Lama Noah Samarkand

Over the course of 30 years Lama Noah studied under many masters of meditation, as well as studying yoga, chi gung, dance, performance art, martial arts and holds a degree in drama and performance. Embodied spirituality is an essential part of the work at Harmony of the Way. The principal framework of his spiritual training is in Buddhism. As part of his training he has spent years in meditation retreat and has received numerous tantric transmissions. He started teaching in 2012 and has guided many meditation retreats, the principal core of which is non-dual awareness. He currently resides in Scotland where he has been in semi retreat since 2019.

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‘Lama’ - meaning.

In Sufism it is regarded as important to have a living teacher. In our lineage, as a term of respect and endearment, we refer to our teacher as ‘Lama’. The word ‘Lama’ literally means ‘teacher’ but has other qualities to it that transcend the English word. If one attends a traditional Martial Arts School one will call the teacher ‘Sensai’ or ‘Sifu’ these terms garner respect and affection. It would be culturally disrespectful to refer to the teacher by their first name in the context of teacher-student relationship. Hence the prefix ‘Lama’ is always used with the teachers name if one is a student.