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Karma Jiga MSc, ABSM


What has been said about him ...

His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche said ...
Karma Jiga is very good person and very funny!
Kenchen Truro Tsenam said -

Karma JIga is the King of the Nagas ( Water Beings)

Tulku Urgyen Of Bir said that - 
Karma Jiga has gone through some kind of Bardo
He can teach whatever he likes.
Sherabpalden Beru said - Karma Jiga is a yogi now ...
Tenga Tulku, Karma Kagyu Dorje Lopon said -
Karma Jiga is very diligent and very wise

Ven. Karma Jiga is trained in the Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was taught by the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers for 30 years and has taught, set up and managed centres and projects in the UK, Russia, Eastern and Western Europe, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Mongolia . He is a former engineer , music teacher, award-winning musician, composer, author and published mindfulness researcher.

He is a Buddhist Mindfulness Teacher with almost 50 years practice and teaching experience. This includes retreats varying from a few weeks, to a few months, to a few years, including 6 months of silent retreat as part of the Traditional Tibetan Buddhist retreats of 3 years 3 months. He is also trained in  all the ritual, music, temple decoration and mandala drawing and construction.

He received the pointing out instructions for the nature of mind both formally from Mingyur Rinpoche and informally during 35 years training with the late Akong Tulku. The Very Venerable Thrangu Tulku, tutor to his HH 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu Lineage, refers to Karma Jiga as LOPTON (Dharma Master). See Karma Jiga's Long Life prayer.

   

Maggie Powell -

Meditation Teacher & Teaching Assistant

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Maggie has studied with Lama Jiga for 13 years and is Deputy Head of DBG. She has studied with masters from various traditions such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Ringu Tulku and Akong Tulku. She has also studied with teachers from the modern mindfulness traditions of Jon Kabat Zinn and Mark Williams among others. For the last 8 years she has led modern and Buddhist mindfulness sessions for DBG. She holds the teaching lineage of Karma  Jiga's award-winning modern mindfulness  course Headroom for those in poverty.

As an experienced music teacher, she pioneered special teaching programmes for children with additional needs and ground breaking teaching methods in both the UK, USA and India. These have contributed greatly to her work as a Buddhist meditation teacher  and modern mindfulness teacher.

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