Online | 3-Day Intensive | Hybrid Format

08.06.26-10.06.26

We are honored to host a rare 3-day teaching retreat with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang on Illusory Body Yoga (Gyulu) — one of the profound practices within the Six Yogas of Naropa. 

This advanced Vajrayana teaching explores the experiential realization that all phenomena — including one’s own body — arise as luminous appearance and emptiness. Illusory Body Yoga refines the practitioner’s direct insight into the dream-like nature of reality, serving as a crucial bridge between generation stage and completion stage realization.

This retreat offers a structured transmission of theory and practice according to the living lineage, with clear guidance on:

• The philosophical foundations of Illusory Body in Vajrayana

• Its place within the Six Yogas of Naropa

• Practical instructions for integrating the view into daily experience

• Methods to deepen recognition of appearance-emptiness inseparability

Prerequisites

• This retreat is intended for committed practitioners.

  Participants are generally expected to have:

  • Completed or be actively engaged in Ngöndro (Preliminary Practices)

  • Experience with Creation Stage (Kyerim) practices

  If these are not fully completed, participants should:

  • Have clear understanding and familiarity with these foundational practices

  • Have integrity to practicing according to the traditional framework

  • Approach the retreat with respect for lineage discipline and transmission context

  If unsure about eligibility, please contact the organizers prior to registration.

Format & Participation

• Duration: 3 full teaching days

• Location: Väluste kool, Viljandi vald, Viljandi maakond, 69704, Estonia

• Format: Hybrid (in-person + online livestream)

Online participants will receive access details upon confirmation.

About Dr. Nida Chenagtsang

Dr. Nida Chenagtsang is a Tibetan physician and lineage holder of the Sowa Rigpa tradition. Trained in Tibet, he has dedicated his life to preserving and sharing Traditional Tibetan Medicine and its external healing therapies worldwide.

He is the founder of the Sorig Institute and is known for his clear, practical, and inspiring teaching style.

Learn more at: www.drnida.com

Online | 2-Day Intensive | Hybrid Format

11.06.26-12.06.26

Join us for a 2-day immersive workshop in Yukchö (stick therapy), a rare healing practice revealed as a terma by Zurkar Nyamnyi Dorje and preserved within the Sowa Rigpa tradition.

Yukchö uses specially crafted flexible sticks to rhythmically tap therapeutic points (gsang) along the body. The gentle vibration helps gather and release stagnation, regulate the three nyepa (especially rlung/wind), and restore balance to the nervous system.

This therapy is particularly effective for treating:

• Stress and rlung-related disorders

• Depression and emotional imbalance

• Muscular and nervous tension

• Local pain and stagnation

Yukchö works with two main categories of points:

• Afflicted (“sickness”) points — areas of pressure, soreness, or subtle stagnation revealed by the disorder

• Natural anatomical points — key energy openings located on the head, spine, chest, abdomen, and limbs

In this workshop, you will be introduced to the foundations of Yukchö stick therapy, including its underlying principles and traditional context within Sowa Rigpa. Participants will gain an understanding of key therapeutic points and how this method supports balance, circulation, and nervous system regulation.

Format & Participation

• Duration: 2 full teaching days

• Location: Väluste kool, Viljandi vald, Viljandi maakond, 69704, Estonia

• Format: Hybrid (in-person + online livestream)

Online participants will receive access details upon confirmation.

About Dr. Nida Chenagtsang

Dr. Nida Chenagtsang is a Tibetan physician and lineage holder of the Sowa Rigpa tradition. Trained in Tibet, he has dedicated his life to preserving and sharing Traditional Tibetan Medicine and its external healing therapies worldwide.

He is the founder of the Sorig Institute and is known for his clear, practical, and inspiring teaching style.

Learn more at: www.drnida.com