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Free Admission | Open to General Public

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Traditionally celebrated as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May is also Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health has been one of the most important subjects that shape our way of being. To continue the conversation on mental health, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is proud to collaborate with Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam (Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art) to present a Tibetan Meditation workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about how meditation practices affect their well-being.

What is meditation? How does it benefit our well-being? In this workshop, Dr. Monlam will guide us into building a foundation for a meditation practice that’s appropriate to participants of all levels. In addition, we will also learn to practice Shamata (“single pointed” or “calm abiding” meditation), using supports such as breath, sound, sight, smell, taste, and other body sensations.

Class materials: Yoga mat or blanket (something to sit on), cushions optional.

Date
May 5, 2023
Time
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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About Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam

Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam has dedicated his career to the continuance of Tibetan Buddhist culture and language in modern society. Ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he studied and practiced as a Tibetan monk for ten years. Having advanced his studies through institutions for two decades, Dr. Chok has obtained multiple degrees in Buddhist and Tibetan studies, including his PhD from the University of Delhi. He has studied and trained for decades in Buddhist studies, Tibetan yoga, healing, and meditation under the direction of many renowned Tibetan teachers of the major and minor Tibetan Buddhist traditions. An author, translator, and language instructor, Dr. Chok served as the Head of Research and Translation Department at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala for thirteen years before relocating to the United States in 2019. Dr. Chok has taught prolifically in India, the United States, and over a dozen other countries, offering diverse and inclusive teaching series on meditation, Tibetan yoga, healing, Buddhist philosophy, and Tibetan language. He currently teaches Tibetan yoga and meditation at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, is a participant instructor in the Brooklyn Public Library’s University Open Air program, and offers diverse and inclusive teaching series in partnership with multiple organizations.

This program is brought to you by MOCA friends and partners, including Bloomberg Philanthropies.

This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.