Advanced Yoga Practices ~ 4-day online retreat
The Liberation Teachings of The Upanishads
12th to 15th January 2023
Time zone - London U.K.
This retreat will be taking place online from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th January. To take part you will need to have Zoom downloaded onto your phone or computer.
During the retreat we will be looking at the Liberation teachings of the Upanishads. These are amongst the oldest known spiritual texts of India, and describe some of the earliest teachings and practices of yoga.
We will be focussing on seven of the major Upanishads: The Shvetasvatara, Mandukya, Isha, Kena, Brihadaranyaka, Chandogya, and Katha Upanishads.
The Upanishads discuss the highest level of realisation in yoga, which is the non-dual perception of advaita, and how to attain this realisation.
Basic practices on the retreat will include asana, spinal breathing pranayama, meditation using the AYAM mantra, and Samyama practice. Full practice instructions will be given.
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.
“In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life, it will be the solace of my death. ” [Arthur Schopenhauer]
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.
“Let all the Upanishads disappear from the face of the earth. I don’t mind so long as this one verse remains.” [anon. speaking of the invocation at the beginning of the Ishavasya Upanishad]
“When the five senses and the mind are still, and reason itself rests in silence, then begins the Path Supreme.” [Katha Upanishad]
Retreat schedule
(timings in U.K. London time)
Thursday 12th January 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 13th January
16:00 – 17:40 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
19:30-20:30 Evening talk, followed by a Q and A session.
Saturday 14th January
16:00 – 17:40 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
19:30-20:30 Evening talk, followed by a Q and A session.
Sunday 15th January
16:00 – 17:40 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
19:30-20:30 General Q and A session on spiritual practices and yoga.
The Upanishads are the great mine of strength. Therein lies strength enough to invigorate the whole world, the whole world can be vivified, made strong, energised through them. They will call with trumpet voice upon the weak, the miserable, and the downtrodden of all races, all creeds, and all sects to stand on their feet and be free. Freedom, physical freedom, mental freedom, and spiritual freedom are the watchwords of the Upanishads.
~ Swami Vivekananda