Study your mind.
Transform everyday life.
WHAT THIS IS
Dharma College is a place to study mind as a way of living.
We are living in a time of speed, pressure, and fragmentation. Many people can think clearly about what is happening and still feel internally unsettled.
Dharma College exists to bridge that gap.
We are not a content library. We are not inspiration without structure.
We are a living learning community where contemplative practice becomes practical applied to daily life, professional responsibility, relationships, and the ethical challenges of our time.
Wisdom here is not abstract. It is trained. Practiced. Lived
Wangmo Dixey, Director of Dharma College, with a portrait of her father,
Venerable Tarthang Tulku, Rinpoche.
How People Engage:
Live, renowned faculty-led courses integrating contemplative practice with daily life.
Online & In-person
Practical exercises
Recordings included
Public conversations, retreats, and gatherings that bring contemplative wisdom into culture and community.
Open to the public
Small group meetings
Dialogue-based
An ongoing circle of practice and reflection beyond a single class.
Worldwide Community
Peer Practice Groups
Shared inquiry
Spiritual & Transformation Online Courses
Featured
Starts May 12th
Moving Meditation: Awareness in Motion
Instructor – Simon Cook
When movement is met with awareness, the body becomes a gateway to presence, revealing a deeper sense of balance, clarity, and connection in everyday life.
Starts May 15th
Science, Experience, and Interdependence
Instructor – Carl Pilcher
Modern science and Buddhist philosophy suggest that much of what we take as reality is shaped by illusion, and that recognizing these distortions can lead to greater clarity and freedom.
Starts June 13th
Working with Joy: Transforming Work into a Spiritual Path
Instructor – Wangmo Dixey
By exploring how perception shapes experience, this course reveals practical ways to see more clearly and live with greater freedom.
Live Online • Recordings Included
ROOTED IN LINEAGE,
ENGAGED WITH THE PRESENT
Rooted in wisdom.
Alive in the lives of students.
Dharma College draws inspiration from the teachings of Tarthang Tulku while presenting them in contemporary language and lived practice.
Through courses and conversations, people explore how contemplative practice can shape work, relationships, community, and daily life.
Our Faculty
Dr. Kathleen Lyon
Instructor
Bruce Alderman
Instructor
Robin Caton
Senior Instructor
Dr. Bob Dozor
Instructor
15 Years
of experience
TESTIMONIALS
What Changes For Students
“Warm, caring environment. Easily-digestible, small nuggets of “homework” (a.k.a. daily concepts to meditate or reflect on). A gentle way of nudging oneself towards awareness. This was a wonderful course to experience and to help see the forest through the trees of both your work and personal life.”
— Darlyne Dolap
“A wonderful course with wonderful classmates. A profoundly refreshing approach to work, better and far deeper than the usual professional growth workshops.”
— Victoria Riskin
“Our class helped me focus on the suffering of not letting go and how we can experience the difference of letting go. Thank you, Wangmo and classmates for sharing. I will continue to explore how letting go can bring positive changes in life.”