In this episode I am joined by Alejandro Chaoul PhD, author, meditation teacher, Huffington Foundation Endowed Director of the Mind Body Spirit Institute at the Jung Center of Houston.
Alejandro is an expert in tsa lung trulkhor, also known as Tibetan Yoga, and in this episode we discover the practices and encounters that kindled Alejandro’s fascination with this subject.
We learn about Alejandro’s travels through India and encounters with gurus such as UG Krishnamurti, Namkhai Norbu, and the exorcist and weather maker Ngakpa Yeshe Dorje.
Alejandro reveals the details of his path and practice, tells stories of his personal relationships with many great teachers, and his entry into academia.
Alejandro also discusses the inner heat practice of tummo and I ask him about traditional dietary recommendations for yogis and the tantric practice of breath retention.
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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/ep92-dr-alejandro-chaoul-magical-movements-of-tibet/
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
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Topics Include:
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Learning yantra yoga from Namkhai Norbu
03:55 - Studying trulkhor in Nepal
08:34 - The teacher-student relationship and what attracted Alejandro to the Bön religion
13:02 - Converting to Buddhism
14:14 - From Buddhism to Bön
17:08 - Being dismantled by UG Krishnamurti
21:15 - Studying with exorcist and weather maker Ngakpa Yeshe Dorje
30:55 - Stories of personal relationship with Namkhai Norbu
38:13 - Converting to Buddhism from Judaism
40:59 - Becoming a rug buyer
42:53 - Learning Tibetan and becoming an academic
46:01 - Studying Tibetan with Jeffrey Hopkins
49:07 - Alejandro’s pHD in Bön trulkor and joining academic study with practice
53:56 - The teacher-student relationship
58:20 - Interpersonal relationship with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
1:00:21 - The magical movements of Tibetan Yoga
1:03:19 - Tummo ‘inner heat’ yoga
1:04:33 - Kum Nye
1:06:23 - Upcoming book on Tibetan Yoga
1:07:46 - Diet and semen retention
1:08:53 - Diet recommendations for yogis
1:12:25 - S3xual practices and semen retention
1:14:02- Working with Alejandro
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To find our more about Alejandro Chaoul, visit:
- www.alechaoul.com
- www.ligmincha.org
- www.mbsihouston.org
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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
