Yuthok Nyingthig Inner Guru Yoga
Seven Day Guided Meditation Retreat with Dönla Tsering
June 12 - 19 2023
At Pure Land Farms & online
Check in: Monday June 12th between 3 and 6 pm (for residential guests)
Check out: Monday June 19th
(See full schedule below)
PRE-REQUISITE:
In order to attend this retreat, completion of seven day Yuthok Nyingthig Ngöndro retreat or ngöndro practice in another lineage is required.
(If you have questions about your eligibility, please include in your registration request below.)
PRICE:
$1000-$1500 Residential (Includes retreat plus all meals and onsite accommodation for seven nights)
$750 Commuter (Includes retreat plus all meals, no accommodation)
Limited to 15 residential participants
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REGISTRATION
In order to assess if this retreat is a good fit for you, kindly fill out this brief form. After filling out the form you will be sent a link to register for the retreat.
ONLINE STREAMING OPTION
For those who are not able to travel to Pure Land Farms, we are happy to announce that we will be streaming the morning session of our retreat. For more information about our online streaming option or to sign up, please visit our online learning platform:
Pre-requisite: Completion of Yuthok Nyingthig Seven Day Ngöndro Retreat
YUTHOK NYINGTHIG INNER GURU YOGA PRACTICE
Part of the Kyerim/ Creation Stage practices of the Yuthok Nyingthig, the Yuthok Nyingthig Inner Guru Yoga is a profound practice of connecting to one’s inner luminous nature and is the second of four Guru Yogas in the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition, which typically follows the completion of the Outer Guru Yoga Practice.
"If the supreme teaching of the Guru Sadhana Dharma Cycle of of the Yuthok Nyingthig did not have the blessing of simultaneous practice and accomplishment, then the people of this degenerate age, entangled in worldly desire and weak in determination for long retreats, would not be able to practice.
However, if this, the accomplishment of my life-force itself, is practiced without distraction by a faithful person for seven days, then I vow that I shall reveal well my face to them, and I shall grant them teachings and closely instruct them."
- Yuthok Yönten Gönpo, 12th Century
SCHEDULE:
MONDAY JUNE 12:
3 - 6pm: Check in for residential guests
6pm: Orientation for new guests
6:30pm: Dinner & Group Introductions
TUESDAY 13 - SUNDAY 18
8am: Breakfast
9am - 1pm: Morning Sessions (livestreamed)
1 - 3pm: Lunch break
3 - 7 pm: Afternoon Sessions
7pm: Dinner
8pm: Shanglon Protector Practice
MONDAY JUNE 19
8am: Breakfast
9am - 1pm: Final Session
1 - 3pm: Lunch & Check out
Dönla Tsering was born to a Tibetan family in India, and at a young age was entrusted to the care of famous Tibetan scholar and astrologer Ngawang Dakpa. After finishing high school in Delhi, she moved to Italy, where she became a student of Dr. Nida Chenagtsang in 2002 with whom she studied Kunye massage, Tibetan medicine, Mantra Healing, Sa Che and Yuthok Nyingthig. Donla teaches and guides retreats worldwide as a senior instructor for Sorig Khang International.
ABOUT THE YUTHOK NYINGTHIG
Yuthok Nyingthig, the ‘Heart Essence of Yuthok.' This unique and comprehensive set of Tibetan Buddhist practices was transmitted by Yuthok Yönten Gönpo the Younger, the great 12th century Tibetan physician and meditation adept who is considered to be an emanation of Medicine Buddha. It is a complete system of practice from the Anuttarayogatantra (Highest Yoga Tantra) class of teachings, beginning with Ngöndro (the preliminaries) and progressing through Kyerim and Dzogrim (Creation and Completion Stage practices) to the highest practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen.
The tradition includes concise and essential methods perfectly suited for busy contemporary practitioners that offer both worldly benefits including improved health and longevity for oneself and others, as well as the ultimate benefit of complete spiritual liberation. The Yuthok Nyingthig is the main spiritual tradition connected with Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine), and it contains many unique methods to heighten the intuitive, diagnostic, and healing capacities of doctors. It is the only complete cycle of Vajrayana teachings in which Medicine Buddha as a yidam (personal meditative deity).
Yuthok Nyingthig meditation practices are traditionally done in the context of a seven day retreat, making them practical and accessible in these modern busy times.
