10-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat
With Sasha Medvedovskaya & Kyle Brooks
Next Retreat Dates:
November 23, 2023 December 21, 2023
January 19, 2024 February 21, 2024
March 8, 2024 April 11, 2024
The retreat was specifically created to guide people in coming to an intimate understanding of what Self-Enquiry meditation is in order to experience the inner transformation that it brings.
The program aims to create an experience resembling a Solitary Retreat (as in a cave), in order to provide the opportunity to reach Deep States of Consciousness, kindle intense Aspiration for the Divine, and arrive at the highly focused interiorization that enables the Opening of the Heart.
This method is a unique integration of Advaita Vedanta, Sufism, Tantra, and Dzogchen. In the advanced stages of practice, all paths of authentic spiritual traditions meet harmoniously and merge into the same Ineffable Reality.
No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary as this retreat is designed for beginners and advanced meditators alike.
Content
This retreat features Guided Meditations, Lectures, and Practical Tools including:
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Ramana Maharshi’s Atma Vichara method of introspection (Who Am I?)
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Techniques to still the mind using Breath Control
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Study of the symbolism of the Spiritual Heart
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Methods of passing from individual consciousness to Cosmic Consciousness
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Methods of Self-centering in daily life
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A proper understanding of Advaita Vedanta’s fundamental tenets
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Hatha Yoga sessions in a special spiritual style
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Other Yogic Methods that approach the issue of the Spiritual Heart
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Sacred Poetry
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The four fundamental stages in the process of the revelation of the Spiritual Heart
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Advice for maintaining awareness in the Spiritual Heart in the tradition of the Fathers of the Desert (from Christianity)
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Daily special Meditations on themes connected with Self-revelation
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The Christian method of the Prayer of the Heart
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”
Rumi
Schedule
The daily Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat schedule is split into two parts:
A morning session (07:00-13:00) and an afternoon/evening session (15:30-21:30).
07:00-09:00 Meditation:
Hridaya Meditation for the Revelation of the Spiritual Heart, Atman. This meditation will begin in smaller segments (for example, with short hourly breaks), building to one continuous, deep meditation session.
09:00-10:00 Breakfast.
Breakfast available in the Hridaya Yoga Center Dining Room at 09.15.
10:00-12:30 Q&A and Relevant lecture teaching.
12:30-13:45 Hatha Yoga.
Practice of techniques, especially those that facilitate the revelation of the Spiritual Heart: a simultaneous (class-like) group practice.
13:45-14:15 Meditation.
The revelation of the Spiritual Heart.
14:15-16:00 Lunch and rest.
Lunch available in the Hridaya Yoga Dining Room.
16:00-18:30 Meditation.
This meditation will begin in smaller segments (for example, with short hourly breaks), building to one continuous, deep meditation session.
18:30-19:30 Dinner.
Dinner available in the Hridaya Yoga Dining Room from the 18.15.
19:30-21:15 Spiritual discourse lecture and final evening meditation.
(may go later depending on number of questions)
A single, gentle bell-ring will mark the end of each meditation or other period, and will signal a short break. A series of bell tones will indicate that the next meditation or other period will begin within two minutes and that it is time to take your seat and cease movement in the hall. A final, single bell will signal the start of a new session. Please do not enter the hall after the final bell has rung.
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Upcoming Retreats & Workshops
Wed, Oct 11Borgo d'AleOct 11, 3:30 PM GMT+2 – Oct 19, 10:00 AM GMT+2Borgo d'Ale, Via Cella, 76, 13040 Borgo d'Ale VC, Italy
Fri, Oct 20Borgo d'AleOct 20, 5:00 PM GMT+2 – Oct 26, 7:00 PM GMT+2Borgo d'Ale, 13040´Via Cella 76, Borgo d'Ale, Province of Vercelli, Italy
Time is TBDHridaya FamilyTime is TBDHridaya Family, The Center is located 15 min from beautiful colonial town San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico
Time is TBDHridaya FamilyTime is TBDHridaya Family, The Center is located 15 min from beautiful colonial town San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico
“Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
― Lao Tzu
The Hridaya teachings speak about integrating our daily life into Spirituality and not vice versa.
This course is intended to provide the essential tools for learning how to stay connected to the Heart, to the Depth of our being no matter what challenges we face at work, in relationships, and in other moments of our everyday life.
We embark together on the beautiful journey of living with an Open Heart and bringing Love and Trust in everything we do.