Four-day Online Advanced Yoga Practices (AYP) Retreat
Samyama and Siddhis
20th to 23rd April 2023
Time zone - London U.K.
This retreat will be taking place online from Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd April 2023.
During the retreat we will look at the topic of Samyama and Siddhis. Samyama is a yogic practice that is described in chapter three of The Yoga Shastras of Patanjali. The practice is designed to purify the body and mind leading to liberation. Siddhis are psychic abilities that arise through the practice of yoga. These psychic abilities are often said to be simply a distraction on the path of yoga, however, having knowledge of them can help when it comes to navigating them as they arise.
We will look at how Patanjali describes the process of samyama and at how Yogani describes the practice in the AYP writings. We will look at how to use samyama both inside of, and outside of, regular sitting practice times. We will also look at the practice of Cosmic Samyama.
Afternoon practices on the retreat will include Asana, Spinal Breathing Pranayama, mantra meditation using the AYAM mantra and samyama.
The retreat will be led in English. Class times are in London (UK) time. To take part, it is recommended to be in a quiet location, where you can focus on your spiritual practices over the course of the event.
“Samyama greatly strengthens our presence in the silence of pure bliss consciousness. It promotes an integration of the inner and outer aspects of our neurobiological functioning. It stimulates the nervous system to purify and open, leading to a continuous flow of silent bliss outward from within us.” [Yogani]
Teacher
Tristan Dorling
Tristan has been practicing yoga and meditation for around 35 years and teaching internationally for the last 12 years. He trained in Nepal, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka.
He specializes in the teaching of meditation, pranayama and the philosophy of yoga.
Retreat schedule
(timings in U.K. London time)
Thursday 20th April 2023
16:00 – 17:40 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
19:30-20:30 Evening talk, followed by a Q and A session.
Friday 21st April
16:00 – 17:40 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
19:30-20:30 Evening talk, followed by a Q and A session.
Saturday 22nd April
16:00 – 17:40 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
19:30-20:30 Evening talk, followed by a Q and A session.
Sunday 23rd April
16:00 – 17:40 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
19:30-20:30 Evening talk, followed by a Q and A session.
“Here is, in truth, the whole secret of Yoga, the science of the soul. The active turnings, the strident vibrations, of selfishness, lust and hate are to be stilled by meditation, by letting heart and mind dwell in spiritual life, by lifting up the heart to the strong, silent life above, which rests in the stillness of eternal love, and needs no harsh vibration to convince it of true being.” [The Yoga Shastras of Patanjali]