Tog means thoughts and Chöd means to cut or melt through. Tog Chöd is a powerful, dynamic and physical meditation technique. These movements, by using the sword, will quickly bring us to mindfulness. The movements are soft, but also clear and rough. In addition we use a special breathing technique. Tog Chöd helps us to feel more power, love, compassion and it helps us to believe in ourselves and take clear decisions.
The sword symbolizes our inner wisdom. The sword cuts through our conceptual mind. With wisdom, we can transform negative emotions and change ourselves. We are trapped in thoughts and negative emotions, which arise from our past and thoughts of future. We allow fear and expectations to rule our lives - we do not live in the present moment, which is the only existence. When our thoughts are distracting us, we feel confused, lack of energy and insecure.

Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche has developed Tog Chöd. The sword dance is based on the traditional Yaman monk dance and the Kalachakra movements, but created in direct response to the needs of us in the modern world. We need a practice to free ourselves from our conceptual mind. This helps us to connect with our own power. In Tog Chöd, we use anger to strengthen our power, but the deep motivation is compassion.

THE CHÖD OF WRITING

A writing technique developed by Cecilia Nordlund and Dolma Yamyang  inspired by buddhist tantrayana practise. Chöd means "to cut through," which refers to the elimination of all negativity, especially ego attachment. (This practice is used in all schools of Tibetan Tantrayana Buddhism to a greater or lesser degree.)

This technigue is especially good for musicians having trouble with writing lyrics. We also practise tibetan healing yoga, sound meditation and mantra singing.

• Free yourself from your inner critic by connecting with your “higher self and let writing become your medicine.
• Write by connecting with the five negative emotions and their opposites.
• Write with the intention of love and compassion to all sentient beings.
• Connect with your inner wisdom with sound mediation and mantra singing
• Get to know yourself with shadow work and re-write the story about yourself.
• Create a new mythology

This course can be online 5 times x 90 min or as a weekend retreat.

Every summer Cecilia offers summercourses in Tog Chöd and Lu jong together with her educator Lobsang Dolma from Norway at Skurups Folkhögskola at Österlen, south part of Sweden

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