YOGA MANTRA RETREAT
Yoga Mantra Retreat is dedicated to training and preparing the mind and body for meditation. Some level of yoga experience is encouraged, but not necessary. All people of all practice levels are welcome as space allows. Yoga and Mantra are practiced to prepare the body and mind for meditation. Meditation is practiced to generate happiness and good karma.
The physical demands of the retreat are yoga practice and vocalization of Mantra. Some people may refer to Mantra practice as spiritual singing exercise. This practice will exercise your mind and vocal cords.
The mental demands are challenging for beginners because they have not memorized the Mantras and they have not learned the responsibilities of the Buddhas.
The retreat is mentally demanding on every attendee due to the rigorous all-day schedule of yoga, mantra, and meditation.
Yoga should not hurt. If it hurts then you are probably doing incorrect yoga, or pushing too hard. We focus on the breath in our yoga practice. Movements around the breath.
Retreats will teach and practice many Tibetan Buddhist Mantras. The list of Mantras include Green Tara, Shakamuni, Medicine Buddha, White Tara, Guru Rinpoche, Chenzerig (Compassion Mantra), Yellow Zambala, Milarepa, and Heart Mantra. The Yoga instructors may offer to teach yoga mantras, and all mantra are meant to help, and we encourage you to engage with those mantra that speak to you.
Retreats last between three and thirty nights. The minimum stay is three nights, the maximum is the entirety of the retreat.
Retreats are all inclusive. All attendees will clean, cook, and do chores for each other.
The purpose of the Yoga Mantra Retreat is to provide an immersive retreat for people interested in meditation, yoga, mantra practice, or improving a meditation practice.
Please return to the site to check for retreat dates and locations.
Green Tara, pictured below.
Green Tara Mantra:
OM TARE
TU TARE
TURE SOHA
Shakamuni Buddha - below, Buddha at Lhabab Dhuchen.
Shakamuni Buddha Mantra
TEATA OM
MANI MANI MAHA
MANI AH SO HA
Four Armed Chenrezig, pictured below.
Six Syllable Compassion Mantra
OM MANI PADME HUNG
Medicine Buddha, below.
Medicine Buddha Mantra
TEATA OM BEKANZE BEKANZE MAHA
BEKANZE BEKANZE RAJA
SAMO GATI SO HA
Palden Llamo, Dharma Protector, below.
Palden Llamo Mantra:
JO LLAMO JO LLAMO JOJO LLAMOTHUN JO KA LA LA CHENMORAMO ADJA TADJATHUNGJO RO RU RO RUHONG JO HUNG
Guru Rinpoche Mantra
OM AH HUNG
BENZA GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUNG
White Tara Mantra
OM TARE TU TARE TURE MAMA AYU PUNI JYANA PUCHEM KURUE SO HA
Heart Mantra
OM GATI GATI PARA GATI
PARA SUM GATI BODHI SO HA
Yello Zambala Mantra
OM BEY ZAMBALA ZALENDREYA SO HA