Present Programme 2008.
Feb 9th. Living presence: Trusting intuitive awareness in everyday life with Huw Wyn
March 16th. Timeless healing. Medicine ~Buddha practices, ancient healing techniques from Ladakh, with Amchi Tsewang Smanla
April 19th. Vast heart, Infinite mind with Sian davey and Huw Wyn
May 1st - 5th. James Low, Christopher Titmuss, Monks and nuns from Zangdokpalri, see (www.Wildheartgathering.com):
Weekly Dzogchen study/practice group in Brighton. Starting early 2008. (march)
30th-1st June. Spring walking retreat. Sussex coast and south downs.:
18th -21 July. Walking Retreat. East Sussex walking retreat. Forest and coast
19th- 23rd September. Snowdonia walking retreat & Vision quest. Contact Huw for more details.
May 12/13. Keep it Simple! Dzogchen in everyday Life, with James Low.
Sunday 22nd April. Follow your Bliss 2.
Bodhi Garden. Brighton. With Huw Wyn.
March 24. Follow Your Bliss. 1.
Bodhi Garden. Brighton. With Huw Wyn.
2008.
We are inviting a number of teachers for 2008 and will also be looking to run some summer camps and hopefully a Dzogchen summer camps with some other groups.
Past Programme and Teachings 2006
Each year Tiger´s Nest invites inspiring teachers from around the world. The following is a list of events that took place in the past year. A new programme of teachings will be made available here shortly.
Healing chod
Look into the mirror of your mind, Mahamudra,
The mysterious home of the Dakini.
Of all the Sublime sublime practices of Tibet, one of the most enchanting, haunting and mysteriously beautiful is the practice of Chod. With roots in ancient Central Asian shamanism, chod (cutting through delusions root) has been nurtured by wandering yogis and yoginis for over 1,000 years. Chod merges the elemental power of nature with the profound wisdom of tantric Buddhism.
In May and June of this year there will be the rare opportunity to take part in this practice. The monks of Zangdokpalri, a Buddhist monastery in a remote part of the Himalayas, will be visiting and performing this ceremony. The healing chod that they will be practising, is from the mind treasure of Kunzang Dechen Lingpa a Wise elder and great visionary.
Kunzang was due to visit the UK this summer, but sadly died at home in the Himalayas. The monks and nuns of Zangdokpalri will be performing healing rituals of the healing chod, led by Bino Tulku.
Rinpoche's vision is offering Healing Chod events in the West in order to raise money for a monastery and traditional medicine building project to benefit one of the poorest parts of India, Arunachal Pradesh, where no spiritual, educational, or artistic services currently exist.
Healing Chöd uses the profound power of sacred ritual, sacred sound and mantra, combined with the meditative power of Lamas and nuns trained since early childhood to perform these practices.
The thousand-year history of Chöd inherently carries extremely potent blessings, as it is connected to numerous lineages of enlightened beings, mahasiddhis, realized yogins and Archetypal Spiritual Beings, Chöd particularly calls upon the enlightened Feminine Wisdom Energy. During this time ones body is transformed, absorbed into enlightened wisdom-mind, and resurrected in a state of health.
Kunzang Dechen Lingpa's unique Healing Chöd Dharma-Treasure has benefited or healed thousands of people.
The healing chod is a wonderful opportunity to deeply relax ones body, speech and mind in the vast expanse of ones true nature. When identification with the finite mind-body complex is let go of, then the pure awareness is set free to perceive reality as it really is. The whole world becomes potent as a place of blessing power and awareness.
The healing chod tour will be dedicated to the memory of Kunzang Dechen Lingpa, who was one of the most humble, compassionate and wise people one could ever hope to meet.
For more information, visit www.zangdokpalri.org
Programme of events
Weekend of May 13/14
An introduction to Vajrayana
with Dr Martin Boord
7a Ship street gardens
Bodhi Garden centre
Brighton
£30/£15 concessions available
Monday. May 15
Ancient wisdom. Timeless healing.
7pm. Talk at St. James Church. Picadilly
no advance booking £10/£5 concession
Weekend of May 26/27/28
Ancient wisdom, Timeless healing. Chod teaching.
Gaunts House Manor. Dorset.
Accomodation & food (all inclusive)
£200/£180/£160 concessions
Weekend of June 2/3/4
Buddhas Birthday retreat *Family retreat
Treasure revealers & Tibetan healing chod
Sussex Farm retreat. Accomodation & camping
Beech hill farm. Sussex
Food, Accomodation & camping
£120 Camping (all inclusive)
£100 concessions
Children £20. Under 3 (free)
Accomodation in Farmhouse contact Julia Detsch on 01435 830203
Weekend of June 9/10/11
Full moon Saga Dawa.
Buddhas enlightenment. *Family retreat
Ancient wisdom, Timeless healing & Healing Chod
Middle Coombe farm. Devon. Near Tiverton.
Food, Accomodation & camping
£200 in 16th century Farmhouse (all inclusive)
£120 camping (all inclusive)
£100 concessions
£20 children. under 3 (free)
Weekend 17/18 June
Ancient wisdom, Timeless healing
Tibetan Healing chod & teaching
Future Roots Roundhouse Yurt
Stanmer Park. Brighton.
£80/£60 concessions
23/24 September
"Seeing as it is"
Introduction to Dzogchen with James Low
Bodhi Garden. Brighton.
(Dana) Donations. Please call to reserve a place.
James Low will give an introduction to Dzogchen (The great perfection), teachings which are seen as the pinnacle of Buddhist practice. James works as a clinical psychotherapist in a London hospital and lived and studied with the Tibetan master Chime Rigdzin Lama for many years. He has a unique and clear way of transmitting the essence of these teachings so that they relate to our lives in a day to day level. James is author of a number of books including 'Yogis of Ladakh', 'Simply being', and 'Being right here'.
Retreats
Where possible we try to have retreats close to nature and also be able to include facilities for the whole family. Two of the retreats will be on beautiful organic farms, with possibility to stay in the 16th century farmhouses or camping on the land. Children are welcome to come on these weekends. We will have childcare facilities at the farm retreats.
One retreat will be at Gaunts House in Dorset, which is a beautiful manor house in 2000 acres of land. Food is included on the above retreats. The Gaunts house retreat is not suitable for children.
The other venues will be at The Bodhi garden, in London and diamond heart centre in Macclesfield near the peak district.
For all retreats please book early. A deposit of at least 10% will be required.
This ancient wisdom from Tibet is truly a precious gift to the world, to receive these teachings from such a master, is like being offered a wish fulfilling gem. We look forward to seeing you there.
Please feel free to contact Huw Williams via email (for general enquiries) or telephone on 01323 871836/ 07771646575.
