Friday, March 6 – Sunday, March 8, 2026
Teachers: Robert A.F. Thurman & John Campbell

Full Weekend: $200 General Admission / $500 Sponsor Admission

Friday, March 6 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM ET | $45

Saturday, March 7 | 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM ET | $125

Sunday, March 8 | 9 AM - 12 PM ET | $40

HYBRID: In-person at Tibet House US & Online via Zoom

Join us for a joyful and immersive weekend of yoga, meditation, and dharma teachings with Robert Thurman and John Campbell, exploring the uplifting and transformative practices of Vajra Yoga™.

Vajra Yoga™ is Tibet House US’s school of yoga and Indian inner science, integrating physical, meditative, and philosophical disciplines common to Hatha Yoga and the Indo-Tibetan Hindu and Buddhist traditions. 

This immersion places yogic practice within the living context of Indo-Tibetan spirituality and the evolutionary principles of enlightenment. Through this lens, Vajra Yoga™ deepens our understanding of the scientific and ethical foundations of being skillful, compassionate, wise, and genuinely happy.

Weekend sessions include:

• Dharma talks and guided meditation with Robert and John, drawing from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and the sutras and tantras of the Buddha, Nāgārjuna, and other great masters, offering participants an experiential entry into the shared inner sciences of Indian and Tibetan wisdom traditions.
• Pranayama, Hatha, and Tibetan Healing Yoga for opening the body to vitality, balance, and the spacious freedom of embodied awareness.
• Yoga nidra, kirtan, and other restorative practices for deep rest and integration.

All levels are welcome. Practices will be accessible and adaptable, with modifications offered to support those with injuries or physical limitations.

An Exploratory Immersion

This weekend is designed first and foremost as a nourishing and complete immersion in yoga, meditation, and dharma practice for all who feel drawn to explore these living traditions.

For those interested in going deeper, the immersion also serves as an excellent introduction to the Vajra Yoga 300-hour Yoga Alliance–certified Teacher Training, launching in April 2026. Participation in this immersion is not required for enrollment in the Teacher Training. However, for participants who later choose to enroll, select hours from this weekend may be eligible to count toward the training, in accordance with program guidelines.

All levels of experience are welcome. This immersion offers a rare opportunity to study with two exceptional teachers and to deepen your practice within a supportive, wisdom-centered community rooted in lineage, inquiry, and embodied understanding.

A Living Wisdom Tradition

The style of Vajra Yoga™ differs from a purely academic approach. What is offered is not
simply information, but an invitation into a living lineage of inner transformation. At the heart of this experience is the presence of the teachers—and the presence of you, the student.

Your willingness to listen, question, reflect, and relate is your greatest asset in this evolving and participatory learning journey.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Friday, March 6

• 6:30 – 8:30 pm Welcome Program: Dharma Talk w/ Bob & John
  • Introduction to the Vajra Yoga Mandala

Saturday, March 7

• 9:30 am – 11 am Tibetan Healing Yoga, Vinyasa-based Yoga and Pranayama w/John
• 11 am – 1 pm Yoga Asana Workshop (Hatha and Tibetan Healing Yogas) w/ John
• 2 – 5 pm Dharma Talk—w/ Bob and John
  • Open your heart, ground your practice
• 6 – 7:30 pm Yoga Nidra and Bija Mantra Practice w/ John

Sunday, March 8

• 9 am - 12 pm Tibetan Healing Yoga, Hatha Yoga, and Pranayama w/John

TEACHER BIOS

Bob Thurman is a professor emeritus, author, and teacher widely regarded as one of the leading Western experts on Tibetan Buddhism. The first American ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Bob has spent decades making the Buddha’s teachings accessible to modern audiences. A former Jey Tsong Khapa Professor at Columbia University and co-founder of Tibet House US, he has written extensively on Buddhism, politics, and culture. Named one of Time Magazine’s 25 most influential Americans, he was awarded India’s Padma Shri in 2020 for his work preserving Buddhist heritage. Through his scholarship and activism, Bob continues to be a vibrant bridge between ancient wisdom and contemporary life. To learn more visit https://bobthurman.com/.

John Campbell has been practicing yoga and meditation for over thirty years. In 2002 he became one of the few instructors worldwide to be recognized as a Certified Teacher by the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore in southern India. He currently runs the Vajra Yoga program for Tibet House in New York City. A scholar of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, he received a PhD in Religion from Columbia University. He has been a Fulbright Fellow and taught at Columbia University and the University of Virginia, where he co-founded the Contemplative Sciences Center. He is a translator of Sanskrit and Tibetan texts from the yogic and tantric traditions of India and Tibet. His publications include The Esoteric Community Tantra by Vajradhara with the Illuminating Lamp by Chandrakirti (2020), the first in a series of commentaries on the Guhyasamāja Tantra co-translated with Prof. Robert Thurman. He is a native New Yorker and lives with his wife, three children, and various cats and dogs in Newburgh, New York.