Wild Wisdom: The Face of Simhamukha
Four Week Online Course with Tiffani Gyatso
THURSDAYS NOVEMBER 11th & 18th, DECEMBER 2nd & 9th
(No class Thanksgiving, November 25th)
10 - 11:30 AM (Los Angeles Time Zone)
Classes are held live on Zoom
$80 for Four Classes
(Recordings will be uploaded in your course platform and available for viewing for one year).
The images of enlightened beings in Tibetan Buddhism are as rich as our own imagination can go. All images exist with our own minds and if we focus on them, as if we were looking for a long period of time at the mirror, our perception shifts. If we practice such contemplation with the right effort and motivation, it can be a path for liberation.
Simhamukha is a wrathful goddess in Vajrayana Buddhism, whose name means “lion-faced.” She is considered a dakini who has attained the perfect state of Buddha. The lion-faced dakini embodies the transformation of anger into enlightened awareness, as well as the dispelling of negative energy, which can manifest as demons or evil spirits. She is also called “wisdom dakini” (Tib. yeshe khandroma) and “great, victorious mother” (gyalwa yumchen).
CLASS 1 (November 11th):
We will practice mantra and meditation and learn about the symbols of Simhamukha's image. We will then initiate the proportional lines of the face with pencil, a ruler and paper.
CLASS 2 (November 18th):
After mantra and meditation we will draw first lines of her lion head, wild hair and wide open mouth with teeth and tongue.
CLASS 3 (December 2nd):
After mantra and meditation we will finalize the drawing of Simhamuka's face and prepare for coloring.
CLASS 4 (December 9th)
We will color the drawing with pencils and bless it with intentions.
Complete Three Part Course Series
The Mothers of Liberation:
Drawing and Coloring the Female Buddhas of the Tantric Tradition
SEPTEMBER 16 - OCTOBER 7
Mother of Liberation: The Face of Tara
OCTOBER 14 - NOVEMBER 4
Dakini’s Passion: The Face of Vajrayogini
NOVEMBER 11 - DECEMBER 9
(No Class Thanksgiving, November 25th)
Wild Wisdom: The Face of Simhamukha
$225 for three-part series (12 classes)
Open to all. No prior experience in drawing or Buddhist studies required!
About Tiffani Gyatso
Tiffani Gyatso is an artist from Brazil who focused her studies on the sacred expressions of art from different cultures. She specialized in traditional Tibetan Thangka painting, which she learned in India at the Norbulingka Institute from the years 2003-2006 and later furthered her studies at the Prince School of Traditional Arts in London where she studied sacred Geometry of the Middle East. Today she runs her own art retreat center at the Atelier YabYum at the mountains of Brazil and guides art groups to India and Nepal.