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Tag: wind

Wind and Breath in Tibetan Thought: the Confluence of Tantra and Ayurveda

September 3, 2021January 17, 2022 Buddhism and Breath Summit Buddhism & Breath Summit Ayurveda, breath, Tantra, Tibet, wind

Abstract Breath and wind concepts are widespread in Asia, and the Tibetans inherited both Yogic and Tantric prāṇa and Ayurvedic vāta, both translated into Tibetan

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Troubled Breath: Windhorse, Smog, and the Stagnation of Vital Energies

September 3, 2021January 17, 2022 Buddhism and Breath Summit Buddhism & Breath Summit breath, energy, environment, wind

Abstract This presentation will describe how urban Mongolians navigate the capital city Ulaanbaatar’s chronic air pollution in relation to breath, clarity, bodily winds and purification.

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Mind, Wind, and Heart: Tibetan Notions of Wind in Mental Health and Illness

September 3, 2021January 17, 2022 Buddhism and Breath Summit Buddhism & Breath Summit breath, mental illness, Tibet, wind

Abstract This presentation explores how Tibetan Buddhist and medical notions of the relationship between heart, wind and mind come together to explain the (dys)functioning of

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Winds in Traditional Thai Yoga, Reusi Dat Ton

September 3, 2021January 17, 2022 Buddhism and Breath Summit Buddhism & Breath Summit breath, Thailand, wind, yoga

Abstract Introducing Thai Yoga, “Reusi Dat Ton,” and its place within the traditions of Buddhist Yoga and Mahasiddhas. Tracing its development from India into Nepal,

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