Celebrating Compassion: a Gathering of Tibetan Healing, Dance & Film

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Celebrating Compassion: A Gathering of Tibetan Healing, Dance & Film Spend an afternoon and evening exploring a multi-faceted approach to compassion through sacred art, meditation, Tibetan medicine, documentary film, food, stories, conversation, and dance. Watch Tibetan monks create the mantra of compassion in sand, discover simple practices for everyday life, and gather for a wonderful cross-cultural evening celebrating kindness in action. *Schedule subject to change Friday Program Join any session you prefer 3:00 pm onward Sacred Art in Action Monks from New York’s Drepung Gomang Center create OM MANI PADME HUNG, the six-syllable mantra of compassion, in sand. The One Drop of Kindness welcome booth is also open. 3:30–4:00 pm Cultivating Compassion A guided meditation on compassion with Geshe Ngawang Thugje. 4:15–4:45 pm Healing in Balance A talk and Q&A on Tibetan medicine with Dr. Kunchok Tseten. 4:45 pm onward Private Tibetan Medicine Consultations Private consultations with Dr. Kunchok Tseten. 5:00–6:30 pm Documentary Screening: Oracles & Demons of Ladakh Documentary Film screening on Tibet’s Oracle tradition, featuring an interview with Professor Robert A.F. Thurman, followed by a Q&A with director Rob McGann. 6:30 pm onward Tibetan Food and Tea Momos, khapse, and butter tea available for purchase. 7:30–8:30 pm Interactive Panel Discussion: When Compassion Comes Alive Heartwarming Stories and Conversations on Compassion in Everyday Life, guest speakers TBD 8:45–9:30 pm Closing Dance: Compassion in Motion and Community Time A simple mindful Tibetan dance experience led by Yungchen Lhamo, offered as an audience lesson, followed by time to connect as a community. PRESS RELEASE BELOW Press Contact: Rob McGann (239)-250-9544 | rolfnovo@yahoo.com September 30, 2026 For Immediate Release La MaMa Presents Yungchen Lhamo Live in Concert A two part celebration of Tibetan culture and tradition through food, education, art A benefit concert supporting the One Drop of Kindness Foundation Friday October 16, 2026, 3:00-9:00pm Saturday October 17, 2026 at 7:00pm (concert) La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 East 4 St. NYC 10003) Tickets and additional information at LaMaMa.org La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, in association with One Drop of Kindness Foundation, is excited to present Coming Home: Tibetan Singer Yungchen Lhamo Live in Concert at the Ellen Stewart Theatre on Saturday 17 October 2026, 7:00pm. La MaMa and the One Drop of Kindness Foundation will also present Celebrating Compassion: A Gathering of Tibetan Healing, Dance & Film, the day before the concert on Friday 16 October 2026, commencing 3:00pm. Spend an afternoon and evening exploring a multi-faceted approach to compassion through sacred art, meditation, Tibetan medicine, a documentary film on Tibetan oracles, Tibetan food and tea, stories, conversation, and dance. Join this gathering anytime 3:00-9:00pm, detailed schedule of events available at LaMaMa.org All events on October 16 & 17 serve as a Benefit, raising funds and awareness for Yungchen Lhamo’s One Drop of Kindness Foundation. Learn more about the foundation’s work and mission at www.onedropofkindness.org ABOUT YUNGCHEN LHAMO Signed to Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records in 1996, World-acclaimed, award-winning Yungchen Lhamo has sung in more than 80 countries on all five continents. In June, she was presented with the prestigious 2026 Distinguished Artist Award by her home city of Kingston, New York. She has previously won the Australian Recording Industry Award for ‘Best World Music Album’ and Songlines ‘Best Asia & Pacific Album’ in the UK 2025 (www.yungchenlhamo.com). ABOUT ONE DROP OF KINDNESS The One Drop of Kindness Foundation was created by Yungchen Lhamo as a non-profit foundation in 2004. Through carefully selected projects, the Foundation seeks to bring specific material support and healing inspiration to distressed communities within the USA and in ot