Fantastic Summer at Kunsangar North

It is with great pleasure and joy that we want to tell you how wonderful and pleasant the summer was at Kunsangar North, Russia. The Gakyil planned and successfully conducted a series of retreats. There was a real marathon of Knowledge.

An essential retreat on Harmonious Breathing and 8 movements of Yantra Yoga with Fabio Andrico took place in June. People from various cities of Russia came to participate in it. Some travelled 1,000 kilometers to participate! Fabio explained in great detail and patiently taught the knowledge of Yantra Yoga as received from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Fabio connected in Zoom and at the Gar he was assisted by Yantra Yoga instructor Kirill Mironov and Harmonious Breathing instructor Mila Zakhirina. The atmosphere at the retreat was very comfortable. We were delighted to get back together and experience the power of the Community. People from Latvia, China, Germany and many other countries participated online.

Then an offline Santi Maha Sangha and Yantra Yoga retreat with Grisha Mokhin and Kirill Mironov immediately took place. It was a very interesting format: a lecture on SMS smoothly flowed into a session of Yantra. We have learned to practically combine two approaches, two methods of Rinpoche to discover our true state. We express our gratitude to the instructors for this unique opportunity.

In July there was a magnificent retreat with Prima Mai in Zoom on the study of the Dance of the Song of the Vajra for advanced students. There is a lot of interest in learning this method in Russia and there are many dance instructors and dancers. We invite Prima regularly in order that we can master this wonderful method even more deeply. During the retreat we danced on three Mandalas, each of which had a dance instructor. Participants from many cities and countries joined in Zoom.

At the end of July we held an offline Yantra Yoga retreat “Pranayama of the third group of yantras” with second-level instructor Mira Mironova. This is a very deep and essential method for working with channels, thigle and prana. With serious study and application, it allows you to quickly advance on the path. Long time students from different parts of Russia met at the retreat, and everyone was very happy. Mira is the mother of two adorable children. We sincerely thank her for finding the time and coming to the Gar.

In August we held another retreat with Prima Mai via teleconference on the study of the Vajra Dance of Space, Khalongdorjekar. This is Rinpoche’s Upadesha on the Vajra Dance, a completely unique method for this dimension. Each dancer, moving along the Mandala in a certain rhythm, softly sings the Song of the Vajra and dances to the sound of his or her voice. Prima Mai taught us not only the steps on the Mandala, but also the ability to feel the rhythm. In this method, you can easily learn to integrate body, speech and mind in order to develop your understanding. Practitioners from Kunsangar North, St. Petersburg (Sangyeling), and Krasnyi Gai of Krasnodar region connected to the retreat via Zoom. This is the fourth time that Kunsangar North has held such a retreat. Thank you, Prima Mai, for giving us the opportunity to study the Vajra Dance of Space in detail.

And in between sessions, we enjoyed wonderful weather and the beautiful landscapes of Kunsangar North. We swam in the river and lake and picked wild berries.

Practice in the Gar is going on all the time, in person and in Zoom. You can book your accommodation and come to the Gar at any moment! We have the unique Stupa of Perfect Victory inside which is a room for personal and collective practice. There is a cabin for the dark retreat! There are Mandalas for Vajra Dance and the Khalongdorjekar Dance. Come, let’s practice, because Rinpoche created the Gars as places for practice and preservation of the Teaching!