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In 1989, I had the great good fortune of meeting Jean Klein. Eschewing the title “teacher,” he became my “spiritual friend. He never claimed a label, whether Advaita or Kashmiri Shaiva. In fact, he stated unequivocally, “There is no teacher and there are no teachings.” In fact, I can say that he didn’t teach me anything. His presence simply erased all my preconceptions. – Joan Ruvinsky






Jean Klein – Inquiry Into Our Real Nature
Recorded live on a retreat July 17, 1989. The sound quality is not very good, although the teachings are invaluable. Please consider donating toward the
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yoga nidra: on being and doing
This practice followed a discussion about how we can go about doing all of our daily activities without identifying as the doer and how we

yoga nidra: coming home to ourselves
What is most important to me? Where do I want to put my attention, my energy? How do I wish to live? These questions are


guided meditation: 2-in-1
The recording begins with an 8-minute mini-practice, guiding us to move quickly and efficiently into meditation— dropping right into awareness. The mini-practice is followed by

guided meditation: keeping it simple
This 30-minute practice is better described as a guided meditation than as a yoga nidra, since it is a bit of a hybrid. I post

yoga nidra: what do I believe?
A practice investigating “core beliefs” or those beliefs that deep down we hold to be true about ourselves, other people or the world; beliefs that

yoga nidra: on gratitude
This practice followed a discussion during which words like, “unsafe,” “doubt,” “tense,” and “suffering” were shared during the check-in. It focuses on relaxing deeply and

yoga nidra: unique expressions of the one
A practice of alternating between feeling unique regions of body sensation and the body in its entirety, then step-by-step transposing the manner of inquiry into

yoga nidra: keeping our practice fresh
During this practice we explore our physical form first through its bony structure and then its skin, both inside and outside, sensing how the movement

video: guided meditation on the breath
A short practice of accompanying the breath while sensing in particular the gaps, or turning points, at the end of each exhalation and at the

yoga nidra: breath of life
A quiet practice homing in on the gift of breath that sustains form, its eventual ceasing, that which preceded it and that which will remain.

yoga nidra: everything is changing, la la la…
Everything we can see, hear, smell, taste or perceive changes. When we resist this reality, we suffer. The recording begins with a short talk on

guided meditation: from perception to perceiving
Zoom yoga nidra classes will begin next week! Mondays at 7:30PM, Wednesdays at 10AM. Eastern time zone. Register in advance at: www.pathlessyoga.com/kathleen A brief guided

yoga nidra: finding our way home
Experiencing the entirety of life as a succession of “nows.”

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

yoga nidra: a brief inquiry into being human
During this 20-minute practice, we get to know our human experience from the densest and most apparent aspect, our physical body, through progressively subtler layers;

yoga nidra: the ‘everythingness’ of now
The totality, by definition, cannot be whole unless it includes everything. Yet as humans, we have preferences for some of those “things” over others. Our

yoga nidra: exploring solitude vs. worldly engagement
This yoga nidra practice follows a discussion about the class members’ mixed feelings in regard to the loosening of social distancing measures as the doors

yoga nidra: “yes” and “no”
Next session of classes begins June 15. Mondays at 7:30PM and Wednesdays at 10AM EDT. Details and registration here:https://pathlessyoga.com/kathleen/#schedule. Exploring what it feels like when

yoga nidra: living in not knowing
Exploring the relative and absolute, we integrate the grounded reality of body and mind with the mystery that is life.

yoga nidra: on sleeping and breathing
The recording begins with a short talk on the topic of “yoga nidra” or experiencing the body sleeping while awareness is present. The practice begins

yoga nidra: everything in its natural rhythm
Zoom classes will begin next week! Mondays at 7:30PM, Wednesdays at 10AM. Eastern time zone. Register in advance at: www.pathlessyoga.com/kathleen. $105/7 weeks, $20 drop-in, or

yoga nidra: exploring past and future
What does it feel like when we anticipate the future or reminisce about something from the past? In this practice we track body and breath

yoga nidra: beliefs
How do we respond when we believe something to be true? Or not true? What sensations arise? How is the breath impacted? What emotions are

yoga nidra: why practice?
Why do we practice anyway? Are we trying to get better at our meditation? A portion of this yoga nidra “practice” is devoted to exploring

yoga nidra: vulnerability
When we say that we feel “vulnerable,” the word describes a set of sensations. In this practice we explore the very human experience of vulnerability

yoga nidra: five elements
Our embodied existence is explored using the framework of the five elements. The guidance leads us to recognize ourselves as that which we fundamentally are,

yoga nidra: experiencing tension?
Recorded live at Pathless Yoga March 23, 2020. In this practice we explore, firsthand, what tension actually feels like, using the technique of progressive muscle

yoga nidra: exploring wariness and contagion
Recorded live at Pathless Yoga, March 17, 2020. My students (spaced more than 2 meters apart!) asked to use their practice time to explore their

yoga nidra: an ocean of availability
Recorded live at Pathless Yoga, March 18, 2020. I continue to post these imperfect, unedited, live recordings in hope that they will be of benefit

yoga nidra: wanting things to be different
What does it feel when we want things to be different than they are? A Yoga Nidra session recorded live at Pathless Yoga in Montreal,

yoga nidra: quarantine
Recorded live at Pathless Yoga in Montreal, March 10, 2020. By request, I led an iRest Yoga Nidra practice this week exploring the possibility of

hand-washing with gayatri mantra
For years, I’ve been chanting the Gayatri Mantra while washing my hands. During this time of heightened awareness around hand-washing, I highly recommend the practice.