Explore the power of creativity. Learn to enhance your creative process through meditation. This engaging online course presents wisdom and practices from Tibetan Bön Buddhist master Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, with a syllabus designed with his blessing and support. We will engage mind, body, heart and spirit through meditation sessions, philosophical discussions, and hands-on homework assignments.
Overview
Program Type: Online workshop
Topic: Meditation & the Creative Process
Dates: 13th May - 17th June 2022 (One group call per week x 6 weeks)
Language: English
Facilitator: Mai-Linh
Key features of the course:
Meditation programme integrating the creative process with Healing and personal growth
Wisdom and practices from Tibetan Bön Buddhist master Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
The text for this course is Rinpoche’s book, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting your Positive Qualities (which we are using as the text for this course with Rinpoche’s blessing and support)
In this course, we will explore practices that support us to connect to the source of creativity within us, and we will work with ourselves in order to activate our creative potential. Through both conversation and meditation practice, this course will lead us on a journey from the source of creativity to full expression of our potential in our lives.
This course is for you if:
You wish to connect more deeply with yourself and tap into your creative potential.
You want to work with your blockages and heal your pain so you can manifest more of your full potential.
You want to channel your creativity fruitfully and manifest your positive potential in your relationships and in your work.
You aspire to create, live, and serve in a sustainable, balanced way.
‘The purpose of meditation is to connect us with the sacred ground of being, and there are many ways to make that connection. For a musician, playing an instrument can be a meditation. For someone who loves to cook, preparing a meal can be a sacred practice. Any activity can be a meditation if you are connected to the spaciousness of being—the source—when you give it a voice or form.’ — From Rinpoche’s book, Spontaneous Creativity (p. 12)
Here’s an overview of some of the themes we’ll cover:
The essence of creativity
How to connect with the source of creativity, activate your creative potential and express it in ways that benefit both yourself and others
Recognizing and working with blockages, transforming obstacles
The power of openness: connecting with the unbounded space of our natural state of being, discovering the power of spaciousness
The power of awareness: mindfulness for healing
The power of inspiration: connecting with your positive qualities, healing our pain
Working with emotional energy and undigested experiences;
Nourishing the spark of creativity
The power of manifestation: awakening the power of taking action and expression
Sacred arts: expression and release/healing of pain and blockages through sacred arts
Opening to hidden emotions and expressing them clearly and skilfully through any form that attracts you
‘Rushen* expression is a powerful way of doing artwork. Through this process, you are able to heal inner wounds, release blockages, and free yourself from whatever frozen emotions and thoughts have imprisoned you.’
*Rushen is a practice in which one uses arts or whatever skills or inclinations one has as a vehicle for expressing emotion and for releasing blocked energy to allow positive qualities to emerge.
‘There is an internal map or guidance system to help us move from pain to freedom, from feeling blocked to feeling open and expressive—a map that helps us discover the hidden treasure of our aspirations and visions, and bring forth our gifts in this lifetime.’ — From Rinpoche’s book, Spontaneous Creativity (p. 31)
Conditions of participation
To get the best of this course and support real transformation, you will need to participate in all of the sessions, as the programme is cumulative (each session will build upon the previous session). Since the course is interactive, you will get the best results by joining the calls and participating live. (Sessions will be recorded so in case a session is missed it can be viewed later to catch up, but this is not recommended as you would miss out on the benefit of live interaction. In this case, you would need to watch the video to catch up on the contents of the session and do the homework before the following session.)
All participants will need to buy the book Spontaneous Creativity by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (available both in print and digitally for Kindle, as well as an Audible audiobook).
All participants should read the first two chapters of the book before the beginning of the course (on 13th May 2022), the first as session of the course will explore the material presented in chapters 1 and 2.
There will be assignments for study and practice in between each of the weekly calls, which all participants are expected to do in a timely way in order to keep up with the group experience.
Some of the practices can be supported by chanting for those who wish to practice in that way.
Dates and times
The course will unfold in six sessions of 90-120 minutes each, one each week, starting on 13th May 2022 and continuing until 17th June 2022. Specifically, the calls would be on the following dates:
Friday, 13 May
Friday, 20 May
Friday, 27 May
Thursday, 2 June
Friday, 10 June
Friday, 17 June
Timing for the group calls will be such that people in different time zones would be able to participate. The plan is to hold the calls from 7:00pm to 9:00pm IST (India Standard Time), which would be morning in the Americas, midday in Europe/Africa, and late evening in East/SE Asia.
If there is any adjustment in dates or times, participants will be notified in advance.
About Your Facilitator
About Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is a respected and beloved teacher and meditation master in the Bön Buddhist tradition of Tibet. He has students in more than 25 countries, teaches around the world and reaches thousands of students through his online programmes.
Trained as a Bön Buddhist monk, Rinpoche now lives as a householder, allowing him to relate more fully to the needs and concerns of his students. Known for the depth of his wisdom and his unshakeable commitment to helping students recognize their true nature, he is the author of many books and frequently leads online courses.
Tuition fee
100% of the tuition fees for this course will be used to provide safe employment for our village artisans who otherwise would be unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your participation directly supports them to keep earning and feeding their families. Recognizing that our participants come from diverse backgrounds, we are providing a sliding scale with three tiers, to make it possible for everyone to donate according to their means.
Total fees for the whole course (consisting of six sessions of approximately 90-120 minutes each) are as follows:
Low standard rate: Rs 2400
Supporter rate (for those who can afford to give more to support the villagers): Rs 3600
Subsidized rate (for those who can’t afford the standard rate): Rs 1800
We do not want cost to be a barrier to anyone’s participation, so if you have exceptional financial hardship and cannot afford even the lowest subsidized rate, you can contact us to let us know your situation and your needs and we will work something out with you.
(Please note that the cost of purchasing the text is not included in the tuition fee above; you would need to do buy the text separately in whichever format you prefer.)
Application & Payment
Participation in this programme is by application and subject to acceptance.
STEP 1 — APPLY: Click the button below to complete and submit the application form here on our website and then wait for our reply. We may email you to ask follow-up questions if necessary.
STEP 2 — ACCEPTANCE: If you are selected for the programme, then at that time we will send you an acceptance letter by email, which will include more detailed information about the programme and how to prepare.
STEP 3 — DEPOSIT: You will then have one week from the date of acceptance to make your nonrefundable payment to hold your place in the programme. Once we have received your payment, your registration for the programme will be complete.
We look forward to connecting with you!