Online | November 21 – 22 2025
Webinar Retreat based on Knowledge of Freedom and The Joy of Being by Tarthang Tulku
Most of us tend to take the habit patterns and common concepts that frame our day-to-day experience as real. We usually are not aware of underlying assumptions, let alone that we are subject to a limiting regime of mind.
In this 2-day experiential webinar retreat Opening to Knowledge, led by Bram Williams and Elske van de Hulst, we explore ways in which we can open our hearts, minds and senses to ways of knowing that take us beyond familiar, constricting definitions and concepts.
In two 3-hour sessions we will combine in-depth Kum Nye exercises and explorations from The Joy of Being with reflections, contemplations and meditative exercises based on Knowledge of Freedom.
Opening to Knowledge – Experiential Webinar Retreat
Who Can Take this Retreat?
This retreat is included in the international Knowledge of Freedom program, but can be attended separately by interested students who are not enrolled in that program.
Basic experience with meditation or Kum Nye is expected.
Language
The retreat will be held in English.
Retreat schedule
Two 3-hour webinar sessions, held through Zoom, comprise the offerings of the retreat weekend. Each session includes a 20-minute break halfway through.
Participants will be invited to experiment with specific explorations between retreat sessions. Day 2 will begin with short exchanges about these explorations.
| Timezone / Date | California, USA | Brazil and Argentina | United Kingdom | Central Europe |
| Fr, Nov 21 | 10am-13pm | 15h-18h | 18-21hrs | 19-22hrs |
| Sa, Nov 22 | 10am-13pm | 15h-18h | 18-21hrs | 19-22hrs |
Check timeanddate.com for your local time zone.
We recommend that participants free their time from all other obligations during the full weekend of the retreat, from Friday November 21th to Saturday, November 22nd.
Also, we encourage participants to organise a quiet space for private practice, and to ensure reliable internet access in that place.
Registration
Friday, November 21, 2025, 19:00 hrs CET
until Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 22:00 hrs CET
Costs: € 95,-
Retreat staff
The Opening to Knowledge Webinar Retreat will be led by two long-term students of Tarthang Tulku.
Bram Williams is a long term student of yoga, dharma and Nyingma. As an experienced Kum Nye student and teacher he’s attended many programmes and trainings in California, as well as annual Kum Nye retreats in Holland and Germany. Bram now practices and teaches in London and Oxford. Currently studying fascial anatomy, Bram is also an occasional puppeteer and a qualified Lip-Reading Tutor.
Elske van de Hulst is co-dean, trustee and senior instructor at Nyingma Centrum in Amsterdam and board member of the World Peace Stupa Center Europe.
Professionally trained as a mime, Elske worked in the theatre as an actress, director and author between 1969 and 1995. She taught at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten and for many years was a member of the Dutch Arts Council. In 1998 she started studying the theatre of the mind, guided by Tarthang Tulku’s books, and has not stopped since.
Elske teaches Meditation, Knowledge of Freedom, Revelations of Mind, Dimensions of Mind, Caring and Lotus Trilogy teachings in Amsterdam and elsewhere.
Literature
The books Knowledge of Freedom and The Joy of Being, by Tarthang Tulku, are available:
- in the Lotus Design Shop in Amsterdam;
- by ordering with info[at]lotusdesignshop.nl;
The shop will let you know the shipping costs and send the book to you. - at Dharmapublishing.com for USA residents.
Advance purchase of the books is warmly recommended. You will enjoy their wisdom also after this retreat.
