Dzogchen Teachings with Namkhai Yeshi

It is with great joy that we inform you that Namkhai Yeshi will hold a retreat of Dzogchen Teachings in Merigar from the afternoon of July 2nd to the morning of July 8th.
On behalf of everyone, we thank Namkhai Yeshi for his generosity and compassion.

Wednesday July 2nd

4 pm,  Starting of the retreat - Dzogchen Teachings, with Namkhai Yeshi, preceded by a brief presentation and welcome to the Master, to those present at Merigar and to those connected via webcast - in the Gönpa and Webcast

7 pm, Khaita Joyful Dances, in the Gönpa

Thursday July 3rd

10 - 12 am, Dzogchen Teachings, with Namkhai Yeshi, in the Gönpa and Webcast

1 pm, Lunch together with Namkhai Yeshi, in the occasion of His Birthday

6:30 pm, Uniono of Sun and Moon. World premiere live performance by Yeshi Namkhai and Alessandro di Maio. Live Sound Engineer: Philip Zauner

Friday July 4th

10 - 12 am, Dzogchen Teachings, with Namkhai Yeshi, in the Gönpa and Webcast

3:30 - 6:30 pm, Presentation of Merigar and the bodies of the Community - IDC, ATIF, ASIA, Dynamic Space of the Elements, SSP, SSUK, in the Gönpa and Webcast

4 - 6 pm, Vajra Dance in the Mandala Hall and the external platform

7 pm, Khaita Joyful Dances, in the Gönpa

Saturday July 5th

10 - 12 am, Dzogchen Teachings, with Namkhai Yeshi,in the Gönpa and Webcast

3 - 4 pm, Yantra Yoga for new people, in the Gönpa,

4 - 5 pm, Explanation of the Short Ganapuja, in the Gönpa and Webcast

4 - 5 pm, Vajra Dance in the Mandala Hall and the external platform

6 pm, Short Ganapuja on Padmasambhava’s day, in the Gönpa (and the other structures), and Webcast

7 pm, Khaita Joyful Dances, in the Gönpa and Webcast

Sunday July 6th

10 - 12 am, Dzogchen Teachings, with Namkhai Yeshi, in the Gönpa and Webcast

3-6 pm, Annual General Assembly of the IDC, in the Gönpa and Webcast

6-7pm, Presentation of the project for restoring the Gönpa paintings, with Dynamic Space of the Elements, in the Gönpa and Webcast

3-4 pm, Vajra Dance in the Mandala Hall and the external platform

4.15-5.30pm, Yantra Yoga for new people, in the Mandala Hall and the external platform

7 pm, Khaita Joyful Dances, in the Gönpa

Monday July 7th

10 - 12 am, Dzogchen Teachings, with Namkhai Yeshi, in the Gönpa and Webcast

3 - 4 pm, Yantra Yoga for new people, in the Gönpa

4 - 5 pm, Practice of Yantra Yoga for those who already know Yantra Yoga, in the Gönpa

4 - 6 pm, Vajra Dance in the Mandala Hall and the external platform

5 pm, At the Aldobrandesco Castle in Arcidosso, presentation of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu ‘Padmasambhava advice on Total Perfection’, with professor Fabian Sanders. Afterwards photo projections and stories on the Khailash pilgrimage in 1988, with dott. Luigi Vitiello.
Guided tours to the MACO (Museum of Oriental Art and Culture), Khaita group dances and aperitif will follow

Tuesday July 8th

10 - 12 am, Dzogchen Teachings, with Namkhai Yeshi, in the Gönpa and Webcast. Conclusion of the retreat and thanks

4 - 6 pm, Vajra Dance in the Mandala Hall

4 - 5 pm, Khaita Jouyful Dances, on the external Platform

6:30 pm, Performance with the Theatre Group ‘Gioco Ancora’, in the Gönpa

From 8 PM, Joyful Evening, with food and music, at Nido delle Fate in Arcidosso