[…] 2011 Chögyal Namkhai Norbu began to select, transcribe and translate a selection of traditional as well as modern Tibetan songs that would later be published as the Khaita collection of songs and dances. In addition to preserving Tibetan culture, language and traditions, his aim was also to use music and dance as a form […]
The participants were lucky, as there were two Khaita instructors present during the course, Monika Walczak and Erika Motylova
In June 2025, we participated in World Environment Day with an online session of Khaita Forever entirely dedicated to this theme
So many emotions! The other day I concluded the last session of Khaita Joyful Dances at the school in the village of Seggiano, a few kilometres from Merigar. Khaita was created by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 2011 (it means “Harmony in Space,” in Tibetan “Kha” – space, “Ta” – melody/harmony). I still remember how […]
Monday morning last session of the Zer nga retreat. On Friday Full moon Ganapuja and the Seminar on Meditation, Yantra Yoga, Vajra & Khaita Dances begins.
[…] Guruyoga with the Song of the Vajra, introduction to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and the Dzogchen Community (with Fabio Andrico, Fabio Risolo, and Costantino Albini) Brief introduction to Khaita Joyful Dances Followed by Khaita Saturday, July 1 8:00-9:00 – Yantra Yoga group practice (Gönpa) 8:00-9:00 – Dance of the Vajra group practice (Mandala Hall) 10:00-12:00 […]
[…] early evening of Saturday, July 25, 2026, roughly 250 adults and children gathered for the Merigar Dzogchen Community concert Lobsang Delek Live: Live Concert with Vajra Dance, Khaita Joyful Dance, Tibetan Dance, and Alessandro Di Maio on Live Electronics, at the Temple of the Great Contemplation, or Gönpa, of Merigar West, in Arcidosso, Tuscany, […]
[…] The drone camera was buzzing overhead, and there is surely a very nice video of the event posted somewhere on the Internet. The Gonpa was packed with Khaita dancers during the retreat. Photo Liz Granger Every evening for two hours there was Khaita with Rinpoche. Khaita means ‘Joyful Dances’, and that it surely was. […]
[…] of Dzogchen, Garab Dorje of Oḍḍiyāna, of the great Guru Padmasambhava (eighth century), also from Oḍḍiyāna, and of the Tibetan translator Vairocana. Supported by Ka-Ter Translation Project KHAITA Joyful Dances (On sale from the 20th of June) – ‘Tibetanness’ and Wellbeing Through Tibetan Modern Songs and Dances From 2011 until his death in 2018, Namkhai […]
[…] to 1:15 PM Vajra Dance 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Aqua Plasticity 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Yantra Yoga in the Garden 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Khaita Singing & Dancing 7:15 PM to 8:45 PM Gomadevi Practice with SOV DANCE 8:10 PM to 9:10 PM Dakini Simhamukha Practice in Moon Garden Tuesday 24/8/2021 […]
