Ripa Ladrang

Learn to Meditate – Shamata (Shiné)
2018-09-01 - 2018-10-31 | The Ripa International Center (RIC), Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern, Switzerland
With Amrit Wagner
there is an ongoing practice for students of all levels, newcomers and long time students alike, at the Ripa International Center. The practice is led by Amrit Wagner, an approved meditation instructor under the guidance of Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche. For more information on the weekly Shiné sittings, please contact: info@ripa-international.com

THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDITATION: “The only way to know mind and to attain wisdom is through meditation. In repose, in space, in silent time, answers can come. Wisdom and insight wash away problems. Transformation occurs in stillness. Through the practice of mindfulness, the elementary harmony that creates wind horse – the Tibetan expression for positive energy – is created. Relaxation will then translate into everyday life and bring benefits. Internal change will bring external change. When we are clear and equipped with insight, we are in a place to help others. It is by developing wisdom and compassion that we are able to be of the greatest assistance to others…. compassion heals.” – Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche

About the Teacher

Amrit Wagner
Amrit Wagner is an approved meditation instructor under the guidance of Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche.

BBTR Yoga Fusion – Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release, Infused with Different Yogic Techniques to Prepare the Body for Deep Breathing
2018-09-28 08:00 - 2018-09-30 17:00 (America/New_York) | Ripa International Center, Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172, Bern, Switzerland
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Using specific yoga poses from kundalini and Hatha yoga we will prepare the body and use powerful BBTR tools to unlock stored emotions and unresolved traumas.
These practices are used to help assist our human journey and to follow our dreams, to clarify our life’s mission and purpose by clearing inner spaces, and to ultimately find the expression of our voice and potential.
It is said that 90% of our pains, stresses, anxieties are linked to stuck emotions and unresolved trauma from the developmental and embryonic stages, and from the different life experiences from birth to adulthood.
During this retreat you will be able to increase your general awareness of the emotions stored in the body, by allowing the yoga practice and powerful breathing approach to stimulate any stagnant areas in the physical body and subtle spaces and to allow your vital energy to flow.
We will use yoga poses to open the body and target the practice to increase the vibration of the chakras, using a fluid kundalini practice working from the root chakra up to the crown chakra. With specific hatha yoga poses we will ground and find balance and harmonise our mind and body.
BBTR has a potential to release the effects of long unresolved traumas, thus supporting general healing of our physical organism and psyche. Breath work can prevent an onset of debilitating and potentially life-threatening trauma-related diseases. Conscious use of breath by many existing breathwork modalities can help individuals to live with vitality and radiant health.
Breathwork is a general term describing numerous available modalities that use the breath as a main tool for exploring alternate states of consciousness, meditation as well as in therapy.
People around the world, seeing the power of it, have used breath as a healing tool since ancient times. Even Latin words for breath and spirit are the same. Breathwork utilizes conscious manipulation or controlling of breathing patterns to achieve a certain desired results. The amounts of O2 and CO2 we take in, expel or maintain in our blood levels have direct effect of on our physical bodies and well-being. Various breathwork modalities make use of scientific information available to us about effects of levels oxygenation on our organism. These modalities utilize special breathing techniques, which support increasing or decreasing levels of oxygen in our body to achieve a desired result.
A direct connection between our breath and our emotional responses is utilized by many existing Breathwork modalities. Many modern body-oriented psychotherapy modalities, such as Bioenergetic Therapy founded by Alexander Lowen, as well as mainstream therapies rooted in foundation of the work of famous body-oriented psychologist Wilhelm Reich use breath as one of their main tools.
DANIEL ANNER
I discovered Iyengar Yoga in San Francisco in 2002 after my studies in psychology. Since then, I practiced different styles of yoga and trained annually with different world renown teachers in Ashtanga, Iyengar and Kundalini Yoga.
Since 2005, I taught in many different institutions such as the World Economic Forum, the World Trade Organization, the Four Seasons Hotel, the UNHCR, a private clientele, at the Geneva International School. I also teach at festivals in Chamonix, Bali and Barcelona, and am also dedicated to teach people in need as well as parents and children. Since 2007, I have been training in Thai Massage, Osteothai, AcroYoga, Craniosacral and Breathwork. I love to learn about healing, for myself and to help others find their way.
In 2010 I founded the Geneva Yoga Festival and helped launch different festivals in Geneva and Paraty in Brazil.
I am fully dedicated to spreading my passion for holistic health and therapies, and have organized many events for the last 10 years.
I am changing my direction to focus on working deeply with people using yoga, craniosacral therapy and BBTR approach in the form of individual sessions, teaching collective groups and in festivals to follow my journey as a yogic healer, letting go of the organiser hat.
I look forward to share my skills with you during this intensive and transformative weekend.
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Normal price: 301 USD / 260 Euros
Reduced price: 278 USD / 240 Euros

Medicine Buddha : A Buddhist Approach to Health and Well-Being
2018-11-03 08:00 - 2018-11-04 17:00 | The Ripa International Center (RIC), Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern, Switzerland
With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
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Illness, which is an integral part of our lives, is caused by an imbalance of our vital energies and the best remedy lies within ourselves: help re-establish harmony within those energies through meditating techniques that evoke our own healing resources.
We connect with nature through the five basic elements present in the universe and in ourselves. As long as balance is maintained within these elements, we remain healthy, while the abusive use of one element destroys the harmony necessary to our physical and mental constitution, which is at the root of the problems that poison our life.
The practice of healing according to the Buddha of Medicine inspires us to work not only on an outer level, but deep within ourselves, thus balancing vital forces to bring inner harmony and outer health.
Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, is a master of Tibetan Buddhism, recognized in both Kagyu and Nyingma schools, he is the spiritual director of the Ripa International Center. He has taught for more than twenty years in Europe in a particularly lively, practical and contemporary way.

Normal Price : $ 226.– / € 195.–
Reduced Price *: $ 186.– / € 160.–
(*students, seniors, unemployed or members of Ripa and Padma Ling)

About the Teacher

Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche was born in India in 1970, the tenth day of the sixth month of the year of the Earth Monkey, on the anniversary of Guru Rinpoche’s birth. He is the son and spiritual heir of His … More →

RAM : Ripa Awareness Meditation
2018-11-09 19:30 - 2018-11-11 17:00 | L’enclos Rey, Paris, France, 57 Rue Violet, 75015 Paris, France
With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
November 9 – 11, 2018
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Hosted by Padma Ling Paris. Please visit their website for further information and to register .
The “Ripa Awareness Meditation” method was designed by Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, an authentic master of Tibetan Buddhism of the Ripa lineage, with an international reputation.
It is a simple and effective method that stabilizes the mind by using SHAMATA, a millennial technique that uses breathing to develop “mental calm.” It then introduces aspects of VIPASSANA meditation, or “penetrating vision,” facilitating approaches that liberate the spirit from conceptual fabrication.
Through training, RAM leads to more subtle aspects of the mind, allowing a true exploration of the nature of phenomena and reality.
By welcoming our emotions, our reflections, and the habitual tendencies of our mind as they present themselves, without judgment or rejection, we gain access to a space conducive to a more authentic acceptance of ourselves and others.
Attentive Presence and Mindfulness work together to help us accept life situations as they are, and are the focus of our meditative practice.
For the event, people wishing to eat on site can register for free online pre-bookings to indicate their preferences.
Note that a minimum of 30 people is required to set up a catering service.
If we do not reach this number we will notify you before the event by phone.
Two meals are offered for lunch on November 10 and November 11.
Lunch is 23 euros with drinks and desserts.

About the Teacher

Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche was born in India in 1970, the tenth day of the sixth month of the year of the Earth Monkey, on the anniversary of Guru Rinpoche’s birth. He is the son and spiritual heir of His … More →

The Medicine Buddha : A Buddhist Approach to Health
2018-11-15 18:00 - 20:30 | Centro de Historias, DIRECTIONS Plaza San Agustín, 50002 Zaragoza, Spain
With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
November 15, 2018
Public lecture and teachings hosted by Padma Ling Spain in Zaragosa.
Additional Information : www.padmaling.org ; informacion@padmaling.org

About the Teacher

Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche was born in India in 1970, the tenth day of the sixth month of the year of the Earth Monkey, on the anniversary of Guru Rinpoche’s birth. He is the son and spiritual heir of His … More →

The Pathway to Health : The Vision of Tibetan Buddhism
2018-11-16 18:00 - 2018-11-18 20:30 | : Barcelona (Badelona), DIRECTIONS Plaza San Agustín, 50002 Zaragoza, Spain
With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
November 16 – 18, 2018
Teachings hosted by Padma Ling Spain in Barcelona.
Badalona (Barcelona) – 16-17-18 November
16 Friday
Public Talk: The road to health and well-being: a Buddhist approach.
Place: Center Civic Can Cabanyes – Rambla de San Joan 59 – Badalona
Hours: 7:00 PM / 9:00 PM
Free entry
17 Saturday and 18 Sunday
Teachings: The Medicine Buddha. A Buddhist approach to health.
Place: Municipal Museum of Badalona – Plaça de l’Assemblea de Catalunya 1
Hours: Saturday 11:00 – 14:00 and 17:00 – 20:00 and Sunday 11:00 – 14:00
Contribution: 60 euros (50 euros before October 30)
Contact Badalona: Andrea +34 626 025 571 and Cristina +34 620 770 820
Additional information: www.padmaling.org ; informacion@padmaling.org
About the Teacher

Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche was born in India in 1970, the tenth day of the sixth month of the year of the Earth Monkey, on the anniversary of Guru Rinpoche’s birth. He is the son and spiritual heir of His … More →

The Satipatthana Sutra – How the Buddha Taught Mindfulness
2018-11-29 08:00 - 2018-12-02 17:00 | The Ripa International Center (RIC), Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern, Switzerland
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An experiential perspective from Early Buddhism
Mindfulness is en-vogue. While Mindfulness is being adopted by the modern world, many of the more subtle and critical aspects of the practice are overlooked and being lost.
Very few know where Mindfulness comes from, how it was understood in the context of Early Buddhist practice, in which larger context mindfulness was practiced, and to what end.

The Satipatthana Sutra is well known as the main source for Buddhist teachings on mindfulness and its place in the Buddhist path, and is hailed as the direct path to realization. In this short retreat, we will use Bhikkhu Analayo’s translation of the Sutra, in conjunction with his instructions on how to practice, with the aim to explore deeper the original source of Mindfulness and benefit from its power for deep transformation.
Diego Hangartner completed his studies in pharmacology at the ETHZurich, specializing in psychopharmacology and addiction. He lived for 11 years in Dharamsala, India, learned Tibetan, and studied for 7 years at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in the Tibetan language. He has completed multiple meditation retreats of several months, worked as an interpreter, translating Tibetan into many languages, and published several books. On returning to Europe, he taught widely, and organized many large events with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He participates in research aimed at exploring the benefits of meditation as a long-term practitioner.
Diego is associated with and worked for the Mind and Life Institute since the 1990’s: he was Mind and Life’s COO from 2009 – 2012 in the USA, founded Mind and Life Europe in 2008, and was its director until 2015.
His teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Khamtul Rinpoche, Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche and Bhikkhu Analayo – with each spending many years of close study.
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Price: USD 297.– /CHF 290.– (excl. accommodation)

Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) – Weekly meditation sessions
2019-04-25 - 2019-06-11 | The Ripa International Center (RIC), Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern, Switzerland
With Amrit Wagner
Open Dates

“Ripa Awareness Meditation” is a simple and effective method that helps stabilize the mind, using the Shamatha technique or calm-abiding meditation; once the mind has settled, the application of Vipassana meditation tools allows the practitioner to gain access to more subtle aspects of his mind, thus allowing him a true exploration of the nature of phenomena and reality.
The method was conceived by the master of Tibetan Buddhism, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche to benefit his students around the world.
A new cycle of practice for beginners will open this year:
Beginners: RAM-Shamata 8-week cycle
This 8-week cycle on Shamata meditation aims at familiarizing participants with the meditation technique of Shamata, or calm-abiding meditation, a traditional Buddhist method that uses the breath as a support to calm the mind.
The practice of this type of meditation results in a more calm, focused, and stable mind.
It is an ideal practice for those wishing to discover meditation for the first time.
No previous meditation experience needed
Every Tuesday from 19:30 to 21:00, from April 23 to June 11
Fee for the 8-week program: $ 240
Info & registration: info@ripa-international.com
The current advanced group guided by Amrit Wagner will continue every Thursday
Advanced – RIPA AWARENESS MEDITATION
RAM-(Shamata/Vipassana) 8-week cycle
This 8-week cycle on Shamata/Vipassana meditation aims to help participants deepen their meditation practice. Participants are guided through a methodic and progressive approach of exploration of the mind, following the traditional Buddhist Sutra of The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
It is addressed to participants with previous meditation experience.
Every Thursday from 19:30 to 21:00, from April 25 to June 13
Fee for the 8-week program: $240
Info & registration: info@ripa-international.com

THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDITATION: “The only way to know mind and to attain wisdom is through meditation. In repose, in space, in silent time, answers can come. Wisdom and insight wash away problems. Transformation occurs in stillness. Through the practice of mindfulness, the elementary harmony that creates wind horse – the Tibetan expression for positive energy – is created. Relaxation will then translate into everyday life and bring benefits. Internal change will bring external change. When we are clear and equipped with insight, we are in a place to help others. It is by developing wisdom and compassion that we are able to be of the greatest assistance to others…. compassion heals.” – Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche

About the Teacher

Amrit Wagner
Amrit Wagner is an approved meditation instructor under the guidance of Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche.

Medicine Buddha Teaching and Empowerment
2019-05-10 - 2019-05-12 | The Ripa International Center (RIC), Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern, Switzerland
With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche.
Illness, which is an integral part of our lives, is caused by an imbalance of our vital energies and the best remedy lies within ourselves: help re-establish harmony within those energies through meditating techniques that evoke our own healing resources.
The practice of healing according to the Buddha of Medicine inspires us to work not only on an outer level, but deep within ourselves, thus balancing vital forces to bring inner harmony and outer health.
Following the teachings are given on this topic last Autumn, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche will develop further on the theme and will confer Medicine Buddha’s initiation. The weekend is open to anyone wishing to learn more about meditative practices that enhance one’s own healing abilities.
Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, is a master of Tibetan Buddhism, recognized in both Kagyu and Nyingma schools, he is the spiritual director of the Ripa International Center. He has taught for more than twenty years in Europe in a particularly lively, practical and contemporary way.
Normal price: $193
Reduced price*: $182
(*students, seniors, unemployed or members of Ripa and Padma Ling)

Ripa Awareness Meditation with Geneviève Hamelet
2019-10-05 - 2019-10-06 | The Ripa International Center (RIC), Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern, Switzerland
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Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) is a simple and effective method to stabilize the mind using SHAMATA, a millenary technique that uses breathing as a support to develop “mental calm”. Once the mind is settled, aspects of VIPASSANA meditation, or “penetrating vision”, are introduced, facilitating approaches that free the mind from conceptual fabrication. Attentive presence and mindfulness work together to help us accept life situations as they are and make them the very object of our meditative practice.
The Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) method was developed by Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, authentic master of Tibetan Buddhism of the Ripa lineage.
Geneviève Hamelet has been practicing meditation for over 25 years; a student of Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, she is the director of RAM programs in charge of development and training. Since 2009, she has also been involved in the development of the Mindfulness and MBSR programmes in French-speaking countries, within the ADM (Association pour le développement de la Mindfulness), of which she is a founding member and President.
Normal: $160
Reduced* : $140
(*students, seniors, unemployed or members of Ripa and Padma Ling)

Silent Residential Vipassana Retreat
2020-05-29 18:30 - 2020-06-01 16:00 | The Ripa International Center (RIC), Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern, Switzerland
With Charles and Patricia Genoud.
This residential retreat is dedicated to the intensive practice of meditation and will take place in silence. There will be no verbal contact with the other participants and no use of mobile phones. It is intended for beginners and people who want to deepen their practice. Sitting periods of meditation will alternate with walking meditation. Every day there will also be an hour of meditation in action.
Patricia Genoud-Feldman has practiced and studied Buddhist meditation in Asia and the West since 1984. She has been teaching Vipassana practice since 1997 in Europe, Israel and the USA. Patricia was trained at the Insight Meditation Society under the direction of Joseph Goldstein, in Insight Dialogue with Gregory Kramer and in MBSR in Worcester -MA.
Charles Genoud has been studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism since 1970. He studied with the venerable Geshe Rabten for several years, then with Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche. He also attended the School of Dialectics in Dharamsala in 1975. He has also practiced Theravada Buddhism in Burma and the United States. Charles studied Sensory Awareness which greatly influenced his research on meditation in motion. He has developed an approach called “Gesture of Awareness”. He has been teaching Vipassana meditation since 1995.
Both Charles and Patricia are the co-founders of the Vimalakirti Meditation Centre in Geneva, Switzerland

Prices: Donation-based (Dana) program.
According to the Theravada Buddhist tradition, teachers do not ask for any fees. For their living, they depend on donations offered freely by the participants at the end of the course.
The Dana or the practice of generosity is a key virtue in Buddhism, a practice to be developed on the path to enlightenment.

Fees apply to accommodation and food
Retreat held in French and/or English if necessary.
Event organized by Vimalakirti Center.
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Ripa Awareness Meditation LIVE With Geneviève Hamelet
2020-10-31 10:00 - 2020-11-01 00:30 | CA
“Learning to live well with others involves living well with every aspect of our minds.”— Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
Dear Friends,
Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) is a simple and effective method to stabilize the mind using SHAMATA, a millenary technique that uses breathing as a support to develop “mental calm”. Once the mind is settled, aspects of VIPASSANA meditation, or “penetrating vision”, are introduced, facilitating approaches that free the mind from conceptual fabrication. Attentive presence and mindfulness work together to help us accept life situations as they are and make them the very object of our meditative practice.
The Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) method was developed by Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, authentic master of Tibetan Buddhism of the Ripa lineage.
In this online weekend, Geneviève Hamelet, a senior instructor and long time student of Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, will guide participants through the most salient aspects of this meditation technique, to experience calm abiding and discover insight.

Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) is a simple and effective method to stabilize the mind using SHAMATA, a millenary technique that uses breathing as a support to develop “mental calm”. Once the mind is settled, aspects of VIPASSANA meditation, or “penetrating vision”, are introduced, facilitating approaches that free the mind from conceptual fabrication. Attentive presence and mindfulness work together to help us accept life situations as they are and make them the very object of our meditative practice.

Geneviève Hamelet has been practicing meditation for over 25 years; a student of Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, she is the Director of Ripa Awareness Meditation programmes, entrusted with the responsibility to develop and train RAM instructors. She has participated since 2009 in the development of Mindfulness and MBSR programmes in French-speaking countries, within the ADM (Association pour le développement de la Mindfulness), of which she is a founding member and President.

Saturday, October 31 & Sunday, November 1
10:00 – 12:30 (GMT +2)
16:00 – 18:30 (GMT +2)
Sessions are in English with translation into French, German, Spanish and Russian upon demand.
Follow below link to register.
The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants a day before the start of the teaching..

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With Love and Gratitude,
The Ripa International Center and The Ripa Ladrang Foundation

Cultivating Calm: Buddhist Insights on Overcoming Anxiety and Depression with Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
2024-06-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Buddhist teacher, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, will delve into the profound teachings of Buddhism to address the pressing issues of anxiety and depression. This 90-minute session will begin with a talk followed by a guided meditation. Rinpoche will share his wisdom on cultivating inner calm amidst the turbulence of modern life. He will explore Buddhist perspectives on mental health, emphasizing the root causes of anxiety and depression and how these can be addressed through the principles of compassion, mindfulness, and self-awareness. Drawing on traditional teachings and contemporary applications, Rinpoche will offer practical insights and advice on overcoming emotional distress, finding resilience, and nurturing a balanced mind. This talk is designed to provide not just philosophical understanding but actionable steps for individuals seeking to navigate their mental health challenges with grace and equanimity.
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Meditation for the Modern World
2024-06-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Indian Consulate of New York, 3 East 64th Street, New York, NY, 10065, United States
The consulate General of India New York cordially invites you to attend the Meditation for the Modern World, a talk by Ven. Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, Master of Buddhist Meditation and Philosophy. The talk will take place on Friday June, 21st, 2024 from 6 to 7:30pm at the Indian Consulate of New York at 3 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065.
Please RSVP to: culture.newyork@mea.gov.in
