{"id":6004,"date":"2021-10-15T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.institutvajrayogini.fr\/teachers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:21:57","slug":"teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/en\/institute\/teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6004\" class=\"elementor elementor-6004 elementor-66\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00bed8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00bed8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7169fb8\" data-id=\"7169fb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60697d soulignage_partiel_bleu elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a60697d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The teachers of the Institute<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bc904c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bc904c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-291186c\" data-id=\"291186c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ceaf4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ceaf4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gu\u00e9sh\u00e9 T\u00e8nzin Lod\u00e8n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-87ca081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87ca081\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f76a3d\" data-id=\"6f76a3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e78e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7e78e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gueshe-Loden-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gueshe-Loden-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gueshe-Loden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gueshe-Loden-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gueshe-Loden-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gueshe-Loden.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea32568\" data-id=\"ea32568\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e0f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2e0f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Institute resident teacher was born in Bylakuppe, South India, in 1961. He entered Sera Dje Monastery at the age of 9 years old and pursued his studies until he obtained the title of Geshe in 1994. He then spent over six years in strict retreat.<\/p><p>From 2003 to 2006, he held the position of chant master (umze) in Sera Je Monastery, which he agreed to leave at the end of 2007, to take over from Geshe Tenzin Dorje as the principal teacher in Vajra Yogini Institute.<\/p><p>He teaches the Basic Program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bd0741 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bd0741\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eaf409\" data-id=\"3eaf409\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-939241e premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-id=\"939241e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7258926\" data-id=\"7258926\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d69d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d69d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moine Charles<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cffc9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cffc9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Charles-portrait-768x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-13763\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Charles-portrait-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Charles-portrait-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Charles-portrait-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Charles-portrait.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a0e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4a0e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After serving as a resident at Vajra Yogini Institute, Charles took ordination in 1989. Since then he has spent several years on solitary retreat in the Pyrenees and in California and regularly guides 108 Nyoung-N\u00e8 retreats.<\/p><p>A fully ordained monk, he resides at the Vajra Yogini Institute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3abe686\" data-id=\"3abe686\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a0cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75a0cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christian Charrier<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cde36a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cde36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/portrait-christian-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5176\" alt=\"Portrait of Christian Charrier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/portrait-christian-2.jpg 701w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/portrait-christian-2-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31558ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31558ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christian was a resident at the Institute from 1982 to 1988. After a three-year retreat, Christian translated the fundamental texts of Buddhism and taught at the Institute.<\/p><p>The \u00c9ditions Mahayana have notably published his translation of the <em>Sanghata Sutra<\/em>, the <em>Golden Light Sutra <\/em>and the <em>Wheel of Sharp Weapons<\/em>. Other works he has translated are published by Claire Lumi\u00e8re and Padmakara (&#8220;Tsadra series&#8221;).<\/p><p>He currently teaches the <i>Discovery of Buddhism<\/i> modules at the Institute, and is also a Basic Program assistant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c70d36e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c70d36e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c76d8e1\" data-id=\"c76d8e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-94649b2 elementor-section-height-min-height premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-id=\"94649b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cc868f\" data-id=\"2cc868f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77bc379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77bc379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anila Thubten Lhamo<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77049d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b77049d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lhamo-portrait-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lhamo-portrait-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lhamo-portrait-2-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a2374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61a2374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anila Thubten Lhamo is a nun who took refuge with Lama Yeshe in 1979 in Kopan and was ordained by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2019.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">She studied PEBA from 2003 to 2010 at the Institute, then went on numerous retreats.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">She contributed to the creation of Education Universelle France by setting up workshops on &#8217;16 attitudes for better living&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0942bbb elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"0942bbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70e0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e70e0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Josep Manresa Zafra<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ce34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89ce34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Josep-portrait-3-768x440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Josep-portrait-3-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Josep-portrait-3-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Josep-portrait-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb5ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb5ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2016, Josep discovered Buddhism through teachers such as Lama Lobsang Tsultrim, Lama Monlam, and Jets\u00fcn Khandro Rinpoche. After a retreat with Marina Brucet, he chose this path and, in October 2017, joined the FPMT Basic Program at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Italy, which he completed in 2022 after two Lam Rim retreats. He also studied debate for a year with Atisha Matur and attended teachings by Serkong Rinpoche.  <br data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"556\">In May 2023, he was accredited by the FPMT as a \u201cFoundational Buddhist Teacher.\u201d He is currently following the FPMT Master Program online with the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e9b031 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e9b031\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-567d5aa\" data-id=\"567d5aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8648035 elementor-section-height-min-height premium-equal-height-yes elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-id=\"8648035\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90d085\" data-id=\"f90d085\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4229867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4229867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicolas Brun<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9b828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff9b828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nico2-768x544.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5209\" alt=\"Photo of Nicolas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nico2-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nico2-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nico2-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nico2-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Nico2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71a4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d71a4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nicolas worked for 15 years in the French National Education system. He was a student in the first PEBA curriculum from 2005 to 2012.<\/p><p>He is a certified facilitator of several training cycles for lay approaches to Buddhist teachings and regularly leads the Institute&#8217;s Introduction to Meditation courses. <\/p><p>He is currently the director of the Institute since June 2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20735e1\" data-id=\"20735e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5be4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5be4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marcel Jolinon<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a419a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a419a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marcel-Jolinon-portrait-2-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marcel-Jolinon-portrait-2-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marcel-Jolinon-portrait-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marcel-Jolinon-portrait-2-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marcel-Jolinon-portrait-2-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marcel-Jolinon-portrait-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4ffbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4ffbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marcel Jolinon has been studying the Dharma since 1984. He has successfully completed the full cycle of the Advanced Buddhist Studies Program (ABSP) at the Institute and has become a certified teacher of the FPMT.  <\/p><p>He has been teaching the<i>Introduction to Buddhism<\/i> and <i>Introduction to Meditation<\/i> programs for the past ten years.  <\/p><p>He is also the president of our association and as such is very active for the Institute.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e5727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2e5727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d8955 soulignage_partiel_bleu elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83d8955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visiting teachers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fa2a4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fa2a4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc5414f\" data-id=\"fc5414f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8696d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f8696d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Khensour Jhado Tulku Rinpoche<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867fa9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"867fa9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Khensour-Jhado-Tulku-Rinpoche-portrait-768x446.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Khensour-Jhado-Tulku-Rinpoche-portrait-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Khensour-Jhado-Tulku-Rinpoche-portrait-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Khensour-Jhado-Tulku-Rinpoche-portrait-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Khensour-Jhado-Tulku-Rinpoche-portrait.jpg 1395w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0260bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0260bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rinpoche was born in 1954 north of Lhasa in Tibet. He took novice vows with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1964 and received full ordination in 1973 from Ling Rinpoche. From 1972 to 1990, Rinpoche studied at Sera Je monastery and obtained the title of Lharampa Geshe in 1991.<\/p><p>From 1992 to 1996, Rinpoche taught at Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala, then became its abbot from 1997 to 2004.<\/p><p>Jhado Rinpoche is one of the most esteemed lamas of the Gelugpa tradition. In addition to his excellent monastic education, Rinpoche received many oral transmissions and initiations from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, his two tutors, as well as great masters from other traditions, such as Troulshik Rinpoche.<\/p><p>Known for his keen intellect and dynamic teaching style, as well as his ability to personally touch Western students, Rinpoche is also appreciated for his gentleness and kindness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c4b914\" data-id=\"5c4b914\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7edbee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7edbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yangsi Rinpoche<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c78b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08c78b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yangsi-Rinpoche-portrait-2-768x455.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5188\" alt=\"A portrait of Yangsi Rinpoche\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yangsi-Rinpoche-portrait-2-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yangsi-Rinpoche-portrait-2-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yangsi-Rinpoche-portrait-2-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yangsi-Rinpoche-portrait-2-1536x911.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yangsi-Rinpoche-portrait-2-2048x1215.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yangsi-Rinpoche-portrait-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42bc771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42bc771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1968, Yangsi Rinpoche was recognized at the age of six as the reincarnation of Geshe Ngawang Gendune, one of Lama Geshe&#8217;s masters. He studied at Kopan Monastery and then at Sera Je Monastery in India where he obtained the title of Geshe Lharampa in 1995.<\/p><p>In 1998, having the particular wish to benefit Western students of the Buddhadharma, Rinpoche came to the West to teach, he disrobed and travelled extensively throughout America and Europe.<\/p><p>He is currently the Director of the Maitripa Institute, a university he founded in Portland, USA.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He agreed to come each year to the Institute to guide retreats for his French students.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61004d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61004d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a87b8f\" data-id=\"8a87b8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cb302e premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-id=\"9cb302e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-789d48d\" data-id=\"789d48d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70ce42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f70ce42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LING Rinpoche<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad7b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aad7b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ling-Rinpoche-portrait-768x448.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15205\" alt=\"Ling Rinpoche\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ling-Rinpoche-portrait-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ling-Rinpoche-portrait-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ling-Rinpoche-portrait-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ling-Rinpoche-portrait.jpg 1411w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8846a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee8846a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a6806f\" data-id=\"3a6806f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6d68d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba6d68d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SERKONG Rinpoche<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688613d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"688613d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/portrait-Serkong-Rinpoche-1-768x448.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15209\" alt=\"Serkong Rinpoche\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/portrait-Serkong-Rinpoche-1-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/portrait-Serkong-Rinpoche-1-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/portrait-Serkong-Rinpoche-1-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/portrait-Serkong-Rinpoche-1.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2e77d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f2e77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3a41f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3a41f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b2d1c5\" data-id=\"8b2d1c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0934e8a premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-id=\"0934e8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4080c94\" data-id=\"4080c94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53dbe05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53dbe05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Venerable Chantal Tenzin Dekyi<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9457130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9457130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Chantal-768x479.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5183\" alt=\"A portrait of Venerable Chantal Dekyi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Chantal-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Chantal-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Chantal-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Chantal.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df89f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df89f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"vc\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ven. Chantal Tenzin Dekyi took the ordination of nun with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1986. She studied Buddhist philosophy at Nalanda Monastery with Khensur Jampa Techok, and since 1994 has traveled and taught in many countries, including the United States, South Africa, India, Mongolia and Spain.<\/p><p>She resided at the Institute for many years before dedicating herself to the organization of the new monastery of Dorje Pamo in Fiac in the Tarn, in 2018.<\/p><p>She teaches &#8220;Heart Advice for Dying and End of Life&#8221; at the Institute and also assists Geshe Loden during Shin\u00e9 retreats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f5f980\" data-id=\"7f5f980\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ff422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ff422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Venerable Losang Gendun<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e4d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62e4d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Venerable-Gendun-portrait-2-768x494.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14916\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Venerable-Gendun-portrait-2-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Venerable-Gendun-portrait-2-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Venerable-Gendun-portrait-2-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Venerable-Gendun-portrait-2.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da3841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da3841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buddhist teacher Ven. Losang Gendun is a Dutch monk. After practicing mainly Theravada Buddhism for twenty years, he became a monk in the Tibetan tradition in 2006.<\/p><p>At the Nalanda monastery in France, he studied Buddhist philosophy for nine years. In all, the Venerable Gendun spent more than four years in retirement.<\/p><p>He specializes in the Tibetan Lojong and Mahamudra methods, as well as Vipassana-shamatha meditation as taught in the Theravada forest tradition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6398075 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6398075\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7130b70\" data-id=\"7130b70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dfc5b1 premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-id=\"2dfc5b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3995a97\" data-id=\"3995a97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ab22d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56ab22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Venerable Robina Courtin<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498f064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"498f064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Robina-Courtin-portrait-768x410.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5186\" alt=\"A portrait of Venerable Robina Courtin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Robina-Courtin-portrait-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Robina-Courtin-portrait-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Robina-Courtin-portrait-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venerable-Robina-Courtin-portrait.jpg 1303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07291e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07291e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Robina Courtin was raised as a Catholic, and during her youth considered becoming a Carmelite. In the 1960s, she trained as a classical singer in London, where she lived. In the early 1970s, she became a feminist activist and worked on prisoners&#8217; rights. In 1972, she returned to Melbourne. In 1974, she started to study martial arts, went to New York and returned to Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>In 1976, she attended Buddhist teachings given by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa in Queensland. In November 1977, Robina Courtin traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal to study at Kopan Monastery, where she was ordained as a Buddhist nun. She became director of the Buddhist publishing house Wisdom Publications until 1987, then editor of the magazine &#8220;The Mandala&#8221; until 2000. She leaves &#8220;The Mandala&#8221; to teach and develop the: &#8220;Liberation Prison Project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She has been coming to the Institute every year for over 10 years to teach.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d36b9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d36b9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc3881\" data-id=\"ddc3881\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-element-f3077ad premium-equal-height-yes elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-id=\"f3077ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9c81fc\" data-id=\"f9c81fc\" 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wp-image-5184\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sixte-Vincotte-portrait-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sixte-Vincotte-portrait-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sixte-Vincotte-portrait-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivy.lotus.mindfuldev.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sixte-Vincotte-portrait.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e16cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e16cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sixte Vin\u00e7otte returned to the monastery of Nalanda in the Tarn in 1995 where he received the ordination of Getsul from his master Geshe Jampa Gyatso. The following year, he took the ordination of Gelong from Lati Rinpoche and was a monk for 9 years. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 1995 until 1999 he studied and practiced at Nalanda monastery and then left in July 1999 to join his master Geshe Jampa Gyatso at the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Italy. He studied the &#8220;Masters&#8217; Program&#8221;, a 7-year Buddhist sutra and tantra study program to train Western teachers, then the &#8220;Basic Program&#8221; until 2007.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today he continues to teach and lead retreats in France, Reunion Island, Tahiti and Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe8ceb8\" data-id=\"fe8ceb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75c877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d75c877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The teachers of the Institute Gu\u00e9sh\u00e9 T\u00e8nzin Lod\u00e8n The Institute resident teacher was born in Bylakuppe, South India, in 1961. 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