Gyalshen Institute

Offering an Ocean of Milk to the Lu

May 2-4, 2014 – 10 AM – 5 PM – With visiting lama Geshe Murig Nyima Kunchap – Share in the blessings of an ancient Yungdrung Bon ritual for bringing harmony and healing. According to the Yungdrung Bon tradition, we share the earth with many unseen spirits who are affected by our actions. Among these spirits, the world of the lu (Sanskrit: naga) is closely linked to the human world.

Phowa Retreat

August 20-24, 2014 – 10 AM – 4 PM Daily At the request of students, Chaphur Rinpoche has generously agreed to give instructions on the practice of Phowa, or Transference of Consciousness. Although the ultimate benefit of this yoga is to steady your mind at the time of your own death, the practice can also be used to assist others in the same way.  Phowa is also performed by lamas

Trul Khor Tibetan Yoga

1st and 3rd Fridays – 7 PM – 8 PM – Trul Khor literally translates as Magical Body Movements and is a form of Central Asian Yoga. An essential support practice for meditation and health, this system has been passed in an unbroken oral transmission through centuries of Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyu lineages. The core of the practice engages the body, mind and spirit of the practitioner in a series

Lopon Rinpoche

November 28 – December 2, 10am – 4pm Once again, we are blessed with a teaching from H. E. Menri Lopon Rinpoche. He has graciously agreed to give us the teaching on the Experiential Songs of the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyu Masters. The Dzogchen tradition of Zhang Zhung was transmitted mind-to-mind over nine generations, it continued to be transmitted as an aural transmission for twenty-four generations, and in each generation