Enter the Diamond

• What a mandala is and its purpose in visualization.
• The symbolic form of Green Tara to assist your visualization.
• The seed syllable and mantra of Green Tara and how to visualize and recite them.
• The distinctive features of Tantra and what makes it the “swift path” to awakening.
• About the 21 emanations of Tara and how they are used for healing and working with different types of external and psychological energies.
• How to use your imagination to deepen self-love
• The cultural and historical context that gave rise to Buddhist Tantra and its emphasis on the divine feminine.
• How Tantra is remarkably well suited to lay practitioners living fast-paced lives in the post-modern age.
• The Six Yogas of Naropa including Inner Fire (tummo) practice, vase breathing, and other breath-work techniques.
• About the Vajra or Subtle Body including the channels, hubs (chakras), winds and drops.
• How the Subtle Body relates to the nervous system and vagus nerve.
• The Feeding Your Demons method developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione to help integrate your shadow and alchemically transform adverse emotions.
• About the art, culture, deities, sex, death and secrets of Buddhist Tantra from great artisans, scholars, and yogis of the Tibetan Tantric tradition.

• A greater sense of clarity and vividness in your visualization practice.

• A deepening visceral connection with Tara and her loving presence.

• The power of your own imagination to transform ordinary states into extraordinary traits.

• How to tap the energy of bliss in your own subtle body.

• A greater appreciation and sense of awe for the magic, mystery, and metaphysical dimensions of life.

• Uncontrolled and infectious joy.

Workshop: Creativity

Class 1: Vajrayana

Class 2: 21 Taras

Class 3: Tara’s Origins

Class 4: Swift Path

Class 5: Six Yogas

Class 6: Vajra Body

Class 7:  Chöd

Class 8: Tibetan Yoga

BONUS COURSE: Introduction to Tantra with Geshe Tenzin Zopa