Tobi Warzinek

I entered the Center of Higher Tibetan Studies in Mai 2002 when I was 18 years old. Thats when I found my roots within spiritual practice and meditation. Before that I was interested but I never knew which path to follow and which meditations to do at what times. It was my venerable master and my teachers at the center who did their best to show me a rocksolid way during my stay there.

I studied at the center for nearly seven years, I attended classes on logic, philosophy and monastic debate, tibetan language, arts and culture, meditation texts and their commentaries and I did my best to follow the authentic monastic curriculum which wasn`t always that easy.

During my stay I learned Taiji and Qigong from a great teacher - Ping Han. After about one year of learning I made my Diploma and now I am qualified to instruct other people. I`ve learned several styles of Taji and Qigong from the Daoyin Yangsheng Gong set developed by Grandmaster Prof. Zhang Guangde. I am very grateful for the opportunity beeing a disciple of one of his students. So I definitely think that those seven years were life changing and transforming. They were highly meaningful to me.

After seven years of studies and time at the center, I decided to visit other places in the world to open my mind a bit. Now I live in Phuket/Thailand and teach at the Dharana Meditation and Retreat Center.