Kunpen Lama Gangchen Association

Singing Bowls

Deep relaxation 

Our body is like a musical instrument that vibrates and resonates with its surroundings. If subjected to stressful situations, disturbing emotions and a polluted external environment, it loses its natural vibration and, similarly to a poorly tuned instrument, it is no longer able to express itself in harmony, reaching a misaligned, and sometimes blocked, state from which it is difficult to escape.

Tibetan bowls through sound and their powerful vibration can help us bring our body and mind back to a state of balance and harmony. By entering into resonance with the positive frequencies produced by these ancient instruments, the nervous system calms down, anxiety, stress and sleep disturbances are reduced, the muscles relax, circulation is reactivated, and the overall psycho-physical state of the person improves. increasing the feeling of well-being.

On a more subtle level they can help us get in touch with the deepest part of ourselves, increasing awareness and promoting the self-healing process.

Let’s dedicate this meeting to taking care of ourselves, letting go of what we don’t need and reconnecting with our inner space.

please book at the reception Email: reception@kunpen.it

Workshop of art and meditation: learning to visualise the symbols of NgalSo Self-Healing by drawing them

Saturday: from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm

Sunday: from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm

A first weekend during which, following the path of Lama Gangchen Rinpoche’s NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing, we will draw the mandalas of the five elements at our five chakras. On subsequent weekends we will learn to draw the five lotus flowers, and then the seed syllables and symbols of the five families of the Dyani Buddhas, the Supreme Healers.

The course is open to all and requires no training in the art of drawing.

Children over the age of 5 are also welcome.

Students who have already attended Duccio’s courses are welcome. It will be the teacher’s responsibility to follow each one according to the level they have reached.

Materials to bring with you:

• An A4 album with semi-roughened sheets
• Coloured pencils (green, yellow, blue, red, white)
• A square and a ruler
• A compass

Limited number of participants, booking required.

Leonardo ‘Duccio’ Ceglie

He attended art school and the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and met Lama Gangchen Rinpoche in 1984 at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Pomaia.

A Tibetan friend, Pempa Tsering, advised him to try painting a small Buddha Cenresig and to make a gift of it to Lama Gangchen. The Lama immediately commissioned him to paint another Buddha and then another and another. Over the years he became his disciple and continued to paint Tibetan tangkas following his instructions. He accompanied the Lama on many pilgrimages to the Buddha’s main holy places and to the great monasteries, taking his canvases and paints with him and thus deepening his knowledge of Tibetan sacred painting.

Together on the Path

Lam Rim course based on the text “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand” of Paponka Rinpoche

10.30am – 1.00 pm and 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm

The Lam Rim, translated as “Gradual Path,” is a fundamental teaching of Tibetan Buddhism that guides practitioners through a systematic journey toward enlightenment. Based on the teachings of the Buddha, the Lam Rim was first structured by the Indian master Atisha and later expanded by Je Tsong Khapa, who wrote the “Lam Rim Chen Mo,” a detailed work that explores the stages of the path in relation to three types of practitioners: those of lower, medium, and higher capacities.

In Pabonka Rinpoche’s book “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand,” the Lam Rim is presented as a practical method for developing the mind and addressing inner afflictions. Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of renunciation, bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of others), and the understanding of emptiness. These elements are essential for progressing on the spiritual path and realizing the true nature of reality.

The Lam Rim is not merely a series of instructions; it is an invitation to deeply reflect on one’s life and motivations. Through the practice of suggested meditations, practitioners can develop a clear vision of their spiritual aspirations and learn to navigate daily challenges with greater awareness and compassion. In this way, the Lam Rim serves as a valuable guide for anyone wishing to embark on a journey of personal and spiritual growth.

The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.
You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link

NgalSo Self-Healing retreat of the Five Supreme Healers

The practice of NgalSo Self-Healing transmitted by Lama Gangchen Rinpoche is a method to relax and heal the body, speech and mind as well as a complete spiritual path to achieve the fully peaceful state of a buddha. This method works on the energy chnnels and five main chakras of our subtle body and aims to transform our mental defilements such as ignorance, attachment, anger, pride and fear into the positive qualities of wisdom, concentration, compassion, generosity and rejoicing. This integrated therapy system helps us to heal from the deep causes of our mental and physical suffering through the use of: meditation, concentration, visualisation, breathing, recitation, sacred gestures (mudras), colour, prayer and so on.

The detailed program will be published shortly.

The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.
You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link

Dharma in the Nature 

A week in contact with the five elements to nourish our body and mind

Hikes in the woods, meditations in nature and teachings, including outdoors, with Lama Michel Rinpoche. And… Hatha Yoga sessions, Pranayama, yoga,  healthy lifestyle conference that inspired us with doctors Maria Teresa Anfossi, Elkana Waarsenburg and Rogier Hoenders, evening surprise programmes. We cannot only rely on the doctor to be healthy and feel well. We also need to take responsibility by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But what is exactly a healthy lifestyle? In this wellness week, we will learn about the five elements in connection with body and mind, the microbiota, the effects of a healthy diet, exercise, relaxation, sleep and more. We will look at the newest scientific evidence and hear talks from therapists and doctors  with clinical experience on this subject. We will learn how a healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease, cancer and mental health disorders. Possibility of individual meetings for astrological map reading and  treatments and massages with our therapists.

The event is dedicated to our physical well-being, subtle energy healing and inner growth.

The Dharma is precious and priceless. Dharma activities are free to enter and based on free donations, while for other activities we suggest a donation of €30 per day or a  donation within your means.
You can make your offering at the Center’s reception or at the following link.

The program will be published shortly.