COURSE

Meditation, Breath and Movement

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.

Registration is now open

Coming together for celebration, for ceremony, for healing, for mourning, for gratitude, for planting and harvesting, for mutual support, for almost every aspect of life is foundational for indigenous communities all around the world. Interconnectedness, living on the Earth in harmony with all beings – with plants and animal life, with the elements, with nature, and with other humans – is at the core of living in a sacred way. And sacredness nourishes us, those around us, and the Earth itself. It is a way to sustain balance and harmony in life, and to restore them in times of trouble.

Toward this aim, indigenous peoples have cultivated ways of being and acting and relating that can treat imbalances in a person’s body, mind, emotions, and spirit, as well as our outer world. Restoring balance, we heal ourselves and the world around us. These traditions have supported communities for hundreds and thousands of years.

Join us for Ligmincha International’s first panel on Indigenous Healing Traditions as we welcome Mr. Dorjee Ren, from the Lepcha tribal tradition of North-East India and Shaman Byambatseren, from Mongolia. Both will share their experiences on entering the healing path, ways of relating to nature, and ways of healing through connection to ourselves, to each other and to our beautiful planet. Both sessions will be hosted by Khandro Tsering Wangmo Khymsar.

This program will be presented in Nepalese and Mongolian with consecutive translation into English.

Dorjee Hulungmoo Lepcha

Born on November 18, 1969 to Mr. Dawa Tshering Lepcha & Mrs. Narmit Lepcha in the village of Maney GumbaI, Kalimpong District, West Bengal, India. He is the third of seven children. He works for the West Bengal State Government office at Darjeeling, helping create income generation opportunities for scheduled tribes, castes and marginalized classes of people.

In September, 2001, at night, he had an awakening indicating that he should work to revive and preserve his culture’s traditions. Shortly after that night he became mentally and physically sick for three days. Soon after his recovery, he became filled with enthusiasm and passion towards reviving his culture. He began to engage more in traditional forms of worship, festivals, environment protection rituals, and other activities

Currently he is the  head (Thipon) of the  traditional body (Shezoom) working for the welfare of his community. As Thipon, his main interest in inthe revival of and preservation of Lepcha cultural practices, customs and protection of the indigenous community.

Mongolian Shaman Ulziisaikhan Byambatseren

Byambatseren, Ulziisaikhan was born in 1979 in Mongolia and has lived with her family in the U.S.A. since 2008. She became a shaman in 2016 following her ancestral spirits request and with the guidance of her teacher Ayangat Udghan, who resides in Mongolia. Since then, Ulziisaikhan has participated in the International shamanic conference in France, been a recipient of  ACTA’s “Living Cultures” Grant Program, organized and participated in several shamanic cultural events in the San Francisco Bay Area and at Mount Shasta, California. Ulziisaikhan visits Mongolia every summer, traveling to her ancestor’s lands to heal the Etugen-Mother Nature. She is an artist, making dolls out of felt, traditional clothing, and performing traditional healing dances. Her passion is to preserve the Mongolian culture, tradition and shamanic rituals.

Khandro Tsering Wangmo Khymsar

Khandro Tsering Wangmo Khymsar is deeply steeped in the life, rituals and traditions of Yungdrung Bön religion and culture. Her parents fled Yatung, a village in the Chumbi Valley of Tibet, in 1959, to India, where she was born and raised. Her family name is Khymsar, and her clan is the important Zhutsang/Zhu lineage. Khandro-la is known for her personal warmth and vibrant laugh, using personal stories and experiences in her teaching to combine spiritual and practical knowledge. She is the wife of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. They live together in California with their son, Senghe. Khandro-la has a degree in social services and is deeply involved in education, community building and support for the homeless in the Berkeley, California area.

Schedule:

11:00 – 12:30 PM New York time each day

FREE EVENT

Realizing Your Full Potential: Taking Clear, Positive Action

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

In a live online broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers a teaching and guides a meditation to mark the start of the Month of the Body — part of his free yearlong program “Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.” Open to all.

“Body” refers here not only to our physical body and the tangible world around us, but also to our individual sense of identity as a human being. The teachings, discussions, and practices explored during the Month of the Body help us to connect to the door of the body, clearing obstacles to health and well-being through movement and stillness. Resting our awareness in the stillness of the body opens the door to the clear, open, unchanging experience of our true nature and awakens clear, positive action.

In advance of his teaching, Rinpoche encourages creating a bit of space for meditation in your house — in a quiet, peaceful location where you can feel some sense of warmth and connection to yourself. You might provide a comfortable cushion to sit on, and a candle or stick of incense. A supportive outer space can support your inner space during meditation.

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

• Or, view on the CyberSangha website —  click here

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View the full yearlong schedule and access recordings

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FREE EVENT

24-Hour Full Moon Practice:

Through Stillness, Awaken Clear, Positive Action

During the full moon of December 7, 2022, join us online for a guided meditation followed by a 24-hour session of mantra recitation, contemplative silence, and further periods of guided meditation.

With its focus on stillness of the body, the full moon practice marks the start of the Month of the Body, part of a yearlong program of live online teachings, meditations, and science & spirituality dialogs. The 24-hour session begins with a meditation guided by Marcy Vaughn at 10 a.m. New York time* on the day of the full moon, and ends at 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, in an online meeting space. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required.

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Winter Retreat: Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung, Part 3 with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

RETREAT

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

The teachings of the Concise and Essential Practice Manual of the Experiential Transmission or Chak Tri from the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyu is the centerpiece of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s dzogchen teachings. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche continues the third year in this 5-year cycle of teachings of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung.

Part 3 – View, Meditation, Conduct and Result of Dzogchen – focuses on pith instructions to develop certainty in the nature of mind and to integrate experiences and realizations in everyday life.
Practitioners will explore:

• How naked seeing is the dzogchen view and the self-introduction.
• How clear light is the meditation.
• How bringing every experience to the path is the conduct.
• How confidence in the three kayas is the result.

Prerequisite: Having attended retreats on the Experiential Transmission Part 1 and Part 2.

Registration is now open – Click on the “Learn More and Register” button to submit your request to register for this event.

The retreat will begin on December 26 at 7 p.m. EST, and conclude by 2 p.m.EST  on January 1, 2023. The daily schedule will be posted soon.