Retreat Facilitator

Tenzin Dorje

Himalayan Retreat & Trek Guide with 20 years of experience guiding retreat spaces, inner work, and mountain-based practice.

Mountain meditationTrek and retreat hybridsHigh-altitude retreatsNature immersion

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20 yearszanskar · munsiyari

About the facilitator

About Tenzin Dorje

Tenzin was born in the Zanskar valley. He grew up walking the same passes that retreat and trek participants now travel. His knowledge of the Trans-Himalayan landscape is not academic — it is lived. He has spent twenty years guiding people through the mountains, first as a trekking guide, then as a retreat facilitator who understood that the landscape itself is the teacher. His work is strongest for participants who want mountain presence, careful pacing, and a guide who understands both physical terrain and inner retreat space.

Experience & training

Tenzin's retreat background

Born and raised in Zanskar valley, Ladakh

Professional mountain guide since 2006

Trained in wilderness medicine and high-altitude safety

Retreat facilitation training with emphasis on nature immersion

Guides high-altitude retreat and trek hybrid journeys with attention to safety, pacing, and acclimatisation

Supports participants through mountain walking, silence, landscape-based reflection, and simple outdoor practice

Approach

How the space is held

Tenzin leads with the landscape. His retreat sessions happen on ridges, beside rivers, and in monastery courtyards. He speaks slowly, moves deliberately, and knows when to be quiet. Participants describe him as someone who makes the mountains accessible without making them smaller. In retreat settings, he balances route awareness, safety, silence, and nature immersion so the mountain experience remains deep without becoming rushed or performative.

Qualifications