with Lama Tsultrim Allione, Pieter Oosthuizen, and Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
September 11, 2021 (Level I and Full Certification)

Offered through Tara Mandala Retreat Center.
Key Features
- Developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione, Feeding Your Demons® (FYD) is a profoundly effective method for recognizing and transforming the deep-seated patterns, triggers, and neuroses that undermine the quality and enjoyment of our lives.
- Become fully certified to use this method in a therapeutic setting with clients, or choose the à la carte options for personal growth and enrichment.
- Taught by Lama Tsultrim Allione with senior teachers Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Pieter Oosthuizen.
- 11 Live Webcasts over the entire program, with small discussion groups and an onsite Capstone Retreat in the final Certification Level.
- Choose between a Secular and a Buddhist Track.
- Click here for a detailed program description with all the options explained.
What Will I Learn?
- Learn the history, theory, and practice of FYD, which is based on an ancient Buddhist healing practice.
- Discover how to work with afflictive emotions and habitual patterns, unraveling their roots and discovering your own innate wisdom.
- Gain a deeper understanding of what drains your energy and preoccupies your mind, learning how to liberate these patterns.
- Learn how to work with personal and family demons.
- Understand the interconnectedness of your emotional patterns, and how a single pattern can impact multiple areas of your life.
- Integrate the practice by working with clay and art, to more fully express and feel the process of transformation.
- Acquire powerful and uniquely flexible tools to help relieve the suffering of others as a therapist, coach, or facilitator.
- Establish a regular, transformational meditation practice that integrates seamlessly with your established life and work.
Who Is This Course For?
- Ideal for therapists, coaches, and facilitators who want to use this powerful technique with their clients (Certification option).
- Ideal for individuals who wish to work deeply with their own ‘demons’ (À la carte option).
- The work transcends spiritual constructs, serving as a meaningful tool for anyone who wishes to feel greater peace with their emotions, regardless of religious affiliation or personal philosophy.
- If you have ever suffered from, or want to help those who suffer from anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, illness, fear, eating disorders, self-hatred, grief, anger issues, prejudice, or any other form of internal conflict and suffering, then you can benefit from FYD.
Course Options:
- The full program consists of three levels:
- FYD Level I
- FYD Level II
- Certification Level and Capstone Retreat
- Full Certification consists of all three levels, taken sequentially.
- À la carte option: the levels could also be taken on an individual, course-by-course basis.
- Participants also choose between a Secular and a Buddhist Track.
- Please note: all upfront registrations for Full Certification receive a $250 discount.
Secular Track | Buddhist Track | |
---|---|---|
Full Certification (Save $250) | $2,500 | $2,650 |
À la Carte options: | ||
FYD I Only | ||
FYD II Only | $575 | $675 |
FYD II and Certification | $2,100 | $2,200 |
FYD Certification Only | $1,700 | $1,700 |
Full Certification
The next group will start on September 11, 2021

Price:
Secular Track: $2,500 (save $250 over individual options)
Buddhist Track: $2,650 (save $250 over individual options)
- Choice between a Secular and Buddhist Track
- On-demand access to all online course materials (more than 30 hours of teachings, primarily by Lama Tsultrim Allione)
- Access to 11 live webcasts (and subsequent recordings) with Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam & Pieter Oosthuizen
- Tuition for the onsite Certification Capstone retreat
- We will offer two Capstone Retreats at Tara Mandala in 2021:
- April 22-26, 2021 as a Virtual Retreat.
- September 2-6, 2021
- And there will be a Capstone Retreat in Germany from Oct. 13 to 17, 2021.
- We will offer two Capstone Retreats at Tara Mandala in 2021:
- Authorization to use FYD with others as a Certified Facilitator (upon graduation)
- All the relevant FYD forms, including the Five Steps for Solo Work; the Five Steps for Partner Work; Demon Tracking Forms; Extended Ally Forms; etc. (pdf downloads)
- For the Buddhist Track, pdf downloads of the following texts:
- Prajñaparamita practice
- Transmitting the Meaning of the Mother practice
- Cutting the Four Demons Loose into Space practice
- Supplication to the Great Mother practice
- Taking and Waking practice
- Excerpts from ‘The Grand Poem of Aryadeva the Brahmin’
- There are terms and conditions that apply to certified FYD Facilitators (see here for details).
Feeding Your Demons® Level I Only
This course starts on September 11, 2021

Price:
Secular Track: $475 $395 Early Bird – ends on Aug 9
Buddhist Track: $525 $445 Early Bird – ends on Aug 9
- Choice between a Secular and Buddhist Track
- The Buddhist Track is equivalent to Kapala Training Level I
- On-demand access to all course materials (12 hours of teachings, primarily by Lama Tsultrim Allione)
- Access to 4 live webcasts (and subsequent recordings) with Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam & Pieter Oosthuizen
- All the relevant FYD forms, including the Five Steps for Solo Work; the Five Steps for Partner Work; Demon Tracking Forms; etc. (pdf downloads)
- For the Buddhist Track:
- Prajñaparamita practice text (pdf download)
REGISTER HERE FOR FYD I BUDDHIST TRACK
REGISTER HERE FOR FYD I SECULAR TRACK
Feeding Your Demons® Level II Only
This course starts on September 4, 2021 (Buddhist Track) or September 11, 2021 (Secular Track)

Price:
Secular Track: $575
Buddhist Track: $675
- Please note there are prerequisites for this course.
- Choice between a Secular and Buddhist Track
- The Buddhist Track is equivalent to Kapala Training Level II
- On-demand access to all course materials (12 hours of teachings, primarily by Lama Tsultrim Allione)
- Access to 4 live webcasts (and subsequent recordings) with Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam & Pieter Oosthuizen
- Additional FYD forms, including the Extended Ally and Extended Ally with a Journey forms (pdf downloads).
- For the Buddhist Track, pdf downloads of the following texts:
- Transmitting the Meaning of the Mother practice
- Cutting the Four Demons Loose Into Space practice
- Supplication to the Great Mother practice
- Taking and Waking practice
- Excerpts from ‘The Grand Poem of Aryadeva the Brahmin’
REGISTER HERE FOR FYD II BUDDHIST TRACK
REGISTER HERE FOR FYD II SECULAR TRACK
Feeding Your Demons® Level II and Certification Level
This course starts on September 4, 2021 (Buddhist Track) or September 11, 2021 (Secular Track)

Price:
Secular Track: $2,100 (save $175 over individual options)
Buddhist Track: $2,200 (save $175 over individual options)
- Please note there are prerequisites for this course.
- Choice between a Secular and Buddhist Track
- On-demand access to all course materials (17 hours of teachings, primarily by Lama Tsultrim Allione)
- Access to 7 live webcasts (and subsequent recordings) with Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam & Pieter Oosthuizen
- Participation in live small discussion groups
- Tuition for a 5-day onsite Certification Capstone retreat
- We will offer two Capstone Retreats at Tara Mandala in 2021:
- April 22-26, 2021 as a Virtual Retreat.
- September 2-6, 2021
- And there will be a Capstone Retreat in Germany from Oct. 13 to 17, 2021.
- We will offer two Capstone Retreats at Tara Mandala in 2021:
- Authorization to use FYD with others as a Certified Facilitator (upon graduation)
- Additional FYD forms, including the Extended Ally and Extended Ally with a Journey forms (pdf downloads).
- For the Buddhist Track, pdf downloads of the following texts:
- Transmitting the Meaning of the Mother practice
- Cutting the Four Demons Loose Into Space practice
- Supplication to the Great Mother practice
- Taking and Waking practice
- Excerpts from ‘The Grand Poem of Aryadeva the Brahmin’
- There are terms and conditions that apply to certified FYD Facilitators (see here for details).
Feeding Your Demons® Certification Level Only
This course starts on July 24, 2022.

Price: $1,700
- Please note there are prerequisites for this course
- On-demand access to all online course materials
- Access to 3 live webcasts (and subsequent recordings) with Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam & Pieter Oosthuizen
- Participation in live small discussion groups
- Tuition for a 5-day onsite Certification Capstone retreat
- We will offer two Capstone Retreats at Tara Mandala in 2021:
- April 22-26, 2021 as a Virtual Retreat.
- September 2-6, 2021
- And there will be a Capstone Retreat in Germany from Oct. 13 to 17, 2021.
- We will offer two Capstone Retreats at Tara Mandala in 2021:
- Authorization to use FYD with others as a Certified Facilitator (upon graduation)
- There are terms and conditions that apply to certified FYD Facilitators (see here for details).