Dates: TBA
If you learn to go beyond the jabbering of your mind and can go to the deeper aspects of your consciousness, then body, breath, and mind will not come in your way.
Swami Rama
Amidst all your cries and laughter let your mind take a moment off and go still. Look at this moment, this moment alone, and go still.
Swami Veda Bharati
Aims and Objectives:
Experience stillness and silence within. The sentiment of this retreat is to develop awareness in all we do, say, and think. This will lead us to the depths of who we truly are. Then freedom from fear is given. Even an intellectual understanding leads to stability of mind and release of so called “stress.” Swami Rama explained this modern term “stress” as ignorance! Where does ignorance reside? In the intellect. How can we remove ignorance? By knowledge! The knowledge of non-duality leads to the revelation of the nature of Reality albeit intellectually, it grows and becomes experiential with sadhana.
This 4-day comprehensive retreat with Dr Shirin includes the following:
- Fundamental theoretical knowledge of Vedanta
- Practical exercises towards the aim – these include hatha yoga, pranayama and meditation.
All interactive session answers by participants will be written and returned. No one breaks the silence.
Participants are requested to divert all calls, and hand over their mobiles to the manager. The phones will be returned at the end of the retreat.
Please bring with you, a folder, notebook and pen.
Minimum enrollment of 5 participants required.
Facilitator: Dr. Shirin Venkatramani
Dates: As noted. Application form is required.
Program fee: rs.2,000 per person
Boarding and lodging single occupancy: rs.1,700 per person per day
Boarding and lodging double occupancy: rs.1,200 per person per day [Note: Single occupancy charges will be applied if there is no one to share the room.]
Registration: Please fill out the online application form on the Registration page. You will be contacted by email after your form is submitted.
Program
Day 1
– Arrival by 12 noon: Room allotment, lunch and rest.
– 3 pm: Orientation and lecture on the practice of silence. Mobile phones to be surrendered
– 4 pm: Tea
– 4.30 pm: Yoga nidra
– 6 pm: Guided meditation
– 7 pm: Dinner
– 8 pm: Presentation on practice of pranayama
– 9 pm: Night prayers and retire.
Day 2
– 5.30 am to 6.30 am: Morning prayers followed by Joints and glands exercises.
– 6.30 am: Tea.
– 7 am: Guided Meditation
– 8 am: Breakfast and Self-study till 10am
– 10 am: Lecture on ‘Why we are here.’
– 12 noon Pranayama
– 1 pm to 2 pm: Lunch
– 2 pm: Digestive breathing.
– 2.30 pm – 4pm Rest, self-study.
– 4 pm: Tea
– 4.30 pm: Bhajan and Bhakti yoga
– 6 pm: Guided Meditation
– 7 pm: Dinner
– 8 pm: Lecture on Bhagvad Gita a manual for daily life
– 9 pm: Night prayers and retire.
Day 3
– 5.30 am to 6.30 am: Morning prayers followed by Hatha yoga.
– 6.30 am: Tea.
– 7am: Guided Meditation
– 8am: Breakfast and self-study
– 10am: Lecture on ‘The Nature of Experience’
– 12noon: Pranayama
– 1 pm to 2 pm: Lunch
– 2 pm: Digestive breathing.
– 2.30 pm – 4 pm Rest, self-study.
– 4.30pm: Yoga Nidra
– 6 pm: Guided Meditation
– 7 pm: Dinner
– 8 pm: Silence comes to an end – after prayers for the wellbeing of all. Participants interaction.
– 9 pm: Night prayers and Rest.
Day 4
– 5.30 am to 6.30 am: Morning prayers followed by Hatha yoga.
– 6.30 am: Tea.
– 7 am: Meditation
– 8 am: Breakfast and departure.