Four Upcoming Retreats at Serenity Ridge

Annual Spring Retreat on ‘Discovering the Melody of Silence'

Registration is now open for four upcoming retreats at Serenity Ridge: “Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love” with Marcy Vaughn will be held February 21–23. “The Five Precious Wisdom Medicines” with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will be held March 13–15. “Discovering the Melody of Silence” with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be held April 2–5. And “Serenity Ridge Dialogues: Body, Breath & Mind” will be held April 5–7.

February 21–23, 2020: “Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love” with Marcy Vaughn
In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of all positive qualities. As such, Sherap Chamma, Mother of Wisdom and Love, is the source of wisdom, and her medicine is love and compassion. The teachings of Sherap Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of the ancient Bön tradition. In this retreat, participants will learn a beautiful and simple meditation practice enabling each to directly connect with the divine feminine energy. Within the support of the group, an environment is created to promote profound healing of physical, energetic, emotional and spiritual dimensions of life.
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March 13–15, 2020: “The Five Precious Wisdom Medicines” with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
The Five Precious Wisdom Medicines are the healing methods we can skillfully administer to ourselves to counteract the five poisons of everyday life—attachment, aversion, ignorance, pride and jealousy. Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, resident lama of Ligmincha Texas, will teach us about the five problems that arise for us, destroy our peacefulness and cause us to react in habitual ways that compound those problems. He also will teach us five methods we can use to restore our peacefulness and choose positive, creative responses to those problems. Through this simple-sounding topic, Geshe Denma will take us a long way toward a new understanding.
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April 2–5, 2020: “Spring Retreat: Discovering the Melody of Silence” with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
We affect both ourselves and others when we speak from fear, anger and pain—or hear this divisive speech from others. And often the voice that judges, blames and shames is heard from within and is turned toward ourselves. What is the sound of a true voice, one that is not driven by ignorance or confusion? A true voice comes from the boundless openness of being and the awareness that recognizes this. In this retreat, we will engage in the healing power of collective silence and sacred chant to touch into that deep connection through which we can discover the sacred space within us and all of life.
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April 5–7, 2020: “Serenity Ridge Dialogues: Body, Breath & Mind ” with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Guests
When we bring our attention to our body, our breath and our mind, what happens and why? How does our relationship to sensations, thoughts and perceptions change through spiritual or energetic practices? Can science and medicine inform what and how we practice? Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, leading scientists, physicians and practitioners at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center in deep conversations on these and other questions at the intersection of scientific and spiritual knowledge about body, breath and mind. This event builds and expands on the science and spirituality conferences that Ligmincha International has hosted since 2010.
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