GALLERY

Losar: Tibetan New Year Celebration
and Benefit for Tibet Girls School

March 27, 2009

Evanston celebrated Losar — the most important holiday in Tibet — with an evening to honor and preserve Tibetan culture by raising money and awareness for Tibet Girls School.

Many thanks to Wild Tree Cafe for hosting this wonderful
evening. Guests and associate included many from the
Heartwood community including Lori Howell (acupuncturist
and Tsogyaling Board member (left, seated),
Nick and Lela Beem (yoga, foreground) and Louise
Rosenberg (massage, center).

Nancy Floy (acupunturist and president of Tsogyaling
Meditation Center) introduces Asang (meditation and the
center's Executive Director) to begin the program and talk
about why they started the Tibet Girls School.

Dorjee Rabgyal at the counter of host Wild Tree Cafe.
Dorjee and Asang prepared Tibetan momos, vegetable thukpa
(a Himalayan noodle and vegetable soup), and butter tea so that
everyone could experience and enjoy the flavors of Tibet.

The celebration and benefit featured a silent auction of more
than twenty-five gifts and services, including donations by
practitioners at Heartwood Center and a traditional Tibetan
dinner prepared in one's own home. Many thanks to donors
and bidders for their generosity.

Asang, Nancy (left) and Dorjee (far right) thank Tsogyaling
Board Members Nancy Baker (center) and Colleen Hubbard
(Reiki practitioner) for their efforts in putting the event
together. Each received a khata, the Tibetan prayer scarf
offered as a sign of recognition and respect.

The Losar celebration really gets cooking late into the
evening. Charlotte Christian (in orange, acupuncturist)
teaches some bhangra moves from her native India to the
soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire.