Awakening Asheville

Contact and Register: SKY Schools https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breathewithme-a-restorative-space-designed-for-the-black-community-tickets-111197697306?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

Self-Care and Community of Practice Led by Black Facilitators, for the Black Community.

About this Event
"Caring for myself is not self - indulgence; it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." Audre Lorde

This is an invitation specifically for persons who identify as Black or African American and are overwhelmed with the injustice of the world and are ready to create space in their lives for self-care as we fight for justice for all! (We offer a parallel session for Allies to connect, learn and find support in their work to dismantle racism at allies.eventbrite.com)

We believe Black people deserve a space to relax, reassess, and realign ourselves.

We are a collective of Black stress-management & wellness instructors inspired by human values.

We are here to facilitate your journey of trauma-relief and stress-management.

Imagine how much more energy you will have and how much more powerful you will be when you cut your stress levels in half!

And it can be done in just a few minutes using nothing but your own breath...

Over the last 10 years, we've taught over 100,000 people to do just that.
The key is that your breath is directly linked to your emotions.

This 1-Hour Restorative Session Includes:
-Open, safe space for sharing and self-care for Black people
-Facilitated discussion
-Breath work and meditation

Led by Black facilitators, certified in stress and trauma relief.
Unleash the Hidden Healing Power of the Breath
-SKY Schools

Register for zoom link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breathewithme-a-restorative-space-designed-for-the-black-community-tickets-111197697306?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

Hosted by: Ngakpa International & the Buddhist Studies Institute

Explore the path of Vajrayana and Great Perfection (Dzogchen)

Please note you MUST register and meet pre-requirements in the link posted below before you are able to attend. HERE IS THE LINK: https://ngakpa.org/vajrayana-training/

Online classes, meeting twice a month, students will discover how to understand the pivotal principles of Tibetan Buddhism, make sense of empowerments, and go deep into understanding oneself, one’s own world, and how to make better sense of one’s own mind.

Vajrayana Training is offered in modules. The courses are non-sequential and can be taken in any order.

The Classes generally include a 30-minute lecture by Pema Khandro followed by 30-minutes discussion.

-fuel your inspiration
-discover your hidden depths
-immerse yourself in dharma
-connect with other Buddhists
-cut through fictions to see yourself as you really are
-understanding your mind and emotions
-gain support for ongoing practice and study
-clarify the meaning of esoteric Buddhist philosophy, terms and rituals
-engage Buddhist philosophy to grapple with the issue of teacher student relationships in Vajrayana
-leave behind the maze of information and have a direct encounter with the heart of Buddhism

What is Vajrayana?

Vajrayana is a Buddhist path for utilizing our life experiences as the fuel for the path. Vajrayana is a system of practices to cultivate a wakeful clear presence and connect with goodness in ourselves and others.

In Vajrayana ordinary life experiences become the focal point for our training. Vajrayana refers to a path of “transformation” of these experiences. It is the transformation of thinking, experiencing emotions, embodied experience, visualization, identity, moments of crisis, dreaming and dying into opportunities for connecting with intrinsic wisdom.

The view of the world in Vajrayana is that innate wisdom and potential for awakening is always present. Through Vajrayana meditation practices and Buddhist philosophy, we train to see the world with a “pure view,” an openness to connect with what is good, uplifted, the positive potential. Simultaneously, it is a training to wakefully address subconscious material, habitual neurosis and conditioned scripts within the framework of Buddhist resources for training the mind.

The term “Vajrayana” is used in the Nyingma lineage to refer to Buddhist Tantra and Great Perfection teachings (Dzogchen). The latter refers to a class of Buddhist teachings that have been practiced by non-monastic, non-celibate practitioners, yogis, tantrics and lay people who lived dynamic lives. Vajrayana includes philosophy, visualization, mind training, body-mind yogas, meditation practices and rituals.

Vajrayana, like all of Tibetan Buddhism, emphasizes the importance of relationships. The relationship between the teacher and student, between the student and the lineage history, between the community of people who practice and between the student and their world. These relationships present a complex and dynamic landscape through which the lived meaning of the teachings can be explored. Therefore a personal connection with others who teach and practice Vajrayana is an important ingredient. No book or class can substitute for that. However those experiences can be supported by a strong foundation in Vajrayana views, history and the context of the practices. The Vajrayana Training is offered to provide a foundation and a ground to encounter Vajrayana with understanding, to meet its teachers, adherents, rituals and practices with a sense of their purpose and context.

To learn more and register: https://ngakpa.org/vajrayana-training/

Hosted by The Heart of the Healer Foundation (THOTH)
Join us on the THOTH Facebook Page and contribute to a concentrated global intention for the healing of Pachamama as well as the collective psyche. This is a wonderful opportunity to energetically connect in soul presence with the circle of Pachakuti Mesa Practitioners worldwide, strengthening the Great Work of our shamanic planetary tribe. The power that is being harnessed and transmitted is deep and sentient nourishment for the Earth.
Learn more about the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Link-Up HERE.
NOTE: If you cannot attend this ceremony live, the video recording will be posted on THOTH’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

Must use this link to register and join: https://heartofthehealer.org/link-ups/
Ceremonialist: PMT Sanctioned Teachers