Germany, 31 May 2018 - 10 Jun 2018

Mindfulness is not only fundamental to Buddhist practice, but it positively affects every aspect of our lives. It is a skill that requires regular training and discipline, and the benefits are priceless. Over many centuries, Tibetan Buddhism has developed tried and true methods for developing mindfulness. In the West we are often unaware of the need for and benefits of training the mind. We know that exercising our bodies in particular ways makes us stronger, more flexible and more fitter. The same is true for our minds. With the right exercises, we can develop increased focus, concentration, calmness and awareness. This is what it means to have a fit mind. As our mindfulness improves, all aspects of our life improve as well.

In this retreat, Tulku Lobsang will share the methods that are most effective for mindfulness training. He will explain the stages that the mind goes through in its development. We will learn about the common obstacles that we will encounter, as well as the antidotes for these obstacles. Participants will leave with a solid practice.

Mindfulness enables us to develop the mind‘s natural powers. With these skills, we can reach our full potential, accomplish our goals and have quality, loving relationships.

Everyone has the right and the ability to be happy. The wisdom teachings of Tibetan Buddhism are the key to a new understanding of happiness. Buddhism gives us methods for how we can achieve lasting happiness. Problems and change are an inevitable part of life. Although we know this to be true, we still allow the presence of problems to deflate our happiness. In this teaching, Tulku Lobsang will share methods for maintaining our happiness through life's most difficult challenges. By developing ourselves and shifting our perspective, problems can become our greatest teachers. Using problems as opportunities is the fastest way to enlightenment. And this is also the key to a joyful, loving and happy life.

Feeling compassion for one oneself and for others in times of deep personal grief and pain will transform your life. We all need love and the moment we start to understand love in all its dimensions, we begin to cultivate it from within ourselves.
Self-care and self-compassion are the first steps to gradually become more compassionate and self-confident.  In contrast perhaps to our belief that self-care and compassion can make us weak and vulnerable, they generate a very firm and stable inner base. Compassion is by nature gentle and peaceful but at the same time also very powerful. It helps to remove all fears and insecurities.  It gives us the courage to cope with any kind of obstacle we encounter.
In this workshop you will receive a series of guided meditation for the cultivation of the “Four Immeasurables”: loving-kindness, compassion,  joy, and equanimity.  The practice of the Four Immeasurables opens your heart step by step and cultivates a deep warmhearted feeling. You will also learn how to bring this experience into your daily life through the practice of Tibetan Mind training. If you develop a sincere and open heart, you will naturally feel more self- worth and self-confidence. This will change your world! Through the  cultivation of compassion you will be more relaxed, you will overcome depression and loneliness. You will be healthier and you will have better relationships. It is the key to a happier world!

Lu Jong is an old Tibetan practice of the tradition of  Tantrayana and Bön. The body exercises have been developed in order to activate our self-healing-energies. With the help of the exercises we can support healing processes positively, overcome negative emotions and increase our energy. Lu Jong is based on Tibetan medicine, which assumes that diseases are the consequence of an imbalance of the elements or humours. Through the combination of position, movement and breath Lu Jong can open physical channels and blocks in a soft way and mobilize misdirected energy. In this way our physical health, mental clarity and vitality are improved. These characteristics are the base for spiritual practice.

The basic cause of diseases are negative emotions. Often we have heard that every human being has the power for elf healing. But mostly we are quite skeptical with those statements. Tulku Lobsang gives an explanation how we can reach our happiness by overcoming the negative emotions. For this we have to learn how to use our innate healing energies, to overcome diseases or to remain healthy. The power of our mind and our thoughts can change the well-being of our body fundamentally. In daily life we continuously worry, have fears and expectations which are not fulfilled. These negative emotions have a direct influence on our body. We learn how to evoke positive emotions for reaching mental and physical health. In Traditional Tibetan Medicine we assume that there is medicine which supports the body to become healthy. But at the end it is the self healing power which has to be activated. Because it is only the body which can heal itself.

The discovery of sexual energy is a process of transformation. The practice of selfless, unconditional love is the basis for reaching complete, deep, pure happiness.  Because only through the existence of sexual energy we can exist. Sexual energy enables us for example to see something as beautiful. Often we confuse love with desire and sexual satisfaction. Through physical abstinence we can concentrate completely on our spiritual practice. When we are more advanced in our spiritual practice, we can include our own sexuality in our practice. Because sexual energy can be used to overcome negative emotions as attachment and desire.

Relaxation is the best medicine for our mind and energy. In this workshop, Tulku Lobsang will give practical and effective tools for developing this skill. Experience relaxation and learn why it is vitally important, for both our health and our spiritual path.

Few of us know how to truly relax. True relaxation calms our mind and emotions, and leaves us more energetic afterward.

Relaxation of the body is vital for maintaining health.
As tension builds in the body, delivery of nutrients and energy is inhibited and our systems decline.

Relaxation of the mind is vital for having clarity.
Only when the mind is calm are we able to access our innate wisdom.

It’s a very important skill that, unfortunately, we do not prioritize.

In this lecture, Participants will:

- Learn practical methods for deep relaxation
- Understand how the ability to relax will help you accomplish your goals
- Discover why relaxation is really the essence of Buddhism and can propel you on your spiritual path

During our life we pass about 240.000 hours sleeping. By the term dream meditation we understand the practice of lucid dreaming. This means that we aware of what we dreaming while we dream. Through this practice we learn how to use our dreams for spiritual practice.

First we need to recognize during our dreams that we are dreaming - for being then able, in the second step, to control our dream. In this state of mind we can evoke willingly situations which cause us problems in daily life. And then live them with a prior unknown ease. If we dream consciously, we can learn in the dream to evoke difficulties of our daily life and learn how to handle them. Body postures, mantras and visualizations are learned which prepare lucid dreaming.

Feeling compassion for one oneself and for others in times of deep personal grief and pain will transform your life. We all need love and the moment we start to understand love in all its dimensions, we begin to cultivate it from within ourselves.
Self-care and self-compassion are the first steps to gradually become more compassionate and self-confident.  In contrast perhaps to our belief that self-care and compassion can make us weak and vulnerable, they generate a very firm and stable inner base. Compassion is by nature gentle and peaceful but at the same time also very powerful. It helps to remove all fears and insecurities.  It gives us the courage to cope with any kind of obstacle we encounter.
In this workshop you will receive a series of guided meditation for the cultivation of the “Four Immeasurables”: loving-kindness, compassion,  joy, and equanimity.  The practice of the Four Immeasurables opens your heart step by step and cultivates a deep warmhearted feeling. You will also learn how to bring this experience into your daily life through the practice of Tibetan Mind training. If you develop a sincere and open heart, you will naturally feel more self- worth and self-confidence. This will change your world! Through the  cultivation of compassion you will be more relaxed, you will overcome depression and loneliness. You will be healthier and you will have better relationships. It is the key to a happier world!

Often we think that there no connection between our health and spirituality. But this is a misunderstanding. Our health and our spiritual development are interdependent. The basis of a healthy body is to live in a spiritual way. Living in a spiritual way leads to a balanced mind and he motivation to live in a healthy way. This is the same when you want to a higher spiritual realization. You need a healthy body as the body is the vehicle for the spiritual world. We need to work on understanding the strong connection between a healthy body and our spiritual development and integrate these experiences in oOften we think that there no connection between our health and spirituality. But this is a misunderstanding. Our health and our spiritual development are interdependent. The basis of a healthy body is to live in a spiritual way. Living in a spiritual way leads to a balanced mind and he motivation to live in a healthy way. This is the same when you want to a higher spiritual realization. You need a healthy body as the body is the vehicle for the spiritual world. We need to work on understanding the strong connection between a healthy body and our spiritual development and integrate these experiences in our daily life. This is the way to reach better health and more happiness.ur daily life. This is the way to reach better health and more happiness.

With a special combination of physical movements, breath exercises and visualization we awaken our inner fire, which burns the blockages of karmic imprints.

Tummo is our wisdom fire. It is something we naturally have within our bodies. This fire, this inner warmth, can be found in the area below the navel chakra. On a physical level it is responsible for the temperature of our body—the heat of digestion and metabolism, the heat that powers chemical reactions and builds hormones. But Tummo is much more than this! On an energetic level, the Tummo fire blazes through the channels, melting away the subtlest blockages and surging energy throughout the body. On the level of mind, Tummo is the source of love, joy, happiness and bliss.

Unfortunately, as we become older we start to lose this natural warmth. Then, our hormones and essences automatically reduce. But it doesn’t have to be this way! The Tummo practice will reignite our inner fire. Through a combination of movements, breath techniques and visualizations we generate the Tummo flame and spread it throughout the body. The flame grows, starting from below the navel and rising higher and higher. It softly penetrates each of the main chakras, spreading to all the branches and every pore of our body.

The chakras are secret doors to our being. Opening them and connecting with our Tummo fire brings us great realizations. In this way, we tap into our inner wisdom. From this great presence we can realize the true nature of our mind, fundamental wisdom, and unconditional love and compassion.

Tulku Lobsang has a very special connection to Tummo. This is his specialty and he can teach it like no other. An amazing opportunity!

Lu Jong is an old Tibetan practice of the tradition of  Tantrayana and Bön. The body exercises have been developed in order to activate our self-healing-energies. With the help of the exercises we can support healing processes positively, overcome negative emotions and increase our energy. Lu Jong is based on Tibetan medicine, which assumes that diseases are the consequence of an imbalance of the elements or humours. Through the combination of position, movement and breath Lu Jong can open physical channels and blocks in a soft way and mobilize misdirected energy. In this way our physical health, mental clarity and vitality are improved. These characteristics are the base for spiritual practice.

When we decide, we create space for change to occur. Change always happens anyway, but when we decide, we give it the direction that we want. Usually, when we want to do something, we spend a lot of time thinking about it. This puts pressure on us, and keeps us in a confused state. Therefore, we must learn how to make decisions. As soon as we decide, the pressure falls away and we win time. Decision has the power to help us separate the important things from the unimportant things. It generates energy and brings our daily routine on track.

Decision helps us to be in the here and now. When we decide, we have less thought about the past and we don’t lose ourselves in thoughts about the future. We must be in the present moment if we want to decide. And in order to be in the present moment, we need to be aware. We must shift our focus from the wish to do something to the awareness of the act of doing it. For this, we need to learn how to train our awareness. One way to do this is to stay in silence. From the place of silence, decisions become clear.

In this teaching, Tulku Lobsang will share methods from the wisdom of Buddhist Psychology. In addition to teaching about the power of decision, he will guide us in training the mind through different states of development and show us how to abide in stillness. We will learn the common obstacles that we may encounter and the antidotes to overcome them. The more we know about the development of our mind, the more motivated we are to connect with our true nature and live in alignment with our purpose.