GIVING | YANGTI

GIVING SEASON

Over the course of 2025, Yangti Yoga has exceeded many milestones as an organization— accomplishing our projected goals from 2025 and more.

With the year steadily reaching its conclusion, we reflect on all that has been accomplished in 2025 and look forward to the upcoming year and the many exciting developments we have in store!

Through our giving season fundraising campaign, we seek to raise at least $50,000 in donations to allocate directly toward the goals stated below for 2026. These fundraising efforts are directly contributing towards our aims for 2026, such as the further development of the masterplan for the retreat center, a CPE certified program, and much much more!

VIEW OUR '25 REPORT AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

A SNAPSHOT OF OUR PROJECTS

RETREAT CABINS

In 2026, we will renovate the preexisting cabin across from the garage, which will be known as the Shukseb Jetsun Choying Zangmo retreat cabin, and tie it into the new septic system that we intend to install in 2026. We hope to implement the construction plan for an additional three dark retreat cabins as well as a bathroom/shower facility for an additional 3 to 4 cabins for general use. The plans have been submitted to the local authorities and are currently being reviewed.

THE STUPA

In 2025 on the advice of H.E. Chung Tulku Rinpoche, we delayed beginning to build a stupa on the Yangti retreat land as this has been identified as a black (inauspicious) year. Lama Justin returned from Bhutan with some relics for this project, including some of the hair of Jetsun Shukseb Rigdzin Choying Zangmo, who was regarded as an emanation of Machig Labdron. She was an important practitioner of Yangti practice, spending as much as six months each year in Yangti practice. She was also the teacher of Dr. Nida’s teacher, Ani Gyaltsen, and Lama Justin’s teacher Pathing Rinpoche. In addition to her hair, he returned with relics of Trukshik Donag Lingpa and Penor Rinpoche.

MEDITATION HALL + SHRINE DEVELOPMENT

This coming year, we will convert the two-story, two-car garage into a meditation hall and protector shrine. The plans have been drafted and are ready for submission to the local building department. A series of statues of the Yangti Nakpo Lineage masters is currently in production in Nepal.

THE CPE PROGRAM

We are well on our way toward launching a low-residency, certified, Vajrayana-oriented CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) program. This is an incredible opportunity to impact the world of chaplaincy—especially Buddhist chaplaincy—by increasing options for people interested in pursuing chaplaincy who have a background in Vajrayana Buddhist practice. We hope to have this program in place and ready for our first cohort by May 2026. There are very few stand-alone, certified chaplaincy programs like this in the United States. We are grateful for any support earmarked for this important project. Later in 2026, we will be working towards the implementation of a program for training CPE Educators and a separate Dark Retreat training for chaplains and death doulas.

DONOR TIERS & GIFTS

$120

Receive access to an exclusive weekend teaching on the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje’s Mahamudra Aspiration Prayer with Lama Justin.

$500

Receive previous gift + A Dorje Gotrab Mantra protection amulet and protection cord blessed by H.E. Chung Rinpoche.

$1,500

Receive previous gifts + Enrollment in one Ati Yoga 2026 year long course of your choosing (or gifting the course to a friend).

$5,000

Receive previous gifts + enrollment in both of our 2025 year long courses, The Marvelous Guide to Actual Practice & Complete Liberation of the Three Realms (or gifting the course to a friend).

$10,000

Receive previous gifts + have your name (or the name of a loved one) memorialized on the soon to be renovated Shukseb Jetsun Choying Zangmo dark retreat cabin sponsor plaque.

*If you would like to opt out of gifts, email us saying "I want my full donation to go to Yangti."

OFFERING MADE EASY

As an organization, two of our core values are community nourishment and support. All the work that we do is in favor of the nurturing of a supportive and well-rounded container for dedicated practitioners from many paths and backgrounds to have equitable access to the teachings and practice of Yangti. Our center could not have come to fruition without the care and support of us all, especially in these early years.

We prioritize transparency and mutual support in all our fundraising efforts, and of course, due to our status as a religious non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, all your generous offerings are fully tax-deductible.

We accept a diverse range of donations through our partnership with the Giving Block, which allows us to accept anything from liquid assets to stock, to cryptocurrency like bitcoin. Please contact us directly if you wish to make donations to our further development in another form.

We are also able to accept charitable contributions via our bank account, Venmo and PayPal. We are happy to provide documentation of your support for tax purposes. If you prefer to send a check, please make the check out to Yangti Yoga Retreat Center and mail it to: Justin von Bujdoss 12 Wilde Rd Shelburne Falls, MA 01370.