Events for November 18, 2024 - November 18, 2024

This yoga day retreat is an “all levels” non-academic view, practice and discussion of the view of Indian yoga (i.e., eight limbed path) and of the Tibetan teachings on the minds nature in our own language. Sean Drohan is a yoga teacher here in the Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia (and beyond), and the host of [...]

This Ngöndro Intensive is designed to allow ngöndro students to do a lot of practice with the support of other ngöndro students. Can new students join? When discussing recently our tantric track with Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, it was decided that Lodrö Sangpo can give the ngöndro reading transmission to students who have a good background in shamatha [...]

Unscheduled open day.

Sojong (Poṣhadha): The Meaning of Poṣhadha In Indian Hindu societies, members of the community regularly observe rites for renewing their connection with virtue. The days of the new and full moons are regarded as holy and set aside for purification of non-virtue and re-establishment of virtue. Those days, and the purification rites performed on those [...]

Mindfulness practice, Wednesday, December 14, from 8–11am Please join us for our weekly 8–11 am "mindfulness practice" sessions. Who can attend: Everybody. In particular, beginning students are welcome. If you need beginning instruction on mindfulness (= shamatha) practice, please get in touch with us beforehand. Even though mindfulness practice is, in comparison to tantric practice, a [...]

Mindfulness course for beginners (monthly class): This beginners evening class (7 pm to 8:30 pm) is an every month occurring event mainly geared towards completely new beginners to mindfulness (= shamatha-vipashyanā) practice or those with some experience of it or those who feel that it would be good for them to receive a “refresher” of the basic instruction as [...]