{"id":10,"date":"2017-05-13T22:47:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T21:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dundeebuddhistgroup.co.uk\/may\/yes\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2021-01-08T11:33:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T11:33:51","slug":"teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dundeebuddhistgroup.co.uk\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tWelcome!\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h3>We&#8217;d like to introduce our teachers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dundeebuddhistgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/KARMA-JIGA-e-mail.jpg\" alt=\"KARMA-JIGA-e-mail\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"KARMA-JIGA-e-mail\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Karma Jiga MSc, ABSM<\/p>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dundeebuddhistgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/logo-05-e1596394719423-282x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"69\" height=\"74\" \/><br \/>\nWhat has been said about him &#8230;<br \/>\n\nHis Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche said &#8230;<br \/>\nKarma Jiga is very good person and very funny!<br \/>\nKenchen Truro Tsenam said &#8211;\n<p>Karma JIga is the King of the Nagas ( Water Beings)<\/p>\n\nTulku Urgyen Of Bir said that &#8211;\u00a0<br \/>\nKarma Jiga has gone through some kind of Bardo<br \/>\nHe can teach whatever he likes.<br \/>\nSherabpalden Beru said &#8211; Karma Jiga is a yogi now &#8230;<br \/>\nTenga Tulku, Karma Kagyu Dorje Lopon said &#8211;<br \/>\nKarma Jiga is very diligent and very wise\n\t\n<p>Ven. Karma Jiga is trained in the Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was taught by the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers for 30 years and has taught, set up and managed centres and projects in the UK, Russia, Eastern and Western Europe, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Mongolia . He is a former engineer , music teacher, award-winning musician, composer, author and published mindfulness researcher.<\/p>\n\n<p>He is a Buddhist Mindfulness Teacher with almost 50 years practice and teaching experience. This includes retreats varying from a few weeks, to a few months, to a few years, including 6 months of silent retreat as part of the Traditional Tibetan Buddhist retreats of 3 years 3 months. He is also trained in\u00a0 all the ritual, music, temple decoration and mandala drawing and construction.<\/p>\n\n<p>He received the pointing out instructions for the nature of mind both formally from Mingyur Rinpoche and informally during 35 years training with the late Akong Tulku. The Very Venerable Thrangu Tulku, tutor to his HH 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu Lineage, refers to Karma Jiga as LOPTON (Dharma Master). See Karma Jiga&#8217;s Long Life prayer.<\/p>\n\t\n<p>Maggie Powell &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Meditation Teacher &amp; Teaching Assistant<\/p>\n\t<p>B<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dundeebuddhistgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/logo-05-e1596394719423-282x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"80\" \/>Maggie has studied with Lama Jiga for 13 years and is Deputy Head of DBG. She has studied with masters from various traditions such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Ringu Tulku and Akong Tulku. <em>S<\/em>he has also studied with teachers from the modern mindfulness traditions of Jon Kabat Zinn and Mark Williams among others. For the last 8 years she has led modern and Buddhist mindfulness sessions for DBG. She holds the teaching lineage of Karma\u00a0 Jiga&#8217;s award-winning modern mindfulness\u00a0 course Headroom for those in poverty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dundeebuddhistgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/logo-05-e1596394719423-282x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"72\" height=\"77\" \/>As an experienced music teacher, she pioneered special teaching programmes for children with additional needs and ground breaking teaching methods in both the UK, USA and India. These have contributed greatly to her work as a Buddhist meditation teacher\u00a0 and modern mindfulness teacher.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tThanks for your time\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\tWe hope to see you soon!\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Your donations change lives &#8230;\u00a0They fund places on mindfulness courses for those in poverty &#8230;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! 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