Programs

“Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.”—Pema Chodron. In The Wisdom of No Escape, Pema Chodron explores what it means to make friends with ourselves and to welcome every experience as an opportunity to open and wake up. Together, we will read […]

Open House at Sky Lake is a monthly series November Open House-Film Screening: The Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment (45-minutes) Directed by Matthieu Ricard, with narration by Richard Gere, and interviews with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment is a 1998 documentary film tracing the life story of Dilgo […]

The Four Karmas in Everyday Life How can the lineage transmissions of Kasung practices and the fearless, compassionate awareness of the Protectors, Mahakhalas and Dralas energize our path of helping others and working with our world and daily life. Victory over War. An integral part of the Buddhist and Shambhala Lineages, Kasung practices offer us […]

Qigong 3 – The Gourd and Cauldron: Chinese Medicine and Qigong Requirement: Qigong 1 and 2 Chinese Medicine and Qigong enjoy a long history of relationship, mutually influencing each other in their approach to health and longevity. The Gourd is the symbol of Chinese medicine, and the cauldron is the symbol of the Taoist arts […]

The practice of Kado, or the "Way of Flowers” originated in China over 3,000 years ago. “Flowers”in this case is a metaphor for all sentient beings as all life forms big and small come into being with innate universal wisdom. The ultimate goal of Kado-Ikebana is not to make pleasant flower arrangements, but to expand […]

The practice of Kado, or the "Way of Flowers” originated in China over 3,000 years ago. “Flowers”in this case is a metaphor for all sentient beings as all life forms big and small come into being with innate universal wisdom. The ultimate goal of Kado-Ikebana is not to make pleasant flower arrangements, but to expand […]

Qigong 4 – Iron and Silk: Strengthening the Body, Cleansing the Internal Organs Requirement: Qigong 3 Iron has the quality of hardness, but tempered by fire, will become soft and flexible, ready to form limitless shapes. Silk has the quality of softness, but when the fibers are woven together, they form the strongest bonds. Qigong […]

Qigong 5 – Limitless Qi, Limitless Consciousness Requirement: Qigong 4 Qigong 5 is an important landmark in your journey into the Taoist arts of health and longevity. At the end of this level, you will have completed the 6 Basics forms of qigong, the Nine Self Massage Techniques, the Twelve Devas, Hua Tu Animals, the […]