April 2025 | Retreats & Courses

Tibetan Bön Dzogchen Meditation

The Australia Bön Mustang Foundation are pleased to announce the Tibetan Bön Dzogchen Meditation Retreats held live and in-person with Geshe Sonam Gurung in Melbourne this April 2025.

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Online Course | Self-paced

Preliminary Practices of Bön Dzogchen

  • Facilitated by Geshe Sonam Gurung, and supported by Nigel Denning and Mark Overton M.D, this online course is self-paced and can be started on-demand.

  • This online course is based on the ancient Tibetan Bön Atri teachings of Dzogchen and is grounded in authentic transmission providing a structured and experiential approach to preparing the mind and body for meditation. It provides a complete instruction in the essential aspects of Tibetan Bön meditation and serves as an essential pathway towards advanced practices.

  • This online and self-paced course is open to all.

Retreat 1 | Melbourne

Concentration Practices of Bön Dzogchen

  • Retreat Start: 5:00PM, Friday, April 11th, 2024

    Retreat End: 5:00PM, Friday, April 18th, 2024

  • This retreat extends on the practices presented in Retreat One: Preliminary Practices of Tibetan Bön Dzogchen and introduces students, who have developed the fundamentals of concentration, to meditation beyond the ordinary mind.

  • This in-person course is open to all applicants who wish to participate.

Retreat 2 | Melbourne

Inner Fire & Mixing Practices of Bön Dzogchen

  • Retreat Start: 5:00PM, Tuesday, April 22nd, 2024

    Retreat End: 5:00PM, Saturday, April 26th, 2024

  • This retreat provides a comprehensive introduction into the practice of the inner channels and the chakras as outlined in the Tibetan Bön Dzogchen tradition. This practice builds on the foundations developed in Retreat Two: Core Practices of Tibetan Bön Dzogchen and is designed to clear energetic obscurations of the body in order to increase the clarity and luminosity of awakened mind and develop skills to regulate energy flow.

  • This in-person course requires application. Due to the advanced nature of these practices, some previous meditation experience is required.