Sacred Art Calligraphy Retreat with Lama Kalsang Nyima
and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
September 13 – 14, 2023
Crestone, Colorado
Lama Kalsang Nyima, resident lama of Ligmincha Mexico and renowned artist, will teach the sacred art of calligraphy as a path of creativity and meditation. Everyone will learn to use the brush as an instrument of insight in the creation of the sacred Tibetan syllables of AH OM HUNG RAM DZA. We will provide all the necessary brushes, inks and paper. All you provide is inspiration. Since this retreat emphasizes hands-on participation and creation of artworks, there will not be a Zoom option. Due to the space we will be using at Colorado College, the retreat is limited to 16 participants. Lama Kalsang Nyima will be leading the retreat and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will also be present and participating.
The retreat begins Wednesday, September 13 at 1 pm so that participants can travel to Crestone Wednesday morning, and will run until 5 pm. During Thursday you will draw and practice from 9 am to 5 pm, with a break for lunch. The teaching and practice will be informal, as you would find in an art studio, with everyone working in their space as the teachers check in with each person, teaching, demonstrating and making suggestions. The A-Tri part 3 retreat with Tenzin Wanygal Rinpoche will begin the following morning, making it is easy to attend retreats in succession.
Food and Housing
We will be providing refreshments at the retreat. Participants will be responsible for their own meals and housing. There are many B&B’s, inns and unique stays in the Crestone area. Local housing can be located through AirBnB, Vrbo.com and other online sources.
Work Study
There will be a limited number of work-study positions available for people attending the retreat on site. In exchange for your help in putting on the event we will adjust the fee to fit your circumstances and resources. Please contact Gregory Parascenzo if you are interested in helping.
Covid Precautions
If you are experiencing symptoms, exposed to someone with Covid, or test positive please do not attend the retreat. We will happily provide you a full refund. Masks will be encouraged but not required.
Lama Kalsang Nyima is the resident teacher for Ligmincha Mexico and was born in 1970 in the village of Tad, province of Dolpo, western Nepal. Dolpo is culturally Tibetan and home to 14 Bonpo monasteries and many great Bonpo masters. Lhari-la’s family includes many great practitioners, among them his grandfather Lama Lhagyep Rinpoche. Renowned as a dzogchenpa, Lama Lhagyep took his vows in Tibet from the previous incarnation of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, the revered master Khyung Tul Rinpoche. Lama Kalsang Nyima is a renowned artist and painted the many illustrations decorating the great stupa in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
Cost: $150 (on-site only – maximum registration 16)
A-Tri Dzogchen Training Retreat, Part 3
September 15 – 17, 2023
Crestone, Colorado and Online via Zoom
With Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
We are very happy to share that Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be returning to Crestone, Colorado to continue his teaching on the pith Dzogchen text, The Stages of A-Tri Meditation, by the 13th century master Bru-sgom Gyal-ba Yung-Drung. The A-Tri system is a step-by-step guide that introduces preliminary practices, the nature of mind, and then progressively demonstrates how to deepen one’s practice and understanding until ultimate liberation. The A-Tri is an essential meditation training guide based on the ancient Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud (Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung). You will not discover a more clear and concise guide to Dzogchen practice.
This year we are pleased that Tenzin Rinpoche will be sharing the A-Tri teachings from the beautiful Colorado College campus in Crestone, Colorado, and simultaneously with our world-wide sangha via Zoom. We hope that you are excited as we are to be able to attend teachings in the presence of our teacher in the inspirational setting of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado. We also will enjoy the teachings and practice one morning on the sacred grounds of our nearby Chamma Ling retreat center and all will have the opportunity to tour our center and see our cabins.
This is a continuation of the training Tenzin Rinpoche has given 2021 and 2022 for Chamma Ling. As part of the registration package, everyone attending will have access to the video recordings from previous years which can be studied before this year’s retreat.
Schedule: (All times are local Mountain Time. Schedule is subject to change.)
Friday: Session 1: 9:00 -10:15, Session 2: 10:45 – 12:00, Lunch 12:00 – 2:00, Session 3: 2:00 – 3:15, Session 4: 3:45 – 5:00
Saturday: Session 1: 9:00 -10:15, Session 2: 10:45 – 12:00, Lunch 12:00 – 2:00, Session 3: 2:00 – 3:15, Session 4: 3:45 – 5:00
Wednesday: Session 1: 9:00 -10:15, Session 2: 10:45 – 12:00
Zoom Participation
If you are not in the region and are attending via Zoom we will provide you links for each day’s sessions in advance. Shortly after each session we will send out links to recordings if you are not able to participate in real time. We strongly encourage people who can travel to Crestone to come to the event, for the power and presence of being with the teacher and sangha in a sacred space like Crestone cannot be fully transmitted online.
Food and Housing
We will be providing snacks and refreshments at the retreat. Participants will be responsible for their own meals and housing. There are many B&B’s, inns and unique stays in the Crestone area. Local housing can be located through AirBnB, Vrbo.com and other online sources.
Work Study
There will be a limited number of work-study positions available for people attending the retreat on site. In exchange for your help in putting on the event we will adjust the fee to fit your circumstances and resources. Please contact Gregory Parascenzo if you are interested in helping.
Covid Precautions
If you are experiencing symptoms, exposed to someone with Covid, or test positive please do not attend the retreat. We will happily shift your registration to the retreat on Zoom or provide you a full refund. Masks will be encouraged for Tenzin Rinpoche’s safety, but not required.
Preparation
If you have not attended retreats with Tenzin Rinpoche or other Ligmincha teachers before, we strongly encourage you to review the free online course offered on Ligmincha Learning “Starting a Meditation Practice, Parts 1 & 2.” This free course will provide you instruction on all the basic prayers and meditations methods that are common to all our retreats. To learn more and register see: https://ligminchalearning.com/starting-a-meditation-practice/
Costs:
On-site $225 (maximum registration 100)
On-line via Zoom: $75 (unlimited registration)
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A-Tri Practice Retreat with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
September 18-20, 2023
Crestone, Colorado & Zoom
Following the Part 3 A-Tri Training Retreat with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will be leading a 2 1/2 day practice retreat to support practitioners’ deepening of their practices. The retreat will take place at the Chamma Ling retreat center in Crestone, CO and will be limited to 20 local participants plus Zoom participants. Monday and Tuesday will consist of 4 practice sessions drawn from the A-Tri practice guide, and Wednesday will conclude with two practice sessions. Geshe Denma will also be available for personal interviews to resolve any questions you may have about your practice and to confirm insights and realizations.
The event will also be open Zoom participants who wish to participate remotely and continue to deepen their practice.
Geshe Denma will also be acting as the umze and guiding meditations during Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s A-Tri Part 3 training retreat.
Schedule (subject to change):
Monday: Session 1: 9:00 -10:15, Session 2: 10:45 – 12:00, Lunch 12:00 – 2:00, Session 3: 2:00 – 3:15, Session 4: 3:45 – 5:00
Tuesday: Session 1: 9:00 -10:15, Session 2: 10:45 – 12:00, Lunch 12:00 – 2:00, Session 3: 2:00 – 3:15, Session 4: 3:45 – 5:00
Wednesday: Session 1: 9:00 -10:15, Session 2: 10:45 – 12:00
Food and Housing
We will be providing lunches and refreshments at the retreat. Participants will be responsible for their own breakfast, dinner and housing. There are many B&B’s, inns and unique stays in the Crestone area. Local housing can be located through AirBnB, Vrbo.com and other online sources.
Work Study
There will be a limited number of work-study positions available for people attending the retreat on site. In exchange for your help in putting on the event we will adjust the fee to fit your circumstances and resources. Please contact Gregory Parascenzo if you are interested in helping.
Covid Precautions
If you are experiencing symptoms, exposed to someone with Covid, or test positive please do not attend the retreat. We will happily shift your registration to the retreat on Zoom or provide you a full refund.
Geshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas, resides in Houston, and has taught at centers throughout the United States and Europe. Born in northern Nepal, he began his studies at Menri Monastery in 1981, receiving all the teachings, initiations and transmissions in sutra, tantra and dzogchen, and was awarded the geshe degree in 1996. He taught at Menri, and then served two terms as the abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery, a Bön Monastery in Sikkim, until 2003. Since that time Geshe Denma has traveled and taught throughout the West, as well as in India and Nepal. We are very pleased to welcome back Geshe-la to teach at Chamma Ling again!
Costs:
On-site $185 (maximum registration 20)
Zoom: $50 (unlimited registration)
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