Tibetan Relaxation & Healing Exercises
A subtle sensitive approach to yoga from the Tibetan tradition
of Kum Nye. Gentle exercises, breathing techniques and
self-massage work together to develop vitality and balance. The
exercises are traditionally used for deep relaxation,
self-healing and as a preparation for meditation.
Shamatha meditation practice enables us to begin to let go of distractions and allows us to focus on one thing. In Tibetan Relaxation and Healing Exercises we create sensations through movement, massage, sound, and even with visualization – these sensations then become the object for meditation. Kum Nye is essentially meditation interspersed with movement exercises. When we move, we move the sensation(s) that we habitually (and conceptually) call the body. We then relax into, and expand, these feelings and sensations.
Kum refers not to our physical body but to our presence
in space, the sum total of our embodiment. Nye means to
stimulate and massage.
Kum Nye yoga was
brought to the West by Lama Tarthang Tulku.
“You are
not trying to learn meditation: you are the meditation. Your
entire body, breath, thoughts, senses and awareness—your
total being are all part of the meditation. Your entire energy
field is part of the meditation.” (Tarthang
Tulku)
See Class List for details
of current Relaxation and Healing Exercises classes. There are
also some workshops in the planning – watch this space!
UK
Practitioners of Meditation and Kum Nye may also be interested in
the following:
There are various websites for Kum Nye - see Links for details. You may also like to join the Kum Nye Facebook page.
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