Magical Mongolia

Travel with a great spiritual master on this journey to discover your own Wisdom Mind. Learning ancient tantric and shamanic practices, we will carry these into the vast and spacious heartland of Mongolia. With the practices of

Chöd, windhorse and others, participants will reinvigorate both the land and their own lifepath.

The Tibetan Practice of Chöd

is a powerful method of cutting through obstacles—material, emotional and spiritual. It continually clarifies and free one’s body, mind and spirit, as well as healing others. Relying on Feminine Wisdom energy, the body itself becomes an offering to all beings in the universe. This is the ultimate practice of the compassionate spiritual warrior, a rich approach to life that leads to ultimate liberation.

Our Journey

Practice

We will receive the Chöd empowerment and progressive training in this and other transformative sacred technologies. There will be two weekends of practice that includes the Chöd dance, Pegyal and Kusali Chöd, windhorse, smoke offering, healing Hayagriva-Garuda practice, a full day of the Precious Rosary Chöd, Healing the Four Elements and teachings on the Nature of Mind.

Pilgrimage: Visiting sacred places, monasteries and wild power spots in the Mongolian hinterland, we will balance the outer and inner landscape, purifying the earth and uncovering our inherent clarity.

Benefit

We will participate in the great Buddhist revival of Mongolia, bringing back sacred practices that were banned for 50 years by the Soviets and transmitting some for the first time ever.

Our Mentors

Tsewong Sitar Rinpoche

head of the Sangye Teng monastery in Bhutan, is a great living master of Chöd and lineage holder of PeGyal Lingpa. Having spent 20 years in meditative retreat, he is a Dzokchen master of limitless compassion and fearless wisdom.

Lama Pema Tenzin

is a master of meditation and ritual, sacred dance and art, and an accomplished thanka artist and stupa builder. The brother of Tsewong Rinpoche, he has studied and practiced dharma since the age of six under many great Vajrayana masters.

Lama Jinpa

completed the traditional 3-year retreat under the guidance of Kalu Rinpoche. A leading Western expert on Chöd, he has practiced holistic medicine for 33 years and studied dharma for 28 years from many Kagyu and Nyingma sages.

Carrol Dunham

has spent the last 20 years living in Nepal and Mongolia. The areas premier guide, she is an experienced Buddhist who is featured in an upcoming National Geographic special on the land and its people.

Logistics

Trip Costs

US$ 3500 deposit: $500

PRICE INCLUDES: Tsewong Sitar Rimpoche, Lama Pema Tenzin, and Lama Jinpa, translator, yoga and resource guide Carroll Dunham, transport in Mongolia, all meals, lodging in hotels and gers,double occupancy, (single occupancy $500 extra supplement), ger retreat living in Bunkhan, (two to a ger) horses, horsemen, saddles, airport transfers, museum entrance fees.

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

Airport tax, offering to lamas, alcohol drinks or tips to the horseman and staff, flights from US to UB.

CANCELLATION POLICY:
Final payment is due April 15, 2012. In the event of cancellation within 31-70 days prior to departure date, there will be a refund of 75% of the land portion of the trip fee. In the event of cancellation within 40 days prior to the departure date, there will be a refund of 50% of the land portion of the trip fee.

Dates

WHEN:  July 1 – July 16, 2012.  (dates subject to modification…will be confirmed by Sept 1, 2011) A 14-day itinerary
WHERE:    Depart to Ulan Battar via Korea; returning back to Los Angeles or New York.5
CONTACT:  Lama Jinpa:   310 403 8791     lamajinpa@tibetancho.com

Wild Earth Journeys website: http://wildearthjourneys.com/index.htm