Please join Nalandabodhi Seattle in observing the Winter Solstice on Sunday, December 21, 2025. There will be an introductory talk by Mitra Lee Worley before our practice of The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra.
If you are a Seattle local, please plan to join us in the Community Room afterwards to bring the light of community to the longest night of the year!
Schedule
4:00p* talk
~4:30p liturgical practice of The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra
~5:00p NB Seattle community gathering
Questions?
If you would like to volunteer to support this program or have questions, please contact practice.seattle@nalandabodhi.org.
Teacher
LEE WORLEY, formerly an actress and theater director, is Professor Emerita from Naropa University in Boulder Colorado where she taught Performance Studies and Contemplative Education for forty-four years. Under the guidance of its founder, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, she began studying Mudra Space Awareness in 1974 and is one of a handful of authorized Mudra teachers. This work formed the basis of her Contemplative Performance training method. She holds an MA in Buddhist Studies and is a practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche appointed her one of four Western teachers (“Mitras” [Spiritual Friends]) in the Buddhist sangha of Nalandabodhi International. Mitra Lee has written two books: Coming From Nothing: the Sacred Art of Acting and Teaching Presence: Field Notes for Players.

