Showing posts with label Tibetan Yoga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tibetan Yoga. Show all posts

Sunday, July 26, 2015

2015/16 Tentative Schedule


Tsegyalgar West 
Upcoming Retreat Programs

October 16 to 18th, 2015
Intro to SMS Base Level 
with Steven Landsberg  
Intro to the Base of Dzogchen.  Includes practices of Semzin and Rushen Practice. There will be time for Yantra Yoga & Vajra Dance.

November 7 & 8th  
Yantra Yoga Open House & Retreat 
With Josefina Robles  
Yantra Yoga Instruction
Also time for some Khaita & Vajra Dance 

November 20-22nd, 2015
Permaculture & Natural Eco-cultures Seminar
Weekend workshop with Jose Avina
November, January and March- combine with Yantra, Yoga, Vajra Dance & Tun

December 17-21, 2015 
SMS Training Base Level & Mahayoga Retreat with  Jim Valby  The Base of Dzogchen

December 27 to 2nd January, 2016 
Nina Robinson- Mandarava Retreat
A long life and revitalizing practice
People can arrive on the 26th

January 22-24th, 2016 
Weekend permaculture workshop with Jose Avina
Time for Yantra Yoga, Dance and Tun

February 26-28th, 2016 
Dream Yoga and Practice of Clear Light Retreat
(Proceeds to go to Dzamling Gar house fundraising project)
Micheal Katz

March 25 to 27th, 2016
Natural & Regenerative Farming Seminar
Permaculture Weekend workshop with Jose Avina
Combine with other practices

October/November 2016
Constantino Albini 
Guru Yoga retreat with SMS study/practice

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

The Wisdom of Compassion: TW Nature Reserve Capitol Campaign

The Wisdom of Compassion:
TW Nature Reserve Capitol Campaign

TSW is in crisis and needs to get the basics running for self-sustenance, mainly Solar BATTERIES and HOT WATER. There are other things it's important for people to know - we need everyones help to repair and renovate the VERY BASICS for this next season.


The Tsegylagar West, Los Naranjos retreat center in Baja Ca Sur needs your support to complete repairs and renovate its infrastructure from last year's damage from Hurricane Odile. We have made progress with a new roof structure for the meeting hall, but still need support to replace solar batteries, hot water heaters in casitas, etc. This funding is very important to keep the beautiful and peaceful center maintained for renting to groups, as that is an important source of income to maintain it well.
Please give to the Capitol Campaign and we will give back in a program to acknowledgement of your gift! Please join us in collaboration by donating.
Who We Are
The Tsegyalgar West 'Los Naranjos" Buddhist retreat center is located in Baja California Sur. It is a Nature Reserve of 3,000 acres of diverse landscape, both desert and lush tropics. It has an intricate mysterious terrain and fresh springs, within the majestic Sierra Laguna mountain range.  It is located north of San Jose del Cabo in Baja Ca Sur, Mexico. We have been offering various programs to the
community for over ten years.

There are 16 casitas to enjoy for stays, which offer an extraordinary natural environment to immerse in, and to relax and discover our relationship with natural well being. Pristine wilderness areas are quickly becoming more rare and precious in our modern age. It is our mission to preserve this land for the benefit of all. Please come to visit!

Eco-stays can include meditation and contemplation practice, yoga and massage, hiking and natural spring arroyos, permaculture and gardens, ongoing seminars and programs available, as well as group retreats and eco-tourist interests.

What We Need
Funding for Infrastructure Repair & Renovation
Your support goes directly to the following projects. Our Goal of $54,000 covers installation of these priority projects by the board of directors:

SOLAR Batteries : $10,000  - Replace batteries (The existing are nine years old & don’t hold a charge)
Utility Area & Bathrooms : $10 ,000  - Construct vented utility storage behind kitchen to protect utilities from wind and weather. Eco friendly bathrooms added to the common area.
Hurricane preparation: $6,000- Shutters on windows and casita doors, various repairs, road maintenance and drainage
Upgrade Communications: $6,000- (a matching grant available from a donor!) Add antenna for internet and phone reception. Needed for better communications in this isolated spot.
Hot water heaters $9,000 - Old solar rooftop heaters destroyed in hurricane. New system will be protected in a side enclosure.
Furnishings: $5,500- New beds for dorm. Bedding/cabinets/curtains
Kitchen hot water/separate sink: $ 1,500- So cooking and cleanup can happen at the same time.
Tea Station/phone charging area: $1,000 In dining area for guests
Cattle Grates and level parking area: $5,000 To keep the cows from getting into the gardens and causing soil erosion. Level parking space.
Total Capitol Campaign Goal: $54,000


Your Impact
Your donation helps provide hot water for showers, solar electricity, improved communications and will generate stability and basic comforts for this place of refuge. Your donation will go a long way and also will be an investment for the future generations who will come to rediscover themselves in a peaceful and supportive atmosphere.

We care happy to provide a tax donation letter for USA tax deductions. We are currently working on non-profit status in Mexico, which should come through by 2016. Please give to the Capitol Campaign and we will give back in a tiered gift certificate program in acknowledgement of your generosity!

GIFT CERTIFICATES for Levels of Giving:
5,000+  Three weeks casita for any program or individual retreat
$2500-5,000   Two weeks casita free
$1,000-2,500  One week at a casita free
$250-$1,000    Overnight stay at a casita

Our Team

We are confident that as a team, we can all make a better world together. Made up of connected small and caring communities worldwide, we make a real difference in the stewardship of retreat land for the benefit of all. The Board of Directors and everyone associated with the non-profit center sincerely appreciate your support for making this campaign come to life!



Other Ways You Can Help
Spread the word about our work by sharing our IndieGoGo with your friends, family and co-workers through Facebook and email.
Get creative; use your Twitter, Instagram... ANYTHING to help spread the world!

For more information :

Tsegyalgar West – A Buddhist Retreat Center open to all. A repository for the wisdom of the ancient spiritual tradition of Dzogchen. Guided by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the world's leading authorities on the Dzogchen tradition, it's expression in literature, and our translation into practice as a working model for personal and ecological development. We work in harmony with the land as it's stewards to recognize and reawaken the sacred in our lives and apply these truths in our world.



Monday, June 29, 2015

Happy Birthday to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama!


July 6th 2015 is HHDL's 80th Birthday!

Happy Birthday to HHDL at the Glastonbury Festival this last weekend!
The Central Somerset Gazette published some of his quotes for inspiration:

 “If there is a 'Oneness of Humanity', then there is no basis to kill. I love my life. Everyone has the right to live happily. Most problems are created by man. Killing, bullying, cheating exploitation. We have to find long term solutions. This very difficult.
 “The existing education system is very much orientated about material values. This creates anger, hate. negative thinking … If we continue teaching on the value of external, material values it will be hard to find solution.”
 “Inner value needs to be added to education from university to kindergarten. From kindergarten right up to university. I think it’s better to include some moral education.”
 “The long term solution of man-made problems we must look at education, about warm-heartedness or sense of care.”
“The gap between rich and poor is not only morally wrong, but practically wrong.”
 “Keep inner strength and then utilise common sense and look at things realistically.”
 If he could have a day off from being Dalai Lama, he would go back to his farming village and drive a tractor.
 “We are all human, we all have the same potential, potential for positive or potential for negative”
http://dalailama80.org/day-73/

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Spring in the Vast Mountains


Green from the winter rains still at Tsegyalgar West this April. 
Wonderful to have the new buildings available to use.
Spaciousness everywhere! Cool mountain breezes refresh the hot
sun of mid day, and evenings are calm and moderate. A full moon eclipse
was quite spectacular from our high vantage point. We shared meals, fires,
walks, yoga and the deepening of the Song of the Vajra Dance.
Amazing opportunity for all.

Thanks to all who came to participate and especially to teachers
Anya Neyman,  Josefina Robles and Gecko Nanay Valdivia Seibt,
who give so much to spread and support the profound teachings
of Dzogchen and Rinpoche here in Baja Ca Sur.








Monday, March 9, 2015

Spring Break Retreat at the GAR!

We invite you to spend a relaxed Spring Break Retreat 
in the beautiful San Jose Mountains at Tsegylagar West! 
We offer two courses: Yantra Yoga and The Song of the Vajra Part 2. 
See more detailed in formation below in the downloadable flyers.
Course dates are March 29th to April 5th, 2015

There will be time for relaxing, hiking and bonfire evenings.  
Contact the secretary for registration or more information
 at tsegyalgarwestsecretary@gmail.com







Friday, March 11, 2011

Tibetan Yoga of Movement



YANTRA YOGA      
the Tibetan Yoga of Movement
with instructor PATRIZIA PEARL

April 8, 9 and 10 Weekend
Yantra Yoga Course for beginners: 
Preliminaries, Tsigjong, Lungsang.


April 22, 23 and 24 Weekend
Yantra Yoga Course Advanced
Tsadul, Pranajama 1, Series 1-2, the Vajra Wave


Yantra Yoga or the Yoga of Movement is an ancient system of Tibetan yoga based on the text The Union of the Sun and the Moon, written in the 8th century by the master and translator Vairochana. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu wrote a detailed commentary on the root text and started to transmit this teaching in the West at the beginning of the seventies.
Yantra Yoga is a fundamental method to integrate the profound essence of the Dzogchen Teaching in the three doors (body, voice and mind) of the practitioner. Through positions and movements combined with breathing one’s energy is coordinated and harmonized, so as to let the mind find the authentic balance and relaxation which is the basis for getting into contemplation.

Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat
Info and registration: tsegyalgarwestsecretary@gmail.com