Late Spring and Summer WORKSHOPS

April 29: WORKSHOP Training for Freedom (DHS404)

Saturday (10:00 AM to 1:00 PM) 

Classic Buddhist education uses three trainings—shila (ethics), samadhi (meditation), and prajna (wisdom)—to develop wholesome knowledge and power. This workshop introduces these traditional tools for clearing away confusion and karmic patterns. 

Instructors: Mark Henderson and Hugh Joswick. Registration: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4698#EventID=2367440 

May 12–14: Weekend Workshop Retreat –  No More Limits (NPS500)

3 Day Online Retreat 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM)

Based on the final part of Tarthang Tulku’s  Dimensions of Mind, this retreat gives us a way to question our limits and experience in each moment. In this exploration, we will go beyond mindfulness and beyond meditation, exploring how to relax into the secret heart of every experience. We will work with precisely designed exercises and carry out inner experiments that lead us to the joy of never-ending discovery.

The retreat is part of the program Deepening Dimensions of Mind. Participation is included for program participants, but the retreat is open to all. Those  with a firm foundation in meditation or other introspective disciplines are warmly invited to join. Cost:  $150, audio recordings and a list of quotes and exercises included.

Instructor: Jack Petranker. Registration: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4698#EventID=2367444 

June 3: WORKSHOP Cutting off Negative Thoughts (MED415)

Saturday (10:00 AM to 1:00 PM) 

“The aim is to turn the mind around, to put an end to self-delusion and unending confusion, to transcend all limited views and limitations on the heart’s natural capacity for love and joy.” Tarthang Tulku, Path of Heroes. 

            Through meditative action, even adverse conditions can fuel our search for wisdom. In this advanced meditation workshop, we cut off negative thoughts as they arise through applying potent antidotes that protect heart and mind. 

Instructors: Mark Henderson and Hugh Joswick. Registration: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4698#EventID=2367453 

June 10:  WORKSHOP Introduction to Kum Nye: The Healing Art of Kum Nye Practice (KNR411)

Saturday (10 AM–1:00 PM) 

“Kum Nye heals both our bodies and minds, bringing their energies together to function calmly and smoothly”—Tarthang Tulku.

We explore practices and exercises from the first Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga book: sitting, working with the breath, and inner and outer massage of feeling. The emphasis is on “how to do Kum Nye” and will be oriented toward practice. A handout will be provided with suggestions for building or continuing a practice. All levels are welcome to attend: those never having done Kum Nye before to those who would like a review of basics.

Instructor: Anita McNulty. Open to all. Registration: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4698#EventID=2369254 

June 24: WORKSHOP Question of Identity: Ten Views of the Self (DHS405)

Saturday (10 AM–1:00 PM) 

Who creates, controls, enjoys, defiles, or purifies experience? Am “I” substantial, or as Tarthang Tulku writes, have I “entered into an illusory partnership with an entity that has no existence of its own?” Experiential exercises will shed light on these questions, while lecture will examine the ten kinds of self as described by the Bodhisattva Maitreya and the Nyingma master Lama Mipham Rinpoche. 

Instructors: Mark Henderson and Hugh Joswick. Registration: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4698#EventID=2369255 

July 15: WORKSHOP How to Meditate (MED401)

Saturday (10:00AM-1:00PM) 

 This three hour class will offer instruction in sitting and walking meditations. We can change the way we live when we incorporate meditation into our daily routine. We will learn to relax more deeply, quiet the mind, and integrate body/mind energies. The class will include guided sitting meditations, silent sittings, slow, gentle body movement, Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga, and practices using sound and breath to expand our awareness of what we are experiencing. By attending to our experience in the moment as it is, no matter what it is, with an attitude of acceptance and non-judgment, something transforms; awareness has an opportunity to expand beyond my body, my mind, my emotions, to a wider view. If you are returning to meditation and would like more support in establishing a daily meditation practice, you are most welcome.

Instructor: Olivia Hurd. Registration: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4698#EventID=2369265 

July 22: WORKSHOP Introduction to Kum Nye: The Healing Art of Kum Nye Practice (KNR411)

Saturday (10 AM–1:00 PM) 

“Kum Nye heals both our bodies and minds, bringing their energies together to function calmly and smoothly”—Tarthang Tulku.

We explore practices and exercises from the first Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga book: sitting, working with the breath, and inner and outer massage of feeling. The emphasis is on “how to do Kum Nye” and will be oriented toward practice. A handout will be provided with suggestions for building or continuing a practice. All levels are welcome to attend: those never having done Kum Nye before to those who would like a review of basics.

Instructor: Anita McNulty. Open to all. Registration: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4698#EventID=2369269 

July 29 WORKSHOP The Wheel of Life and Dependent Origination                      Saturday (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM) 

The symbolism of the Tibetan Wheel of Life demonstrates fundamental Buddhist teachings about the chain of causality and how mental patterns evolve and take form. 

Instructors: Mark Henderson and Hugh Joswick. Registration: https://go.asapconnected.com/?org=4698#EventID=2369274