Welcome to Lama Foundation.org!

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Lama Foundation is: a "community", a not-for profit organization, and a "spiritual home" to many. Our Mission is to be both a sustainable spiritual community as well as an educational center dedicated to all spiritual paths.

Situated about 20 miles north of Taos New Mecixo, on just under 110 acres at 8600 feet, Lama Foundation is almost completely surrounded by Carson National Forrest, giving one the feeling of being "way out there", or away from civilization. There are vistas, sunsets, pristine mountain-spring water, vegetarian cooking, and a wide variety of animals that share the mountain with the community.

Founded in 1967, Lama Foundation is one of the oldest Intentional Communities in America. It was founded as a place where high-level teachers could offer teachings in America, and evolved into a summer retreat center in the 1970's. A mountain fire in 1996 destroyed most of the buildings and surrounding forest, but re-building efforts and permaculture system design have brought about new buildings and new infrastructure, although we still have a ways to go.

There is no resident spiritual teacher, but instead a group of "residents" (about 12 people, give or take each year) take on the day-to-day operations as well as spiritual attunement of the community. The community leadership is rotated amongst the residents through a position called the "Watch," and the flavor of the community changes with each new Watch.

There are two basic seasons on the annual calendar. The summer "open" season, which is generally late May through late September, and the winter "closed" season which is the rest of the year. In the summer, the community averages about 30 people consisting of residents, summer stewards, summer-retreatants who enroll in summer programs, hermits, and visitors. As summer ends, the snows can come as early as September, and the community shrinks to some 10-15 people who wish to continue to stay up the mountain for an entire year and serve Lama Foundation.

The community schedule has daily mediation, daily community-wide meetings, and there are several gatherings that are weekly which offer a wide-range of spiritual activities. There is still a schedule in the winter, and visitors are still welcomed, but the access is limited to 4 wheel-drive for about 6 months out of each year due to snow and/or mud conditions.

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