Monks To Visit Yoga Center

WOODBURY — The Woodbury Yoga Center will be hosting 10 Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery on Sunday, October 29, and Saturday, November 4.

The monks are on tour to raise awareness regarding the potential extinction of the Tibetan Buddhist culture at the hands of the communist Chinese, to share the joy and compassion of Tibetan Buddhism, and to raise funds for the monasteries so they can maintain their cultural and religious identity while living in exile in India.

Sunday’s performance will include a fire puja, honoring local deities and creating good fortune in the lives of participants, followed by teachings from Geshe Londsang Yonten on the introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. Saturday’s program will be prayers for world peace and healing which will be offered for about 11/2  hours, followed by discussion and questions and answers.

The monks are also available for private prayers in homes for healing, purification of one’s home, and also for the souls of loved ones that have passed on.

For more information on private programs, call 263-0180. Sunday’s program is from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and Saturday’s from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. There is a suggested donation of $21 for the programs, although no one will be turned away.

The Woodbury Yoga Center is located at 122 West Side Road. Call 263-2254 for more information or directions or visit the Web site at www.woodburyyogacenter.com.