Begin or deepen your study of Tibetan Buddhism with structured pathways, from foundational courses to long-form immersions, grounded in the Lam Rim and integrated with psychology, neuroscience, and trauma work.
For over a thousand years, the lam rim—or gradual path—has stood as the most systematic and comprehensive presentation of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice ever devised. This is a step-by-step path, a curriculum for the soul, designed to cultivate awakening, wisdom, and compassion while offering a clear way to enter, progress, and go deeper into your own mind and life.
Begin with the six-session Master Your Becoming, where Buddhist psychology becomes immediately practical. Deepen through Foundations of the Path or Liberation in Our Hands, where the stages of the lam rim are introduced and trained in a more structured way. When ready, commit to the 160-hour Contemplative Studies Immersion—a full transmission of the path culminating with a certificate.
Along the way, you can work with me in private coaching to tailor our study to your individual needs and join me on a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to sacred sites where the teachings take on a whole new depth and dimension.
A six-session immersion into the early stages of the lam rim, integrating core Buddhist principles-mind, suffering, karma, and transformation-with visualization, trauma awareness, and the hero's journey. Build the essential ground of refuge, renunciation, and compassion so you can orient your life toward greater clarity and wholeness.
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A six-session introduction to the Buddha's practical psychology-covering the Four Noble Truths, karma, dependent origination, and the Eightfold Path-combined with guided reflection and meditation. Learn to interrupt unconscious patterns, work skillfully with suffering, and consciously direct your life toward meaning and purpose.
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A ten-session guided pilgrimage through the lam rim-the most systematic path to awakening in Tibetan Buddhism-training the mind step by step in ethics, concentration, and wisdom. Rooted in authentic lineage and translated through modern psychology, this course offers a disciplined path for navigating the mind and meeting a world in transition with clarity and purpose.
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Work one-to-one with Miles in a confidential space to heal trauma, clarify your direction, and integrate Buddhist practice into everyday life, with options for spiritual coaching and psychotherapy depending on your needs. Sessions draw on decades of clinical experience and Tibetan Buddhist training, offering a grounded, compassionate approach for people navigating intense transitions and the wish to live a more meaningful life.
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A comprehensive 160-hour immersion into the lam
rim-the thousand-year-old gradual path mapping the
journey from confusion to awakening-integrating
Tibetan Buddhist wisdom with modern psychology,
neuroscience, and trauma research. Structured across
nine in-depth courses with meditation training and
special guest faculty, this program offers a
complete path of transformation, developing insight,
compassion, and the capacity to reshape your life
and contribute meaningfully to the world.
Upon
completion, you will receive a certificate
recognizing your dedication to the gradual path and
your commitment to living and sharing these
teachings.
When you're ready to take the teachings off the screen and into the world, join me on pilgrimage. Sacred journeys of transformation through ancient sites imbued with power, ceremony, and practice. Together with local wisdom keepers and a small community of fellow travelers, we walk, meditate, and serve, letting the land itself become our teacher and returning home with elixir for our own lives and communities.
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Dr. Miles Neale is a psychotherapist, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, and founder of Gradual Path for inner and outer journeys. He is the author of Return with Elixir and Gradual Awakening, and co-editor of Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy. Miles has taught at integrative medical clinics at Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell University Hospitals, leads pilgrimages worldwide, and is based in Bali, Indonesia.
A few reflections from students and clients who found the work grounded, transformative, and deeply practical for everyday life.
"Thank you so much for this Liberation in Our Hands course. It has been a transformative experience, which has revealed a path to healing and awakening that I was desperately seeking."
"I feel that I have found an exit ramp that can lead me to higher ground. I will endeavour to accumulate merits."
"Thank you so much Miles for creating a class and space for us to practice together and learn the Lam Rim. Your way of presenting it makes it more relatable and accessible for me to apply it to my daily life."
"I hope that you continue to offer classes where we can discuss how we can apply the dharma to our lives as householders for the benefit of all."
"Thank you for running this excellent course. For me, listening to you was like unpeeling layers of the onion and finding some deeper knowledge and deeper truths behind concepts like karma, emptiness, purification, meditation, and more."
"For me, listening to you was like unpeeling layers of the onion and finding some deeper knowledge and deeper truths behind concepts like karma, emptiness, purification, and meditation."
Browse the full library of courses, immersions, and certificates to find the next step that matches your interests, experience, and season of life.
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