Tsunma Kunsang Palmo, originally from England, traveled and worked around the world as an art teacher in international schools for over a decade. On a trip to Nepal she encountered Lama Zopa Rinpoche and was so inspired by the teachings that she chose to stay in Asia and live a life immersed in the dharma. Soon after that she traveled to Himachal Pradesh in North India where she met Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and was further inspired by her guidance and teachings. She went on to complete a three-year retreat at Sherabling Monastery under the guidance of Mingyur Rinpoche.
Continuing to take teachings from Rinpoche, Kunsang serves as a meditation and dharma teacher for Tergar’s Joy of Living and Vajrayana Online courses, Tergar retreats, and the Tergar Institute in Osel Ling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. In 2021 she was invited to teach in Antigua and Trinidad for Bodhicharya, an international organization founded by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. She now divides her time sharing what she has learned through her years of study and practice in Kathmandu, India, and the Caribbean.
Events with Tsunma Kunsang Palmo
Joy of Living 3: Awakening Wisdom Residential Meditation Retreat in PortugalMay 10 - 17, 2026
This eight-day residential retreat offers a rare opportunity to explore The Joy of Living Level 3: Awakening Wisdom in an immersive retreat environment. Through the practice of analytical meditation, unconscious beliefs are brought into the light of awareness, loosening the grip of the conceptual mind and revealing the ever-changing nature of…
Meditation Immersion Retreat in PortugalMay 18 - 24, 2026
This in-person residential retreat in the Monchique mountains offers a rare opportunity to step out of daily routines and enter sustained practice. With silence, structure, and the support of community, you’ll have the space to explore your experience more directly and steadily. Rather than following a fixed format, you will…
Anytime Anywhere Meditation Retreat at Tergar SamadhiJune 7 - 13, 2026
First-ever retreat at Tergar Samadhi This retreat marks a special milestone as the first-ever retreat held at Tergar Samadhi — a place in Podentes, Portugal, created to support the deepening of study, contemplation, and meditation practice within the lineage of Mingyur Rinpoche. Gathering here for the first time carries special…