Kumbhaka and the 7th Lojong with Naomi Zeitz
The 7th of the Seven Mind Trainings presented in the Precious Vase are the three trainings in Meditative Stability in the State Beyond Thought. The text presents three types of practice, training in the state through pleasure and emptiness, through clarity and emptiness and training in the ultimate nature of reality (bar rlung). In order to apply these three practices one must have some mastery of kumbhaka. So to this end, this course will focus on the theoretical aspect of kumbhaka, and more importantly the application of the methods of Yantra Yoga that help us to understand and apply kumbhaka. In each morning session we will focus on training through basic complete breathing techniques to establish a base, on to some simple application of movements of Yantra Yoga that focus on breathing and holding, and then to the application of a variety of pranayamas that help us understand and apply the holdings that constitute kumbhaka. These pranayamas we will focus on are the pranayama of tsadul, the pranayama of the Four Conditions of the 1st series and the pranayama of the Four Profound Applications (Rhythmic Breathing) of the 2nd series. Each afternoon we will then take this understanding and experience and together attempt to apply this knowledge to the trainings in Meditative Stability in the State Beyond Thought. Some experience in Yantra Yoga is helpful.
Requirements: Transmission and membership are required.
Instructor: Naomi Zeitz has been a student of Yantra Yoga since 1987 and was first authorized as an instructor by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 2008. She specializes in teaching simple yet profound methods of breathing and working with people of all ages and physical conditions. Local participation is open to all members who have had transmission.
Schedule:
Saturday and Sunday morning: 9:30 – noon
Saturday and Sunday afternoon: 3-6:00 pm
Venue: Tsegyalgar East Gonpa, 18 Schoolhouse Rd, Conway MA Cost:
Cost: Full Retreat: $100 Per Day: $50 Per Session: $30 Registration Form Meritorious Members: No Charge
SPECIAL SMS Online Study Group Registration *Rinpoche has requested that the online access be made available only to those who have participated in the online SMS Study Group. This is according to Rinpoche's instructions. We are keeping this first webcasted retreat very economical because this is part of developing more webcasted courses. We want to ensure that connectivity is good, the ability to see and hear Naomi is good, that this kind of retreat approach is useful and feasible to students. Any questions about this, please write: Elisa Gonzalez at ejgon@hotmail.com For more information about other matters, please contact: secretary@tsegyalgar.org
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