COURSE

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

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.

Sign up for the Ligmincha Learning Meditation Breath and Movement.

COURSE

The Three Heart Mantras

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

 The Three Heart Mantras are used in many different meditations in the Bön tradition and play a major role in the ngöndro practices. They are said to be the essence of enlightenment in sound and energy, and as we sing or chant the mantras our awareness is transformed to be in union with the Buddhas. They are used for purification, protection and as primary practices toward self-realization.

It is said that creating these mantras in any form brings merit and purification, so they are commonly found carved into stones, printed on prayer flags where they spread their benefits through the winds, and even drawn with gold ink and kept on shrines as an object of reverence and meditation. Their blessings are said to be endless. Also within this course Tenzin Rinpoche explains the essence of the Guru Yoga, Refuge and Bodhicitta practices, making this an excellent introduction to the tradition.

RETREAT

Dream Yoga & Sleep Yoga — Online Via Zoom

with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Join us for our annual summer retreat!

Dream Yoga:  June 20 – 26, 2021
Sleep Yoga:  June 27 – July 3, 2021

Dream Yoga and Sleep Yoga are profound teachings from the Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition to support the realization of one’s true nature.

All are welcome to join us for this special two-week summer retreat, to be held online on Zoom, beginning June 20 and ending July 3, 2021. Register for Week 1 on Dream Yoga, Week 2 on Sleep Yoga or for both weeks. A discounted rate is available if you register for both weeks.

Rinpoche will be offering transmission (lung) for both Dream and Sleep Yoga; Dream Yoga transmission will be given during the Dream Yoga weeklong retreat, and Sleep Yoga transmission will be given during the Sleep Yoga weeklong retreat.

These retreats are sponsored by Serenity Ridge Retreat Center and supported by Ligmincha International.

Live simultaneous translation in French, Hungarian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, German and Portuguese.  Korean translation will be made available, but not live due to the time difference. Additional languages will be announced as they are added. Please note that the last practice session of the day won’t be translated into French. Thank you for your understanding. Veuillez noter que la dernière session de pratique quotidienne ne sera pas traduite en français (de 21h45 à 22h45). Merci de votre compréhension.

DREAM YOGA
June 20–26, 2021

We spend a full third of our lives asleep! In addition to the restorative benefits of a good night’s sleep, Tibetan yogis have practiced dream yoga for centuries to turn these hours into a time for spiritual awakening. Unlike psychological or “lucid dreaming” approaches that have become popular in the West, the ultimate goal of Tibetan dream yoga is enlightenment: to recognize the nature of mind that pervades all experience—whether dreaming or awake—and supports the emergence of wisdom and compassion.

This weeklong retreat is designed for all levels of students, from beginners to experienced lucid dreamers. During this retreat, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep, will explore the relationship between dreaming and waking states, and between dream and the bardo states after death. We will learn how to prepare for sleep, the types of dreams that can arise, and how to bring lucidity into our dreams. The benefits of this recognition can transform every aspect of our waking life, opening us to infinite creative possibilities available in every moment.

For the second week of Ligmincha’s annual two-week summer retreat, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach on Sleep Yoga, a highly complementary practice. If you wish to register for both weeks, please follow this link for a discounted price.

SLEEP YOGA
June 27–July 3, 2021

How many nights do we toss and turn restlessly, with thoughts spinning, emotions stirred, arising the next day tired or even exhausted? During this weeklong retreat, we will learn to access the deep stillness and restfulness that a good night’s sleep promises, and open ourselves to the recognition of our own clear light of awareness.

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach and guide us in the sleep yoga practice from the Mother Tantra, one of the most important body of tantric teachings in the Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition. A powerful tool for awakening, sleep yoga brings us to a deep state of rest for personal healing and transformation. Ultimately, sleep yoga opens the door to the luminous, open awareness that is the true nature of the mind. This is more than a practice of the night. It helps us to integrate all moments—waking, sleeping, meditation and even death—with the clear light of awareness.

This retreat is open to new as well as experienced meditation practitioners and is designed to both enrich our spiritual practice and support our daily lives.

Recommended reading: The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep, by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Schedule (New York time)
To check the time in your area: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com

Sunday
10–11:15 a.m.: Teaching
11:15–11:45 a.m.: Break
11:45–12:45 p.m.: Practice
12:45–2 p.m.: Break
2–3:15 p.m.: Teaching
3:15–3:45 p.m.: Break
3:45–4:45 p.m.: Practice

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
8:30–9:30 a.m.: Practice
9:30–10 a.m.: Break
10–11:15 a.m.: Teaching
11:15–11:45 a.m.: Break
11:45–12:45 p.m.: Practice
12:45–2 p.m.: Break
2–3:15 p.m.: Teaching
3:15–3:45 p.m.: Break
3:45–4:45 p.m.: Practice

Wednesday & Saturday
8:30–9:30 a.m.: Practice
9:30–10 a.m.: Break
10–11:15 a.m.: Teaching
11:15–11:45 a.m.: Break
11:45–12:45 p.m.: Practice

About Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: A lineage holder of the Bön Buddhist tradition and author of The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep, Rinpoche is renowned for his engaging teaching style, his ability to make profound teachings highly relevant and practical, and for bringing Western students to clear, direct understanding through personal experience. He will be teaching from the text of the Mother Tantra, one of the most important tantric body of teachings in the Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition.

COURSE

Sleep Yoga: The Yoga of Clear Light

with Geshe 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.

This course will introduce simple techniques to enter into sleep in a healthy, balanced way and includes meditations for waking up. This is supported by breathing techniques, physical postures and guided visualizations. Through these simple practices we can transform our sleep to be one of tranquility and awareness.

RETREAT

Who Am I?—Online Via Zoom

with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

In this six-day retreat, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach from his poem “Who am I?”, a dzogchen poem about freedom and self-liberation, to discover how we can let go of our imagined identity. We will connect to our limitless potential that will allow us to manifest everything we really are.

Rinpoche will guide us through unique exercises that he has developed to enable us to access deep sources within ourselves and to transcend the deeper layers of our personality on a journey to self-realization, to our own enlightened qualities.

The retreat will be translated from English into German.

Read the poem “Who am I?”. PDF download in: English | Chinese | Dutch | French | German | Hindi | Hungarian | Italian | Korean | Nepali | Polish | Portuguese | Russian | Slovak | Spanish | Tibetan | Turkish

Schedule: The exact schedule will be announced. The retreat will take place daily between 6 a.m.–4 p.m. New York time. To find the time in your area: www.worldtimebuddy.com

Cost: Regular price: 350 EUR, discount 1: 250 EUR, discount 2: 150 EUR, scholarship *: 75 EUR (* only after prior contact and approval)

Organized by Ligmincha Germany

About Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: A lineage holder of the Bön Buddhist tradition, Rinpoche is renowned for his engaging teaching style, his ability to make profound teachings highly relevant and practical, and for bringing Western students to clear, direct understanding through personal experience.

COURSE

Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love

with Marcy Vaughn

Ligmincha Learning is pleased to announce that we will be offering our course introducing the practices of Sherap Chamma, Mother of Wisdom and Love, taught by Marcy Vaughn.

In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of all positive qualities. As such, Sherap Chamma is the source of wisdom, and her medicine is love and compassion. The teachings of Sherap Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of the ancient Bön tradition.

Join Marcy Vaughn in this special course to learn a beautiful and simple meditation practice that will enable you to connect directly with the divine feminine energy. With visualization, the sound of mantra, and deep contemplation, participants can make a personal connection to this sacred form of the universal mother, Sherap Chamma, and are guided through this connection to innate wisdom and the love and compassion that naturally radiate from that wisdom.

Those experienced in meditation as well as those who are beginning are warmly welcomed.