2023 Fall Retreat: Dream Yoga & Lucid Dreaming
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Yangdron Kalzang, Gabriela Torres Platas, Alejandro Chaoul, Andrew Holecek, David Germano and Timothy Lyons
October 17 - 22, 2023
Last year we started a six-year program focusing on the meditation practices of the Bön Mother Tantra, which is one of the most sacred texts of the ancient Bön buddhist tradition.
Unique feature of this new format is that each afternoon Rinpoche will be joined by special guests who will share their different spiritual, scientific or medical perspectives.
The focus this year is the second chapter of the Mother Tantra – Dream Yoga. Each morning, Rinpoche will teach on bringing our dream states into our spiritual practice and our spiritual practice into our dream states. In the afternoons, our special guests will give short presentations on specific topics related to lucid dreaming followed by open conversations that include Rinpoche. We will also explore a variety of practices related to dreaming and sleeping, led by our presenters.
We will learn how to prepare for sleep, the types of dreams that can arise, and how to bring lucidity into our dreams and the potential to impact our general well-being though greater awareness of the cycles of day and night. This recognition can transform every aspect of our waking life, opening us to infinite creative possibilities available in every moment.
This retreat is designed for all levels of students, from beginners to experienced lucid dreamers.
Schedule
Tuesday
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Onsite registration/Check-in
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Dialogue
Wednesday
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Guided Practice
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Dialogue
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Guided Practice with Dialogue Presenters
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
Thursday–Saturday
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Morning Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Guided Practice
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Dialogue
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Guided Practice with Dialogue Presenters
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m. –7:00 p.m. Break
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Evening Talk with Dialogue Presenters
Sunday
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Morning Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Concluding Teachings by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Capstone Conversations with Dialogue Presenters
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
About the Teachers
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is one of only a few masters of the Bön Dzogchen tradition presently living in the West. An accomplished scholar in the Bön Buddhist textual traditions of philosophy, exegesis, and debate, Tenzin Rinpoche completed a rigorous11-year course of traditional studies at the Bönpo Monastic […]
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Alejandro Chaoul
Dr. Alejandro Chaoul has studied in the Tibetan tradition since 1989, and for almost 30 years with Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak, His Holiness Lungtok Tenpa Nyima and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, completing the 7-year training at Ligmincha Institute in 2000. He also received Tibetan Yoga (Tsa Lung & Trul Khor) training in Triten Norbutse monastery in Nepal […]
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