A Mindful Gathering with Irini Rockwell

Exploring the Five Wisdom Energies with Irini Rockwell

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On December 11, 2025, The Wisdom Seat welcomed Irini Rockwell for an exploration of the Five Wisdom Energies, a Buddhist framework for understanding personality, emotions, and relationships in everyday life. Irini, who has been teaching for over 40 years and founded the Five Wisdoms Institute, introduced each energy's characteristics. She emphasized recognizing and aligning with each energy's wisdom aspects while working with their neurotic tendencies without judgment.

The conversation touched on the five postures that Trungpa Rinpoche worked with in the early 1970s as tools for revealing inner energies and working with the body's inner yoga. The framework connects to The Wisdom Seat's lineage through Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's teachings on the five buddha families, offering practical applications for self-awareness, communication, and creating what Irini calls "environments of sanity" that incorporate clarity, warmth, and functionality.

For those interested in going deeper, Irini offers training through the Five Wisdoms Institute, including an 2026 Embodied Wakefulness Retreat. She also will teach The Essence of Tantra: Awakening Through Direct Experience on Shambhala Online in January 2026, focusing on direct experience rather than traditional forms. Her books provide an accessible entry point into this rich territory that brings Vajrayana principles into everyday life.