English Translation: "(Good evening, Emilie. You just finished a 4-day private retreat here, and what are your impressions?) After 4 days with you, the best I can say is that I'm overflowing with hearts and minds. All the practices you shared with me were intense, whether in Dzogchen, Tantric practices, or even the Tantric massage I received from you. It was wow, a continuation of my transformation on a path of reconnecting with extremely powerful practices, and I really appreciated the precision with which you teach, which is very rare these days. It's hard to find masters and teachers with this precision, this in-depth knowledge of the areas you teach, and I'm already seeing the transformations within myself. So, yes, I'm truly grateful because it's such a rich and precious experience to have you here today. Thank you. (Thank you, Emilie. And just to know a little about where you come from, how many years have you been practicing Tantra, and are you also a professional Tantric massage therapist?) I've been practicing for four years. I'd say more like Neo-Tantra, traditional Tantra, and then an accident last year that really blocked my pelvis. And now, through your practices, I can find space again, reopen that area of ​​my pelvis, and get my plasma energy flowing again, and with even more depth than the teachings I've had so far, which were very good, but you've brought something even more profound. (Because you also have a lot of experience in other paths.) Yes. (Like Sufism, Sufi dance, that's where we met, actually.) Exactly. Yes. So yes, for me, all these paths are also part of who I am and nourish certain aspects of myself. And the Dzogchen or Tantra that you bring, it's about moving towards... how can I put it? For me, what you've taught me is truly about building my pillar of light, building my entire energetic foundation, and today, that's what I have, what I need, which nourishes my other practices. (Thank you, Emilie, for your trust and for taking the time to come, and best of luck. Thank you.) Thank you." – Emilie

English Translation: "Hello, I'm sharing this video to offer my testimony of a retreat I just experienced, guided by Dhaya Dorje. Dhaya Dorje is a yogi, a dedicated practitioner of Dzogchen, a student of Namkhai Norbu for over 30 years, and has been traveling in Asia, particularly Nepal, for 30 years, visiting sacred sites and learning from masters. I spent seven days on this retreat, which was truly focused on practice, on becoming available to presence and immersing oneself in pure presence, training oneself to recognize this pure presence in experiences of clarity, thoughtlessness, and sensations.

Dhaya used a teaching method drawn from his own experiences and achievements to build a stable foundation, allowing for the proper alignment of internal organs and the alignment of breaths—all the conditions that foster the emergence of these experiences. During this retreat, I truly saw Dhaya skillfully utilize secondary causes, employing clever means to test the stability of these experiences. For example, in structuring the days, we alternated periods of sitting with periods of hiking in the mountains—invigorating hikes in the mountains, practiced outdoors. It's a kind of counterpoint, in fact, where all dimensions of the practitioner are engaged: the physical, energetic, emotional, psychic, mental, and spiritual dimensions. And this really allows one to move forward in support of this practice. Furthermore, within the relational dynamic fostered by the group led by Dhaya, there's this mirroring effect, a mirroring effect that seeks out spaces for confrontation and benevolence. Nevertheless, this is what prevents leaks, and it also confronts us with our karmic tendencies and allows us to accept this mirroring effect, further refining this practice and succeeding in building presence in our daily actions. Well, in this retreat, I truly appreciated this focus on integration into daily life, on developing this pure presence in the various acts of living. A kind of Zen art of living for Zen practitioners, which is shared and practiced. So, this retreat is for Dharma practitioners who are ready to have this kind of authentic, profound, and sincere encounter with themselves and their own practice. I find it completely compatible with following other teachings from Dzogchen or other Dzogchen teachers. There's no conflict, no potential for conflict. On the contrary, it supports and expands upon what can sometimes be transmitted in other ways. See you soon." – Dorian Rocheron