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About this trip
During a 6-day retreat in silence, you will directly experience the profound inner transformation that meditation brings. (The full progra consistes of 10 days, so consider the possibility to extend your stay).
You can re-discover the way back into the Heart and spontaneously open to Love, Joy, Clarity, and Gratitude. ..
This is the path of the Spiritual Heart – Hridaya. This method is a unique integration of Advaita Vedanta, Classical Yoga and Shaivist Tantra.
In the advanced stages of practice, all paths of authentic spiritual traditions meet harmoniously and merge into the same ineffable Reality.
The retreat starts with the basics of meditation practice in the context of the non-dual philosophy of Hridaya Yoga. We take the heart, as the centre point of the experience of self as the foundation of the practice. Meditation here is not practiced as a concentration technique to control and silence the mind, but as a practice of opening to deeper and deeper layers of self awareness, self acceptance leading towards an unconditional, loving embrace of ourselves, and of life.
The program aims to create an experience of deep interiorization and intimacy with oneself through silence, relative solitude and the absence of distraction. The intimacy with oneself fostered by these conditions facilitates the blossoming of the heart by which openness to a living relationship with the essence of ones being becomes obvious.
You will learn a form of Self-Enquiry meditation inspired by the non-dual teachings of the great sage Ramana Maharshi.
Our aspiration is to make this space and the retreats accessible to everyone, so we try to keep the prices for course / food/ accommodation as low as possible.
No previous meditation or yoga retreat experience is necessary as this retreat is designed for beginners and advanced practitioners alike.
Content
This retreat present a practical understanding of non-duality, meditation and an integrative approach to the spiritual life.
Ramana Maharshi’s Atma Vichara method of self inquiry meditation (Who Am I?) Supplementary techniques that help to understand various aspects of meditation, like developing body awareness, calming a restless mind, working with emotions, opening the heart and more. Study of the symbolism of the Spiritual Heart A practical understanding of the non-dual teachings of both Advaita Vedanta and non-dual tantric shaivism. Hatha Yoga sessions in the Hridaya Yoga style. Sacred Poetry The four fundamental stages in the process of the revelation of the Spiritual Heart. Advice for maintaining awareness in the Spiritual Heart in the tradition of the Fathers of the Desert (from Christianity) Daily special Meditations on themes connected with Self-revelation.
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
― Lao Tzu
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
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
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.
Food
What’s included
- 6 day retreat6 days of meditation, hatha yoga practice, informative and inspiring talks on spiritual topics and more. (w/Option to extend to 10 days)
- 7 nights accommodationarriving the day before the 10 day retreat starts, and leaving on the 7th morning..
- 3 Vegan meals per day3 healthy vegan meals each day, plus dinner on the evening before the retreat starts.
What’s not included
- Travel feesNo travel expenses are covered in the full price, we can arrange shuttles from the airport and to and from the near by city of San Cirstobal de las Casas.
- InsuranceThere is no insurance offered the the facilitator of the retreat nor the retreat centre
- Airport transferWe can organize your transfer from/to the airport of Tuxtla Gutierrez with a trutworthy taxi driver for 950 mxn (1way)
Available Packages
A bed in a dorm shared with 2-4 people. Bathrooms are shared. Most of the dorms are on the upper floor with a large terrace and forest views.
Dorms are usually same gender.
Price Breakdown
Course Fee: - 6,720MXN
Food: - 3,585MXN
Accommodation: - 4,130MXN
TOTAL COST: - 14,435MXN
NOTE: This ticket covers only the cost of the deposit (4750MXN) which is non-refundable upon payment. The balance is due upon check-in at the center in Mexican Pesos (MXN).
A single bed in a spacious twin room/triple cabin. Max capacity 2-3 people.
- 2 person room has a private bathroom is sunny and has a private terrace.
- 3 person cabin is large, spacious very well lit, has a mezzanine, has a private terrace and the best view on the whole property
Price Breakdown
Course Fee: - 6,720MXN
Food: - 3,585MXN
Accommodation: - 5,670MXN
TOTAL COST: - 15,975MXN
NOTE: This ticket covers only the cost of the deposit which is non-refundable upon payment. The balance is due upon check-in at the center in Mexican Pesos (MXN)