Thank you Margaret for opening up your home so graciously to the the staff. Thank you for allowing us to rest & stay in you room during the Grass Valley events. Your generosity is invaluable - thank you very much!

Thank you Cheri for hosting the staff in your home. We were so happy to spend time with you once again. Thank you for also promoting our Tahoe programs so vigorously. You are so supremely cool and enjoyable to be with! We are so grateful to have your support and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Thank you Dr. Lily and Mark for hosting Rinpoche and Derrick in your home and for hosting the one-day intensive at the Lake Tahoe Wellness Center. We are so happy to spend time with you, both in your home and healing center. Thank you for also sharing all your toys and gadgets with us! Our time in Tahoe was so enjoyable because of you two!

Thank you Theresa for volunteering your graphics skills for our new website and logo. Thank you for working tirelessly and late into the night! Your talent and creativity brings the design of our new website to the next level.

Thank you Dave for volunteering your time and talent. Your web programming skills are an important aspect of creating our new website. Thank you for working so heroically - we appreciate your upbeat energy and willingness to get the job done.

Thank you Heather for taking charge of our online promotions. This is such an important piece of our work - thank you for caring so much about this aspect of our marketing team. Your continual dedication makes it possible for people on the internet to connect with us. Thank you very much!

Thank you Priya, Anzan, Zoe, Ashok, Uma and Dharjey for supporting the life of the dharma in the Bay Area by offering your time and energy to posting and organizing our flyering system.

Thank you Gangaya Das for driving Kali Ma and Derrick in Lake Tahoe and Grass Valley. Because of you, we were able to use a minimal amount of vehicles and still travel comfortably. Thank you for lending us your camera during the tour - what a generous offering! This enabled us to capture more and more amazing photos of our events and our community!

Thank you Nying Chenpo for assisting Kali Ma and helping the staff during our public programs. Your availability is a great service that allows the staff to spend more time connecting with the community! Your devotion is an inspiration!

Thank you Khalden for picking up and assisting Kali Ma and Derrick. Thank you for offering yourself in whatever ways are needed, setting up for programs, fixing and repairing all matter of things and sharing your amazing creativity with us.

Major thanks to Ashok who is an amazing karma yoga leader. Your thoughtfulness demonstrates how you really take the teachings to heart and apply them to your work and everyday life! Thank you for also being an agent of good on the scene and being willing to share with retreat participants the essence of the Karma Yoga practice as well as care for people. Thank you for also being an inspirational gekor and holding the container principle in our mandala.

Thanks to Uma, Prema, Ben and the entire Montclair house for hosting the staff during the Red & White Essence Retreat. Your attention to the space really made us feel so welcome! Thank you for being such gracious and generous hosts.

Thank you to Navina, Anzan, Blair and Steve for your ongoing open heartedness, generosity, food contributions and dedication to serving homeless adults in our community!

Thank you Sundari for being available and assisting Kali Ma during the Red and White Essence teachings. Thank you for letting us use your projector - this helped us bring the teachings to a new level!

Thank you Trusha and Arjun for being endlessly generous in giving up your rooms to host Kali Ma, Derrick and the staff. We appreciate you both very much.

Thank you to the entire Grass Valley Community - Margaret, Natana, Janak, Anadi, Terri Walsh, Bhadra, Shipra and especially Chenpo. Thank you for making us feel so welcome and for coming to Tahoe to help us set up for all our events.

Thank you Kirsten for helping us set up and break down our Tahoe program. Also, thank you to the lovely women who cooked us homemade delicious muffins at the Tahoe Program. You warm our hearts and fill our bellies with your delicious gifts!

Thank you Karuna for creating the opportunity for so many out of town people to attend the Red & White Essence. Thank you for finding a space for everyone to rest comfortably. We deeply appreciate your attention to details and organizational skills very much.

Thank you Ranjani for continuing to head the Padma team and creating a warm atmosphere of connection at all our events. Thank you for caring for our guests and community in such a whole-hearted way.

Thank you Nandi for all the endless work you do behind the scenes in organizing all the details of our programs. You bring such much energy and organization to our events team. Thank you for offering your time and abundant talent.

Thank you Jen Robie for coming to the Berkeley Gompa after the retreats and helping returning the spaces back to their natural state. We appreciate this help so much! Your hard work and sunny attitude are a joy to be around.

Thank you Choying & Priya for caring for the staff and continually going above and beyond in so many little moments in time. Thank you for your amazing contribution to spicing up the kitchen, for all your hard work and for your unending inspiration.

Thank you Darius for offering your visual creativity in the filming of the retreats and programs. You are helping to bring our teachings to the next level. Thank you for sharing your artistic passion with our mandala!

Thank you Tsultrim for your endless availability and expertise in organizational development. You are an integral part of the growth and dynamicism of our work!

Thank you Khu-Wa for generously opening your home and hosting guests over and over again. You are a true patron of the dharma and a great hostess! We appreciate your willingness to share your space with our community.

Thank you Momo for assisting Rinpoche and being someone we always know we can call on for help. Thank you for caring for the alter at the MahaSiddha Center - your attention to details is priceless.

Thank you Uma for being a remote and much needed cooking force during the catering of the past two retreat and for helping to cook for Rinpoche in Berkeley. Thanks for your willingness to say Yes without hesitation, for your time, and for sharing your hidden cooking talents. Thank you for also fearlessly heading the South Bay community and all the operational activities support you offer.

Thank you Valerie for assisting the kitchen crew, especially coming to the gompa in early hours before the retreat. Thank you also for helping to clean the kitchen and making it ready for the guest. We appreciate your kindness and dedication.

Thank you Choying for offering your house to Rinpoche and Derrick for an entire week! Thank you for preparing your space with such thoughtfulness and care. We appreciate your devotion and spirit of service towards the teacher.

Thanks to Trusha and Navina for all your diligent work on the Newsletter. You help to remind us of the teachings, bring us great joy with all the pictures, and notify us of future events!!