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11th Seminar of Himalayan Religion International Workshop

Traditional Wisdom & Body-Mind Practices in the Himalayas and Their Potential Applications to Modern Society
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For centuries, Himalayan meditation practitioners have directly experienced the beneficial effects of meditation practice in preventing and healing many forms of illness. In the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in mind-body practices, and their therapeutic use. Tibetan spiritual traditions utilize mind-body practices as a way to heal one’s body, energy and mind. During this workshop, we will discuss how we could apply Himalayan traditional wisdom and body-mind practices to modern society.
[1st Day] Dr. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche has explored the possible benefits of Tibetan yogic practices from the Bon tradition in people with cancer and their caregivers in collaboration with medical scientists. On the first day, he will talk about “Breathe as Medicine: Yogic Practices of the Bon Tradition and Their Effects on Human Health” to share his knowledge of these ancient practices, as well as how to apply them in our modern daily life.
[2nd Day] Centuries ago, Tibetan yogis developed spiritual practices that use dream and sleep as a spiritual path. The practice of dream yoga is meant to deepen our awareness during all our experience: the dreams of the night; the dream-like experience of the day; and the bardo experiences of death. The ultimate goal of Tibetan dream yoga is the recognition of the nature of mind or enlightenment itself. Dr. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will discuss the relationships between dream and waking, and dream and death.
[Date] 26 (Mon.) and 27 (Tues.) September 2016
[Time] 16:30-19:00
[Place] Medium Seminar Room (3rd floor) at Kyoto University Inamori Center
    (46 Shimoadachi-cho, Yoshida Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
    MAP http://kokoro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/AboutUs/access.html
[Guest Speaker] Dr. (Geshe) Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (Founder, Ligmincha International)
[Title 1] “Breathe as Medicine: Yogic Practices of the Bon Tradition and Their Effects on Human Health” (26th Sept.)
[Title 2] “Dream Yoga in the Bon Tradition” (27th Sept.)
[Discussants] Dr. Marc-Henri Deroche (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University)
       Dr. Yoshiyuki Ueda (Assistant Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University)
       Dr. Kengo Konishi (Senior Lecturer, Kanazawa Seiryo University)
[Convener] Dr. Seiji Kumagai (Uehiro Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University)
*Language: in English with Japanese translation
**Attendance: limitted to 50 people
***Fee: free of charge
[Contact] Liaison Office, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University, 46 Yoshida Shimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan.
     Tel: 075-753-9681
     Mail: kokoro-event-2*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @.)          



[Time Schedule]
26th (Mon.) Sept.
16:30-16:35 Opening Remarks by Dr. Seiji Kumagai (Uehiro Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University)
16:35-18:15 “Breathe as Medicine: Yogic Practices of the Bon Tradition and Their Effects on Human Health” by Dr. (Geshe) Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (Director, Ligmincha International) *50 minutes for presentation/ 50 minutes for interpretation into Japanese.
18:15-18:25 Break
18:25-18:40 Discussion with Researchers:
       Dr. Marc-Henri Deroche (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University)
       Dr. Yoshiyuki Ueda (Assistant Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University)
18:40-18:55 Discussion with Audience
18:55-19:00 Closing Remarks
27th (Tues.) Sept.
16:30-16:35 Opening Remarks
16:35-18:15 “Dream Yoga in the Bon Tradition” by Dr. (Geshe) Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (*50 minutes for presentation/ 50 minutes for interpretation into Japanese)
18:15-18:25 Break
18:25-18:40 Discussion with Researchers:
       Dr. Kengo Konishi (Senior Lecturer, Kanazawa Seiryo University)
18:40-18:55 Discussion with Audience
18:55-19:00 Closing Remarks
[Guest Speaker]
Dr. (Geshe) Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is an acclaimed author as well as a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico, South America, Europe and Asia.
Since his young age, he had studied philosophy, logic, vajrayana, meditation, etc., and finally got a title of Geshe (Ph.D in monastic universities in Tibet and its sorrounding regions) in Menri Monastery in India. Thereafter he has instructed both philosophy and meditation in Europe and USA. His has tried to make the ancient Tibetan teachings highly accessible and relevant to in our daily lives. Especially in the USA, he has conducted scientific research on the effect of Yoga on human body in collaboration with medical scientists.
He is the author of Awakening the Sacred Body; Tibetan Sound Healing; Awakening the Luminous Mind; The True Source of Healing; The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep; Healing with Form, Energy and Light; Wonders of the Natural Mind; Tibetan Yogas of Body, Speech and Mind; and Unbounded Wholeness (with Anne Klein). For more information about Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s activities, please visit www.ligmincha.org.

2016/08/26

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