Welcome to the Jewel Heart Ann Arbor chapter webpage!

CELEBRATE THE DALAI LAMA’S 87th BIRTHDAY WITH A PICNIC AT JH AA

Join the fun and celebrate the Dalai Lama's 87th birthday, together with Demo Rinpoche, sangha, families and friends, and fueled by yummy pizza, salad, water & birthday dessert! All of this will be supplied.

Feel free to bring a dish to pass - if you wish, although not necessary.

You're welcome to bring your own chairs or blankets too, if you like.

Date/Time/Place: Wednesday, July 6, 6:00pm - Outdoors at Jewel Heart, 1129 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

*Please RSVP to Susan Cooley to help our planning for food, general set up, etc. Write cooleysg@sbcglobal.net or call 734 320 9231.

It seems the weather is permitting a lovely picnic evening! See you tonight!

Sunday Talks by Demo Rinpoche - Sundays, 11:00am ET - Onsite and Online

Jewel Heart Ann Arbor is also open for in-person attendance for Demo Rinpoche's Sunday Talks (subject to the protocols noted below). In-person participants are welcome to stay for an onsite discussion following the Sunday talk.

Click here to read the Self-Health Screen and Safety Confirmation/Acknowledgment Form. By your presence onsite at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, you confirm that you have read, understood and will comply with the protocols in the Form. Vaccination and booster cards (or a digital copy) will be required at the door.

Please Note: Both the weekly Sunday 9:30am ET White Tara Guided Meditation session and the facilitated Zoom group discussions following the Sunday talk remain online only.

Jewel Heart Readers monthly, online only: For details, email programs@jewelheart.org.  Next session meets Monday, August 8, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET. Selection: House of the Turquoise Roof by Dorje Yudon Yuthok.

Click here to explore the many Jewel Heart Programs.

Click here for weekly free Virtual Programs.

Click here for the Jewel Heart Healing Meditations and Practices page.

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.

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 call 734-994-3387, extension 221 or email annarbor@jewelheart.org

Don't forget to do your grocery shopping at Arbor Farms and 3% will be donated to Jewel Heart. And go to SmileAmazon.com and 0.5% will be donated to Jewel Heart.