in two separate steps: one payment to Tergar South Africa, and one to Bodhi Khaya.
- Book with Tergar South Africa. Email bookings@tergarsouthafrica.org to pay the non-refundable teaching fee of R1,950. This secures your place.
- Book your accommodation directly with Bodhi Khaya.
About Kunsang
Tsunma Kunsang Palmo is a meditation and Dharma teacher of Tergar International.
Originally from England, Kunsang travelled and worked around the world as an art teacher in international schools for over a decade. On a trip to Nepal she met Lama Zopa Rinpoche and was so inspired by the teachings that she chose to stay in Asia and live a life immersed in the Dharma.
In Himachal Pradesh, North India, she met Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and was further inspired by her guidance. She went on to complete a three-year retreat at Sherabling Monastery under the guidance of Mingyur Rinpoche.
Kunsang serves as a meditation and Dharma teacher for Tergar’s Joy of Living and Vajrayana Online courses, Tergar retreats, and the Tergar Institute at Osel Ling Monastery in Kathmandu. In 2021 she was invited to teach in Antigua and Trinidad for Bodhicharya, founded by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. She now divides her time between Kathmandu, India and the Caribbean.
Support this visit
If you would like to help sponsor Kunsang’s flight costs, we welcome donations by EFT or online.
Account name: Tergar South Africa NPC
Bank: First National Bank
Branch code: 255355
Account number: 63127631405
SWIFT: FIRNZAJJ
Reference: Kunsang Palmo – your name