I am happy to announce that we are resuming our annual retreat tradition !!

05 – 07 July 2024
Tannenhof Retreat Center

By popular demand, the 2025 retreat is currently work in progress! … and we have the dates: 21-22-23 November 2025 @ Tannenhof. More details soon!

Feel free to send your feedback about this retreat: tsering.om@gmail.com .

This year, our Tibetan Heart yoga RETREAT will focus on Yoga and Emotional Well-Being.

We will explore:

  • what emotions are
  • the benefits of emotional balance
  • how to direct our yoga practice to get there.

Being both a Yoga practitioner, and a humanistic psychotherapist, I am convinced that the integration of these two perspectives will make our experience richer.

This year´s retreat will be infused by the teachings of Tibetan Buddhist scholar B. Alan Wallace and emotion researcher Dr. Eve Ekman. Together, and following the suggestion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, they  developped a program to address the pursuit of well-being.

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.

What to expect of this year´s retreat:

  • To deepen our Yoga practice through Asana, Pranayama and Meditation based on the Tibetan Heart Yoga system.
  • To shape our Yoga practice to reach a state of emotional balance.
  • To get more in touch with our Essence by connecting with our physical as well as subtle body through deep Yoga, and Meditation practices.
  • To discuss topics of Yoga Philosophy relevant to our everyday life.
  • To review the alignment of some Yoga Poses.

Location:
Tannenhof Retreat Center in 85656 Buch am Buchrain (35 km from Munich).
Address: Tannenhof 2, 85656 Buch am Buchrain. Directions here.
We usually find ways to car-sharing among the participants.
If you prefer to go by public transportation from München, you can take the S-Bahn S2 to Erding and stop at Markt Schwaben. From there, take the bus number 505 (Regionalverkehr Oberbayern) to Isen and stop at Buch am Buchrain and walk 2 km to the Tannenhof-Tempel.

Teacher: Tsering Om (Dr. Christine Boucard). Check bio here.

Language: Teachings and classes will be in English.

Meals: A wonderful cook will prepare very tasty and nutritious vegetarian bio meals for us. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks will be provided.

Price: In order to accommodate everyone, this year we are introducing a new payment system. You are welcome to choose a price between 285€ and 485€. The choice should be made according to your financial situation and the value you want to give to the retreat.
The price includes all Yoga classes, teachings, house facilities, cleaning, food and drinks and their preparation.
The lower price is as low as it can be.

What to bring: Own yoga mat and beddings to sleep.

SCHEDULE

Friday

16:30 – 17:30     Arrival. Settle in

17:30 – 18:30     Introduction, setting intentions

18:45 – 19:45     Dinner

20:00 – 21:00     Teachings on CEB Cultivating Emotional Balance

21:00 – 21:30     YOGA NIDRA

(Silence*)

Saturday

(Silence* until lunch)

08:00 – 09:00     Tea and light morning snack

09:00 – 10:15     Meditation, teachings on THY Tibetan Heart Yoga (Mind and Body)

10:30 – 11:45     LADY NIGUMA’S YOGA (channels´ opening)

12:00 – 13:00     Lunch

13:00 – 14:30     Free time for a walk, a chat, a nap, journaling…

14:30 – 16:00     Teachings on Emotions (CEB)

16:00 – 16:30     Tea Break

16:30 – 18:15     THE YOGA OF INNER FIRE (Purification of the Kleshas & the Four Immeasurables)

18:30 – 19:30     Dinner

20:00 – …      Fire Puja

Sunday

(Silence* until lunch)

08:00 – 09:00     Tea and light morning snack

09:00 – 10:15     Meditation, teachings on Technical aspects of Asana

10:30 – 11:45     THE FIVE VAYUS (the Inner Winds and the outer World)

12:00 – 13:00     Lunch

13:00 – 14:00     Free time for a walk, a chat, a nap, journaling…

14:00 – 15:30     TONG-LEN (the Yoga of taking and giving)

15:30 – 16:00     Tea Break

16:00 – 17:00     Sharing, Group Q&A session

17:00 – 17:30     Final meditation

* Silence is not obligatory. There will be two groups according to the wish to practice silence or not. Although silence is recommended for a deeper retreat experience, everyone will decide what is best for them.