The Institute
Maurice Daubard Institute
History
The Maurice Daubard Institute was founded by Patrick and Maurice Daubard in the early 2010s. This institute is the logical continuation of the master’s work begun in the 1950s.
The first major step was the opening of the Toumo International Yoga Centre in central France (Le Pirolin).
A place entirely designed by Maurice Daubard: the reconstruction of a small ruined Bourbonnais farmhouse (on the edge of a 3000-hectare forest) which was finally reborn, during the 1980s, as a centre for the practice of Yoga and Toumo under the guidance of the master.
At the same time, Maurice Daubard was running courses all over Europe, particularly in Switzerland, in a refuge hotel where the winter courses were held, and which have become an international benchmark for European Toumo yoga practitioners. In 2000, after the closure of the refuge hotel in Switzerland, the adventure continued in Italy, in the Aosta Valley, at the Hotel Notre Maison, at an altitude of 1800 metres.
From 2011, Patrick Daubard joined his father (then aged 80) to help him organise and run the courses in Italy.
One day, during a conversation, a trainee said to Patrick: “The name ‘Daubard’ is a veritable institution”. This sentence triggered Patrick’s personal reflection, which went through 3 stages: ‘Institution Daubard’, ‘Institut Daubard’, ‘Institut Maurice Daubard’. Once the facts had been reported to the master, the name was immediately adopted.
2020 was the last year MD was present (he was 90 at the time). This was followed by the Covid epidemic and the master’s death in 2022.
To this day, IMD continues the master’s work.
Mission and fundamental principles
The IMD’s mission is very clear: to transmit the values of the master: inner strength and joy, vigour, enthusiasm, health, contact with nature, simplicity, humility, humour, respect, sharing, solidarity, sincerity, spontaneity, authenticity, richness of heart…
MDI’s primary objective is to teach Tummo Yoga (Tibetan-inspired), in complete safety, to anyone interested, regardless of their level of practice, background, beliefs, limitations…
Under the guidance of Patrick Daubard and his team, and with the greatest respect for the values taught by the MASTER for decades, students learn the secrets of relaxation, breathing and visualisation techniques (Indian and Tibetan-inspired) so they can take full advantage of the transformative powers of this discipline and access its regenerative dimension (at physiological, psychological and energetic levels) and its spiritual subtleties.
Training
MDI’s second objective is to train teachers in order to create a network of competent guides around the world so that more and more people can become familiar with this rich discipline that offers a new perspective on life to society, based on sobriety, moderation, openness to the world and to others.
Medicine and science
Even if the practices taught do indeed offer an alternative for well-being and health, the IMD remains very closely linked to medicine and science and can indeed count on its Scientific Team for, among other things, possible consultations.
Throughout his long career, the master has regularly volunteered to take part in scientific research; he has, for example, collaborated on several occasions for experiments on the effects of cold on the body.
