Calendar of Events

September 28 to October 10, 2013 | Kum Nye Intensive 

Ratna Ling Retreat Center

with Arnaud Maitland

Join us for an indepth study of theory and practice of Tarthang Tulku's books, Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga and Joy of Being. Perfect for Kum Nye aficionados  beginning practitioners, and people interested in becoming Kum Nye teachers. Relaxing body, mind, and senses, and opening the experience of space and time, thus arises a rich foundation for all of life's activities.


August 25th - September 6th, 2013 | 7th Annual European Kum Nye Retreat

Damme, Germany

with Arnaud Maitland

The Benedictine monastery in Damme, Germany (near Osnabrück) will be the location for the 7th annual European Kum Nye retreat. As an active monastery, situated in a calm and wooded area, we will have the perfect setting for our retreat. We will be practicing and learning about Kum Nye dancing as described in Tarthang Tulku’s new book "Kum Nye Dancing – Introducing Mind to the Treasures the Body Offers". 

Additionally, we will explore practices from "Joy of Being”, also by Tarthang Tulku the section on the senses describing the development of non-dual sensory awareness, such as for example seeing, hearing, feeling and knowing awareness.


August 10 - 17, 2013 | Kum Nye - Tibetan Yoga Retreat

''Centre de la Solitude'' à Martillac near Bordeaux, France

with Arnaud Maitland, includes French translation

Kum Nye’s unique approach is to relax and open the mind through working with the body, thus breaking down the energetic structures of habitual thinking and sensing. Instead of feeling fragmented, stressed and conflicted, there is a notable increase of vitality and flexibility. As a result we will feel more integrated and wholesome. Residues from the distant past begin to melt without needing analysis or soul-searching.  Body and mind unify and a deep, clear calmness ‘massages’ us within, letting in more ’light’ or energy and revealing more comprehensive pictures of experience. We begin to contact the reality of our nature – be prepared to meet the real you!

Please join us for an in-depth retreat of Kum Nye healing, with both theory and extensive practice from 7 am to 2100hrs.


July 1-13, 2013 | Our Moment in Time

Ratna Ling Retreat Center - Cazadero, CA 

with Arnaud Maitland, includes Spanish translation.

"Unswervingly practice what is right then you need not worry about death. 
For life will unfold as it should."

- Longchenpa

This retreat offers a twofold exploration, of the Kum Nye Dancing experience and of the voice of knowledge that emerges through asking essential questions.


Saturday, June 1, 2013 | Activating the Mandala of Your Life - Part 1 

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

with Arnaud Maitland

Once familiar with the five principles of the mandala, it can function as a map for realizing the potential of our personal life and professional activities.



May 24 to May 26th, 2013 | Activating the Mandala of Your Life - Part 1 

Koln, Germany

with Arnaud Maitland

The Mandala is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist complex model for the nature of reality and the structure of our being.



Sunday, April 20, 2013 | Activating the Mandala of Your Life - Part 2 

Sao Paolo, Brazil

with Arnaud Maitland

For more information or to enroll, please contact ritatoledopiza@yahoo.com




Sunday, April 21, 2013 | Skillful Means Workshop

Sao Paolo, Brazil

with Arnaud Maitland

For more information or to enroll, please contact mariacecilia.martins@mcocom.com.br




April 12 - 14, 2013 | How to Get the Most Out of Your Life? Living and Dying Seminar  

Buenos Aires, Argentina

with Arnaud Maitland, includes Spanish translation.

Learning about death and dying in Tibetan Buddhism will undoubtedly give you courage and faith in the journey of this life time.


April 15 - 18, 2013 | Retreat on Living and Dying

Buenos Aires, Argentina

with Arnaud Maitland, includes Spanish translation.

Theory, meditation, mantra, visualization and time exercises will help get a clear understanding and experience of the importance of knowing about living and dying.


Saturday and Sunday April 6-7, 2013  | Awakening the Voice of Knowledge

Montevideo, Uruguay

with Arnaud Maitland, includes Spanish translation.

Wishing to hear your inner voice, which offers direction and meaning?
Wishing to remain open and let the senses inform you?
Wishing to diminish suffering and follow your own path?

The path starts with body awareness, learning to ask the right questions and listening to yourself. Then, we discover the voice of knowledge in the heart.


Friday Evening, April 5, 2013 | Power of Time Lecture

Montevideo, Uruguay

with Arnaud Maitland, includes Spanish translation.
                                                                               
The seminar will introduce the Skillful Means three step methodology of bringing time to awareness, how to recognize being in and out of time, and how to appreciate deadlines. 




Retreat Leader: Arnaud Maitland, JD and MA in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and psychology has been a senior student of Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche for over 35 years. Arnaud is currently director of Dharma Publishing and Center for Skillful Means. Arnaud is the author of two books MasterWork and Living without Regret. Arnaud has been giving seminars and retreats since 1980