Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen is a Senior Teacher in Lama Tsultrim Allione’s lineage, Director of The Feeding Your Demons Institute, and co-author of Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness. His journey arcs from the wild edges of apartheid-era Johannesburg to the heart of contemplative practice. As a boy, he roamed the veld with a slingshot and a longbow; by 19, he was an Intelligence Officer in the Angolan war. Afterward, he slung on a backpack and wandered east to a life-shifting encounter with a serene Tibetan porter in the Himalayan foothills, followed by the Dalai Lama in India and Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche back in South Africa – the first of many esteemed Buddhist teachers. After earning his Law Degree, Pieter again crossed continents to the U.S., where he served as Assistant VP for Academic Affairs at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and as Co-executive Director at Tara Mandala Retreat Center. He recently served as President of the Board at Tara Mandala for six years, and is currently on the Upaya Council. Somewhere along the way, Pieter also founded CELSUS Bio-Intelligence, a skincare company rooted in alchemical principles and modern science. These days, Pieter leads retreats internationally on meditation, Feeding Your Demons, Skymind, and a variety of Vajrayana Buddhist practices and writes about the non-dual nature of reality. Through all his work lives a single thread: How do we meet life with radical awareness and embodied courage?
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Events with Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
Feeding Your Demons® - Online ProgramOpen Dates
Join the Feeding Your Demons® Online Program and become fully certified to use this method in a professional setting with clients, or choose the à la carte options for personal growth and enrichment. Through compelling content and practice assignments, participants engage in a journey of increasing levels of personal transformation…
Introduction to Feeding Your Demons® for Mental Health ProfessionalsOpen Dates
Who can attend? Licensed therapists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers Mental health professionals seeking to expand their knowledge of innovative techniques for personal and professional development Clinicians looking for a research-validated, transformative approach to enhancing personal well-being and professional effectiveness Mental health providers who wish to cultivate a holistic approach…
Demons in Love How to Transform Relationship Challenges into WisdomNovember 8 - 22, 2026
Our relationships are among our greatest teachers. They can bring joy, intimacy, and a sense of belonging, and they can just as readily expose our deepest fears, reactive patterns, and unmet needs. Surprisingly, the places where we experience the most conflict or disconnection are often where transformation is most available.…
Feeding Your Demons Level I Secular TrackMarch 20 - May 15, 2027
Feeding Your Demons® (FYD) is a simple yet profound five-step process that guides practitioners in transforming their demons into protective allies through a sequence of illuminating questions and visualizations. Created by Lama Tsultrim Allione, it employs principles of the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Chöd, as originally articulated by the eleventh-century…
Feeding Your Demons Level I Buddhist Track Kapala IMarch 20 - May 15, 2027
In Kapala I, you will learn Feeding Your Demons® (FYD), a simple yet profound five-step process that guides practitioners in transforming their demons into protective allies through a sequence of illuminating questions and visualizations. Created by Lama Tsultrim Allione, it employs principles of the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Chöd, as…
Feeding Your Demons Full Certification Buddhist TrackMarch 20, 2027 - March 12, 2028
Ideal for therapists, coaches, and facilitators who desire to add a powerful technique to their professional toolbelt, and for individuals who wish to work with their own ‘demons’ through contemplative practice. The Feeding Your Demons® Full Certification program offers a profoundly effective method for recognizing and transforming the deep-seated patterns,…
Feeding Your Demons Full Certification Secular TrackMarch 20, 2027 - March 12, 2028
Ideal for therapists, coaches, and facilitators who desire to add a powerful technique to their professional toolbelt, and for individuals who wish to work with their own ‘demons’ through contemplative practice. The Feeding Your Demons® Full Certification program offers a profoundly effective method for recognizing and transforming the deep-seated patterns,…
Skymind Yearlong The Radical Path of Open AwarenessMarch 21 - December 19, 2027
A Nine-Month Transformational Journey into the Nature of Mind, Meditation, and Compassionate Living featuring guest teachers Lama Tsultrim Allione, Lama Sarah Harding, and Elena Brower Skymind is an invitation to rest into our true nature. In the Buddhist tradition, this nature is inseparable from the ground of being – vast,…
September 11 - November 13, 2027
Deepen your training and knowledge of Feeding Your Demons® in Level II. Learn how to work more extensively with your allies, trace your demons in your body, and map family demons and allies. Secular Track participants will explore the underlying principles of the Feeding Your Demons process, including practical methods…
September 11 - November 13, 2027
Deepen your training and knowledge of Feeding Your Demons® in Level II. Learn how to work more extensively with your allies, trace your demons in your body, and map family demons and allies. Secular Track participants will explore the underlying principles of the Feeding Your Demons process, including practical methods…