Physical Practice as ‘Medicine’: Untangling Knots to Our Goodness & Flow
Virtual Physical Movement Course | *UPDATED March to November 2026
Physical Practice as ‘Medicine’: Untangling Knots to our Goodness & Flow
Monthly | Sundays - 1:30-3:30pm ET
Session #1: March 8th, 2026 (*UPDATED)
Join us as we explore three systems of subtle body & physical practice based from Tibet and the Himalayas. Drawing from 40+ years of practice plus certification and authorization across the systems.
We will spend 9 months (2 hours per month) in gentle to more dynamic physical practice (with modifications as desired) plus reflection & discussion. We will explore how you’re resourcing yourself physically, energetically, mentally and spiritually so that your goodness can flow. We will support connecting this nourishment to how you’re sharing your gifts in the world.
Enrollment Closed
2026 PHYSICAL MOVEMENT COURSE:
About The Course
Physical Practices:
We will focus for 3 months each on three modalities of subtle body & physical practices, including: 1) Nejang (used in Tibetan Medicine to support well-being); 2) Tsa Lung (exercises to support the flow of energy through our subtle body channels, in an approach based in Bön, the indigenous tradition of Tibet); and 3) Asana (the form of yogic practice most are familiar with).
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This is an overview course. Nothing in this course or in any course offered by Ocha Dharma or Movement Tapestries (or on their respective websites), is intended to diagnose or treat any physical, emotional, mental or other condition, or to provide beyond overview instruction in any lineage practice system. Please consult qualified teachers and/or medical practitioners for treatment and detailed instruction appropriate to your circumstances.
Sundays, 2026, 1:30-3:30pm ET
LOCATION: Virtual/Online (Zoom link provided after registration, a few days before launch.)
FORMAT: 9 monthly sessions, beginning March 8th, 2026. *See below for session dates.
ATTENDANCE: 2/3 live attendance is required + the launch. Recorded sessions will be available to participants only in 2026.
COST: $325
Commitment:
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March 8th
April 12th
May 17th
June 28th
July 19th
Aug. 30th
Sept. 20th
Oct. 18th
Nov. 22nd
Nejang and Tsa Lung (in the lineages offered) are generally gentle systems of practice may be done seated and/or on a cushion/mat. Yoga asana will be offered in a gentle-to-moderate fashion and is done on a mat or other non-slip surface.
More to know:
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Please take care of yourself and be mindful & in choice about your own physical capacity and needs. All practices will be offered with modifications, as available. Participants can choose optimal approaches given their capacity and conditions.
Join us as we explore three yogic systems of subtle body & physical practice based from Tibet and the Himalayas. Drawing from 40+ years of practice plus certification and authorization across the systems.
We will spend 9 months (2 hours per month) in physical practice plus reflection & discussion. We will explore how you’re resourcing yourself physically, energetically, mentally and spiritually so that your goodness can flow. We will also support connecting this nourishment to how you’re sharing your gifts in the world.
Cost: $325
Presenter/Teacher
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Founder & Spiritual Director, Sheryl Petty, Ed.D., (Odu Lami; Ngakma Shé-tsal Tsültrim Wangmo), has been a priest and practitioner of Yoruba/Lucumi and Yogic Vajrayana Buddhism for nearly 30 years. She teaches and is ordained in Yoruba/Lucumi & Tibetan Nyingma lineages, and is authorized to share practices based in Bön Buddhist Dzogchen (the Indigenous tradition of Tibet). She also practices deeply with multiple Nyingma, Bön, Gelug, Sakya and rimé Buddhist lineages.
She is a certified Yoga teacher (asana and pranayama; practicing hatha, vinyasa and ashtanga for over 40 years), and is also certified as a Nejang Yoga instructor (one of the many Tibetan Buddhist yogic systems). She has initiations in other African-based systems, a masters in Systematic Theology from Graduate Theological Union, and a doctorate in Leadership & Change.
About Physical Movement as ‘Medicine’
Guest Editor, Sheryl Petty