DEEPENING THE DANCE OF THE SONG OF VAJRA
Tashigar Norte is happy to invite you to join a week of practice and deepening course led by Prima Mai, with Rosemary Friend assisiting (and hopefully with Rita Renzi),
that will be held ON-SITE, on February 4th-11th, 2027.
The Dance of the Song of the Vajra is an in-depth practice introduced by the Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. This intensive course with international teacher Prima Mai is designed for dedicated practitioners who wish to refine, integrate, and stabilize their practice by deepening the precise timing, mudras, choreography, and the meaning of the lines and melody of the Song of the Vajra.
The Dance of the Vajra arose from the profound meditation of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. From 1989 onwards, the Master received the terma “The Vajra Dance Liberating the Six Classes of Beings into the Six Pure Dimensions”.
“Vajra” is a Sanskrit word meaning "diamond". In the Dzogchen teaching, the vajra symbolizes our essential nature, which is pure, clear and immutable like a diamond. Through the practice of the Dance of the Vajra, one can discover this true nature by remaining in the state of contemplation, and learn to maintain and stabilize this recognition not only in seated meditation, but also while in movement. In this way it can become an integral part of daily life.
Since 1991, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu taught four different Vajra Dances. While all four dances harmonize the three main aspects of our being – body, energy (or voice) and mind – each dance has its own specific characteristics.
The Vajra Dances are inseparably linked to the transmission of the Dzogchen Teaching. Requirements: having received teachings from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi.
This course runs on your free generous donation basis.
Prima Mai
Prima Mai was born in Germany in 1962 and studied Communication Design in Hamburg. She left there in 1987 to live and work in Spain as a contemporary artist. It was in that period that she chose her artist name. She met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1989 and moved to Italy in 1990.
Prima learned the Vajra Dance directly from Rinpoche and accompanied him for several years in his travels to assist in making the Vajra Dance known during Rinpoche’s seminars and retreats.
Prima Mai is one of the two main international Vajra Dance teachers appointed by Rinpoche with the authorization to train and create more Vajra Dance Instructors. Since 1992 she has been giving courses worldwide and preparing related materials for publications and the general development of the Vajra Dance. Prima has dedicated her life to Rinpoche’s vision, developing the Vajra Dances in its various aspects.
She speaks German, English, Spanish, and Italian as well as a little French. Her other general interests are alternative healing, new science and technology, music, and art. Prima has lived with her companion in Camogli, Italy, since 2001.