Watch the award-winning dramatic documentary trailer Walking the Waking Journey highlighting the compassionate and courageous Buddhist monk Lama Tenzin Choegyal.
Awaken as you take the spell-binding trek with him and the rescued girls back to their remote villages of the Upper Dolpo region of the Himalayas. Along with the girls and their families’ heart-warming reunion, the film exposes us to the unspeakable hardships of living in this remote area. It is a remarkable tale and epic journey of one monk living a life of compassion without barriers to make a profound difference by rescuing young Tibetan girls.
Lama Tenzin is the founder of the C.E.D. (Children’s Educational Development, CED) Society and the Himalaya Kids, a home for rescued children of the Himalayas. As you take the riveting trek with him and the rescued girls back to their remote villages of the Upper Dolpo region of the Himalayas, you will be awed and inspired as to the degree of danger and difficulty of the route they traveled. Along with the girls and their families’ heart-warming reunion, the film exposes us to the unspeakable hardships of living in this remote area. It is a remarkable tale and epic journey of one monk living a life of compassion without barriers to make a profound difference by rescuing young Tibetan girls.
Walking the Waking Journey was funded by Ilonka Harezi of Teslar Entertainment
Visiting the Past
After being rescued many years earlier, the children return to visit their families as promised by Lama Tenzin.