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Copyright and Intellectual Property

The entire contents of this website including all language, comments and photographs are the exclusive property of The Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography, Julie DuBose and Michael Wood and are protected by international copyright laws. This includes, without limitation, all descriptions of Miksang Contemplative Photography, including the phrase, ‘True Perception True Expression’, logos, and calligraphies. The ‘Miksang’ calligraphy used on this website and in any and all other forms of promotion and publication is also protected under intellectual property laws and may not be used or reproduced without permission of The Miksang Institute For Contemplative Photography, Julie DuBose and Michael Wood.

 It is unlawful to download, store, copy, reproduce, use, or to modify the text or images contained within this website in any way, alone or in any other context, without the explicit written permission of The Miksang Institute For Contemplative Photography, Julie DuBose and Michael Wood

The statements and photographs on the teacher and gallery pages are the property of the individual artists and may not be used in any way without the written permission of each artist.

Trademark Information

The name ‘The Miksang Institute For Contemplative Photography’ is a Registered Trademark issued in the Untied States of America by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in Canada by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

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The name ‘Miksang Training’ is a Registered Trademark issued in the Untied States of America by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in Canada by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. This trademark includes the following Course titles: ‘Opening the Good Eye’, ‘Making Contact: Relaxing This, Discovering THAT’, ‘The Heart of Perception: Feeling the Moment’, ‘Space: Further Dimensions of Perception’, ‘The Essential Instructions on Looking and Seeing’ and ‘Cutting Loose/Floating Free’.

The Four Primary Practices of Miksang referred to as “Settling Into Awareness” are “Recognizing Direct Perception” “Deep Noticing” “Seeing the One Thing” and “Miksang Core Practice” and are the exclusive property of The Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography, Julie DuBose and Michael Wood and are protected by international copyright laws and may not be used under any circumstances without the written permission of the The Miksang Institute For Contemplative Photography, Michael Wood and Julie DuBose.

Settling Into Awareness practice may only be presented by Certified Instructors of The Miksang Institute For Contemplative Photography

The phrase ‘True Perception True Expression’ along with the Miksang Red Seal and the Miksang Calligraphy by Michael Wood are Registered Trademarks issued in the Untied States of America by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in Canada by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.These trademarks may not be used without the expressed consent and knowledge of the Miksang Institute For Contemplative Photography.

Neither, ‘The Miksang Institute For Contemplative Photography’, ‘Miksang Training’ or any of the workshop titles that are part of ‘Miksang Training’ may not be used without the expressed consent and knowledge of the Miksang Institute For Contemplative Photography.

The Miksang Institute has no relationship to nor any affiliation with any other contemplative photography organizations or teachers, and only workshops taken with Miksang Institute Teachers are counted as pre-requisites for any Institute programs.

Legal / Liability

‘The Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography’ is a Colorado Sole Proprietor Company.