with Arnaud Coquillard & Ludmila Kislichenko
ONSITE & ONLINE
Requirements: This course is meant for those who have received teachings from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi.
The retreat will consist of viewing the Teachings given by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Hong Kong in 2012 combined with commentaries and practice guided by SMS teacher Arnaud Coquillard and Vajra Dance teacher Luda Kislichenko.
The cycle of the Dance of the Vajra is a remarkable Dzogchen Teaching that focuses on the integration of the aspects of body, voice and mind in the state of Contemplation. It belongs to the Longsal series of Teachings of “The Luminous Clarity of the Universe, Innermost Essence of the Dakinis,” rediscovered by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
While we dance we sing the syllables of the Song of the Vajra since a correspondence exists between each of its sounds and our physical body.
As part of this course, there will be a workshop on creating ‘dri grol,‘ or liberation through smell. This practice helps practitioners develop clarity when smelling it and serves as a beneficial cause for others to attain liberation upon smelling it.
“In particular, for Ati yoguins and yoginis,
By applying the Dance of the Vajra with their bodies
May all the impurities of the elements be eliminated
And may their purity ripen the body of light.
Singing the Song of the Vajra
May their voices be liberated in the Vajra Voice,
And with their contemplation of existence manifesting as the base,
May they be liberated in the dimension of the state of Samantabhadra.”
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
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Biographies (click to expand)
Arnaud Coquillard
After meeting the Dzogchen Masters Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and Namkhai Yeshi, I devoted my life to the Dzogchen Community and to understand and apply their teachings. I was authorised to become a teacher of Santi Maha Sangha (Dzogchen Community) in 2015. French native, I live now in Australia. I also have a lifelong interest in innovative educational approaches such as games and collaborative learning which is embedded in everything I do.
Ludmila Kislichenko
Born in Moscow, Ludmila lives currently in Spain. She studied physics and also has a degree in choreography. She is a student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu since 1994 and was authorized to teach the Dance of the Song of the Vajra in 2005. She received the 1st level diploma from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 2002 and the 2nd level diploma in 2005.
Schedule (click to expand)
Tenerife time
- 9:15 am – 10:00 am Workshop of perfume, (onsite only)
- 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Viewing Chögyal Namkhais teaching video and dancing/singing of Song of Vajra (online and onsite)
- 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Vajra Dance Thun (only onsite for those who wish)
- 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Explanation and practice with Arnaud and Luda (online and onsite)