Approaching Ngöndro & Buddhist Practices According to Our Elemental Nature

Join us for a two-day teaching on March 8th and 9th for "Approaching Ngöndro & Buddhist Practices According to Our Elemental Nature: Tibetan Medicine Methods for Balance in Practice" with Nashalla Gwyn Nyinda

Often said, “The most excellent medicine is Dharma.” This statement relates to antidoting of our habits, tendencies, preferences and patterns, all which pull us away from clarity and luminous wisdom. Simple Buddhist pathophysiology explains how Dharma moves in bodily form and within our minds. For thousands of years, such methodologies have been used in traditional Tibetan Medicine, Sowa Rigpa, The Science of Healing to aid yogic and buddhist practitioners. No one method of Buddhist practice is “most effective” for all people, yet preliminaries clear obstacles and specific meditations are applied for specific energies. Applying a balanced approach suited to one’s individual body, elements, and mind typology aids significantly in cultivation of wisdom states. Understanding how elements reflect within and upon us is why teachers meet with students as they progress along their path, to give guidance with inner patterns. Embark on a journey of self-reflection. Through these talks, you will learn to embrace and recognize yourself fundamentally. Relating to our three root poisons, unique attributes set through karmic propensity and the overlay of the elements helps ameliorate obstacles and physical disorders in Buddhist practice and bodily experience. Learn time-tested Tibetan philosophy to increase and deepen Buddhist practices. Discover essential antidotes to common mental and physical developments arising from one’s unique elemental patterns. Associations of these patterns to our mental and physical manifestations brings greater discernment to our individual needs in Buddhist practice. In turn, this frees us from perceptions and projections, opening our mind-body to a more peaceful and productive journey.

Biography 

Nashalla Gwyn Nyinda, Menpa, TMD, MA Acu, LMT began studying Tibetan Medicine Sowa Rigpa in 1999. Encouraged by her root teacher, Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, she moved to India interning at Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute’s Clinic in India for two years. Nashalla’s Menpa degree (Doctor of Tibetan Medicine) was conferred in 2009 by Qinghai Tibetan Medical College and the Shang Shung Institute of Tibetan Medicine. Her bachelor’s in Interdisciplinary Studies from Naropa University focused on Asian Medicine and Buddhist Psychology and her Master of Acupuncture in the Classical Five-Element lineage is from the Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture. Nashalla founded the Sowa Birthing Method™, a bodywork series focused on decreasing medical interventions and postpartum depression. Teaching worldwide on Buddhism, meditation, Sowa Rigpa and Asian healing traditions; she is passionate about providing meditation and healing instructions which are simple and accessible for beginner and advanced alike. Nashalla directs the Nyinda Clinic of Tibetan Medicine & Holistic Healing in Boulder, CO and is president of the USA support branch: Chagpori US, a non-profit dedicated to furthering the preservation and protection of Tibetan Medical and Buddhist culture.

Suggested Donations

We have defined three registration levels for the entire weekend: benefactor, program, and sponsored. Please choose a level that suits you!

• Benefactor  ($150)– an offering at this level helps cover the program costs for those with limited resources and assists us with the care and maintenance of the meditation center.
• Program Fee  ($90.00) – an offering at this level covers the basic costs to run the program.
• Sponsored ($45.00)– an offering at this level is for those with limited resources or recent financial hardship.

This program will be held in person in the PMC Shrine Room and via YOUTUBE Live Stream.   Join us from the comfort of your home or with the sangha in  Denver from the PMC shrine room! Program times are March 8th - 6:30pm-8:30pm and March 9th - 10am - Noon and 2pm-4pm.  Once your registration is processed, the YouTube links for all the sessions will be sent to you via email from a Padmasambhava Meditation  Center email address. Please check your spam folder if you cannot find your registration confirmation email. We will send recordings to everyone registered after the event concludes.