Alejandro Chaoul has been my student for more than 25 years. Over the years I have known him, he has fully engaged in Bon study and practice both academically and experientially and has played an important role in establishing some of the activities of Ligmincha International through teaching, creating support materials for practice and study, directing the research initiatives and conferences, and otherwise offering his dedicated assistance. In addition, he was in the first group of The 3 Doors trainees and is now a Senior Teacher.
From almost the beginning, he expressed interest in our Tsa lung and Trul khor Tibetan yogas, furthering his training at Triten Norbutse Monastery in Nepal and Menri Monastery in India, under the supervision of my beloved teachers Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak and His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, respectively.
Since 1994, I have worked closely with Alejandro in the Tibetan Yoga texts and practice, supporting his teaching and trainings in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Furthermore, with our shared interest in the healing aspect of these yogas, I was happy to support him in bringing these ancient practices into hospitals and other health-care environments, in both research and the clinic.
In Tibetan Yoga for Health & Well-Being, Alejandro Chaoul brings an accessible presentation of the A-tri Trul khor, or Tibetan Yoga of Instructions of the A, that we condensed together and have been teaching at Ligmincha International since 2007.
This Ligmincha 16 A-tri Trul khor has been met with much enthusiasm by Western students in the U.S. and internationally, and this book will be a great resource for those interested in learning about Tibetan yoga as well as for Trul khor practitioners around the world.
As the last chapter makes clear, this book is a resource for the modern yogi, offering different ways of connecting to one’s openheartedness for the benefit of all beings, whether you have five minutes or an hour. May these principles and practices be of benefit to many in the West as they have been for centuries in the Himalayas.