just this
just this……in all its simplicity……welcoming what is here already……
not coming……not going……obscured even by seeking……
So we meet in the paradox of apparent teachings, retreats, trainings or gatherings, to celebrate and explore this nameless presence that we are. At first, there is the tendency to accentuate the myriad of practices the yoga tradition has developed, to focus on concepts like nondual, true nature, awareness, self-inquiry or other-inquiry.
But all this activity eventually leads us to a giving up. And in this surrender what is revealed is seen to be what has always been here, before the search began, during its full intensity and after its cessation. The task turns out to be ceding to stillness, and in that stillness the recognition of just this.
Falling back and resting in what is so familiar that it has been overlooked during all the body sensing yoga, during all the pranayama, all the yoga nidra and amidst all the dialogues, amidst life itself, we find our self simply sinking back into just this.
the recognition of our own heart
In this interpretive translation of and commentary on the Pratyabhijñahrdayam, one of the foundational texts of Kashmiri Shaivism, Joan Ruvinsky conveys the richness and incandescence so characteristic of the lineage without losing sight of the last 400 years of philosophical inquiry, spiritual revelation, and scholarship. Part poetry, part guidebook, part art, The Recognition of Our Own Heart invites you into discovery of the unknown — living directly, moment to moment, in the mystery.
meditative yoga
pathless yoga / body sensing / kashmir yoga
Call it what you will. It is a nondual approach to yoga offering quiet, gentle, non-volitional movement as a gateway to our inherent spaciousness.
yoga nidra
A simple, body-centered meditative technique practiced while resting comfortably, inviting inquiry into to one’s true nature.
summer class schedule
| monday: | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 pm | yoga nidra |
| not presently offered | meditative yoga |
| wednesday: | |
| 10 – 11 am | yoga nidra |
| not presently offered | meditative yoga |
| thursday | |
| 8 – 8:45 am | *open sitting |
August drop-in classes:
Monday, August 17, 7:30PM
Wednesday, August 26, 10AM
$20/class
*open sitting – no charge
Autumn session will begin in September.
Classes begin with a 15-minute discussion. The topics brought forward are then interwoven into the practice. Classes end with 30 minutes of optional community time.
meditation practices
yoga nidra: on identification
During this practice we explore identification by alternating between naming, labelling, describing and claiming our experiences and meeting them as pure sensation without descriptors or
yoga nidra: wheels of energy
This practice centres around the use of the breath to explore the subtle psycho-spiritual energy centres from the base of the spine to the crown.
yoga nidra: being aware
Slowly, step by step, the practice explores the difference between being “aware of” the subtle sensations of body, breath, emotions and thoughts that is, being
yoga nidra: moving between perception and perceiving
This practice centres around an inquiry into the 6 senses (including the mind), alternating between that which is perceived, our response to it, and global
upcoming events
deconstructing iRest webinar
The video will soon be available for purchase on the IRI website.
living the pratyabhijñahrdayam : a virtual study group
cost: $ 325 If you cannot afford the rate, please contact Kathleen at kk@pathlessyoga.com
silent, residential mini-retreat
Montreal
nurturing the sacred feminine: 3-day retreat for women
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