Upaya Teachers

Lungtok Tenpa’i Nyima

His Holiness Lungtok Tenpa`i Nyima is the world-wide spiritual leader of the Bön religion of Tibet. [More information coming soon!]

Ivar Hafskjold

Ivar Hafskjold, a Norwegian, is the heir of Hafskjold-Stav. This is his family’s tradition of spirituality, which includes teachings of philosophy, health cultivation, mythology, runic oracle casting, trance mediumship and martial arts.

Dharmanidhi began his study of this pre-Christian European tradition in 1990 and was adopted into the Hafskjold family as an heir in 1995. Dharmanidhi is the recognized Thule (Wisdom Holder) of the Jarl branch of the tradition and teaches a weekly class in Stav.

Lar Short

Lar Short is the spiritual director of Grace Essence fellowship in Taos, New Mexico. Lar is an accomplished practitioner, gifted innovator and educator. He was trained in the kriya yoga system of Swami Rudrananda of New York City by Swami “Rudi” himself, which he transmitted over several years to Dharmanidhi. Lar was also fortunate enough to be a favored student of H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and received training in many tantras and meditation techniques of Vajrayana and Dzogchen.