E v e n t S c h e d u l eFriday 28.9.201218:00 - 20.00 Tibetan Medicine - A holistic Approach to Health, by Elio Guarisco 20:30 - 21:30 Application of Tibetan Medicine: Ku Nye massage - introduction, by Aldo Oneto

Saturday 29.9.201217:00 - 18:30 Demonstration of Ku Nye massage, by Aldo Oneto19:00 - 20:30 Understanding ones nature as a way to find real peace, by Elio Guarisco20:45 - 22:00 Conference : The application of essential wisdom in our everyday Life - The Shang Shung Institute, by OliverLeick

Sunday 30.9.201210:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Yantra Yoga - Yoga of Movement(presentation & demonstration), by Laura Evangelisti 12:30 -14:00 photos of Ramon as a non-stop slide show 14:30 - 16:30 Breathe - The Art of relaxed Breathing, by Laura Evangelisti 19:30 - 21:30 The understanding of Dying in Eastern cultures - The Tibetan Book of Death, by Elio Guarisco

Aldo Oneto was born in Italy, (Tuscany), the 21st June of 1951; at seventeen years old he moved to Milan.

At 21, he spent one and half year in India an Sri Lanka to study and practise Buddhism.On his return to Italy, he had met Ch.Namkhai Norbu and since then, he joined and followed his teaching.

For many years, has been a foot reflexologer, and in 2001 he got in touch with Tibetan Medicine and tibetan massage, in 2005, after acquiring In-structor in Ku Nye Certificate, he started to lead massage courses and sessions for Shang Shung Institute of Merigar West, having courses in Italy and various european countries

Laura Evangelisti met her Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, in 1980 and has followed the Dzogchen Teachings ever since. In 1994, she was authorized by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to teach Yantra Yoga and train prospective Yantra Yoga teachers.

Laura extensively collaborated on the book Yan-tra Yoga, the Tibetan Yoga of Movement, with commentary by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. This text has been published by Snow Lion Publica-tions, Ithaca NY, USA.

The International Shang Shung Institute for Tibetan Studies (SSI) is an international non-profit organisation that seeks to broaden the world’s understanding of traditional Tibetan culture. At this moment in history preservation of this rich and exceptional cul-ture is of utmost importance, as it is in real danger of being lost.

The Shang Shung Institute was founded in Italy in 1989 by Chög-yal Namkhai Norbu, and inaugurated in 1990 by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

Other branches of the SSI have since been established in North America, Austria, UK, Russia, and Argentina which work to-gether as one promoting all initiatives to this end.

The SSI develops and supports projects in various countries including: translation, publication, and archiving of Tibetan texts; organisation and presentation of international cultural and edu-cational events to share and preserve the Tibetan heritage, and formal courses of study in the Tibetan arts and sciences.

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Oliver Leick was born in 1955, is a school teacher by profession and lives in Austria with his wife and two daughters.

Oliver has been a student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu since 1977 and is director of the Shang Shung Institute Austria.

Oliver is an authorised teacher of Santi Maha Sangha Base Level and of Yantra Yoga.

Elio Guarisco was born in Italy in Varese on the 5th of August 1954 and he grew up in Como. Elio studied Arts and received the degree of master of Arts before traveling to India to study Buddhism. On his return from India he moved to Switzerland where for ten years he learned Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy under one of the Dalai Lama’s philosophical adviser.

Invited by the late Kalu Rinpoche,Elio spend almost twenty years in India working on the Encyclopedia on Indo Tibetan Knowledge known as ‘shes bya kun khyab’ authored by Kongtrul the Great, which is being published in separate vol-umes by Snow Lion Publications. During this time Elio developed a keen interest in Tibetan medicine and its relationship with the Dzogchen Teachings.

Since 2003 Elio has been actively engaged in the Ka-ter project of the Shang Shung Institute of Austria. Besides being the instructor of the Train-ing for Translators from Tibetan he also works for theDzogchen Tantra Translation Project

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V e n u eShantom - Multi cultural center for creative arts35A Tripoleos str, 152 31 Kato Chalandri(metro station Cholargos)www.shantala.gr

E x h i b i t i o nstarts Saturday 29/9/2012 at 10:00 ends Sunday 30/9/2012 at 19:00

The founder and guide of the Dzogchen Community is Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, who has lived in the West since 1960, when he came to Italy at the invitation of Professor Giuseppe Tucci, as a staff member of the Institute for Middle & Far Eastern Studies of Rome (today ISIAO).He was Professor of Tibetan and Mongolian Language and Literature from 1964 to 1992 at the Oriental Institute of the University of Naples. A leading authority on Tibetan civiliza-tion, particularly expert in the fields of history, literature, and medical and astrological science, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu is widely known for his activities on behalf of the culture and people of Tibet.

At his birth, in 1938 at Dege (Eastern Tibet), Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche was recognized as the reincarnation of the great Dzogchen master Adzom Drugpa (1842-1934), and when he was five years old he was further recognized by the XVIth Karmapa as the mind emanation of Drug Shabdrung Rinpoche, a prior reincarnation of the master Padma Karpo.Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche studied with some of the most important masters of his time and completed his training in both the Sutras and the Tantras, as required by the Buddhist tradition. At the age of sixteen, he met his root-master Rigdzin Changchub Dorje, who introduced him to the authentic knowl-edge of Dzogchen.

The Hellenic Dzogchen Community is a cultural non-profit organization representing the local community of students and practitioners in Greece. The seat of the Hellenic Dzogchen Community is located in Athens, yet the Sangha is comprised by practitioners from all over the country, regardless of their nation-ality. Together we practice and work to realize and preserve the Dzogchen teachings for the benefit of all beings.

As an organization, the Hellenic Dzogchen Community is an indepented, self-reliant and self-efficient entity. Yet, in all es-sential community matters, we are working closely and in direct collaboration both with the International Gakyil of the Dzogchen Community and with Merigar East, our regional Gar.

The Hellenic Dzogchen Community is committed to the preser-vation of the precious Dzogchen teachings, which were passed on through an unbroken, direct lineage to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, and through him have been trasmitted to us, too. As the local Dzogchen Sangha, we practice together at minimum four times per month, at the full and new moons, and on the special days of each month called Guru Rinpoche Day and Dakini Day. In addition, we often get together for special practice weekends and retreats as well.

In order to create auspicious circumstances that can favour further study and practice, the Hellenic Dzogchen Community aims to develop a study and retreat place (Ling) in the country-side. This place is situated on the slopes of Arcadia in southern Greece and, recently, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche named it “Garabling”, that is: Place of Joy and Delight.

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