Weekend Workshop

Friday-Sunday 

( see schedule below)

Friday 6:00–9:00pm

Lecture, Meditation & Yoga Nidra: “Grounding Practice in the Heart” [all presenters]

Saturday 9:30–11am

Vinyasa-based Yoga for Heart Opening [Campbell and Bonelli]

11:15–12:30pm

Lecture and Meditation: Reinforcing the Ground [Thurman & Campbell]

2:00–4:00pm

Lecture and Meditation: Reinforcing the Ground pt. II [Thurman & Campbell]

4:00–6:30pm

Tibetan Healing Yoga (Nejang) and Yoga Nidra [Campbell and Bonelli]

Sunday 9:00–11:30am

Tibetan and Hatha Yoga with Pranayama [Campbell and Bonelli]

In the yogic model of the person, mind and body are an interdependent complex best understood as multiple systems of energy transfer between bodies of increasing subtlety. A hallmark of the Indo- Tibetan spiritual traditions is the notion that by means of mental and physical disciplines of meditation and yoga it is possible to navigate and target one’s subtle, or “vajra,” bodies, thereby causing powerful transformations within the individual’s life-system, including evolution toward greater wisdom, compassion, bliss of body and mind, creativity, and radical wellbeing.

This retreat is an opportunity for students to experience the practices of breathing, posture and directed attention within the context of the “vajra body” of channels, drops and subtle life-energies, the super- subtle anatomy beneath and within our ordinary body, speech, and mind. In his Friday night lecture, renowned scholar of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Bob Thurman gives an introductory orientation to this normally esoteric topic, explaining its relevance to the core yogic project of enhancing self-awareness. Lecture and practice sessions on Saturday and Sunday explore practice modalities related to the vajra world, including mantra, visualization, and breathwork for cultivating physical and mental resilience.

Chairs are provided as needed for the Friday night lecture and Yoganidra meditation. Saturday’s yoga practice session involves active movement, so please dress accordingly. All practices can be adapted for students with physical limitations. Yoga mats are provided.