University Open Air: Tibetan Five Movement Yogas and Meditation on the Three-Syllable Mantra

In the first part of the workshop, we will learn standing yoga movements that release blockages in our subtle energy body channels, creating openness. Physical movement, breath, and awareness are coordinated to harmonize our body, energy, and mind. These five movements especially open the heart and naval chakras, and energize the earth, water, fire, wind, and space elements. 

These five movements are simple and easy to do, and appropriate for all ages. They are incredibly beneficial for overall balance and well-being - we can feel the benefit right away! The five elements and the names of the five movements are: 

1. Space: Goose Drinking Water 
2. Earth: Wild Yak Rubbing Its Shoulder 
3. Wind: Wild Horse Lying Down 
4. Fire: Falcon Holding the Wind 
5. Water: A New Mountain Rising

In the second part of the workshop, you will learn more meditation practices, especially a unique mantra meditation. The power of mantra is beyond our imagination, so is visualization. The combination of mantra recitation and visualization is more powerful. The three-syllable mantra meditation practice is one of the key practices of Tibetan yogis for cleansing the channels and manipulating the energy or prana or qi element and purifying karmic imprints and healing diseases. 

You will get plenty of time to ask questions on Tibetan breathing yoga and meditation general.

*Participants should bring a yoga mat or blanket—something to sit on.

 

Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam has dedicated his career to the continuance of Tibetan Buddhist culture and language in modern society. Ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he studied and practiced as a Tibetan monk for ten years. Having advanced his studies through institutions for two decades, Dr. Chok has obtained multiple degrees in Buddhist and Tibetan studies, including his PhD from the University of Delhi. He has studied and trained for decades in Buddhist studies, Tibetan yoga, healing, and meditation under the direction of many renowned Tibetan teachers of the major and minor Tibetan Buddhist traditions. An author, translator, and language instructor, Dr. Chok served as the Head of the Research and Translation Department at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala for thirteen years before relocating to the United States in 2019. Dr. Chok has taught prolifically in India, the United States, and over a dozen other countries, offering diverse and inclusive teaching series on meditation, Tibetan yoga, healing, Buddhist philosophy, and Tibetan language. He has written and translated more than 37 books and numerous articles into English and Tibetan. Since the pandemic, he has taught virtual courses all over the globe.