New Year Chod Retreat: Finding and Befriending Demons

with Sunisa Manning

Saturday, January 3rd | 9:00-4:30pm EST
In-Person at Padma Od Temple

The new year is a powerful time to turn inward, reflect on our path, and set intentions for what we want to nurture. During this one-day retreat at Heart Sangha, we’ll spend the day in silence and guided meditation, reconnecting with our buddha nature.

Our focus will be on meeting our neurotic patterns as “beloved demons.” Instead of exiling, freezing, or burying these parts of ourselves, we’ll explore how to welcome them with compassion, courage, and curiosity.

Sunisa Manning, our guiding teacher, will introduce Chod Healing and draw connections with Internal Family Systems therapy. This retreat also serves as helpful preparation for the February three-day Chod Healing retreat, offering context and grounding so participants can engage more deeply in the residential setting.