Online Retreat
Staying Open at the Edge of Experience
Teaching Team
Margarita Loinaz
Teacher
Margarita Loinaz trained in the Theravada and Tibetan traditions since 1977. With Marlene Jones, she helped organize and teach the first POC retreat at SRMC in 1999. Her current teaching blends Dzogchen practice with social justice and environmental awareness. She was born in the Dominican Republic and is a grandmother.
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