Invigorate the Energy Channels

Join Buddhist ngakma, Tibetan mantra-healer, and certified Nejang instructor Lee (Mirabai) Harrington for an immersion into the healing realm of Nejang—a Tibetan self-healing method that has been practiced for centuries to pacify existing medical imbalances, prevent future imbalances and disease, and increase well-being. Nejang (which loosely translates as “cleaning the energy sites in the body”) combines breathwork, gentle movement, and self-massage to open, unblock, and invigorate the energy channels and rejuvenate the physical and mental bodies.

Nejang exercises can help:

• Alleviate anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
• Balance mood and hormones.
• Improve memory, mental clarity, and quality of sleep.
• Aid digestion.
• Help our system process traumas and grief.
• Support recovery from illness or surgeries.

Traditional Nejang—with roots in Tibetan medicine and Kalachakra tantra—consists of 24 gentle yet energetic movements: a series which balances the body’s internal energies, regulates the nervous system, nourishes the internal organs, and relaxes the mind. We’ll rediscover the great source of vitality and bliss that exists at our core essence.

In this retreat, you will:

• Learn the 24 Nejang exercises and their specific therapeutic (and spiritual) applications, as taught by Dr. Nida Chenagtsang.
• Practice the key points of the calm-abiding posture and Tibetan medical pranayamas, including Ninefold Purification Breathing.
• Explore basic principles of Traditional Tibetan Medicine and cultivate an awareness and understanding of your own unique typology.
• Receive a group healing that helps restore a protective life-force energy (called bLa).

NOTE: Lee will offer a special Tibetan mantra-healing kirtan on Wednesday evening.

NOTE: Nejang is a very simple, accessible practice for all ages, abilities, and spiritual backgrounds. Most of the exercises are done seated on a cushion or in a chair. Beginners and seasoned practitioners are welcome. All ages and abilities are welcome. Modifications will be offered to anyone with physical limitations or disabilities.