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Inner Smile of the Heart, Part 3: Cardiac Coherence as a Portal to Meditation

A live online dialogue with HeartMath practitioner Guy Desbiolles and host Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D.

What if your heart was more than just a pump keeping you alive? Across cultures and throughout history, the heart has been seen as the center of consciousness, emotion, and wisdom — a bridge linking body, mind, and spirit. The practice of cardiac coherence reveals that when our heart rhythms are in harmony, our minds become clearer, our emotions steadier, and our sense of well-being deeper. Might this practice also bring us closer to the heart’s inherent intelligence and wisdom?

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The Invocation of Tapihritsa is one of the most important prayers in the Bön dzogchen tradition. Tapihritsa, a historical person of the early 8th century, achieved full realization and manifested the rainbow body as an expression of that realization. Inseparable from Kuntu Zangpo (Samantabhadra), he represents the union of all masters, especially one’s own root master. It is this prayer that H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche recited during his final days and moments, fully abiding in the natural state of mind and self-arising wisdom.

The Invocation of Tapihritsa is not only beautiful, but also a profound expression of the natural state. Not only does it reveal all the qualities of our own enlightened nature, it reveals the path and fruit for a practitioner intent upon enlightenment in this very lifetime.

Over the course of two 90-minute sessions, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will explain the meaning of this prayer and how it can lead us to recognizing our own ranjung yeshe, or self-arising wisdom. This half-day teaching will be invaluable for all those who attended his summer retreats this year, in which the Invocation was recited in almost every session, and those interested in attending the Serenity Ridge winter Dzogchen retreat in January. It is also a wonderful opportunity to deepen our connection to Yongdzin Rinpoche, who held it especially close to his heart throughout his life, and especially at the time of his dying.

Breath is the gateway to greater ease, energy, and clarity. Yet, most of us don’t breathe in a way that truly supports us. At this weekend’s Tsa Lung retreat, you’ll be guided in powerful practices that open the body, calm the mind, and awaken a deeper sense of well-being. Come discover the freedom and vitality that live within each breath.

Conscious, regulated breathing can bring vitality to our body and clarity to our mind. Uniting our attention with our breath expands our presence in each moment of life, allowing us to respond with greater wisdom and compassion—and with less ego, anger, and pride. 

Held at Serenity Ridge and also offered online by Zoom, Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche will teach a specific breathing technique designed to release tension, agitation and drowsiness from the body and mind, and leave us in a clear and open state that facilitates meditation and our general well being. Participants who commit to the practice, which takes little time and is easily learned, may experience increased energy, more radiant health, and the inner warmth of joy and bliss while nurturing compassion and wisdom. This program is tailored for modern practitioners from both Eastern and Western backgrounds, making these ancient techniques accessible to all. Come discover the freedom and vitality that live within each breath.

Watch the interview with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche with Rob Patzig on the importance and benefit of Tsa Lung practice.

Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche, a wise and joyful teacher. As the head of the Meditation School at Triten Norbutse monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, has taught meditation, Tummo and more at Triten Norbutse Monastery since 2002. His deep focus on practice and cultivating personal experience have endeared him to students around the world. Don’t miss this special opportunity to learn from him during his first visit to the US.

Discover the powerful meditation of Tummo, an ancient Tibetan practice that uses the power of breath and visualization to awaken inner warmth and vital energy. Guided by Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche, this two day online event is suitable for everyone, from those who have never practiced Tummo before to experienced practitioners. Rinpoche will teach the basics of this powerful technique in a supportive  and accessible way. 

The benefit of engaging in Tummo is more than just generating inner heat; it deepens concentration and brings a sense of stability and clarity to one’s meditation. In the broader context of Tibetan practices like Dzogchen, Tummo supports a deeper understanding of the natural state of mind. 

Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche, a wise and joyful teacher, is the head of the Meditation School at Triten Norbutse monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, has taught meditation, tummo and more at Triten Norbutse Monastery since 2002. His deep focus on practice and supporting the deepening of one’s personal experience have endeared him to students around the world. Don’t miss this special opportunity to learn from him during his first visit to the US!

Join us to learn the foundations of Tummo the famous yogic practice of inner heat, or refresh your understanding, with a true master, Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche.

Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche, a wise and joyful teacher. As the head of the Meditation School at Triten Norbutse monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, has taught meditation, Tummo and more at Triten Norbutse Monastery since 2002. His deep focus on practice and cultivating personal experience have endeared him to students around the world. Don’t miss this special opportunity to learn from him during his first visit to the US.

Come practice Dzogchen meditation with a true master of the Bön tradition! Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche is the Abbot of the meditation school at Triten Norbutse in Nepal. He is an exceptional teacher and practitioner, recognized for his deep knowledge and dedication to the practices of Tsalung and Trulkhor. Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche will be supported by Marcy Vaughn as our retreat’s umze, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will join by zoom every other day to provide additional instruction and comments on the teachings.

Our focus this year is twofold. Our initial weekend will be oriented around the Invocation of Tapihritsa, a prayer of great beauty that describes and praises the qualities of the natural state. In the second phase of our retreat, Drubdra Khenpo will teach from the 21 Nails, among the most succinct and profound articulations of the natural state (the clear light of awareness) in any spiritual tradition. He will draw from this sacred text to support our recognition and resting in the nature of mind.

Attend this as a 2-day retreat. All participants will arrive on Friday, January 2, the day for checking in, settling into your room (if you are staying onsite), a light dinner and a guided practice. Our weekend guests will join us for teachings on the Invocation of Tapihritsa. Those continuing with the longer retreat will continue on. Beginning on January 03, the Drubdra Khenpo will begin to draw on the 21 Nails to guide our meditations. For those unable to attend in person, both options will be offered online via Zoom.

This is Rinpoche’s first visit to the United States.

If you are interested in staying onsite, please contact Johannah at sr.registration@ligmincha.org or Shelly at sr.office@ligmincha.org to be placed on the waitlist for lodging. We will do our best to accommodate room requests.

About Drubdra Khenpo

Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche’ was born in the Hor’ region of East Tibet (Kham’), in 1968 to a Bönpo family of nomadic cattle herders. As a boy, he tended his family’s sheep and yaks, and learnt reading and writing from his grandfather. At nineteen, he entered Lungkar Monastery. During this time, Tsultrim Tenzin completed the traditional preliminary practices and studied Tibetan grammar and poetry as well as Bönpo philosophy. Tsultrim Tenzin served as umze, or chant master, for three years in the Lungkar Monastery.

At the age of twenty-five, he went to Menri’s Monastery in Central Tibet to study with Pönlob Kalzang Nyima’ from whom he received teachings on Denö Dzö’ authored by Shardza Trashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche’ (1859-1935) and the A-Thril’ Bönpo Dzogchen manual. At this time he also gained the experiential understanding of Great Perfection.

In 1993, Tsultrim Tenzin made the arduous journey to Triten Norbutse Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, to study intensively with his root Master, Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, under whose guidance he deepened his knowledge of Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen. He also learnt astrology, traditional Tibetan medicine, and Sanskrit. While studying, Tsultrim Tenzin served as the monastery’s chant master for six years, and as gekhöz (disciplinarian) for three years. After completing the 14-year study programme, he passed the Geshe examination in 2001 and received his degree.

In 2002, Tsultrim Tenzin was appointed by Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche as Drubdra Khenpo – Abbot of the Meditation School – in Triten Norbutse Monastery. Since then he has been teaching Dzogchen in the meditation school there as well as giving instructions on Sutra, Tantra, Dzogchen, astrology and mandala and painting in the monastic dialectic school.

Alongside teaching, Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche practices Dzogchen meditation and Magyu tsalung, thrulkhor and tummo for two hours every morning. He sometimes travels to Tibet, China, Japan, Europe and England to teach Dzogchen, Tantra and tsalung. This is Rinpoche’s first visit to the United States.

Come practice Dzogchen meditation with a true master of the Bön tradition! Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche is the Abbot of the meditation school at Triten Norbutse in Nepal. He is an exceptional teacher and practitioner, recognized for his deep knowledge and dedication to the practices of Tsalung and Trulkhor. Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche will be supported by Marcy Vaughn as our retreat’s umze, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will join by zoom every other day to provide additional instruction and comments on the teachings.

Our focus this year is twofold. Our initial weekend will be oriented around the Invocation of Tapihritsa, a prayer of great beauty that describes and praises the qualities of the natural state. In the second phase of our retreat, Drubdra Khenpo will teach from the 21 Nails, among the most succinct and profound articulations of the natural state (the clear light of awareness) in any spiritual tradition. He will draw from this sacred text to support our recognition and resting in the nature of mind.

Attend this as a 2-day or a 7-day retreat. All participants will arrive on Friday, January 2, the day for checking in, settling into your room (if you are staying onsite), a light dinner and a guided practice. Our weekend guests will join us for teachings on the Invocation of Tapihritsa. Those continuing with the longer retreat will continue on. Beginning on January 03, the Drubdra Khenpo will begin to draw on the 21 Nails to guide our meditations. For those unable to attend in person, both options will be offered online via Zoom.

About Drubdra Khenpo

Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche’ was born in the Hor’ region of East Tibet (Kham’), in 1968 to a Bönpo family of nomadic cattle herders. As a boy, he tended his family’s sheep and yaks, and learnt reading and writing from his grandfather. At nineteen, he entered Lungkar Monastery. During this time, Tsultrim Tenzin completed the traditional preliminary practices and studied Tibetan grammar and poetry as well as Bönpo philosophy. Tsultrim Tenzin served as umze, or chant master, for three years in the Lungkar Monastery.

At the age of twenty-five, he went to Menri’s Monastery in Central Tibet to study with Pönlob Kalzang Nyima’ from whom he received teachings on Denö Dzö’ authored by Shardza Trashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche’ (1859-1935) and the A-Thril’ Bönpo Dzogchen manual. At this time he also gained the experiential understanding of Great Perfection.

In 1993, Tsultrim Tenzin made the arduous journey to Triten Norbutse Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, to study intensively with his root Master, Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, under whose guidance he deepened his knowledge of Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen. He also learnt astrology, traditional Tibetan medicine, and Sanskrit. While studying, Tsultrim Tenzin served as the monastery’s chant master for six years, and as gekhöz (disciplinarian) for three years. After completing the 14-year study programme, he passed the Geshe examination in 2001 and received his degree.

In 2002, Tsultrim Tenzin was appointed by Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche as Drubdra Khenpo – Abbot of the Meditation School – in Triten Norbutse Monastery. Since then he has been teaching Dzogchen in the meditation school there as well as giving instructions on Sutra, Tantra, Dzogchen, astrology and mandala and painting in the monastic dialectic school.

Alongside teaching, Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche practices Dzogchen meditation and Magyu tsalung, thrulkhor and tummo for two hours every morning. He sometimes travels to Tibet, China, Japan, Europe and England to teach Dzogchen, Tantra and tsalung. This is Rinpoche’s first visit to the United States.

JOIN THE YOGA COURSE
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Awakening to the Authentic Self: A Journey through Movement, Breath, and Awareness

Dates: February 20–24, 2026
Location: Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal

About the Retreat

This retreat is rooted in the ancient yogic practices of Tsa Lung, drawn from the Mother Tantra.
Each day will introduce one of the five elemental Tsa Lung exercises, corresponding to the five elements — earth, water, fire, air, and space — and the five energy centers of the body.

These practices are designed to:

• Release energy blockages
• Awaken subtle awareness
• Open the doorway to the five pure dimensions of consciousness, known as the Five Wisdoms

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

One of the most respected and beloved teachers of the Bön Buddhist tradition, the ancient spiritual tradition of Tibet.
Renowned for his clarity, warmth, and practical teaching style, Rinpoche has dedicated his life to making the wisdom of Bön accessible to the modern world.

For more information please contact:  repa.retreat@gmail.com

Tibetan Dream Yoga with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

March 9–13, 2026

We sleep one-third of our lifetime, an average of 20 to 25 years. Dream yoga is a practice that spans every moment, waking and sleeping. It is a powerful tool of awakening used for hundreds of years by the great masters of the Tibetan traditions.

Foundational practices in dream yoga change the practitioner’s relationship to all experiences, develop conscious awareness, and often lead to lucidity in dreams. Unlike in the Western psychological approach to dreams, the ultimate goal of Tibetan dream yoga is the recognition of the nature of the mind or enlightenment itself.

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will discuss the relationships between dream and waking, and dream and death. He will show how the causes of dreams are related to the six chakras, and how we can heal blocks in the chakras. He will teach the “four preparations” for sleep and the uses and methods of lucid dreaming.

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is one of very few masters of the Tibetan Bön Dzogchen tradition living in the West. He founded Ligmincha International, and is known for his ability to make Tibetan practices easily accessible to all students. Rinpoche is the author of nine books, including Wonders of the Natural Mind and The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep.