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Sunday Program

SUNDAY PROGRAMS
Every Sunday at the Nyingma Institute!

Morning Meditation
9-9:45 AM
An opportunity to deepen your meditation practice and to introduce your friends or family to the benefits of Nyingma meditation. Each session includes brief meditation instruction followed by silent sitting. You are welcome to attend any Sunday session. No pre-registration or prior experience necessary.
Cost: $5

Kum Nye
10 AM to Noon
Discover the gentle movement exercises of Kum Nye: effective techniques for relaxation, healing, relieving tension, and revitalizing body and mind. Both experienced and beginning students are welcome to attend this drop-in class.
Cost: $15

Tibetan Chanting
5-6 PM
The practice of mantra enables us to restore a natural balance and harmony in our lives. When we chant a mantra, we are free to transcend habitual reflexes. The sound of mantra can still the mind and senses, relax the body, and connect us with natural healing energy. - Tarthang Tulku, Hidden Mind of Freedom.
Every Sunday we invite the public to join us for an hour of Tibetan chanting and meditation.
Free.

Sunday Talks
6-7 PM
A talk on Nyingma teachings is presented by a Nyingma Institute faculty member or visiting scholar. Topics and dates are listed below.
Free.

May 6, 2012
Jack van der Meulen on "Tibetan Exercises for Well-Being."

The Tibetan Buddhist tradition included an esoteric system of exercises to maintain optimal well-being. These movement, breath, and awareness exercises, named “Kum Nye,” were adapted for use in the West by the founder of the Institute, Tarthang Tulku. In this talk, Tibetan Yoga teacher Jack van der Meulen will discuss how this ancient healing tradition can benefit you today.

May 13, 2012
Donna Morton on “Learning to See.” 


“How do we train seeing to see beauty of being? Once interest arises, we might look into it further, going into the center or out to the circumference. Amazing details show up—more beautiful than expected!” Tarthang Tulku, Seeing the Beauty of Being.


In this talk Kum Nye instructor Donna Morton describes how we can learn to see deeper levels of beauty, even in commonplace things. We learn to connect the senses to the rich feelings in the heart, discovering that simple colors and shapes can reveal surprising joy.

May 20, 2012
Barr Rosenberg on "Working Well Together." 6-7 PM

This talk presents some innovative ideas about cooperating with others: how to communicate more effectively and joyfully; how to develop mutual understanding and healthy connections; and how to align ourselves with others to achieve common purposes. Barr Rosenberg is the co-dean of the Nyingma Institute.

May 27, 2012
Mark Henderson on “The Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha.”

Close to three thousand years ago, Shakyamuni Buddha was born a prince in India. Nyingma Institute instructor Mark Henderson will tell the story of the birth of the Buddha and lead a chant evoking the compassionate wisdom of Shakyamuni Buddha.