Wednesday Night Practice
2019-01-16 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-01-23 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-01-30 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-02-06 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-02-13 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-02-20 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-02-27 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-03-06 18:45 - 20:15 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Description Join us every Wednesday for this beautiful Bön Buddhist meditation practice. This weekly meditation practice is open to beginners, experienced practitioners and everyone in between. Our practice is based on the Bön Buddhist wisdom tradition that has been handed down from teachers to students for centuries. Join us and give yourself the gift of meditation with the support of a group.
The first Wednesday of every month will include a focus on supporting beginners. The second Wednesday of each month will include an additional discussion of the lineage masters of the Zhang Zhung.
Our Wednesday sessions consist of the following set of practices:
– The Nine Breathings of Purification
– Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga)
– The 5 Warrior Syllables (Tibetan Sound Healing)
– Silent Meditation
– Recitation of the Precious Garland Bardo Prayer (optional)
– The Invocation of Yeshe Walmo
– Dedication of Merit
These sessions are open to the public. Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org for details.
There is no fee, but donations are gratefully accepted.

Opening the Door to Bön - The 9 Breathings of Purification
2019-01-20 11:30 - 13:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

This Sunday, we will explore the practice of the Nine Breathings of Purification.
The View of the wisdom tradition of Bön Buddhism is that the nature of our mind is clear and open, like a cloudless dessert sky. What causes our suffering, is our disconnection from our true nature. The practice of these cleansing breaths, help us to clear what obscures our recognition of our true nature.
There is no fee for this session but a suggested donation of $10 to the Center is gratefully appreciated.

Contract Information

Leslie Abuso

leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org

Red Garuda Meditation Practice
2019-01-21 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-02-18 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-03-18 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-04-15 19:00 - 20:15 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

Red Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases.
Red Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma.
There is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.

Practice Contact

Jackie Cole

info@ligminchatexas.org

Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities - Friday Talk
2019-01-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Asia Society Houston, 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX, 77004, United States
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will return to the Asia Society on January 25th, 2019, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The Retreat will continue at the Jung Center Houston on Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
The topic of this year’s talk is based on Rinpoche’s newest book, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, published in 2018. As Rinpoche has said:
Creativity can be seen as a state of natural flow, one that spontaneously and effortlessly gives birth not only to manifest form, but to all experiences of body, energy and mind. This state of flow, which has its roots in openness, occurs only in the absence of hope and fear. It is at once naturally joyful, peaceful, compassionate, expansive and powerful. When you know how to tap fully into this open, creative flow, its beneficial qualities can extend to any area of your life.
During Friday night’s lecture, Rinpoche will introduce the topic and provide a short instruction and meditation practice.
On Saturday and Sunday at the Jung Center Houston, Rinpoche will deepen his discussion and and offer more extensive guided meditation practices to help participants recognize and clear physical, energetic, and mental obstacles that can block creative flow, helping you to connect with and trust in your innate creative potential and to discover the inner strength and confidence that can allow creativity to naturally blossom.

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is an acclaimed author as well as a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe. Fluent in English, Tenzin Rinpoche is renowned for his depth of wisdom; his clear, engaging teaching style; and his ability to make the ancient Tibetan teachings highly accessible and relevant to the lives of Westerners.

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Click here to visit the Asia Society Houston website
Pricing at the Asia Society Friday Night Public Talk:
$25 for non-members
$15 for members of the Asia Society

Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities - Weekend Retreat
2019-01-26 10:00 - 2019-01-27 17:00 | The Jung Center Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, 77006, United States
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will return to the Asia Society on January 25th, 2019, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The Retreat will continue at the Jung Center Houston on Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
The topic of this year’s talk is based on Rinpoche’s newest book, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, published in 2018. As Rinpoche has said:
Creativity can be seen as a state of natural flow, one that spontaneously and effortlessly gives birth not only to manifest form, but to all experiences of body, energy and mind. This state of flow, which has its roots in openness, occurs only in the absence of hope and fear. It is at once naturally joyful, peaceful, compassionate, expansive and powerful. When you know how to tap fully into this open, creative flow, its beneficial qualities can extend to any area of your life.
During Friday night’s lecture, Rinpoche will introduce the topic and provide a short instruction and meditation practice.
On Saturday and Sunday at the Jung Center Houston, Rinpoche will deepen his discussion and and offer more extensive guided meditation practices to help participants recognize and clear physical, energetic, and mental obstacles that can block creative flow, helping you to connect with and trust in your innate creative potential and to discover the inner strength and confidence that can allow creativity to naturally blossom.

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is an acclaimed author as well as a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe. Fluent in English, Tenzin Rinpoche is renowned for his depth of wisdom; his clear, engaging teaching style; and his ability to make the ancient Tibetan teachings highly accessible and relevant to the lives of Westerners.

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Click here to visit the Jung Center Houston website
In the Advanced Search area, for program type, select “Body, Mind, Spirit”
For Instructor, select Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Pricing at the Jung Center:
$180 for non-members
$150 for members

Cleansing Ransom - Preparation for Losar Celebration - Year of the Earth Pig
2019-01-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at the Center — There will be a cleansing ransom ceremony at our center instead of regular practice. At that time, we will use this opportunity to cleanse ourselves spiritually, to be ready for the New Year. Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will give blessing water. We will think about releasing all the negative things that happened in this year so they will not be carried into the new Earth Pig year. All are welcome to come and bring anyone who is interested in this beautiful experience.

Losar Celebration - The Year of the Earth Pig
2019-02-09 10:30 - 14:00 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Practice Description

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 – 10:30 am at the Center — Losar celebration. We will use Tibetan traditions to greet the new year. Each person will light a candle on the altar and we will pray together. Geshe Denma will do the Chemar ritual, a traditional auspicious ceremony using roasted barley flour (called tsampa) mixed with butter. One person will hold a traditional container of tsampa and butter so each person can take a pinch, offer it lightly three times, touch it to the tongue, and then say the traditional auspicious happiness greeting –
Tashi Delek Phunsum Tsok, Ama Bakdro Kukham Sang
Tendu Dewa Thobpar Shog, Gongni Gongdu Phelwar Shog
The meaning in English is: Auspicious goodness and abundance to you, may you be healthy and peaceful, may you find eternal peace and happiness, and may your pursuit of peace and happiness flourish day by day.
According to the lunar calendar, the actual date of Losar is February 5, 2019, and you may wish to recognize that day even though we will be celebrating on the 9th so more people can attend. Following the ceremony, we will all go to lunch to continue the happy gathering for an auspicious start to the new year.

Celebrate the birthday of Nyame Sherap Gyaltsen
2019-02-10 11:00 - 12:30 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Description

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 11:00 am Galveston – Celebrate the birthday of Nyame Sherap Gyaltsen (1356-1415), the first abbot and founder of Menri Monastery, the mother monastery of Bön in Tibet. There will be a sangcho fire ritual and a fish release ritual dedicated to Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche’s long life. These are special spiritual experiences that bring blessings and merit to those who participate. After the rituals, we will share a meal together.
We will meet at the home of Jackie Cole and Harvey Rice in Galveston at 2308 Sydnor Lane.
Call with questions or for directions: 409-744-1257.
All are welcome to attend.

Opening the Door to Bön - Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga)
2019-02-17 11:30 - 13:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

With the Bon Buddhist practices of Tsa Lung, we explore the five Tsa Lung movements. In this practice we will deepen our inner connection by exploring the 5 five energy centers (chakras) with the movements of Tsa Lung. Tsa means channel and lung (chi or prana) means breath. These movements along with the visualization that accompanies them help us to clear what keeps us from recognizing and connecting to the positive qualities inherent in our true nature.

This practice is led by Leslie Abuso. For more information, contact her at: leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org.

Doors open at 11:00 am. There is no fee but donations to the center are greatly appreciated.

The Six Bardos and the Nature of Mind
2019-02-22 19:00 - 2019-02-24 17:00 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
The Six Bardos and the Nature of Mind
Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche
The Bardo is a Tibetan Buddhist concept roughly translated as “thrown between.” Also called the Intermediate State, the Bardo arises between death and the next life. It is said to be much like dream, sleep, and deep meditative states, when the edges of our reality blur, and forms, images, sounds, our sense of ourselves and duality diminish, yet presence remains.
The Bardo presents both a challenge to ordinary consciousness and an opening to the possibility of enlightenment.
Khenpo Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche will explore the Bardo with us. This weekend offers an opportunity to receive precious teachings from a high lama to help us prepare for this transition time.
Public Talk
Friday. February 22nd 7:00pm – 8:30 pm
$15 Suggested Donation
Weekend Retreat
Saturday & Sunday February 23rd & 24th 10 am – 5 pm
$135 Early-Bird Registration thru February 18th
$150 Standard Registration
Location

Ligmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX
Register through the links provided above.
Financial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.
Special payment plans are available.
Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org

Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche

Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche is the current Abbot of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery in Dolanji, India. He was born in 1978 in Delhi, India. His birth name, Tsering Dhondup, was given to him by Tsondue Rinpoche, one of the greatest Bön masters in 20th century. After completing over 15 years of study of Bön Sutra, Tantra, Dzogchen and the five major and minor sciences of Bön tradition, Nyima Rinpoche received his Geshe Degree in the spring of 2006. In 2008 Rinpoche was enthroned as Menri Shedrup Lopon, the principal master of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery. In February of 2012 he was enthroned as the Menri Shedrup Khenpo, the Abbot of the Bön Dialectic School.
Rinpoche has been teaching Bön Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen to Bön Dialectic students for more than 15 years and he has been an invited speaker at several major Bön and Buddhist conferences. He has also contributed several articles for Bon-sGo, the journal in Tibetan of Menri Monastery in India and the Himalayan Bön website in Tibet. Khenpo Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche has taken on the additional responsibilities of General Secretary of the Governing Council of Menri Monastery, and since 2011, Director of the official website of Menri Monastery (www.theyungdrungbon.com). In 2014, he visited Tibet and blessed many Bon followers and practitioners.
Rinpoche is the author of the books ‘Rigs sMa dGyes Pi mChod Trin’, (Offerings to Rejoice the Great Scholars), ‘Man-ngag Lung gi Yang Zhun, sTod Cha’ and ‘sMad Cha’ (A Clear Oral Transmission of the Sacred Instruction, Parts 1&2) and ‘Yungdrung gi Tson Dhon’ (Illustration on the Meaning of Yungdrung). These three books cover the main philosophical teachings in Bön tradition.

The Five Warrior Syllables
2019-03-08 19:00 - 2019-03-10 17:00 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
The Five Warrior Syllables
Tibetan Sound Healing Practice
Marcy Vaughn
When we rest our attention on the stillness of the body, inner silence, and the spaciousness of mind we connect with the source of healing and creativity within. During this weekend retreat, we will explore the sacred architecture of the channels and chakras within the body. Resting attention in each of five energetic center and chanting a sacred sound associated with that center is a powerful healing practice.
This practice known as the Five Warrior Syllables, supports the release of physical, emotional and energetic blockages and encourages the emergence of healing qualities. As new spaces open within, we see ourselves and others with fresh eyes, connect to our life with inspiration, and are motivated to engage in actions that benefit others.
Public Talk
Friday. March 8th, 2019 7:00pm – 8:30 pm
$15 Suggested Donation
Weekend Retreat
Saturday & Sunday March 9th & 10th 10 am – 5 pm
$135 Early-Bird Registration, $150 Standard Registration
Location

Ligmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX
Register at: LigminchaTexas.org
Financial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.
Special payment plans are available.
Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org

Marcy Vaughn

Marcy Vaughn has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for more than forty- five years and is a senior student of Bon Buddhist master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Marcy was in the first graduating class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University and is currently a therapist in private practice in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She works in close collaboration with Tenzin Rinpoche and has edited his books Tibetan Sound Healing, Awakening the Sacred Body, Awakening the Luminous Mind, and Spontaneous Creativity. She is a teacher for both Ligmincha Institute and a senior teacher for The 3 Doors, where she designed and teaches the Compassion Project with her husband, Gabriel Rocco. Marcy is the main practice leader for retreats by Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche at Serenity Ridge in Virginia.

Wednesday Night Practice
2019-03-13 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-03-20 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-03-27 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-04-03 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-04-10 18:45 - 20:15 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States

Opening the Door to Bön - the Warrior Syllables
2019-03-31 11:30 - 13:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
The Five Warrior Syllables (Tibetan Sound Healing)

The sacred sounds of the Five Warrior Syllables are a part of the Bön healing tradition and have been handed down from master to student for generations. In recent years, these ancient practices have been brought to life in the west through the tireless teaching and writing of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, author of Tibetan Sound Healing. The Five Warrior Syllables Practice engages the power of sound and silence to help heal physical illness, clear psychological and energetic disturbances, and support the spiritual practitioner to abide with clear and open awareness.
In our Sunday practice session, led by Leslie Abuso, we will spend time with all five syllables. There will be instruction, practice and time for questions and discussion. The practice is open to all levels of practitioner. There is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.
“The practice of the Five Warrior Syllables is a skillful means that can support us to release our negative and limiting behavioral patterns of body, speech and mind.” (from “Tibetan Sound Healing” Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.)
There is no need to register but it is helpful if you RSVP to Leslie at 713-444-3457.
There is a bookstore onsite and this book is available for purchase.
