DREAM YOGA & THE MAGIC BODY
With Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and Robert A.F. Thurman |
September 8 - 14, 2025
Join world-renowned Tibetan physician, yogi, and Yutok lineage holder Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, alongside scholar-practitioner, magic body tech researcher, Padma Shri Bob Thurman, PhD, for a rare and transformative five-day retreat exploring the practices of Dream Yoga and the Magic Body.
Rooted in the ancient teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, Dream Yoga offers a gateway into the subtle dimensions of the mind, inviting us to awaken within the dream state and harness its limitless potential for healing, liberation, and insight. The practice of the Magic Body, or Illusory Body Yoga, further deepens this journey by guiding practitioners into direct experience of the subtle energetic body and its role in spiritual awakening.
Through daily teachings, guided meditations, subtle body practices, and discussions, Bob Thurman and Dr. Nida will illuminate these esoteric teachings in a way that is both accessible and profound—bridging the wisdom of the yogic adepts with the insights of Western psychology and Tibetan medicine.
This immersive retreat includes:
- In-depth teachings on Dream Yoga and Magic Body practice
- Techniques for lucid dreaming and dream awareness
- Guided meditations and subtle body exercises
- Integration of Tibetan Medicine and healing modalities
- Time for rest, rejuvenation, and healing treatments at Dewa Spa
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Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Born in Amdo, northeastern Tibet, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang began his studies in Sowa Rigpa (Traditional Tibetan Medicine) locally and completed his medical degree at Lhasa Tibetan Medical University in 1996. Alongside his medical training, he studied Vajrayana Buddhism across all schools, with a focus on Longchen Nyingthig and Dudjom Tersar lineages. He received the complete Yuthok Nyingthig teachings—Tibetan Medicine’s unique spiritual lineage—and was entrusted to carry it forward by Jamyang Rinpoche of the Rebkong ngakpa/ma tradition.
A published poet and scholar, Dr. Nida has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods and is highly acclaimed in both the East and West for reviving little-known traditional Tibetan external therapies. His writings on Sowa Rigpa and Tibetan spiritual healing have been widely translated.
He is the founder of the Sowa Rigpa Institute, Pure Land Farms, and Sorig Khang International, and co-founder of the International Ngakmang Institute. Dr. Nida teaches worldwide in over 40 countries.
Robert A.F. Thurman
Robert Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University as well as co-founder and President of Tibet House US and it's Menla Retreat & Spa. A world-wide lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, activist for the plight of the Tibetan people, translator of Buddhist texts, and writer of popular Buddhist books. He recently has been awarded the Padma Shri Award, India’s fourth highest civilian honor for achievement in enriching Indian education and literature. His most recent book is the 300 page graphic novel, Man of Peace: the Illustrated Life Story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet.
Suggested Books & Audio by Robert A.F. Thurman:
Man of Peace: Illustrated Life Story of Tibet’s Dalai Lama (Book), Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within (Book), Anger: The Seven Deadly Sins (Book), Inner Revolution (Book), Circling the Sacred Mountain : A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas (Book), Essential Tibetan Buddhism (Book), The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between (Book) The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism (Book), The Central Philosophy of Tibet (Book), The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture (Book), Life & Teachings of Tsong Khapa (Book), Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World (Book) & Liberation Upon Hearing in the Between: Living with the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Audio).
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