Alejandro Chaoul

Faculty at Esalen

Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, PhD, has studied in the Tibetan traditions since 1989, and for nearly 30 years in the Bön Tradition with Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. He holds a PhD in Tibetan religions from Rice University and is the director of the Mind Body Spirit Institute at the Jung Center of Houston. For the last 20 years, he has been teaching and researching the benefits of Tibetan mind-body practices for people touched by cancer. He is a senior teacher for The 3 Doors and Ligmincha International, and he teaches in the US, Latin America, and Europe. Alejandro is also a Contemplative Fellow at the Mind & Life Institute and is the author of Chöd Practice in the Bön Tradition (Snow Lion, 2009), Tibetan Yoga for Health & Well-Being (Hay House, 2018), and the recently published Tibetan Yoga: Magical Movements of Body, Breath, and Mind (Wisdom Publications, 2021). You can find more information on www.alechaoul.com, www.Ligmincha.com, and www.MBSIhouston.org

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