TONGLEN

I recently discovered the Yoga style called 'Tibetan Heart Yoga' when researching for a brief descriptive article I was writing for Yogatap.com. I was amazed to discover that among the better known teachers of Heart Yoga in the West is Geshe Michael Roach. (The same guy who created the Buddhism courses that I download for my personal study!)

QUOTE from The Tibetan Book of Yoga by Geshe Michael Roach : “Tibetan Heart Yoga works on your heart in two ways: It makes your physical heart and your body healthy and strong, and it opens your heart to love others. And of course the first always comes from the second.”

Tonglen is part of Tibetan Heart Yoga practice. This is an activity I first became acquainted with due to reading a book several months ago, and feel particularly inclined towards continuing the practice of. I was therefore most delighted to find that the book was available to purchase and have done so, with the aim of incorporating this form of Yoga/Buddhism practice twice weekly in addition to my current studies and practices.

I now have two different practices of Tonglen - one extended working on a single being over a half hour Yoga sequence and a much briefer one, which can be based on numerous beings within a few minutes and is purely of spiritual nature based on visualization and breathing.