CURRICULA
TIBETAN YOGA PROGRAMS
Sowa Rigpa Yoga Practitioner
3 Modules | 100 days each
A three-part Tibetan Yoga immersion on Nejang, Lujong, and Tummo Yogas that supports dedicated yoga practitioners to deepen their own practice while learning how to safely teach and share methods either in a group setting or in a one on one therapeutic context, informed by the healing principles of Sowa Rigpa. Each 100-day module consists of:
Students must have completed or are concurrently enrolled in Foundations of Sowa Rigpa to participate in this program
MODULE ONE: NEJANG YOGA IMMERSION & TEACHER TRAINING (IN PROGRESS)
MODULE TWO: LUJONG YOGA (STARTS SEPTEMBER 2025)
MODULE THREE: TUMMO YOGA (DATES TBD)
- One in-person retreat at Pure Land Farms (California or Tuscany)
- Weekly Online Sessions consisting of guided practices by Sowa Rigpa Institute faculty, practice videos, home exercises, special guest presenters.
Students must have completed or are concurrently enrolled in Foundations of Sowa Rigpa to participate in this program
MODULE ONE: NEJANG YOGA IMMERSION & TEACHER TRAINING (IN PROGRESS)
MODULE TWO: LUJONG YOGA (STARTS SEPTEMBER 2025)
MODULE THREE: TUMMO YOGA (DATES TBD)
Nejang: Tibetan Healing Yoga
Nejang (Tibetan གནས་སྦྱངས་) is a gentle healing yoga practice consisting of twenty four simple physical exercises which use breath work and self-massage to open the channels, balance the internal energies, relax the mind, and nourish the inner organs. With roots in the Kalachakra tradition, such exercises have been prescribed by Tibetan physicians for centuries to improve health and vitality and to support spiritual practice.
Nejang Yoga is suitable for all, regardless of physical condition and spiritual backgrounds and can support both meditation practice and self-care regime.
- Short live online or video courses are offered regularly
- 21-week Nejang Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training (Module 1 of Sowa Rigpa Yoga Practitioner) is offered annually for those those who have studied Sowa Rigpa and would like to share this practice with others.
NEJANG TEACHER TRAINING IN PROGRESS
Nejang Yoga is suitable for all, regardless of physical condition and spiritual backgrounds and can support both meditation practice and self-care regime.
- Short live online or video courses are offered regularly
- 21-week Nejang Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training (Module 1 of Sowa Rigpa Yoga Practitioner) is offered annually for those those who have studied Sowa Rigpa and would like to share this practice with others.
NEJANG TEACHER TRAINING IN PROGRESS
Yuthok Nyingthig Tummo Yoga
Tummo Yoga, commonly called "Inner Fire" Yoga is the first of the Six Yogas of the Dzogrim Completion Stage practices of Vajrayana Buddhism. Its purpose is to gain complete control over all body functions resulting in health, bliss, and direct perception of one's true nature. Through the practice of meditation, visualization, breathwork and physical exercises, one purifies the ordinary body’s channels and energies, thereby transforming it into the deity’s body.
Weekly live online courses offered bi-annually.
Pre-requisite to practice Tummo yoga is Yuthok's ngöndro preliminary practices and Guru Yoga practice which is the foundation for all advanced level Vajrayana practices.
Weekly live online courses offered bi-annually.
Pre-requisite to practice Tummo yoga is Yuthok's ngöndro preliminary practices and Guru Yoga practice which is the foundation for all advanced level Vajrayana practices.