Foundations of Yogic Healing

The 2011-2012 program is currently underway. Please contact us if you'd like to be notified when dates for the next program are announced.

This program may be taken by those wishing to deepen an existing healing practice, to begin learning a new healing practice to eventually offer to clients, or to deepen their own spiritual development and healing.

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In Tibet, Lamas served as spiritual physicians which society called upon to address physical, mental and spiritual issues. Up until now, the techniques they used have been little understood in the West, because they were traditionally taught only to advanced meditators. Because they are based on “inner yogas,” these techniques are called Yogic Healing.

Domo Geshe Rinpoche comes from a long lineage of masters of the yogic healing arts of Tibetan Buddhism. After working closely with American students for nearly ten years, Rinpoche has recognized that, given the right conditions, more people are capable of entering Yogic Healing training than was traditionally believed. Thus, she is now disseminating this set of knowledge and techniques to qualified Western practitioners.

Full Yogic Healing training depends on a student's practice of the foundational techniques and meditations. Thus, the Foundations program will cover how to engage in a regular meditation practice and progress in one’s own healing, as well as introductory Yogic Healing techniques. Further training in Yogic Healing will be available to students after they have completed the foundational work.

Students of all spiritual traditions are welcome in this program. Since Yogic Healing is grounded in Buddhist philosophy, it will be necessary to resonate with the basic principles of Buddhism. This healing tradition is based on the teacher- apprentice model, and students will benefit from regular contact with Rinpoche.

Program Outline

Module 1: Principles of Yogic Healing
January 21-24, 2011

Topics include the Tibetan Buddhist lama healer tradition, meditation as the foundation for healing practice, the nature of health and disease, and differences between Yogic Healing and other forms of energy healing. Students will receive inner transmissions from Rinpoche. This session is one day longer than the other sessions (4 days).

Module 2: Coping with Stress and Change
March 18-20, 2011

Topics include methods to protect the healing process and healer from stress, the chemistry of change, practices to steady the mind, and the motivations with which we approach the work.

Module 3: Medicine Buddha and Making Medicine out of Water
May 20-22, 2011

Students will receive Medicine Buddha empowerment, along with instruction on making medicine from water. There will be group and individual meditation sessions, group healing circle, and opportunities to practice making medicine from water under Rinpoche’s guidance.

Module 4: Personal Development in Healing
August 19-21, 2011

Topics include self-care, movement practices, ethical principles, developing the motivation of great compassion, root of virtue, and how worry and anger affect health on multiple levels. Students will receive inner transmissions from Rinpoche.

Module 5: Meditation Practice
October 21-23, 2011

This experiential weekend will center around group meditation practice and deepening one’s practice with support from the group. Rinpoche will meet with students individually to answer questions and provide guidance.

Module 6: Multidimensional Being
January 27-29, 2012

Topics include the mandala matrix, the human body and energy field, the practitioner body, and the inner minds. Students will receive inner transmissions from Rinpoche.

Module 7: Regaining and Holding Balance
March 23-25, 2012

Topics include the definition of balance and how to regain and hold deeper balance. Upon the completion of this final workshop and all requisite coursework, the student may take the next steps in the Yogic Healing training with permission of the course instructor.

Applications are due December 1st, 2010.

If you have questions please contact us via phone (608-437-0520) or email (joyfulpath@joyfulpathhealing.com).