Sherap Chamma and Abiding in Refuge
Simultaneous Retreats with Marcy Vaughn and Gabriel Rocco in February
For the first time, Serenity Ridge will host two simultaneous retreats from February 16-19, Sherap Chamma with senior teacher Marcy Vaughn and Abiding in Presence with senior teacher Gabriel Rocco. Both retreats also will be available online via Zoom.
Sherap Chamma, Mother of Wisdom and Love
with Marcy Vaughn
In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of all positive qualities. As such, Sherap Chamma, Mother of Wisdom and Love, is the source of wisdom, and her medicine is love and compassion. The teachings of Sherap Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of the ancient Bon tradition.
In this retreat, participants will learn a beautiful and simple meditation practice enabling each to directly connect with the divine feminine energy. With visualization, the sound of mantra and deep contemplation, participants can make a personal connection to this sacred form of the universal mother, Sherap Chamma, and are guided through this connection to innate wisdom and the love and compassion that naturally radiate from that wisdom.
Those experienced in meditation as well as those who are beginning are warmly welcomed.
Abiding in Presence
with Gabriel Rocco
Students of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche have received and benefited from his teachings and guidance in practices from the Tibetan Bon tradition. The core of the Bon dzogchen teachings points us to discover the inner refuge, the spacious, luminous warmth of our essential nature, by opening the doors of our body, speech and mind through resting in stillness, silence and spaciousness.
Abiding in presence offers the opportunity to devote yourself to practice, lightly guided within the warmth of community, where you are supported to develop the strength and steadiness of attention necessary to open the three doors and discover your authentic self.
This retreat is open to all who have received or are familiar with the Nine Breathings of Purification practice and the practice of abiding in presence, including all 3 Doors practitioners. For those unfamiliar with these practices, instruction will be given during the first evening teaching on February 16.
