Ligmincha France & Suisse Romande
Ligmincha France and French-speaking Switzerland’s mission is to spread Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s teachings and to share the healing and liberating meditation and yogic practices of the Tibetan Yungdrung Bön tradition.
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Events
practice groups
local Sanghas
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Ligmincha France & French-speaking Switzerland maintains 15 practice groups that are open to all, welcoming beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Practicing together and receiving support and guidance in our meditation and in the Tibetan yogas are ,essential to integrating the teachings and achieving deep and sustainable benefits.
During the pandemic, sessions are offered online every Monday and Tuesday , as well as one Sunday a month.
BOURG-EN-BRESSE
WHEN?
Nine Saturdays “Opening one’s hearth”: 16 October 2021, 20 November 2021, 11 December 2021, 8 January 2022, 5 February 2022, 12 March 2022, 9 April 2022, 14 May 2022, 11 June 2022.
Nine Fridays “Sherap Chemma”: 22 October 2021, 26 November 2021, 17 December 2021, 14 January 2022, 11 February 2022, 18 March 2022, 15 April 2022, 20 May 2022, 18 June 2022.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday: 9h30-11h00 or 15h00-16h30
Friday: 19h00-20h30
WHERE?
18 quater, rue des Dîmes 01000 Bourg-en-Bresse
INSTRUCTOR
Roland Cadoz
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BREST
WHEN?
Every Tuesday at 20:30
WHERE?
L’Arbre de Vie : 4, rue du Petit Spernot – 29200 BREST
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CARCASSONNE-MAZAMET
DORDOGNE
WHEN?
Monthly session
WHERE?
Salle de l‘annexe de la Mairie – 24340 Mareuil-en-Périgord (entre Angoulême et Périgueux)
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PARIS
WHEN?
Mondays, 19:45-21:00
One Sunday per month: teaching and practice workshop with Geshe Lhundup Gyaltsen
WHERE?
5 passage Delessert 75010 Paris
INSTRUCTOR
Pierre Clisson
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Important: During the pandemic, our practice sessions take place online only, every Monday 19:30-21:00.
These online sessions are open to all (whether you live in France or Switzerland). If you wish to participate, please write to us using the form below and you will receive a Zoom link to log in.
GLANON
WHEN?
First Saturday of the month, 10:30-15:30
WHERE?
1 voie d‘Argily – 21250 Glanon
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LILLE
WHEN?
Every Tuesday at 20:30
WHERE?
1 rue Sadi Carnot – 59290 Wasquehal (près de Lille)
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MAULÉVRIER
NICE
WHEN?
Wednesdays, 18:00-19:00
WHERE?
Wednesdays : 21 chemin des pins, résidence Cimiez les pins, 06000 Nice
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Nantes
WHEN?
Thursdays, 18:30-19:45
WHERE?
La Pépinière, 7 place des Enfants Nantais 44000 Nantes
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PASSY
WHEN?
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 17:15-18:15
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: 9:00-10:00
WHERE?
175 impasse des Sangliers – 74190 Passy
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TOULOUSE
WHEN?
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:15
Fridays, 18:00-19:15
Occasional sessions at 7h30 : 24/11, 27-28-29/12, 21-22-23/02, 29/03, 11-12-13/04
WHERE?
Dojo d‘aïkido, 5 rue Belle-Paule – 31500 Toulouse
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TOURS
WHEN?
Wednesdays, 17:30-19:30
2 workshops a year with Geshe Lhundup Gyaltsen
WHERE?
58 rue Christophe Colomb – 37000 Tours
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BULLE
(FRENCH-SPEAKING SWITZERLAND)
WHEN?
Tuesdays, 18:45-20:00 (Tsa Lung / Trulkhor practice –> Tibetan yoga + meditation)
– One Sunday per month: group meditation
– A couple of times over the summer: specific activity (hike, meditation outdoor, visit)
WHERE?
Rue du Moléson 41 – 1630 Bulle
INSTRUCTOR
Guy Desbiolles and Mai-Linh Leminhbach
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Important: During the pandemic, our practice sessions take place online only. If you wish to participate, please use the form below and specify your practice experience.
REGULAR ACTIVITIES LIST
Our fifteen groups in France and Switzerland offer weekly practice sessions. A lama is invited to give a full day of teaching in Paris one Sunday every month.
Short retreats on different subjects (including Tibetan yoga) are guided once or twice a year by international instructors.
Last but not least, we are privileged to host Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche every year (both in France and in Switzerland). To stay informed, please subscribe to our newsletter.
ABOUT US
Ligmincha France & French-speaking Switzerand aims to preserve and spread the culture and practices of the Tibetan Yundrung Bön tradition, as well as the study of the arts, traditional sciences and literature of the ancient Zhang Zhung lineage.
Ligmincha France is a non-profit association (under the law of 1901). The team is composed of volunteers only.
This association was founded in February 2015 by a group of Swiss and French students of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
It stemmed from their intense resonance with the precious teachings of this great Bön Dzogchen master and with the teachings and practices of the Tibetan tradition of Yungdrung Bön in genreal. Their goal is to share these profound and beneficial traditional teachings and practices.
After 5 years of activity, the association counts :
262 members (2021-2022 season)
15 practice groups
2200 subscribers to the monthly newsletter
Membership
Would you like to join Ligmincha France and French-speaking Switzerland or renew your membership?
In order to participate in the activities of the association (courses, workshops, practice sessions), you need to be a
member and have paid your annual membership fee of 30 €.
Your membership will allow you to benefit from a 20% discount on the retreats organized by the association with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche in France and in French-speaking Switzerland.
Membership dues, donations and fees for teachings and practice gatherings are Ligmincha’s only financial resources.
Governance
Ligmincha France is a non-profit association (according to French law 1901).
Current board of directors :
President : Roland Cadoz
Vice President: Mai-Linh Leminbach
Treasurer: Geneviève Bonnafous
Assistant Treasurer: Béatrice Béguin
Secretary: Gilles Démurgé
Board members: Isabelle Augé, Bernard Bleyer, Pierre Clisson, Nathalie Duchanois, association Spica
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Donation
Support Ligmincha France and French-speaking Switzerland’s mission.
Donate if you wish to express your gratitude to Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and promote his teachings.
Donate if you wish to support the continued existence and development of Ligmincha France & French-speaking Switzerland.
This association (under the law of 1901) is composed solely of volunteers and its unique source of revenue comes from membership fees, courses fees, workshop and retreats fees, as well as your donations.
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Ligmincha France
5G Allée des Aulnes 01960 Péronnas