Subtle Body & Therapeutic

I see I am just like the shimmering sea I love sitting on a high cliff watching the sea in it's perpetual flux in any weather. Today I was thinking about the subtle body and there is was below me - reflecting perfectly my inner sense of the subtle body. Thank you Vajra Dakini for this teaching!

Today's SBT - Tummo was fabulous, allow me to write it down and share. KL asked: Which movement do you like the most? (at the end of the class) Mine was not a movement, it was when I didn't move, the HOLD (holding the breath). It was so powerful! Heat went through my entire body inside out, throug

In todays SBT experience we explored Fox dakini and energy. The fox is often referred to in mythology as a trickster, using its cunning, alertness, sass and focus to turn things around or upside down! This attribute aligns with Coyote energy too. We discussed other manifestations of fox such as jack

(Mahāmāyūrī in Skt., KUJAKU MYO-O in Jap.) BIRD OF THE GODS: HOW DID THE PEACOCK GET HER BRIGHT FEATHERS? Originally an Indian goddess Mahāmāyūrī, one of the Pancha Laksha (five guardian goddesses). Mahamayuri means "great peacock". She is also called Makama Yuri, Peacock Butsumo, or Peacock Qu

What a brilliant building block we students were given in class today from Khandro-la! I went down some pretty deep rabbit holes after class looking at all the different Dakinis and the lineages that follow them. Below are three images I thought were really neat regarding the Japanese Dakini and as

The movements for 6-Session Guru Yoga that we have learned recently in the Subtle Body Training are bringing a positive enriching effect to my daily practice. I usually do the movements two rounds, and sit down for the third session with meditation. It has magically deepened the visualization, and e

Subtle Body Series VIII focuses on the "magic dance" of the dakini and the Dakini along the outline from Khandro-la @Dakinis Whisper that shows us how to move magically within the frame of guru yoga. Based on references from the book by Thinley Norbu entitled Magic Dance: The Display of the Self-Nat

I cannot express the feeling I had when I realized what was happening within my subtle body and channels during the last class of Series VII: Dakini Twilight Language .. but I'll try to. So there I was in the presence of four Dakinis, when I realized we had all done this before together - the danci

I wanted to share the pre-dawn outlook which inspired my SBT class focus on Buddha Dakini this morning. Such immense beauty 🙏

I have really been enjoying dancing to one of my favorite bands "The Hu"! This is one I particularly enjoy dancing to: Song of Women. The HU - Song of Women feat. Lzzy Hale of Halestorm (Official Music Video),https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdN1U9NvuIc

Troma Nakmo accompanied me on my morning walk today. It was a surprise and she was uninvited, though welcomed gratefully. She was quiet, saying little - actually, saying nothing at all. There was a fierceness in her silence, burning energy, a force of strength. In the swirling, ferocious quiet I viv

This is more of a question really . In a couple of SBT sessions Khandro La showed us there are 4 ways to approach and enter the Charnel Ground. 1. a tiger 2. a black snake 3. a dancing dakini 4. I cant remember ! - please refresh me someone :) I am wondering if the qualities of these 4 kinds o

I thoroughly enjoyed the 3 of the 5 classes in the series of 5 Dakini Subtle body trainings with Khandro La leading us in such interesting movements - the depth of which my mind and body could not grasp fully - but it certainly was a sweet taste. I am keen to do more of this somatic expression and

Today we completed the SBT Dakini I Series. Reflecting, I ponder what has awakened in me? Is it the spaciousness of Prajnaparamita? The fire of Vajrayogini? The courage of Green Tara? The fierceness of Simha-Mukha? Or the compassion of Quan Yin? I feel them all in some ways, and more! Remembering em

Practicing Subtle Body Training with Khandro-La has really deepened by practice and my journey through life by opening the subtle body experience and its relationship to the Dharma. I can use the exercises away from class to deepen my Dharma practice and to rest when emotional obscurations arise or

@Dakinis Whisper Khandro-la, are there any practices we as females should do and/or not do when we are menstruating? While I realize that as a yoga teacher myself my response to a student would be, "What feels right for your body during that time?" However, I feel that our lineage SBT practice may

When Khandro-la said in SBT that the animal-headed Dakinis appear in the Bardo, I had to pull out my Tibetan Book of the Dead because in it are colored pictures of the animal-headed Dakinis. Included below are the only personal pictures I had of the Wolf-Headed Dakini, but before that, I'm going to

Here is the story of the Dakini of Tigeress hybrid, Tataka, from Hindu mythology. There are a few versions of her story that expresses the multi-dimensionality of Dakini. One version is the tale of Tataka as a demoness. Tataka was a beautiful woman who was cursed by the sage Agastya to become a

I just saw this quote that is so profound, how can I not share it here: "Within my body are all the sacred places of the world, " the Buddhist saint Saraha once said, "and the most profound pilgrimage that I can ever make is within my own body. "

One thing I did to embody the dakini of the tigress was attend a painting class where I actually produced something for myself. This was an in-person class, not an online one. Here is what I made: To really see the storm and the snowbank, you have to stand back a bit and just let it speak to you.

A few days ago i made this 'artwork' carving out two meandering lines through the layer of discarded waste deposited onto the beach from storms. It wasn't until later when i was playing around with the images that i made the connection to the body mandala and the subtle body mandala! I work intuitiv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTt2KTkwGZ8 The text is on the subtitle, you will see when you turn on the caption. I found the text from a pdf distributed in a much earlier SBT class too. Tonglen - Taking & Sending with Magical Movement,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTt2KTkwGZ8

Thank you Khandro-la! Several times over this last week I have felt your presence and could see you in my mind and hear you sing the Tonglin movements that we do in class. It was such a soothing blessing and calmed my spirit like cooling nectar. Could you please share the melody in class? I woul

Today, after a rather tedious and frustrating experience with the technology we use for our bi-weekly announcements called Mailchimp, I did a "SB as Sadhana practice." I think it may have been one of the most robust, embodied subtle body experiences I have had. Thank you, Venerable Mailchimp.

Uchima, the Severed-Headed emanation of Vajrayogini holds the energy of a flash of lightening hitting the top of your head sending you into blissful dance. Oh my, is She terrifying in Her graceful posture! Khandro-la skillfully lead us in our lineage's movements of Refuge and Bodhicitta before we

Khandro-la shared 6 qualities of Dakinis yesterday in our SBT Dakini II series - alluring, wild, courageous, frightening, compassionate, ferocious! WOW, these are loaded, don't you think! We danced, moved, sang embodying all of these rich and somewhat provocative qualities. This morning, as I was

Never thought of moving (vigorously) is such an effective and powerful practice. Each session has different taste conducive to many profound insights and effective mind-taming. I think the most rewarding result for me is to connect with my chakras and channels, which I did not expect prior to joinin

It has been quite a delight to see how these Dakinis have been dancing through my life these last few weeks! I came across a copy of 'The Heart Sutra with the Repulsion of Maras' that I had printed out. I put the pages together into a little booklet and when I was done looked out my window! Eve

We are in the middle of a SB Dakini Series. Yesterday we got well acquainted with Green Tara, breathing, dancing, chanting, and moving with her kindness, confidence, one-pointed focus, and inexpressible, unlimited capacity for freeing all beings from the ocean of samsara's suffering! She is with me