Flight of the Garuda: A Guided Music Meditation
With Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, Simone Giuliani & Christiana Polites
November 8 2026
5pm
$25, In Person Only
The Flight of the Garuda is one of the most treasured collections of Dzogchen songs, expressed through the poetic voice of the renowned 19th-century Tibetan master Shabkarpa. These luminous verses cut directly to the heart of awakening, revealing the natural state of mind with precision and power.
In this new translation, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang brings fresh clarity to Shabkarpa's profound instructions, making these essential teachings accessible to contemporary practitioners in simple modern language, reminiscent of the yogic style of Shabkar himself.
Like the mythical garuda that hatches fully formed and takes flight, these songs of realization point directly to our pristine awareness—primordially pure and spontaneously present. Flight of the Garuda invites you to experience the soaring bird's-eye view—vast, unobstructed, and free.
In this special meditation, part of Sky Press’s ten year anniversary celebratory events at Pure Land Farms, a selection of Shabkar’s verses will be put to music, guiding participants in a deep meditation on the profound meaning.
Sky Press 10-Year Anniversary Program
This year, in Yuthok's auspicious Fire Horse year, Sky Press celebrates ten years of bringing these precious teachings into the world. We invite you to join us in honoring this work and sharing aspirations for the years ahead. This special anniversary gathering brings together teachings by Dr. Nida, a book fair and signings, music, meditation, and a gathering of sangha at Tanauduk Gardens.
Saturday November 7:
9am: Welcome and ritual offering of auspiciousness (Tanaduk Garden)
10am: Public Talk with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang (Yuthok Ling Temple + Livestream)
12 - 5pm: Sky Press Book Fair & Signings, Arts Exhibit, Sangha Activities (Pure Land Farms Grounds)
Sunday November 8:
10am - 12:30pm: Light of the Sun & Moon: Mahamudra Teachings & Meditation (Yuthok Ling Temple + Livestream)
12 - 5pm: Sky Press Book Fair & Signings, Arts Exhibit, Sangha Activities (Pure Land Farms Grounds)
5 - 6pm: Music Meditation on Flight of the Garuda (Yuthok Ling Temple)
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Born in Amdo, in Northeastern Tibet, Dr. Nida began his early studies of Sowa Rigpa at the local Tibetan medical hospital. Later, he was awarded a scholarship to enter the Lhasa Mentseekhang or Tibetan Medical University, where he completed his degree in 1996, with practical training at the Tibetan Medicine hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka.
Alongside his medical education, Dr. Nida trained in Vajrayana with teachers from every school of Tibetan Buddhism. In particular, he trained in the Longchen Nyingthig tradition of the Nyingma school with his root guru Ani Ngawang Gyaltsen and in the Dudjom Tersar tradition with Chönyi Rinpoche and Semo Dechen Yudrön. He received complete instruction in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, the unique spiritual tradition of Tibetan Medicine, from his teachers Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen and Khenchen Troru Tsenam, and was requested to continue the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage by Jamyang Rinpoche of the Rebkong ngakpa and ngakma community.
A well-known poet in his youth, Dr. Nida later published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in Tibetan and English, which have been translated into several languages. He has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods, and has gained acclaim in East and West for his revival of little-known Tibetan external therapies.