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Upcoming Online Classes in Sep ☀️ Courses in Netherlands, Venice and Vienna ☀️ Pics Summer Retreat Netherlands
From Online Thangka Courses to In-Person classes this Fall, and Happy Pics of the annual Thangka Summer Retreat in the Netherlands earlier this month
Jul 26-Aug 2 / Veluwe, Nederland / Thangka Zomerretraite / VOL
Met verschillende onderwerpen om uit te kiezen, oa. De Boeddha, MedicijnBoeddha, Mandala van Vijf Elementen. Deze 8-daagse Zomerretraite is geschikt voor cursisten op alle niveaus. Het onderscheid zich door de persoonlijke benadering en begeleiding (Carmen neemt vantevoren contact met je op om te bespreken wat het beste onderwerp en aanpak voor jou is) waardoor de retraite geschikt is voor beginners (ook mensen zonder enige tekenervaring), half-gevorderden, en gevorderde thangkaschilders.
Sep 4-13 / Online / Buddha Face
START YOUR JOURNEY IN THANGKA ART! For people with and without drawing experience. Learn in a clear step by step process how to draw the Face of the Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni) according to the Tibetan tradition of thangka. Full, personal guidance is offered during the course. For people on all levels. Check out our thangka learning course bundles!
Sep 18-Nov 15 / Online / The Buddha (Shakyamuni, our Historical Buddha)
Learn to draw the female BUDDHA OF LONGEVITY. In this in-depth, online thangka course you will learn step by step to draw White Tara according to the Tibetan tradition of thangka. Course materials will be sent to you, and full, personal guidance is offered during the course. Check out our thangka learning course bundles!
Sep 18-Nov 15 / Online / Medicine Buddha (Buddha of Healing)
Learn to draw the female BUDDHA OF LONGEVITY. In this in-depth, online thangka course you will learn step by step to draw White Tara according to the Tibetan tradition of thangka. Course materials will be sent to you, and full, personal guidance is offered during the course. Check out our thangka learning course bundles!
Happy 91st Birthday Dalai Lama! 🎉 Upcoming Course Dates ☀️ Pics US tour
Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Dear Reader, Congrats on the Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday! 🎉May he still stay with us for a very long time and be of inspiration to so many beings 🙏🏼 After three weeks of teaching at different places in NYC and Upstate NY, where I gave lots of teachings at different places, and shared joyous moments with my students -> See pics below. Now back in Amsterdam, I’m preparing for the upcoming classes in…
Morning Meditation
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Meditation on The Five Elements in the body
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Thangka Retreat Omega Institute 2026: Pics & Meditations
During this Thangka Drawing & Painting Retreat from June 19-26, 2026 with Carmen Mensink at the beautiful Omega Institute (Rhinebeck,
Alle Thangka Zomercursussen in Nederland! ☀️ in Amsterdam en op de Veluwe
Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Dag Reader, Gisteren ben ik teruggekomen van drie weken lesgeven in NYC en upstate NY. Ik heb een jetlag en ben moe, maar kijk met veel plezier terug op heerlijke weken met fijne cursisten. Bij deze een overzicht van de zomercursussen en retraites in Amsterdam (volgend weekend al – nog enkele plekken vrij) en Veluwe! Please refer to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice for merit multiplying days, in…
Happy Saka Dawa! 🌷 Mandala of the Five Buddha Families in NY 🌷 Pics of the Tulip Fields 🌷 Green Tara online
Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Dear Reader, This Sunday May 31st Saka Dawa is celebrated, the fifteenth day of the fourth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar. Saka Dawa is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar, and this holy day commemorates the three major life events of Shakyamuni Buddha: his Birth, his Enlightenment, and his Parinirvana. On Saka Dawa, karmic results are multiplied by millions of times,…
All Courses through July! 💖 Pics of the Italy Retreat last week
Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Ciao tutti! I’m still in ‘Italy mode’ as I just got back from the Thangka Art Retreat week in Umbria. Below you’ll find some pics (and a link to see all).For those living in the US: the classes and retreats in the East Coast are coming closer (next month), so if you want to be part of it, register now to not miss out. Also the classes in The Netherlands fill up quickly. Arrivederci 👋Carmen PSAny…
Meditation on White Tara
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Green Tara and the 21 Taras Meditation
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Green Tara Meditation on the Eight Fears / Dangers
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Thangka Art Retreat Umbria, Italy 2026: Pictures & Meditations
During this 8-day retreat in Italy with Carmen Mensink, students can choose the subject they want to work on. This
4 Okt / Amsterdam, Nederland / Dieren in de Tibetaanse Kunst
Beleef een mooie dag in een Boeddhistisch Centrum met de bekende thangka-schilder Carmen Mensink.
Tijdens deze speciale dagworkshop op Internationale Dierendag leer je dieren te tekenen zoals ze worden weergegeven in de traditionele Tibetaanse thangka-traditie (rolschilderingen van Boeddha’s en Mandala’s). Dieren die op thangka’s worden afgebeeld zijn bijvoorbeeld herten, yaks, vissen en vogels. Zij maken onderdeel uit van het landschap rondom een Boeddha op een thangka.
Dieren zijn in het Tibetaans Boeddhisme sowieso belangrijk, omdat er wordt erkend dat álle voelende wezens precies hetzelfde willen als wij mensen: simpelweg gelukkig zijn en niet lijden.
YES! The New Online Thangka Course ‘Tara’s Mudra’ is now available! 🌷
Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! NEW Online Thangka Course at the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art ONLINE Met alternatieven voor wie al eens Groene Tara heeft getekend/geschilderd:Tara, beschermer tegen Vergiften | 21 Tara’s | Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21 Tara’s, of Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21 Tara’s, of Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21…
Nepal 2027?
If things ill work out well, we’ll be offering a Thangka Art Retreat and Sightseeing Tour in Nepal for 2027.
Register Now for the US Thangka Classes (and Europe!)
Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Overview of all Thangka Classes in the US this June Register Now Jun 11, NYC, US Met alternatieven voor wie al eens Groene Tara heeft getekend/geschilderd:Tara, beschermer tegen Vergiften | 21 Tara’s | Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21 Tara’s, of Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften, 21 Tara’s, of Witte TaraAlternatief: Tara, Beschermer tegen Vergiften,…
29 Okt-1 Nov / Veluwe, Nederland / Mandala Vijf Wijsheids-Boeddha’s
Tijdens deze vierdaagse retraite op de Veluwe leer je een prachtige Boeddha of Mandala te tekenen (en wellicht later te schilderen) volgens de traditie van thangka (Tibetaanse rolschilderingen).
Winners of the Happy Losar 2026 prizes 🎉 Registration now open for the retreats in the US and Europe 🌷
Did you win a prize this year? | Join us for the Italy or USA Thangka Art Retreats | Pics of the Green Tara Course
Groene Tara Meditatie op de Acht Angsten / Gevaren
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Groene Tara Meditatie
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.