
WELCOME TO THE JEWEL HEART ANN ARBOR CHAPTER WEBPAGE. We are located at 1129 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. Questions? Write [email protected] or call 734 994 3387.
The Ann Arbor Center will be closed October 11 & 12. An earlier Sunday Talk by Demo Rinpoche will temporarily be posted on the Jewel Heart website homepage for Sunday, October 12. There will also be no Sunday White Tara guided meditation. Click here for information and to register for Demo Rinpoche’s Fall Seminar on October 11-12. Local Sunday programs resume on Sunday, October 19.
ANN ARBOR PROGRAMS & SANGHA ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS follow. Ann Arbor Dharma Programs and Sangha Activities details follow further below this section.
JEWEL HEART ANN ARBOR DHARMA PROGRAMS – All are Welcome!
ANCIENT WISDOM. MODERN TIMES. WITH DEMO RINPOCHE – Sundays, 11:00am – 12:00pm. FREE. Onsite/Online. Optional facilitated discussion follows. No Sunday talk program on October 12 due to the Fall Seminar that day. An earlier Sunday talk recording will temporarily be posted on the Jewel Heart homepage on October 12. Live programs resume October 19.
WHITE TARA GUIDED HEALING MEDITATION – Sundays, 9:30 – 10:30am. FREE. Onsite/Online. Note: No White Tara meditation will be offered on October 12 due to Fall Seminar. Weekly sessions resume October 19. For White Tara meditation information and recordings, visit the White Tara Practice page.
Join Demo Rinpoche, Wednesday, October 22, 7:00 – 8:30pm at the Crazy Wisdom Celestial Lounge, for his “Conversation with Crazy Wisdom’s Bill Zirinsky” – Venue: Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main, upstairs. Free. (734) 665–2757
FOUR MINDFULNESSES MEDITATION with JADAL TULKU LOBSANG SHERAB – Tuesdays, 6:00 – 6:45pm Weekly. FREE, Onsite only. Open to all levels of experience.
LAMA CHOPA AND TSOH led by JADAL TULKU
10th Lunar Day Monthly, 6:00pm Onsite only – All Welcome
Dates:Thursday, October 2 (in Joyful Paradise Room), Friday, October 31, Sunday, November 30, Monday, December 29
TORMA MAKING CLASS with JADAL TULKU – Sunday afternoons, Thursday evenings. Onsite only. As a sequentially based class, registration to participate has been closed.
GOM: DAY OF MEDITATION, Saturday, October 18, 9:00am – 5:00pm. Drop in or stay the day. Click here to register. Onsite only, Schedule further below on this page. Newcomers welcome! Come as you are.
JEWEL HEART ANN ARBOR SANGHA ACTIVITIES – All are Welcome! Onsite Only.
FREE FILM AND DISCUSSION – Fridays Monthly, 7:00pm – Friday, October 3 – FLOW (2024) A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
SAM LIEBERMAN CLASSES – HATHA YOGA AND STRETCH CLASSES – Onsite Only. $18 per session.
- HATHA YOGA – Thursdays Weekly, 9:15 – 10:15am
- STRETCH CLASS – Fridays, Weekly, 9:15 – 10:15am

DHARMA DISC’ERS DISC GOLF – Sundays Monthly, 2:00pm. Last 2025 Date: October 5, 2025 Resumes Spring 2026.
FREE. New & experienced players welcome! Location: Rolling Hills Water Park, 7660 Stony Creek Rd, Ypsilanti Township, MI 48197. Enjoy time on the 8-9 Hole Round plus Labyrinth Putting Course (Both at Rolling Hills Park)
CARING FOR THE CENTER, 10:00am – 12:00pm.Cleaning followed by potluck lunch.
Dates: October 15, November 12, December 17
HAPPY HIKERS – FREE – Third Saturday Monthly at various local parks, 1:30pm. October 18. Location: Marshall Nature Area – Freeman Red and Yellow Loop
LOVING KINDNESS CRAFTERS – Sundays monthly, 1:30 – 3:30pm. Resumes October 19
You have always wanted to learn how to knit or crochet. Here’s your chance to learn the basics of knitting and crocheting. All are welcome to join. Please bring your current project and tell us about it. FREE
OPEN MIC @ JEWEL HEART – Time/Dates: Sundays monthly, 6:00 – 9:00pm. October 19 (due to the Fall Seminar on October 12). All Welcome!

CELEBRATE FALL WITH A FUN EVENING OF DINING, DANCING AND SHARING WITH SANGHA!
Saturday, October 25, 7:00 – 10:00pm
Please bring your family’s favorite plated hors d’oeuvres and a beverage to share!
ANN ARBOR SANGHA COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETINGS – Next date October 1. Onsite only. First Wednesdays monthly, 5:45pm with occasional exceptions. All welcome. Dates: November 5, December 3. Questions contact Wendy at [email protected]
ALL ANN ARBOR SANGHA MEETING – Sunday, October 19 – following the Sunday morning talk., November 5, December 3. Questions contact Wendy at [email protected]
For local Jewel Heart Ann Arbor Programs and Sangha Activities questions – write [email protected] or call 734 994 3387.
Jewel Heart was founded in Ann Arbor in 1988. We were privileged to receive the late Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche’s teachings on a regular basis, and the privilege continues with Jewel Heart’s Spiritual Director, Demo Rinpoche. Jewel Heart also hosts many other preeminent teachers and scholars in Tibetan Buddhism.
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In 2008, we were honored when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama accepted Jewel Heart’s invitation to teach in Ann Arbor and inaugurated our spacious new location at 1129 Oak Valley Drive.
Throughout the year, we offer retreats, courses, guest speakers, workshops, and talks geared to help individuals bring peace, joy, and understanding into their lives and the lives of others. Jewel Heart offerings are based on the authentic and accessible teachings of Demo Rinpoche, Jewel Heart’s Resident Spiritual Advisor and the late Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche, founder of Jewel Heart.
When fully open for onsite participation, we hold film nights, a book group, a knitting group, tai chi classes, and community events, such as potlucks, a community garden, and fun-raisers. We are also involved in outreach activities, providing classes in mindfulness meditation to prisoners and living will workshops offered by Jewel Heart Health Center and Community Hospice.
The Jewel Heart Store, located at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, sells books, transcripts, Tibetan rugs, and dharma objects. Jewel Heart Ann Arbor also has a main assembly hall, multiple rooms for courses, kitchen and dining facilities, and green space with a pond.
If you have questions about local programming, please email [email protected]or call 734 994 3387.

SHOP AT ARBOR FARMS MARKET AND JEWEL HEART RECEIVES A 3% DONATION ON YOUR ORDER. IT’S SIMPLE … When Checking out, mention you’d like to benefit Organization #79 Jewel Heart. It’s Good for you…. with Local and Organic Produce and more. Arbor Farms Market – 2103 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. 734 996 8111. Visit arborfarms.com.
Don’t forget to do your grocery shopping at Arbor Farms and 3% will be donated to Jewel Heart. |
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