Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam

Dorje Lopön Charlotte Z. Rotterdam has studied Tibetan Buddhism since the mid 1990’s, and was authorized to teach by Lama Tsultrim Allione in 2006. She received the title of Magyu Lopön, lead teacher of Magyu: The Mother Lineage at Tara Mandala, from Lama Tsultrim in 2016, and Dorje Lopön, Vajra Teacher, in 2023.  Raised in New York City, Charlotte’s early fascination with consciousness led her to study philosophy and religion, culminating in a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. In addition to her many years studying with Lama Tsultrim, she has had the joy of receiving teachings from Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, Namkai Norbu Rinpoche, Lama Wangdu Rinpoche, Adzom Paylo Rinpoche, Tulku Sang Ngag Rinpoche, among others. She teaches internationally on meditation, compassion, and a variety of Vajrayana Buddhist practices. Charlotte co-developed Tara Mandala’s Feeding Your Demons Online Certification Program, served as executive co-director of Tara Mandala for four years, and is currently a board member. An Instructor at Naropa University, she directs the Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education and co-developed and teaches Naropa’s Mindful Compassion Training. Together with her husband and frequent co-teacher, Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen, she co-authored Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness, based on the teachings of the 11th-century Tibetan yogini, Machig Labdrön (Shambhala Publications). The Skymind teachings, writings, and sangha invite us to rediscover the boundless clarity and compassion already within us, and to integrate and apply profound Buddhist insights to contemporary life. Charlotte has published essays in Mandala, Lion’s Roar, and Buddhadharma, and is a mother of two boys. www.skymind.us

 

Authorized to teach:
Feeding Your Demons®
Five Buddha Mandala Practice
Five Dakini Mandala Practice
Five Yab/Yum Mandala Practice
Green Tara
Kapala Training Level I
Kapala Training Level II
Lojong (Mind-training)
Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Chöd
Prajña Paramita Meditation
Three Yanas: Mahayana Retreat
Three Yanas: Sutrayana Retreat
Three Yanas: Vajrayana Retreat

 

Contact: charlotte@skymind.us
Website: www.skymind.us
Location: Boulder, Colorado