Program of the events meant for those who received teachings from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi

1 June – 30 September 2025

Program of the events meant for those who received teachings from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi

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Merigar 2025

Calendar of courses and events for next months at Merigar. Details for each course and event will be provided in the related pages. 

This Calendar includes courses open to all and courses reserved to those who have received the Direct Transmission.

For the Calendar of events open to all click here.

The Calendar is being updated.

 

June

June 5, Ganapuja (Guru Padmasambhava Day)

June 11, Ganapuja (Full Moon)

June 14-15, Theoretical seminar on the basics of traditional medicine, with Aldo Oneto

June 21, Ganapuja (Dakini Day)

June 21, Merigar OPEN DAY - International Day of Yoga

June 25, Ganapuja (New moon)

June 28, Library Talks. Birds vocalizations

 

 

July

July 2 - 8, Dzogchen Teachings with Namkhai Yeshi

July 5, Ganapuja (Guru Padmasambhava Day)

July 9, Merigar Assembly (5.30PM)

July 10, Ganapuja (Full Moon) and Dzamling Chisang

July 11-13, Vajra Dance practice retreat

July 12-13,  Explanation and Practice of Ganapuja (Online Only)

July 18-27, Teacher Training of the 2nd Level Vajra Dance, with Adriana and Prima

July 19-20, Seminar on practical application of traditional Tibetan massage ku nye on the chair, with Aldo Oneto

July 20, Ganapuja (Dakini Day)

July 24, Ganapuja (New moon)

July 26, Library Talks. New discoveries at the sanctuary of San Casciano dei Bagni

July 28-31, seminar on Rhythmic Breathing and kumbhaka, for all practitioners

 

August

August 1 Clazz Concert

August 1 - 5, Contemplation Practice Retreat

August 4, Ganapuja (Guru Padmasambha day) and Anniversary of Padmasambhava 

August 7 10 AM Mentally sound with less or no effort with Namkhai Yeshi

August 7-12, Teacher Training of the 8 Movements of Yantra Yoga - Part I, with Fabio Andrico

August 9, Ganapuja (Full Moon)

August 14 - 18, Vision of a Retreat by Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu: Teaching on Vimalamitra's "Essential light of Dharmata" of Jnanasutra

August 16 - Library Talks. How We Communicate Music. A journey through the Western tradition on how music is transmitted: oral tradition, writing, and recordings.

August 18, Ganapuja (Dakini Day)

August 19-23, Yoga Vacation

August 19-31, Training for Translator from Tibetan

August 21 - Library Talks. Beyond Words: Deep Meanings of Sanskrit and Tibetan Yogic Terminology.

August 23, Ganapuja (New Moon)

August 23-24, Explanation and Practice of Zernga

August 29th at 6:00 PM - Meeting on Coexistence and Reconciliation with Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Cardinal Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, Namkhai Yeshi, guide of the Dzogchen Merigar community, Izzedin Elzir, Imam of Florence, Anna Scattigno, president of the David Lazzaretti study center. Introduced by Jacopo Marini, Mayor of Arcidosso. Moderated by Renato Rossi, deacon of the Archdiocese of Siena, diocesan representative for ecumenism and dialogue. In Piazza della Riconciliazione, Arcidosso

August 29-31, Vajra Dance practice retreat

August 30 Library Talks: Why mathematics is important and why we (often) don't realize it 

August 31, Day dedicated to Children'

 

September

September 2, Ganapuja (Guru Padmasambha day)

September 5-7,Deepening the Practice of the Dance of the Three Vajra

September 7, Ganapuja (Full Moon)

September 12-14, Respira seminar, with Fabio Andrico

September 15-21 Teacher Training of the 8 Movements of Yantra Yoga - Part II, with Fabio Andrico

September 16, Ganapuja (Dakini Day)

September 21, Ganapuja (New Moon)

September 26, Library Talks. Twenty-One Faces of Compassion: A Journey Through the Iconography of the 21 Taras 

September 26-28, practices and events for the seventh anniversary of the passing of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

 

October

October 2, Ganapuja (Guru Padmasambha day)

October 4 - Library Talks - Dialogue with Nature: crossing Japan through ikebana, bonsai, and gardens.

October 7, Ganapuja (Full Moon)

October 16, Ganapuja (Dakini Day)

October 17-19, In-depth Study of the First Series of Yantra Yoga, with Tiziana Gottardi

October 21, Ganapuja (New Moon)

October 24-26, How to Teach Yantra Yoga, theoretical and practical seminar with Fabio Andrico, reserved for Yantra Yoga teachers and teachers of the 8 Movements of Yantra Yoga – in person and on Zoom, in Italian and English.