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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
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.

Nyingma Institute Open House

Upcoming Dates

January 1, 2012

Sunday afternoon from 3-5 PM.

Quarterly open houses introduce Kum Nye, and meditation, and provide the opportunity to meet Institute faculty and staff. The open house program runs from 3-5 PM with light refreshments, followed by our regular Sunday chant and talk from 5-7 PM. Come for some or all of the actvities.

  • Prayer wheel and meditation garden tour
  • Tibetan Relaxation (Kum Nye yoga) demonstration
  • Talk on the Nyingma Institute, its programs and activities
  • Class and program counseling
  • Reception with light refreshments

Following the open house is a regularly scheduled Tibetan chant at 5:00, followed by a Dharma talk at 6:00.

All open house events are free.

New Year/New You Lecture Series, January, 2012

Just as it is possible to 'make-over' our external home, so it is also possible to transform our inner home: our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and knowledge. But, in the same way that we need the right tools for a home make-over, we also need the right tools to transform our inner experience. In this series of talks, you will be introduced to meditation, mindfulness, analysis, and exercises that increase both cognitive and experiential learning. These reliable tools for inner transformation have been used by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners for hundreds of years to enhance a vibrant and healthy response to life.

Sunday, January 1, 2012:
Sylvia Gretchen on "Healing Mind, Heart and Spirit." 

The root of our frustrations, failings, even our misfortunes can be found within the mind. Nyingma psychology provides a clear path of mental and physical exercises that help us heal mind, heart and spirit. Sylvia Gretchen, co-dean of the Nyingma Institute, will describe how we can apply these teachings from the Tibetan tradition.

Sylvia Gretchen, co-dean of the Nyingma Institute, has studied and worked under Tarthang Tulku’s direction since 1969.

Sunday, January 8, 2012:
Robin Caton on "Transcending Negative Mind and Emotions." 

Meditation, mindfulness and analysis can penetrate negative emotions and shift painful conditioning, untangling the conflicts we so often find within our emotions and thoughts. Nyingma instructor Robin Caton will discuss how to transform inner and outer experience through a natural clarity and ease.

Robin Caton teaches meditation, Nyingma Psychology, and creativity programs at the Nyingma Institute.

Sunday, January 15, 2012:
Jack Petranker on "Buddhism Comes to the West." 

More and more, people in the West have come to value Buddhism’s therapeutic effects and philosophical insights. They are discovering that a Buddhist way of life restores meaning and value. Jack Petranker will look ahead to how Buddhism can develop roots in the West, based on the incredible depth within the Buddha’s teachings.

Sunday, January 22, 2012:
Ken McKeon on "Entering Appearance."

“Space is not static, but is instead a serene explosion of expanding creativity, filling all the eons of pasts and futures, without exhausting its openness or its capacity for exhibiting a further wealth of presences.” Tarthang Tulku, Time, Space, and Knowledge: A New Vision of Reality.

All that appears results from this ‘serene explosion’ of space. We can participate in this basic creativity through cultivating an awareness of space and of spaciousness. Time, Space, and Knowledge instructor Ken McKeon will describe how this can be done.

Sunday, January 29, 2012:
Jack van der Meulen on "Opening the Heart to Feeling."

Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye) exercises can help to awaken feelings of love and appreciation. The physical postures combined with awareness practices increase the heart’s sensitivity to positive feelings, allowing us to both give and receive affection more freely. Kum Nye teacher Jack van der Meulen will present exercises that help to open the heart to feeling and will discuss how they can be applied.