The Endless Knot

12-14 May 2017
Buddhayana Haus (Waidhofen)

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Send an email to tsering.om@gmail.com and I will get back to you with more information.

Theme: This year, our Tibetan Heart yoga RETREAT will focus on how to re-connect with oneself.

We will explore re-connection through the Tibetan Heart Yoga system as well as the Humanistic Psychology. Being both a yoga practitioner, and a humanistic psychotherapist, I am convinced that the integration of these two perspectives will make our experience richer.

The Tibetan Heart Yoga system is based on ancient Buddhist Wisdom rooted in a lineage started by Master Naropa and Niguma, yogis who lived around 1100 AD.
A combination of modern and ancient yoga asana (poses), together with their corresponding meditation, will guide us towards cultivating virtuous states of mind and heart.
We will work with Inner and Outer Methods, practicing from the inside with our thoughts, intentions and ethics, and from the outside with our asana and breath.
Yoga goes beyond being merely physical exercise; it reaches the state of a transformative practice.
During our Yoga and teachings sessions, we will be exploring several aspects of Buddhist Wisdom and Yoga: Compassion, Wisdom and the understanding of our Mind’s own Nature, Inner Fire, the Five Vayus, the six Elements.

Humanistic Psychology is framed within the idea that all of us persons are unique and unrepeatable. We carry a history, are bound to specific circumstances and have our own future aspirations and dreams.
We are more than just instincts and responses to stimuli. We are, in fact, open systems, susceptible to change.
Humanistic Psychology will offer us an integrative way to explore re-connection, the main theme for our 2017 retreat. From this perspective, we will get in touch with our emotions and needs.

Location: The Buddhayana Haus is located about 70km North of Munich. The closest village is Waidhofen. One needs a car to get there. Address: Buddhayana Haus / Stadel Nr. 8 / 86579 Waidhofen / Coordinates: 48.576593, 11.365229

Teacher: Check my bio here.

Language: Teachings will be in English.

Meals: A wonderful cook will prepare very tasty and nutritious vegetarian bio meals for us.

Price: 190 Eur / person. This price is as low as it can be and includes all yoga classes, teachings, house facilities and the food and its preparation. In the Buddhist and Yogic traditions, it is common to practice Dana (generosity). To express your appreciation, you are invited to make a donation for the teacher, cook and the house (that is supported only by donations).
(Please, talk to me if money is an obstacle for you to join the retreat).

To bring: Own yoga mat and  beddings to sleep.

Tentative schedule:
(absolutely not fixed)

Friday:
16:30 – 17:30: Arrival and settling in, tea and light snack
17:30 – 18:15: Introduction, setting intentions
18:15 – 19:15: Yoga: Niguma’s opening the channels
19:30 – 21:00: Dinner
21:00 – 21:45: Yoga Nidra
(Silence*)

Saturday:
(Silence* until lunch)
8:00 – 9:00: Tea and light morning snack
9:00 – 10:00: Meditation, teachings
10:00 – 11:30: The Yoga of Emptiness
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 14:30: Free time for a walk, a chat, a nap, journaling…
14:30 – 16:00: Teachings, Yoga: Mind your Prana!
16:00 – 16:30: Tea break
16:30 – 18:00: The Yoga of Inner Fire
18:30 – 20:00: Dinner
20:00 – …: Fire Puja

Sunday:
(Silence* until lunch)
8:00 – 9:00: Tea and light morning snack
9:00 – 11:30: Decision Making Workshop
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 14:30: Free time for a walk, a chat, a nap, journaling…
14:30 – 16:00: The Yoga of Gratitude
16:00 – 16:30: Group Q&A session, final meditation
16:30 – 18:00: Collective cleaning

* Silence is not obligatory. There will be two groups according to the wish to practice silence or not. Everyone will decide what is best for them.

Contact me at tsering.om@gmail.com to stay informed about Tibetan Heart Yoga events.