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Join me on a boat trip, ice cream test or a walk in the mountains, and learn to paint a thangka in addition! ?
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About Lama Zopa Rinpoche, upcoming Thangka Classes and cheeky Amsterdam Pigeons

Dear Reader, A little bit of everything in this email, starting with info on the late Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Updates regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche As you probably know, on April 13, at 9:30 a.m. Nepal time, the famous and beloved Lama Zopa Rinpoche entered his final meditation. Here you can find Updates Regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche In addition to the updates, an ongoing livestream continues of the pujas offered twenty-four hours a day (apart from occasional breaks) at Kopan Monastery in front of…

Je kunt je nog aanmelden voor de Zomerretraite op de Veluwe! ??????
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Je kunt je nog aanmelden voor de Zomerretraite op de Veluwe! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโ˜€๏ธ

Dag Reader, Geniet je een beetje van het lekkere weer?Misschien heb je de foto’s gezien op mijn Facebook en Instagram pagina’s van mijn recente Thangka Teken- en Schilderretraite in Italiรซ. Eenzelfde retraite geef ik binnenkort op de Veluwe als Zomerweek. Geschikt voor iedereen en alle niveaus, Je bent van harte welkom!Carmen GEEF JE NU OP VOOR DE THANGKA RETRAITE 2023!5-12 AugustusLoenen op de Veluwe Een speciale Zomerweek waarin je zelf Tibetaanse Kunst leert maken en hier alles over leert…

20% Early Bird Discount on all upcoming Online Thangka Art Courses! ?
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20% Early Bird Discount on all upcoming Online Thangka Art Courses! ๐ŸŽ‰

This temporary 20% discount is not only valid for all stand-alone courses that are scheduled this year, but also for all course bundles that include one of them: Buddha Face | Start after purchase Buddha Face | Sep 1 – 10 White Tara | Sep 15 – Nov 12 Eight Auspicious Symbols | Nov 10 – Jan 21 How to claim your discount 1) Click on one of the buttons above or go to the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art to sign up for a course or bundle 2) Use the code 20%OFF at the Add Coupon Code on your…

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All upcoming Thangka Classes in the US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ REGISTER NOW!

REGISTER NOW FOR THE UPCOMING THANGKA ART COURSES IN THE US: Thangka Art Retreat Omega Institute NYSep 24-29, 2023 Learn to draw and paint a Buddha or Mandala, and enjoy lectures on Tibetan Art during this meditative retreat with like-minded people, at the beautiful Omega Institute in Rhinebeck NY. Suitable for students on all levels, from absolute beginners to advanced.Including lodging and all meals. As students are on different levels and thus will be working on different subjects you can…

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Pics of the Summer Retreat | Last day to register for Online Classes | Upcoming Courses East Coast US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Hi Reader,Did you enjoy your summer?Mine was good, though it’s been raining quite a lot here in The Netherlands. We even had rain during the Thangka Summer Retreat – but let’s just say this was the perfect weather to draw and paint! In this email you’ll find some pics and a link to the entire photo album. I am currently preparing for my courses in the US (NY area) that start at the end of this month, if you want to attend please register if you haven’t done so yet, so I can also prepare for…

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๐ŸŽ‰ โ‚ฌ108 Early Bird Discount on the Thangka Retreat Week in Italy ๐ŸŽ‰ + Course Overview for 2025!

2025 Thangka Retreat in Tuscanyโ‚ฌ108 Discount for the First Ten Registrants! A short video made at the 2024 Italy Thangka Retreat. Check out the beautiful work space. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Read this description in Italian or another language This retreat is taught in English, translation in Italian or other language provided on request โ‚ฌ108 Discount for the First Ten Registrants Thangka Painting Retreat Tuscany (near Florence) May 10-17, 2025In this wonderful 8-day Thangka Retreat in Italy you will learn to draw…

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A message from Carmen and Tara ๐ŸŽ„

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Buddhaful New Year! Carmen & Tara School for Tibetan Buddhist Art See You in the New Year! Maybe Somewhere Here? INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / YOUTUBE You are receiving this email because you signed up to updates at TibetanBuddhistArt.com | Unsubscribe | Preferences

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Tara’s counting down to Tibetan New Year for Free Gifts! ๐Ÿ˜ป

For translation click here and use the Google Translate button Tara’s counting down to Losar ๐ŸŽ‰Tomorrow is Losar, Tibetan New Year, and as this is a perfect time to offer gifts you can expect to get a bunch of Free Gifts at the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art. Just one more night! Keep an eye on the newsletter tomorrow that has the link in it and/or check the Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Early Bird Offer on Online Courses! / Program for Fall and Winter / Tara’s Birthday Celebration ๐ŸŽ‰

Dear Reader, How was your Summer?I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have (we celebrated Tara’s sixth birthday!) see the pics in this newsletter. Herewith I present you the course program for this Fall/Winter so far, with a 20% discount on upcoming online classes for Early Birds. Additional classes may be added later. New in this newsletter is that the descriptions of some courses offered in The Netherlands will be written in Dutch and some of those in Italy wil be in Italian, as that’s…

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Upcoming Courses in the USA and Europe | Last week to register for the online course | Check out the pics of the Italy retreat!

Click here for Google Translate and use the orange button In this newsletter an overview of the upcoming classes Online, in the US and in Europe. And check out the pics and videos of the recent thangka art retreat near Florence, Italy โค๏ธ Enjoy! Carmen Online > Last week to register ๐Ÿ  Medicine Buddha Online Thangka Art CourseMay 11-July 14, 2024 The Medicine Buddha (Tib.: Sangye Menla) is the embodiment of all the Buddhasโ€™ Healing qualities, associated with healing both physical and mental…

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Celebrating Saka Dawa (Vesak) ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ Multiply your Merit!

Click here for Google Translate and use the orange button May 23, 2024Celebrating Saka Dawa ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ Multiply your merit! The Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni), thangka painted by Carmen Mensink in 2016 What is Saka Dawa?Saka Dawa is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar. It it commemorates and celebrates Shakyamuni Buddhaโ€™s three major life events: his birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana (when a buddha passes away and leaves his or her earthly body). How do you celebrate it?On this…

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All about Guan Yin! ๐ŸŒธ Register now for VENICE and the EXTRA Course in The Netherlands

Dear Reader, At home, on my altar with female Buddhas, I’ve had two statues of Guan Yin for many many years. A standing Guan Yin (here behind the daffodils) and a seated one, known for its ‘royal ease posture.’ These two forms are among the ones most depicted out of the 33 manifestations of Guan Yin that are mentioned in the Lotus Sutra (chapter 25). When Mahayana Buddhism spread from India to China in the 1st century CE, also its deities traveled along. Avalokiteshvara, the Indian…

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Watch the New Video! ๐ŸŽฅ Last chance to sign up for the Guan Yin courses in the Netherlands and Italy

– This is a still from the new video, scroll down to view it – Standing Guan Yin Seated Guan Yin Standing Guan Yin ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ NOTE: this retreat in The Netherlands is taught in Dutch, translation is provided on request (in any other language) Read this description in English ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑGuan YinCursus op de Veluwe27-30 okt, 2024 Tijdens deze vierdaagse cursus leer je deze prachtige figuur te tekenen (en wellicht te kleuren of later te schilderen).Je ontvangt je de grids van twee verschillende vormen van Guan…

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Summer Retreat and other courses in The Netherlands ๐ŸŒท Check out the Pics from the recent US thangka Tour!

Dear Reader, How are you?Hope you are enjoying your Summer! I just came back from hot New York City where I offered my annual thangka classes, there and in upstate NY -> Check the pictures in this email! The rest of the year I’ll be teaching in The Netherlands and Italy:From August 3-10 I’ll be teaching the Thangka Summer Retreat in The Netherlands again -> there are a few spaces left! In Amsterdam I’ll be offering a day class for new people on the Art of Thangka, and the four-day courses in…

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Thangka Art Courses in Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Sneak Preview of the New Retreat Space near Florence!

Buongiorno Reader!Just sending you a quick message about my courses in Italy, including a new and exciting retreat space near Florence – check it out! Ciao ciao e a presto,Carmen For last minute decidersOct 26-29, 2023Thangka Art Course in Venice, Italy For fast deciders: two places have become available for this special four day thangka art course, next week in the most beautiful city on earth!I reopened registration here SAVE THE DATE! April 12-19, 2024Thangka Art Retreat near Florence,…

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Thangka Classes in NYC starting next week ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Join me for Arts Week at Omega Institute NY

Thangka Classes in NYC starting from next week ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ You can still register! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Introduction to Thangka Art Tibet House, NYC June 21, 2024 A beautiful evening with Carmen Mensink, where after her lecture on the art of thangka youโ€™ll get to experience it hands-on by learning how to draw the Face of the Buddha according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This evening is suitable for everyone, including beginners with no drawing experience whatsoever; Carmen will guide you individually. The use of…

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FOUR DAYS LEFT to use your Early Bird Discount / Join me in Italy or The Netherlands / Rubin Museum of Art closed

Dear Reader,In this newsletter: The Rubin Museum of Art in NYC has closed its doors. I was teaching there for many years. See my text and images about it and learn about their next chapter Join me in Venice, Italy next month! There are still a few spaces left You can also still sign up for the Guan Yin thangka course in The Netherlands Don’t forget: there are a few days left to use your 20% Early Bird Discount on online courses Love, Carmen ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธNOTE: this day in The Netherlands is suitable for…

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Special Guan Yin Thangka Course in NYC, Medicine Buddha Online, and Tara’s Cherry Blossoms ๐ŸŒธ

Click here for Google Translate and use the orange button Upcoming Online Classes: ๐Ÿ  Buddha Face Online Thangka Art Course April 26-May 5During this in-depth thangka course, you will learn how to draw the face of the Buddha according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. You don’t need to have any drawing experience. INFO & REGISTRATION ๐Ÿ  Medicine Buddha Online Thangka Art CourseMay 11-July 14, 2024 The Medicine Buddha (Tib.: Sangye Menla) is the embodiment of all the Buddhasโ€™ Healing qualities,…

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You can NOW register for the Thangka Art Retreat in the US! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (and those in Europe๐ŸŒท)

Click here for Google Translate and use the orange button Which of these retreats would you like to join? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Thangka Art Retreat Florence, Italy April 12-19, 2024 In this wonderful 8-day thangka drawing & painting retreat in Italy you will learn to draw (and color or paint) a Buddha or mandala according to the Tibetan Buddhist thangka tradition. It’s also possible to work on Amoghapasha this week (a subject that I’m offering this month in a course that is full with a waiting list). There’s…

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Did you Win the Happy Losar Competition? ๐ŸŽ‰ My Personal Travel Tips for Tuscany ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Click here for Google Translate and use the orange button Dear Reader, Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online or with your sangha! In this email I’m letting you know who won the competitions that were in the Happy Losar 2024 Gift Pack. As a lover of Italy I’m also sharing with you my favorite places in Tuscany, that you could combine with the Thangka Art Retreat that I’ll be offering there in April. Ciao ciao for now,Carmen A few spaces left for the Thangka Art Retreat in…

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Wish: A 9,5 meter high (31ft) Amoghapasha painting on a cliff in Nepal ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

NEED TRANSLATION?View this email on the website and use >Google Translate< bar From now on it's possible to translate my newsletters again in Dutch, Italian or another language. Click on the button above, select the newsletter and use the orange Google Translate bar. Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the Lawudo Cave, Nepal Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Wish: A large, 9,5m (31ft) Amoghapasha painting on a high cliff in NepalThe following story and pictures come from the FPMT website and I wanted to share it with…

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About Venice, the Florence retreat, Offering Goddesses and the Mandala of the Eight Auspicious Symbols ๐ŸŽ‰

April 12-19, 2024Thangka Art Retreat near Florence, Italy A โ‚ฌ100 discount will be offered to the first 10 registrants REGISTRATION OPENS Wed Nov 8 at 8PM (Central European Time) Have a look at the wonderful new space for my thangka painting retreat. In the next couple of days more info will be added and the prices that include everything (retreat, lodging and all meals) will be known.To celebrate this new and exciting location, a โ‚ฌ100 discount will be offered to the first 10 registrants….

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Schedule Your Thangka Art Courses for 2024! ๐ŸŽ‰

NEED TRANSLATION?Click here to view this on the website and use Google Translate Schedule Your Thangka Art Courses for the coming year! Hi Reader! Below you’ll find an overview of the thangka art courses I’ll be offering in 2024. For some of them you can already register, for others the planning is still in progress and you can save the date until registration opens. Carmen ONLINE | Buddha Face Thangka Art CourseJan 26 – Feb 4, 2024 During this in-depth thangka course, you will learn how to…

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A year full of art, creativity, spirituality, meditation and inner growth ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

NEED TRANSLATION?Click here and use the Google Translate button on top of page Dear Reader, Hope you enjoyed the holidays and that you are just like me looking forward to a wonderful year full of art, creativity, spirituality, meditation and inner growth. All of this you’ll experience in a thangka course. The best way to dive deeper into your creativity and spirituality is to join a thangka painting retreat, either onsite (plan your vacation in Italy and join me for the retreat near…

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Update on onsite courses + Last day to register for upcoming online courses!

NEED TRANSLATION?Click here and use the Google Translate button on top of page LAST DAYS TO REGISTERfor the following Online Courses: Starting Tomorrow ONLINE | Buddha Face Thangka Art CourseJan 26 – Feb 4, 2024Subtitles in English, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, German, French or any other language.During this in-depth thangka course, you will learn how to draw the face of the Buddha according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Through the combination of creating art step by step, mindfulness…

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