Year-at-a-Glance

March

March 7 – 9 | 
Finding Peace Weekend: Letting Go of the Past with Sarah Schaffer & Zoe Greenbaum
March 14 – 19
 | Refuge Preliminary Guide Retreat with Gen Samten Kelsang
March 22
 | Heruka Fire Puja with Gen Kelsang Khedrub
March 28 – 30
 | Catskills Getaway Weekend (Food for Thought, Workshop, Prayers for World Peace)
March 28
 | Friday Night Food for Thought
March 29
 | Saturday Workshop: Dealing with Anxiety
March 29
 | Public Talk: Peace is Possible with Gen Samten Kelsang

April

April 4 – 9 | 
Vajrasattva Preliminary Guide Retreat with Gen Samten Kelsang
April 13 – 15 | 
Nyungnay Purifying Ritual Practice with Gen Samten Kelsang
April 25 – 27 | 
Medicine Buddha Empowerment & Teachings on Self-Generation with Kadam Morten Clausen

May

May 9 – 11
 | Catskills Getaway Weekend (Public Talk, Saturday Workshop, Mother’s Day Breakfast)
May 9
 | Free Public Talk with Gen Samten Kelsang
May 10
 | Saturday Workshop: Living in the Present
May 11
 | Food for Thought: Mother's Appreciation Breakfast
May 16 – 18 | 
Finding Peace Retreat: Transform Your Life With Loving Kindness — A Buddhist Approach with Gen Kelsang Chodor
May 23 – 28 | International Spring Festival 2025: Empowerment & Commentary to the Practice of Buddha Maitreya with Gen-la Kelsang Jampa

June

June 3 – 4 | 
Offering Our Faith Retreat with Gen Samten Kelsang
June 6 – 8 | 
Menlha KMC, Dharmachakra KBC & Vajra Light KBC Visiting Center Weekend
 with Gen Kelsang Chogyop and Kadam Donna Campanelli
June 20 – 25 | 
Five-Day Silent Retreat: The Emptiness of Change with Gen Samten Kelsang

July




July 15 | 
15th Annual Summer Fun Fair
July 11 – 15 | 
Beginner Silent Retreat: Meditations for a Clear Mind
July 25 – August 9 | 
International Summer Festival 2025: Buddha Green Tara Empowerment with Teachings on Advice From Atisha's Heart with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong and with Gen-la Kelsang Jampa

August

August 15 – 17 | 
Families Weekend with Angela Stewart and Milanda Marshall
August 29 – September 1 | 
KMC NYC Country Retreat
 with Kadam Morten Clausen

September

September 7 – 11 | 
Mandala Offerings Preliminary Retreat with Gen Samten Kelsang
September 11 | A Life Without Fear with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong at Town Hall, NYC
September 13 | 
A Day of Silence Retreat
 with Gen Samten Kelsang
September 19 – 21 | 
Finding Peace Retreat: The Power to Change with Kadam Donna Campanelli

October

October 3 – 9 | 
International Fall Festival 2025: Dorje Shugden Empowerment and Developing Faith in Dorje Shugden with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
October 17 – 21 | 
Beginner Silent Retreat: A New World of Meditation
 with Kadam Kyle Davis
October 25 | 
Healing the World: A Day of Healing — Medicine Buddha Practice with Gen Samten Kelsang
October 31 – November 5 | 
Five Day Silent Retreat: Six Stages of Mahamudra with Gen Kelsang Sangden

November

November 15 | 
Saturday Workshop: Moving Beyond Anger, Finding Inner Strength
November 27 | 
Thanksgiving Feast and Meditation/Talk

 with Gen Samten Kelsang
November 28 – 30 | 
Finding Peace Weekend: Unplug and Feel Alive with Gen Samten Kelsang
October 31 – November 5 | 
Five Day Silent Retreat: Six Stages of Mahamudra with Gen Kelsang Sangden

December

December 5 – 10 | 
Guru Yoga Preliminary Retreat with Gen Samten Kelsang
December 12 – 14 | 
Catskills Getaway Weekend (Food for Thought, Workshop, Prayers for World Peace)
December 12
 | Friday Night Food for Thought
December 12
 | Saturday Workshop: Letting Go of Perfect
December 26 – 30 | 
Spiritual Vitality and Long Life: The Empowerment of Buddha Amitayus with Gen Samten Kelsang

2026

January 2 – 5 | 
TBD Silent Retreat with Kadam Michelle Gauthier
January 9 – February 19 | 
Winter Retreats 2026 with Gen Samten Kelsang