Lady Niguma was an 11th-century realized Buddhist yogini born into a Brahman family in Kashmir. She was one of the two fully-realized mahasiddhas (greatly accomplished meditators) whose wisdom and teachings led to the formation of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, which Kalu Rinpoche leads.

The exercises of Niguma’s Yogas are essential instructions for the supreme accomplishment of the path of liberation. They utilize our bodies as a method to cause the ‘prana mind’ to enter the central channel of the subtle energy body, to untie the knots in the channels.

Rinpoche will teach the postures as support for breathing technique, calm abiding meditation, the bodhicitta (awakening heart) outlook, and teachings on the Bodhisattva (great awakened being) way of life. These exercises are extremely beneficial for the mind, the physical body, and the inner subtle body.

Kalu Rinpoche: “This Cleansing with the AH is one of the special teachings of the Niguma Yoga. It’s part of the preliminary but is seen as a very important practice.” Kalu Rinpoche will be teaching this very special practice. Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoche, lineage holder of the Shangpa Kagyu Buddhist tradition, will be teaching the rare and unusual physical yogas of the 11th century yogini, Niguma in North Fork, CA. He is offering these instructions to bring awareness to our physical and mental well-being, and to give physical benefit using this lineage of yoga and practice that has been maintained for the last thousand years.

This presentation represents a new era in the transmission of Vajrayana Buddhism, in which a once-secret practice is made available to the general public by an experienced lineage holder. This transmission is a support for advanced tantric disciplines, including Mahamudra and Dzogchen. As Kalu Rinpoche explains, this new openness surrounding the Tibetan Yoga tradition, according to H.H. the Dalai Lama, is for the mutual benefit of individuals and society at large. For a description of the decision to make these teachings available publicly: Click Here