University Open Air: Tibetan Yoga: The Five Movements for Balancing the Five Elements in our Bodies
Learn five standing yoga movements that release tensions and blockages in our gross body and subtle energy channels. Physical movement, breath, and awareness are coordinated to harmonize our body, energy, and mind. These five movements especially open the heart and naval chakras, and energize and balance the five elements in our body: earth, water, fire, wind, and space elements.
In Tibetan Buddhist tantra, our body is a vehicle for transformation; therefore, it is extremely sacred. This precious body is inside-out channels, where subtle energy flows; the energy is our mind's vehicle. Hence, the nexus working of our body, energy, and mind are interdependent. Energy and mind are not tangible; however, if we work on our tangible body, we can connect easily with our energy and mind for physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing, and develop our spiritual path.
These five movements are simple and easy to do, and appropriate for all ages. They are incredibly beneficial for overall balance and well-being - we can feel the benefit right away!
Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam has dedicated his career to the continuance of Tibetan Buddhist culture and language in modern society. Ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he studied and practiced as a Tibetan monk for ten years. Having advanced his studies through institutions for two decades, Dr. Chok has obtained multiple degrees in Buddhist and Tibetan studies, including his PhD from the University of Delhi. He has studied and trained for decades in Buddhist studies, Tibetan yoga, healing, and meditation under the direction of many renowned Tibetan teachers of the major and minor Tibetan Buddhist traditions. An author, translator, and language instructor, Dr. Chok served as the Head of the Research and Translation Department at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala for thirteen years before relocating to the United States in 2019. Dr. Chok has taught prolifically in India, the United States, and over a dozen other countries, offering diverse and inclusive teaching series on meditation, Tibetan yoga, healing, Buddhist philosophy, and Tibetan language.
University Open Air is generously supported by The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund.
Learn five standing yoga movements that release tensions and blockages in our gross body and subtle energy channels. Physical movement, breath, and awareness are coordinated to harmonize our body, energy, and mind. These five movements especially open the heart and naval chakras, and energize and balance the five elements in our body: earth, water, fire, wind, and space elements.
In Tibetan Buddhist tantra, our body is a vehicle for transformation; therefore, it is extremely sacred. This precious body is inside-out channels, where subtle energy flows; the energy is our mind's vehicle. Hence, the nexus working of our body, energy, and mind are interdependent. Energy and mind are not tangible; however, if we work on our tangible body, we can connect easily with our energy and mind for physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing, and develop our spiritual path.
These five movements are simple and easy to do, and appropriate for all ages. They are incredibly beneficial for overall balance and well-being - we can feel the benefit right away!