yoga nidra: the inner landscape
A quiet practice during which we become acquainted with the parade of roles, identities and beliefs we hold to be true about ourselves. By gently feeling into the question, “Who am I?,” the transient nature of the story of me may reveal itself, releasing us to rest in pure Am-ness.
yoga nidra: the basics
A light-hearted and simple practice during which we settle in, establish a safe foundation for inquiry, create space for all the “matters” that are present, and then rest back and enjoy the ride.
guided meditation: listening
The practice slowly guides us from an alternation between listening to the particularities of the soundscape and attending to discrete body sensations, to pure, objectless listening.
yoga nidra: the thread
A short practice (22 min) during which we fully immerse ourselves in whatever is arising from moment to moment, feeling the thread of unchangingness woven through it all.
yoga nidra: and this too
This practice followed a conversation during which a number of participants shared their feelings of grief at the loss of loved ones. (Some poetic license was used in the recounting of the story from the Bhagavad Gita.)
yoga nidra: being aware
Being aware is not a doing. When there is nothing to reject and nothing to cling to, nothing to fix and nothing to change, then there is nothing to do but simply rest as multidimensional awareness in which all sensations arise and subside.
Coming Home: 4-day Silent Retreat
In an island sanctuary devoted to contemplative silence, with magnificent views of mountains, forests and seas, we come together for restoration and reintegration into who we truly are beyond the divisions that separate us from our True Nature.
A Sailor’s Voyage to Here
My first year of studying the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam put language to my lifelong felt sense of “That which is beyond words.” Now, at the end of my second year, I view my life’s journey through the lens of the text. Using a favorite sailing metaphor, I was a boat happily going nowhere on the open sea […]
yoga nidra: resting the mind
A soft and soothing practice for those times when the mind is active or when the nervous system is agitated.
practices from the pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
Plunge deeply into the rich teachings of the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam, a primary text of Kashmir Shaivism, by engaging with practices suggested in the text. During each gathering, we’ll devote 45 minutes or so to one meditation technique. There will be time for debrief and discussion, then continued conversation and work with the practice between gathering.