** This event will not take place on October 26, but will be rescheduled to a later date. Please stay tuned for more information.**
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Awakening the Body, Awakening the Mind: Tibetan Yoga (Lujong) and Meditation
Join us for a morning of Lujong (Tibetan Yoga) and meditation as we explore the relationship between body and mind on the path towards the realization of our true nature. For many of us, the practice of Yoga provides a powerful entry into an inner domain of self-exploration from which we may then become curious about the comprehensive approach to meditation found within the Buddhist tradition.
We’ll present meditation as a practice of the body as well as the mind, and then look at how Lujong incorporates the profound meditative principles of Vajrayana Buddhism. Lujong is a moving meditation which awakens the body, strengthening our capacity to be grounded, centered and present. Because Lujong is an active form of movement meditation it is a powerful way to help us bring our meditation into our everyday lives. Lujong works with both the subtle, physical, and most profound dimensions of our body/mind. Our morning together will include discussion and accessible sessions of meditation and Lujong suitable for all levels of experience.
Saturday, October 26
10 AM - 1 PM
Led by Trinity Sipila and Ian Albert
Join us in person at Wisdom River Meditation Center (7110 Redwood Blvd, Suite B., Novato, CA) or Online via Zoom
Fee:
$60 (base)
$75 (benefactor)
$50 (Sukhasiddhi Members)
About the Teachers
Trinity Sipila has been a student and practitioner of yoga for over 30 years. She is also an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Massage Therapist and teacher of Yoga and Qi Gung. She has studied with Lama Palden and other Sukhasiddhi teachers since 2006 and has completed the Community Dharma Leaders program. She has been leading the weekly Lujong and Meditation class at Sukhasiddhi with Gitte Dobrer since 2014. Trinity delights in and is dedicated to sharing the rich potency and value of these beautiful wisdom traditions that help us awaken to our deeper living truths, and enable us to live with greater integrity, wellbeing, and joy.
Ian Albert has been a practitioner of yoga and meditation for more than 25 years. Under the guidance of Lama Palden Drolma, he completed the six-year Bodhi /Shangpa intensive practice program at Sukhasiddhi Foundation as well as the two-year Community Dharma Leader training program. From 2003-2013, he was the co-founder and CEO of Pranamaya, Inc., a yoga media company that produced educational programs with many master yoga teachers. He enjoys sharing the foundational principles of Buddhist meditation in workshop and small group settings.