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Atalanta
P. O. Box 105, Crestone, CO 81131
719.256.4446  -  www.atalanta.org
Atalanta, founded by Subud USA, was established with the intention of learning to live with personal responsibility in peace and harmony with all creation Through direct experiential opportunities in agriculture, the exploration of eco-systems, alternative building and energy technologies, and other aspects of life, the hope is that people can become more aware of their place and their purpose within the continuum of creation. Out of this awareness, true culture and healing arise. Atalanta programs are designed for all lifelong learners
with a special emphasis on youth.
The community gardens, orchard and greenhouse are wheelchair accessible and open to the public. The second international Vittachi Youth Conference will be held in two one-week sessions for sixty young adults each week on the Atalanta property from August 3-9 and August 10-16. An international team of facilitators from New Zealand, Germany, Columbia, Canada, Australia, and the U.S. will lead workshops exploring the components of a dynamic approach to life and work, including communication, earth bag/papercrete building, music, theater, visual arts, spirituality, holistic health and permaculture.

Vajra Vidya Retreat Center
P. O. Box 1083 , Crestone, CO 81131
719.256.5367  -  www.rinpoche.com
The Vajra Vidya Retreat Center will be a traditional Tibetan Retreat Center with a library archiving ancient Buddhist texts. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, renowned scholar and meditation master, will send trained monastics to teach the unbroken instructions of how to achieve enlightenment
and bring compassion into the world. The center is currently in the planning stages and not open to the public.

The Tarboche Memorial Park
P. O. Box 1112, Crestone, CO 81131
719.256.5037  -  www.tarboche.org
The Tarboche Memorial Park contains a 30 foot flagpole, which isa smaller version of the great 80 foot pole at Tarboche in Tibet at the foot of Mt. Kailash. The mountainis a major pilgrimagedestination in south Asia, as it is considered by Buddhists, Hindus, Bons, and Jainsto be the symbolic axis of the universe. The pathway that encircles the flagpoleat theMemorial Park isa modest outdoor museum, containing signs describing some of the tragedies that have befallen Tibetans following the occupation of their county by the Chinese.
Tarboche means “Place of Prayer Flags”. When the many flags of the park flutter in the wind,prayers for thepeace andwell-being of all peoples are sent heavenward.
On the full moon of May-June the pole is taken down, and old flags are replaced with new ones. This year, the raising of the new center pole will occur at 10:30am on June 14. The public is invited to participate and to join a potluck lunch afterwards. Throughout the year visitors are invited to walk the pathway.

I Am Harmony
P. O. Box 291, Crestone, CO 81131
719.256.4810  -  www.crestonekiara.com
I am Harmony was created in 1996 by Kiara Perkins on the corner of Camino Baca Grande and Chaparral Way with the express purpose of creating sacred space to share the beauty of the Crestone landscape.
With her belief that through meditation people may heal themselves and in turn heal the Planet, she created an area with several earth-oriented mediative tools based on ancient practices dedicated to providing a space for people to experience meditation. The various meditative sacred spaces include the 32 foot Cretan Labyrinth , a Healing Circle, the No Time Zone, The Pyramid , the Three-Fold Flame, and The Circle of Oneness representing the energy of We Are all ONE.
With respect to the Native American traditions, there is a Sweat Lodge and Medicine Wheel. There are also special areas dedicated to the Fairies and Devas, Creativity, I Am Presence and the Bed of Heaven where a straw-filled space invites one to lie down and look up at the heavens enjoying the peace and harmony of nature.
The sacred spaces will assist in acknowledging that you are sacred and all of life is sacred. Kiara offers the experience of walking on sacred ground with each step being one of love and respect.
The Golden Harmony Healing Center offers presentations. Please call for a schedule of events.

Pundarika Foundation
297 El Camino Real, PMB #118
San Bruno, CA 94066
415.454.1128  -  www.home.att.net/~pundarika
The Pundarika Foundation was founded to preserve and support the lineage teachings of the Drukpa Kagyu tradition. “Pundarika” represented by the emblem of three lotus blossoms, refers to the continual activity of the Buddhas for the benefit of all. Both the name and the emblem signify the three means of Buddha activity through body, speech and mind.
Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche bases his teachings on the prayer that the precious Buddhadharma will bring peace and harmony to the world. Rinpoche has been active in preserving the Drukpa Kagyu tradition which were destroyed and scattered after 1959 when the Tibetans were forced to flee their homeland. His intent is to assure the growth of the Buddhadharma and to share his vision of replacing ignorance and suffering with true understanding and contentment for all.
The Crestone Retreat Land Project encompasses 60 acres which will become the seat of reflection and meditation available to Tsoknyi Rinpoche and his students. The project is under construction
and is not open to the public.