Ancient Tibetan Practices for Serenity and Longevity

This healing retreat at Drala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, offers a weekend introduction to Tse Dup Yang Bod, an ancient Tibetan Bön longevity and soul healing practice. Led by Tania Smith (Lopon Lumo Woekar) and Rob Dube, it brings together meditation, mantra, healing practices and long periods of stillness. It is open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike, and suits anyone who feels their energy has been worn down by stress, illness or the pace of modern life.

What to Expect

The weekend runs from a Friday afternoon arrival to a Sunday departure at 12:30 PM, with check-in between 2:00 and 5:00 PM. Each day has its own focus.

Friday opens with a session on ancient wisdom for modern living. You learn how the Bön tradition understands depleted vital energy, where vitality comes from, and how Tse Dup and the Heart Mantras are used to restore balance, resilience and flow.

Saturday is devoted to Tse Dup Tibetan soul healing. Dating to the 7th century, the practice works with the five elemental energies of Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Space. You are guided through a foundational meditation and the Long Life Mantra. In the evening comes a Tse Dup healing ceremony, held by candlelight in the traditional Tibetan way, with drumming, mantras, invocations to the five elements and energetic blessing.

Sunday turns to the Tibetan Heart Mantras, described as the vibrational essence of enlightenment. You are taught how to chant and work with them, and the morning closes with integration before departure.

Across the weekend the practices include guided meditations and inner journeys, energy practices for strengthening the life force, and ritual and transmission rooted in Tibetan lineage.

About Tania Smith (Lopon Lumo Woekar)

Tania Smith, also known as Lumo Woekar, is a certified Lopon (teacher) and Drup Shen (Tse Dup soul healer) of the Bön healing system of Tse Dup Yang Bod. She is one of the first practitioners of this form of Tibetan soul healing in the United States, and the first non-Tibetan teacher of it there.

About Rob Dube

Rob Dube is the founder of the Do Nothing Retreat. For thirty years he has been co-founder and co-CEO of imageOne, ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 25 Small Businesses in America. He has meditated for over twenty years.

The Setting

The retreat takes place at Drala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. Lodging is chosen at checkout, and two nights are part of the retreat. The options are:

- Dormitories: gender-segregated rooms for up to 7 or 8 people, with a shared bathroom and shower stalls down the hall.
- Monk Rooms: private rooms with a bed, bedding, closet, large window, and desk and chair, using a shared bathroom.
- Single and Double Rooms: private rooms with a dresser, closet and attached three-quarter bathroom with toilet, sink and shower.
- Junior Suite: a queen-size bed, desk, dresser, closet, sitting area and private bath with a bathtub.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and beverages are provided, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Extra nights can be added at a reduced rate.

Before You Go

No prior meditation experience is needed. The retreat is taught in English. Included are all meals and drinks, two nights of lodging, the guided practices, the healing ceremony and instruction in the mantras. Personal consultations and private sessions are not part of the program, and transportation to and from the center is not provided.