Dates: April 11-14, 2024

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.

Facilitator: Dr. Shirin Venkatramani https://motherandawareness.com/

Dates: As noted.  Application form is required.

Program fees: Rs.6,000

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
  • 1-2:00 pm, Lunch
  • 3 pm: Silence
  • 4 pm: Tea
  • 4.30 pm: Hatha yoga
  • 6 pm: Guided meditation
  • 7 pm: Dinner
  • 8 pm: Pranayama
  • 9 pm: Night prayers and retire

Day 2

  • 5.30-6:30 am: Morning prayers followed by hatha yoga
  • 6:30 am, Tea
  • 7 am: Guided meditation
  • 8 am: Breakfast and self-study till 10 am
  • 10 am: PPT on “Why we are here?” followed by interactive session on “Who am I?”
  • 12 noon: Pranayama
  • 1-2:00 pm: Lunch
  • 2:00 pm: Digestive breathing
  • 2:30-4 pm: Rest, self-study
  • 4 pm: Tea
  • 4.30 pm: Bhajan and bhakti yoga
  • 6 pm: Guided meditation
  • 7 pm: Dinner
  • 8 pm: Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life
  • 9 pm: Night prayers and retire

Day 3

  • 5.30-6:30 am: Morning prayers and hatha yoga
  • 6:30 am, Tea
  • 7 am: Guided meditation
  • 8 am: Breakfast and self-study
  • 10 am – 12 noon: Interactive session on “Illusion,” PPT on “Nature of experience”
  • 1-2:00 pm: Lunch
  • 2:00 pm: Digestive breathing
  • 2:30-4 pm: Self-study, rest
  • 4.30 pm: Hatha yoga
  • 6 pm: Guided meditation
  • 7 pm: Dinner
  • 8-9 pm: Silence comes to an end – Q/A

Day 4

  • 5.30-6:30 am: Hatha yoga
  • 6:30 am, Tea
  • 7 am: Meditation
  • 8 am: Breakfast and departure