Tig-Le House of Dharma – About Us

Community Dharma Centre – Universalist Buddhist Studies – Mindfulness and Meditation – Ecodharma and Nature Retreats. Margaret River, Western Australia

Welcome to Tig-Le House, a grassroots, self-governing, community-based Dharma House on the lands of the Wadandi/Wardandi people in Margaret River, Southwest Western Australia.

At Tig-Le, we share a diverse range of mindfulness, meditation and Dharma teachings grounded in and informed by the Universalist Buddha Dharma Tradition, guided by Senior Dharma teacher Lama Sonam (Ian Hackett).

Our offerings include regular community sessions, open-house gatherings and group practices that bring together secular and contemporary mindfulness alongside sacred Buddhist traditions. We share practical training and meditation techniques that foster and support personal wellbeing, social health, and ecological wellbeing, helping people integrate mindfulness into everyday life.

Alongside our regular community sessions, we offer private mindfulness and meditation training for individuals, couples and specialist groups, with mindful guidance and support suited to individual and shared needs.

Deeply rooted in community, compassion and peace, Tig-Le collaborates with community groups, organisations and local businesses, sharing mindfulness training, meditation workshops and nature-based retreats at venues throughout the Southwest. These gatherings encourage mindfulness, meaningful connection, ecological responsibility, and life-affirming relationships among people and with the natural world.

As an autonomous, self-reliant community group, Tig-Le operates through the principles of Dana, living in the spirit of generosity. We offer community sessions and retreats on a sliding scale to be inclusive while supporting Tig-Le’s work. Voluntary contributions help sustain the teachings, practices and shared resources, keeping them accessible and welcoming for all.

We encourage integrating mindfulness and meditative practices into everyday living, seeing mindfulness as a practical foundation for health and peace, supporting ethical action, a sense of interconnectedness and care for all things and the world.

Everyone is welcome at Tig-Le; we welcome all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and life experiences. We value the unique worth of each person and are committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive and caring community where people can learn, practise, discover a sense of shared friendship and Refuge.

Every life is a valued and cherished gift to this world.