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This Week at the Institute

Weekly Activities At The Institute 

In addition to weekend workshops and classes, the Institute regularly offers a rich Sunday program that you may drop in on.  To receive the Nyingma Institute Weekly Newsletter for events and happenings at the Institute, email us at Nyingma-Institute@Nyingma.org.

"Opening the Heart" Workshop
February 4, Saturday, 10 AM—4:45 PM, includes a vegetarian buffet lunch
Instructor: Jack van der Meulen.
Cost: $80.


We need to encourage our warm and positive feelings… a genuine openness that is felt as a deep warmth in the center of the heart, which is our inner sanctuary, our own home.      
—  Tarthang Tulku, Gesture of Balance


The heart holds the key to living in harmony and in loving accord with others. Kum Nye practices open the heart to deep levels of feeling and appreciation. Movement exercises presented in this workshop help loosen physical tension in the chest and upper back, enhancing the flow of positive feeling in the area of the heart. Couples attending this workshop together receive a 20% discount.  This workshop also meets the qualifications for continuing education credit for MFT’s and LCSW’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider: Nyingma Institute #2513. Workshop participants may arrange to stay overnight at the Institute for an additional $40 per night.

Morning Meditation
Sunday, February 5, 9-9:45 AM
Instructor: Dave Abercrombie
Cost: $5

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. 

Kum Nye Relaxation
Sunday, February 5, 10 AM to Noon
Instructor: Dave Abercrombie
Cost: $15

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.

Tibetan Chanting
Sunday, February 5, 5-6 PM
Free.

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 sense, relax the body, and connect us with natural healing energy. — Tarthang Tulku, Hidden Mind of Freedom. We invite the public to join us for an hour of Tibetan chanting and meditation. We will be chanting the Vajra Guru Mantra.

Dharma Talk
Sunday, February 5, 6-7PM
Free.
Mark Henderson on “Longchenpa: Master of the Nyingma Lineage.”

"Since everything is but an apparition, being perfect in what it is, having nothing to do with acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out in laughter." – Longchenpa

Mark Henderson will discuss the remarkable achievements of Longchenpa, a 14th Century Tibetan master. Renowned as a brilliant writer and accomplished master of meditation, Longchenpa’s surviving written works fill over 5,000 pages. Mark teaches Tibetan Sacred Art, Tibetan Language and Nyingma Practices at Nyingma Institute.