About
Hi, my name is Anna Weiss.
I’m a Namkha expert, teacher & weaver in the tradition of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
I’m a member of the research team on the Namkha method in the Shang Shung Institute.
In 2023 I left Russia, where I was born, and now live in Sakartvelo, საქართველო (Georgia).
I’ve been weaving and studying Namkhas since 2018, and offered my help to people from 23 countries.
I’m the founder of the Namkha Encyclopedia.
My life got interlaced with the Namkha method in 2016.
Back then, my husband gifted me a Namkha –
to a sick, weak girl with a difficult past and no good prognosis for the future.
Everything started to change.
At that time, I was a deeply disadapted person, completely dependent on others, not able to live on my own and take control of my life.
I had serious physical and mental health problems.
With Namkhas, I went through a major transformation, recovered, and became another woman—free, independent, and happy.
Today I help others through this method, bringing protection, health, and the changes they truly need into their lives.
📖 I’m fulfilling a long-time dream of becoming a writer. Now I am working on an autobiographical novel about how Namkhas transformed my life.
🔮 I also offer Mo Divination readings
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.
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My Biography as a namkha weaver
❖ First steps
My formal training began in 2018, under the guidance of a Russian Namkha teacher Elena Hertz, who helped shape the approach that is now widely practiced.
Russian school of Namkha making is one of the most powerful and refined – it holds the core of the Namkha method within the International Dzogchen community.
But my journey didn’t stop with formal education.
I went through the training with one of the strongest Namkha teacher at this moment – Elena Hertz from Russia. On the photo: Namkhas from one of her seminars prepared to be empowered on the Ganapuja. Photo by Elena Hertz.
❖ Going deeper with self-exploration and study
I continued studying with unwavering passion – absorbing every trace of knowledge I could find.
◇ I explored Namkhas made from different materials, including metal rods – a level of complexity that, to my knowledge, only I have accomplished.
Namkhas made with metal sticks in Moscow. At this moment, I’m the only Namkha weaver who construct them and teaches how to do it.
◇ Today I spread the approach honoring the Bon Indigenous origins of Namkhas, using natural materials on every stage of constructing Namkhas.
◇ I studied advanced calculation methods on Namkhas in all their complexity, driven by motivation to solve huge problems with physical and mental health.
◇ I consulted with Tibetan astrologers, worked through texts in both Russian and English, and tested everything through real-life transformation – overcoming misfortunes and karmic obstacles in my own life.
❖ Guidance from the Tradition itself
Dreams, visions, and the deities of Namkhas have accompanied me on this path – guiding me, correcting my course, and offering their presence in times of difficulty.
Whenever I faced profound challenges – overcoming physical disability, navigating mental health crises, escaping a country at war – I turned to my craft, intuition, and connection to the Bon deities of Namkhas.
❖ Beginning of the Namkha Encyclopedia
In 2022, I created the Namkha Encyclopedia, a digital sanctuary to preserve and share this sacred tradition.
This is my fifth attempt to create such a project—and this time, it is succeeding.
In the same year I became a member of the Namkha method research team in the Shang Shung Institute.
I was included in this team to help ensure that the method is transmitted correctly and fully within the International Dzogchen Community and worldwide.
❖ My work as a Namkha expert and weaver today
I’ve offered my help to people around the world – from 23 countries across 4 continents.
In 2024, I began transmitting this knowledge online, welcoming students from across the globe to learn and carry the tradition forward.
In 2025, I began creating the boo Encyclopedia of Namkhas in the tradition of C. N. Norbu: a series of three publications that will cover every known aspect of this practice. Alongside these, I’m also writing an autobiographical novel—sharing my personal journey with Namkhas and how they changed my life.
Today, my mission is to share this rare diamond of transformative wisdom –
honoring its sacred roots while guiding others on their path of healing, clarity, and karmic liberation.
