Developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione, Feeding Your Demons®  is a profoundly effective method for recognizing and transforming the deep-seated patterns, triggers, and neuroses that undermine the quality and enjoyment of our lives.

Participants in the Buddhist Track deepen their engagement with the Feeding Your Demons practice by studying the Chöd lineage of Machig Labdrön. This includes an introduction to Jamgön Kongtrül’s Transmitting the Meaning of the Mother, alongside experiential training in Machig Labdrön’s methods for cutting through discursive thought. As the training progresses, participants integrate view and practice, cultivating increasing confidence and precision in both personal practice and in guiding individuals and couples within this lineage-based approach.

Participants in the Secular Track deepen their understanding of the Feeding Your Demons process by refining their ability to recognize and work with increasingly subtle and entrenched patterns of thought and reactivity. Emphasizing practical application, the training develops clarity, emotional resilience, and facilitation skills, preparing participants to confidently guide individuals and couples in applying the method across personal and professional contexts.

Who can attend?

• Individuals who have completed FYD Level I or Kapala Training Level I and want to deepen their personal understanding of the work, or those who are on a path to become a Certified FYD Facilitator.
• Feeding Your Demons® Level II Buddhist Track (Kapala II) is a required practice accumulation commitment for the Magyu Mother Lineage Program.

What You’ll Experience

• Deepened, embodied engagement with the Feeding Your Demons process
• Working with more subtle, persistent, and complex inner patterns
• Exploration of “family demons” and the relational dynamics they represent
• Strengthening connection to inner resources and allies
• Guided practices, partner work, and group exploration
• Applying the method in both internal and relational contexts
• Become fully certified to use this method in a therapeutic setting with clients.
• 7 Live Webcasts over the entire program, with small discussion groups and an online Capstone Retreat in the final Certification Level.

What Will I Learn?

• Learn the psychological foundations of Feeding Your Demons® (FYD)
• Learn how to work with family demons
• Understand the interconnectedness of your emotional patterns, and how a single pattern can impact multiple areas of your life
• Understand the anatomy of the FYD Process
• Acquire powerful and uniquely flexible tools to help relieve the suffering of others as a therapist, coach, or facilitator.
• Learn how to work with challenges arising in facilitation
• Establish a regular, transformational meditation practice that integrates seamlessly with your established life and work

All participants must fulfill the following prerequisites:

Secular Track

• Completion of Feeding Your Demons® Level I (Buddhist or Secular Track) or Kapala Training Level 1
• 20 Solo Demon Feedings
• 5 Partner Demon Feedings
• Plant a Tree
• 15-60 min 5 days per week of mindfulness meditation recommended

Buddhist Track

• Completion of Feeding Your Demons® Level I (Buddhist Track) or Kapala Training Level 1
• 20 Solo Demon Feedings
• 5 Partner Demon Feedings
• 80 sessions of Prajnaparamita meditation
• Plant a Tree

Prerequisites have to be submitted 1 week before the course start date. You will receive information on how to submit them upon registration

It is highly recommended that you complete more than the required number of Partner Demon Feedings for Level II, as these will count towards your prerequisites for Certification Level.

Certification Level Prerequisites

With the start of the Certification Level, you will have to have completed the following prerequisites in addition to your practices submitted for FYD Online Level II:

• 20 more Solo Demon Feedings
• 35 more Partner Demon Feedings
• 10 special Facilitator Reflection Forms to be completed with 10 volunteers who have never experienced the FYD process before
• 10 Solo Extended Ally processes
• 10 Partner Extended Ally processes

Prerequisites must be fulfilled and uploaded 10 days before the course start date for the Certification Level. You will receive information on how to submit them upon registration.

Program Details

• On-demand access to all course materials (12 hours of teachings, primarily by Lama Tsultrim Allione)
• 7 live webcasts (and subsequent recordings) with Senior FYD Teachers Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam & Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen
• Discussion forum with teacher participation
• You will receive additional FYD forms, including the Extended Ally and Extended Ally with a Journey forms 
• The FYD Certification application fee of $40 has been applied to pricing
  

Program Tuition – Secular Track: $2,310

Program Tuition – Buddhist Track: $2,410

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