Location: Tsegyalgar East, Schoolhouse Gonpa, Conway, MA
Kumbhaka Weekend
at Tsegyalgar East
with Naomi Zeitz
Note: If you are planning to attend the Kumbhaka Course taking place at Tsegyalgar East April 12 & 13 please register by Saturday, April 5th. We would like to make sure that we sufficient enrollment for the program. You can register for the course by contacting Harold, the Tsegyalgar East secretary at 413-369-4153 or by emailing him at secretary@tsegyalgar.org.Click here to register and pay online
On Saturday and Sunday April 12 & 13 we will learn a method called kumbhaka, which literally means, “to hold.” Kumbhaka is the final goal and aim of the entire system of Yantra Yoga, to train in order to hold and bring the karmic prana into the central channel in order to have an experience of the non-dual state, or Dzogchen, the authentic condition beyond limitations.
The ideal way to enter the practice of kumbhaka is to have a strong base in Yantra Yoga. If in depth Yantra Yoga practice has evaded you, for whatever reason, we will try to apply the principles of Yantra Yoga beginning with an understanding of the profound method of complete breathing together with simple movement - some directly linked to Yantra Yoga and some helpful in understanding the principle of the applied breath and holdings, coordinated with movement, that helps one to enter kumbhaka.
The participants should have a base in Yantra Yoga with at least some experience and understanding of the preliminaries. We will use the basics of Yantra Yoga, the pranayamas, and together with whatever methods work to help people understand the breathing and holdings, we will try to increase our understanding and direct experience of kumbhaka.
Cost: $100 for the weekend or $25 per session.
Course Schedule:
Saturday: 9:30 - noon and 3-5pm
Sunday: 9:30 - noon and 3-5pm
(afternoon times open to negotiation for travelers on Sunday)
Transmission and Dzogchen Community membership required.
Please wear loose clothing.
Click here to register and pay online
Good reading: Yantra Yoga, the Tibetan Yoga of Movement
Good watching: Yantra Yoga DVD Volume 1
