RETREAT

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

The Nine Winds – Exploring the Oneness of Breath and Awareness 

The winds (lung, prana or chi) are the essential energy underlying all existence. In the chapter “The Infinite Sphere of Light” of Bon Mother Tantra, nine winds describe the movement of the layers of consciousness from the gross to the subtle. These winds move not only within us, but also collectively, through our families, communities and our entire world system. Everything from the subtlest reality of mind’s nature to the greatest physical forces moves according to the forces of these winds. In this seminar we will explore breathing and mindfulness practices that support the transformation of suffering stemming from four of the nine winds: blockages that cause disease, karmic patterns held in our body and energy field,emotional injuries and obscurations of the conceptual mind that impede self-actualization. When we open ourselves, we unlock new avenues that support positive expression and transform our perceptions of ourselves and others, which is beneficial to the health of our bodies, our relationships, and our world.

Dates | Seminar: 02.-04.06.2023

Times | Friday 7pm-9pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 9am-4pm

Place | Bodhicharya Germany eV, Buddhist Center for Peace and Understanding
Kinzigstr. 25-29, 10247 Berlin

S+U Frankfurter Allee

Cost | Presence: 200 €/rec. €160 (until 03/31); from April 220 €/rec. €180
Zoom: €130/rec. €110

If you are currently unable to pay the prices mentioned, please send us an email to  kontakt@berlin.ligmincha.de

RETREAT

Tummo, Part 3

with honored guest, His Holiness, the 34th Gyalwa Menri Trizin Rinpoche and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Teachings, Transmission and Initiation from His Holiness:

• Pith instructions from the Twenty-Four Masters
• Oral transmission (lung) of six chapters of the Mother Tantra (Ma Gyü): Elements, Dream Yoga, Chöd, Powa, Bardo & Sleep Yoga
• Sherap Chamma initiation (wang) on July 1

Tummo: The Bliss of Realization, Part 3, Teachings from Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche*:

• This retreat is the third in a four part series
• It is open to everyone (no prerequisites)
• If you join only for one week, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche recommends to attend the first week
• Newcomers welcome.

*His Holiness & Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach every day separately at different times.

You can join for one or both weeks. Week 1: June 24-July 1 Week 2: July 2-July 8

This retreat will be held in person at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, Virginia and online via Zoom.

Available Translations:

• Spanish (week 1 & 2)
• Hungarian (week 1)
• Portuguese (week 1, only Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche)
• French (week 1, only Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche)
• Polish (week 1 & 2)
• Russian (week 1 & 2)

RETREAT

with honored guest, His Holiness, the 34th Gyalwa Menri Trizin Rinpoche

Teachings, Transmission and Initiation from His Holiness:

• Pith instructions from the Twenty-Four Masters
• Oral transmission (lung) of six chapters of the Mother Tantra (Ma Gyü): Elements, Dream Yoga, Chöd, Powa, Bardo & Sleep Yoga
• Sherap Chamma initiation (wang) on July 1

Tummo: The Bliss of Realization, Part 3, Teachings from Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche:

• This retreat is the third in a four part series
• It is open to everyone (no prerequisites)
• If you join only for one week, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche recommends to attend the first week
• Newcomers welcome.

*His Holiness & Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach every day separately at different times.

You can join for one or both weeks. Week 1: June 24-July 1 Week 2: July 2-July 8

This retreat will be held in person at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, Virginia and online via Zoom.

Available Translations:

• Spanish (week 1 & 2)
• Hungarian (week 1)
• Portuguese (week 1, only Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche)
• French (week 1, only Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche)
• Polish (week 1 & 2)
• Russian (week 1 & 2)

RETREAT

Tummo, The Bliss of Realization, Part 3

with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

In this course, Rinpoche will give another part of the Tummo teachings (practices of inner heat and bliss).

The teachings and meditation help us to connect with our own heart. Through these teachings we discover within ourselves space, openness and an unlimited source of possibilities. By connecting with our own essence, the nature of the mind, we can transform our lives to be more joyful and valuable.

Practicing meditation in our daily lives enriches our relationships with other people, helps us approach our work in a more creative way, and teaches us how to use our lives in a more wise and compassionate way.

Translation: The course will be in English with translation into Polish and other languages.

RETREAT

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Discover your Inner Light with Sacred Breath

Experiencing our authentic being through the teachings of the Six Lamps and the Tummo.

In this retreat, Rinpoche will combine the Six Lamps teachings with tummo breathing exercises, presenting the benefits of both aspects of knowledge and practice on experiencing the nature of mind.

Lamps light our way in the dark, and at the same time they light themselves. The Guide to the Six Lamps is an important Dzogchen work and one of the root texts of the Zhang Zhung Nyengyu. This teaching describes the principles of realizing the natural state and how they can be experienced by the practitioner. The text describes Trekchö and Thögal practices as revealed by Tapihritsa to Gyerpung Nangzher Löpo.

Tummo, or the fireball of primordial wisdom, is a practice that cultivates inner bliss while burning away subtle obscurations to dwell in our natural state of mind. Tummo refers to our inner fire, inner heat and wisdom.

The retreat will be translated from English into German.

Hosted by Ligmincha Deutschland

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will continue teaching on the A-Tri cycle of pith dzogchen teachings. The A-Tri cycle is a unique step-by-step system to introduce and deepen one’s realization through the path of dzogchen. This will be a hybrid event, with teachings taking place in Crestone, Colorado and also shared online live via Zoom. Those who were not able to attend Parts 1 & 2 of this cycle will have access to video recordings of those teachings and review them prior to this retreat after paying the registration fee.

Registration will open soon.

FREE EVENT

24-Hour Full Moon Practice:

Embracing Attachment, Cultivating Generosity

During the full moon of June 3, 2023, join us online for a guided meditation followed by a 24-hour session of mantra recitation, contemplative breathing practice, and further periods of guided meditation. Our online gathering offers a sacred space in which to acknowledge the personal pain of our lives and societal challenges of our times, and to heal and transform them by collectively opening to clearer, more positive, generative states of mind.

Each full moon we will acknowledge a particular pain or challenge and will be supported to open to and embrace pain with compassion, allowing positive healing qualities to emerge. This month we focus on meeting any sense of attachment we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of generosity that are inherent to us. For more details see “About the June 3-4 Practice,” below.

The full moon practice is Part 4 of a yearlong cycle of live online teachings, meditations, and science & spirituality dialogs entitled “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” The 24-hour session begins with a meditation guided by Lourdes Hinojosa at 10 a.m. New York time on the day of the full moon and continues unbroken until 10 a.m. the following day. We will be supported by Ligmincha International’s global community of practitioners.

Unlike Rinpoche’s CyberSangha® Facebook Live broadcasts, the 24-hour full moon practice takes place via Zoom. It is open to all and there is no cost to participate, but registration is required.

Learn more and register — click here

To stay informed of future 24-hour full moon practice sessions, subscribe to the CyberSangha Announcements email list.

FREE EVENT

Embracing Anger, Cultivating Love

with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a live online teaching as we begin Month 5 of his yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all! Our focus this month is on meeting any anger we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of loving-kindness that are inherent to us.

• View live on Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche to join the chat — click here

• Or, view on the CyberSangha website —  click here

If the livestream doesn’t appear at the scheduled time, try refreshing the page.

This CyberSangha broadcast is part of a free yearlong program of live online teachings, practices, and science & spirituality dialogs.

About Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

FREE EVENT

Profiles in Generosity: Sharing Loving-Kindness through Organ Donation

A live online conversation with Marina and Bob Felix, Larissa Scherbatow, Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy, Erick Rinner, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Our panelists share with host Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche two very personal stories of organ donation as an expression of selfless love and generosity. Last February Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy of Lhasa, China, offered one of her kidneys to her partner, Erick Rinner. Larissa Scherbatow of North Carolina donated a kidney this year to her daughter, Marina Felix. Marina’s husband, Bob, joins us in this inspiring discussion of uncertainty, challenge, giving, and acceptance.

• View live on Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche to join the chat — click here

• Or, view on the CyberSangha website —  click here

If the livestream doesn’t appear at the scheduled time, try refreshing the page.

About the Presenters

About Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

COURSE

Awakening The Sacred Arts: Discover Your Creative Potential

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

“When you know how to tap fully into this open, creative flow, its beneficial qualities can extend to any area of your life. You can paint more masterful paintings. Your music can have more depth of connection. Your writing can be more genuine and moving. You will be able to solve problems at work, resolve conflicts with loved ones, or even shift your thought patterns with more natural spontaneity”.
– Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, July 2016 Lion’s Roar: Read the full article

Join us for this opportunity to free yourself from creative obstacles, nurture your capacity for joyful self-expression, and make positive changes in your life.

This four-week online workshop is for anyone who seeks to usher a vision into reality – whether through creative problem solving, personal growth, or bringing creative artistry to a whole new level.

The Tibetan spiritual traditions tell us that unleashing our dynamic creative energy is a matter of recognizing and tapping into the wellspring of creativity that already exists within us. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will instruct and guide simple meditation practices of body, speech and mind that can help you to:

• Recognize and clear physical, energetic, and mental obstacles blocking your creative flow
• Connect with and trust in your innate creative potential
• Discover the inner strength and confidence that can allow your creativity to naturally blossom

Workshop participants will be encouraged to devote daily time to meditation practice and to pursuing their personal creative process. An online “creative sharing” forum will permit sharing the fruits of your creative practice, should you wish to do so.

Take this unique opportunity to join Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and an international online community of creative artists-professional and amateur writers, painters, poets, musicians-as well as people who are simply interested in bringing their journey of personal growth to fruition.

Website: GlideWing (https://www.glidewing.com/twr/creativity_home.html)

COURSE

Meditation, Breath and Movement: Tsa Lung External Internal and Secret Practices 

with Alejandro Chaoul-Reich

Location: ligminchalearning.com

Tsa lung is a series of ancient yogic practices that brings balance and harmony to our physical body, energy and mind. The term tsa lung can be translated as the energy-winds (Tibetan: lung, Skt. prana, Chinese, qi) in the Channels, for these practices are designed to open the subtle channels, guiding the healthy flow of the energy-winds so that we can enjoy good health and reconnect with more calmness to a quiet, peaceful mind. These exercises are easy to perform and are suitable for everyone.

There are three levels of tsa lung practice: external, internal and secret. External tsa lung works primarily on the physical level, using simple movements and breath exercises to balance the energies within our body. Internal tsa lung works more at the level of breath and subtle energy, bringing our attention to opening the five chakras and the central channel. Secret tsa lung uses subtle visualizations within the chakras and central channel to bring harmony to the mind, so that we can rest in our inner refuge, nature of mind. All of the tsa lung exercises integrate and balance the five elements within: earth, water, fire, wind and space.

These practices are drawn from the Bön Mother Tantra (Tibetan: Ma Gyud) the highest tantra in our tradition. They are a beautiful complement to any meditation practice, and particularly to dzogchen. They are frequently performed at the beginning of a session so that meditation is deeper and more stable. External tsa lung is commonly performed in all Ligmincha centers and groups.

COURSE

Sleep Yoga: The Yoga of Clear Light

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

We spend one-third of our life in sleep, yet for most people sleep is a period of unconsciousness. Through the practices of the Yoga of Clear Light we can learn to be completely aware during our sleep, open, clear, resting in deep meditative presence. But how do we get from our current stress and disrupted sleep patterns to the state of clear light?

This course will introduce simple techniques to enter into sleep in a healthy, balanced way. Even if we do not consistently enter into clear light sleep, we can benefit from a refreshing, relaxed sleep that gives us deep renewal. This is supported by breathing techniques, physical postures and guided visualizations. Tenzin Rinpoche will also provide a meditation to wake up in a beautiful way, feeling the blessings of sleep and stepping into our day with serenity. Through these simple practices we can transform our sleep to be one of tranquility and awareness.