Awakening the Precious Human Embodiment - the Complete Path of Kum Nye

The fifth annual European Kum Nye Retreat

Sunday July 24 – Thursday August 4, 2011

Woodbrooke Centre, Birmingham, England

with Arnaud Maitland

Kum Nye can heal, balance, integrate and energize the whole of our being, opening channels of communication between head and heart, stomach and throat, hands and feet, and establishing contact with everything in space and time. When ignored, the experience of body, mind, space and time will contract, which shows up as stress, limited choices and fear. Practicing Kum Nye we recapture inner resources such as openness, inner freedom, inner knowing, intimacy, and timeliness. Thus, by relaxing body, mind and senses, and opening the experience of space and time, arises a rich foundation for all life’s activities.

In this intensive retreat we will learn Body Kum Nye (opening the channels and centres of energy flow); Speech Kum Nye (undoing the labelling of past experiences); Space and Time Kum Nye; and especially Mind Kum Nye, to refine the energy and relax the one who is doing Kum Nye. This meditation practice softens the reactionary patterns of mind, and allows glimpses of other ways of perceiving, thinking and being. It relieves the busy-ness that ties up so much of our mental energy, attuning the mind to space and time. Pathways to joy and meaning will open up. Awakening (Nye) the human embodiment (Kum) brings out the preciousness of human existence.

Arnaud Maitland JD, MA in Buddhist philosophy and psychology, is a senior student of Tarthang Tulku since 1976, and Nyingma teacher; author of MasterWork (2000) and Living without Regret (2004). He has been leading seminars worldwide in Tarthang Tulku’s teachings of Kum Nye, Skillful Means, Knowledge of Freedom, Time Space Knowledge, as well as Nyingma philosophy and psychology.

Retreat Schedule:                           

• 7 – 8:15 morning practice
• 8:30  breakfast
• 10 -11:15 session I
• 11:30 -13:00 session II
• 13.00 lunch
• 15:30 – 16:45 Session III
• 17:00 – 18:00 session IV
• 18:30 dinner
• 20:00 – 21:00 session V

Notes:   

• Arrival on the 24th July anytime after 14.30
• Departure on the 4th Aug will be after lunch
• Certain days will be in total silence
• Participation in all sessions is required.

Woodbrooke Study Center is a Quaker run retreat venue. The Building (Pictured left) was originally the family home of George Cadbury, the chocolate maker. It is easily accessible from Birmingham International Airport or from London. 

Registration:

Participation in the e Kum Nye program is highly recommended prior to joining in this advanced Kum Nye retreat.

Cost and Booking details:

Total cost is £1060 for the 11 days. Costs cover tuition, meals and accommodation. Travel is not included. Single Rooms and some Twin Rooms are available. To reserve your place pay a deposit of £210. Note: Deposit is strictly non refundable. Rooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis, and your place is only confirmed when deposit is received. Final balance is due by the 1st July 2011.

To pay:

The best booking method is online, via Paypal. You can do this at   http://bookwhen.com/bodhi-yoga

For UK bookers you may, if you prefer, book by cheque payable to ‘Bodhi-Yoga’ and sent to: B Williams, Bodhi-Yoga, 1c Ariel Road, Kilburn, London, NW6 2DX, or by UK bank transfer: Sort Code 08-92-99 Acct Number: 65319888, Acct Name: Bodhi-Yoga Bank: Co-operative Bank Ltd. For bookings from outside the UK you can pay by PayPal, details as above, or by money/bank transfer if you prefer. IBAN: GB39 CPBK 08929965319888 BIC: CPBK GB22 Acct Name: Bodhi-Yoga Bank: Co-operative Bank Ltd. UK

Please note: Payment should be in UK Sterling and ALL bank exchange and transfer charges should be paid by you at time of transfer. You will be billed for any shortfall in payment due to charges incurred.