Chöd Healing Residential Retreat
Transforming Poison into Wisdom with the Dakini Mandala
with Sunisa Manning

February 27 - March 1, 2026
Menla Retreat Center in Phoenicia, NY

How do we work skillfully with anger, pride, jealousy, greed, and ignorance—the emotional energies that so often entangle us? In the Vajrayana tradition, these states are not obstacles to be suppressed but potent energies that can be recognized, redirected, and transformed. Chod offers precise methods for meeting these “poisons” directly, rather than feeding or defending them, and reveals the wisdom that lies within each one.

This one-day retreat focuses on the dakini dance of Chod. The dakini—a fierce, sky-dancing feminine archetype—embodies the power to cut through confusion and transmute reactive patterns into awake, liberated energy.

Our time together will include silent sitting meditation, dharma talks, guided practice, and Chod ceremonies, creating a supportive container for personal insight and embodied transformation.