some have practiced a lot, some a little...

and:

... we all got into yoga to heal.

maybe it began with the phyiscal - bad backs, knees and shoulders

but as we practiced, we begin to ask the bigger questions: why are we here, what is life about... and who am i?

in this  2-weekend program, together we explore and discuss and directly experience the teaching of an old mandala (or graphic picture of reality) on the big idea of WHO you really are.

i sense most of us think this is complicated.
it is not:
you are everything that has ever existed (and ever will be).

knowing is but the start.
feeling it is yoga.

in our time together, we will unlearn our present experience of life.
and open the door to another way.
to knowledge (and an experience), you already have.
but have yet to notice.

the neijing tu is a  late  nineteenth century stele currently housed in baiyun guan (白雲觀 - white cloud monastery, beijing).

it is one of the most well-known illustrations of conscious awareness depicting a zoomed in layer of reality.

the mandala shows the spinal column framed by three temples within the spine, each corresponding to the three passes (sanguan 三關) through which the adept endeavours to circulate cosmic qi (or the energy of reality). in addition, the three dantian (san dantian 三丹 田) can be seen: the lower one a ploughing ox (abdominal region), the middle the big dipper (heart region), and the upper one a sage in mountains (head region). 

each day will include meditation, a morning yang asana practice and and an afternoon yin asana practice.  these yin & yang practices relieve bodily qi stagnation in our minds and hearts before we sit.

in our three meditation sessions we will systematically explore the stories, the magic and the learnings of the neijing tu. with patient repetition, each of us can become comfortable with peace, with still - with reality.

who is this for

this program is meant for anybody who has been practicing yoga for at least one year and has done yin yoga before.

this event can be a 30hr module in our blackmat yogi 600hr tt program (recognized by yoga alliance), you can put this time to yoga alliance 'continuing education hours' (YACEP)....or it can be a yogic indulgence, a simple time to practice spent with good people, cosmic vibes and good times.

daily schedule (sat & sun)

8.00 - 8.30 meditation

8.30 - 9.30 breakfast

9.30 - 13.30 lecture, asana & meditation practices

13.30 - 14.30 lunch and free time

14.30 - 18.00 discussion, asana and meditation

price

• includes: four days of yoga, meditation, and friendship
• excludes: transport to the studio, food and accommodation (but we can advise)

our training takes places at the beautiful inner revolution studio, milan.