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| just this just this......in all its simplicity......welcoming what is here already......not coming......not going......obscured even by seeking...... So we meet in the paradox of apparent teachings, retreats, trainings or gatherings, to celebrate and explore this nameless presence that we are. At first, there is the tendency to accentuate the myriad of practices the yoga tradition has developed, to focus on concepts like nondual, true nature, awareness, self-inquiry or other-inquiry. But all this activity eventually leads us to a giving up. And in this surrender what is revealed is seen to be what has always been here, before the search began, during its full intensity and after its cessation. The task turns out to be ceding to stillness, and in that stillness the recognition of just this. Falling back and resting in what is so familiar that it has been overlooked during all the body sensing yoga, during all the pranayama, all the yoga nidra and amidst all the dialogues, amidst life itself, we find our self simply sinking back into just this. back to top |
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about pathless yoga In 1989, after 13 years of attempts at path-finding, Joan Ruvinsky met Jean Klein, who, having never taken himself to be a teacher, eliminated the need to be a student, to have a path, a method or a goal. At home in these nondual wisdom teachings, Joan shares body sensing yoga, conversation and presence at her center Pathless Yoga — La voie sans voie in Montreal and at retreats and workshops in other states and provinces.She has kept close fellowship with Richard Miller and Éric Baret since their days together with Jean Klein. Joan has the regular approbations from Integral Yoga, Integrative Yoga Therapy and Yoga Alliance E-RYT500. She offers seminars on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, iRest Yoga Nidra, and is a member of the Council of Stewards of the Center of Timeless Being. |
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| teachings Interview with Joan Ruvinsky This interview with Joan was conducted in Montreal by Jean-Claude Leblond for Yoga Mondo, a French Quebec yoga magazine.  YM : Where did you study yoga and how did you come to teach ?JR : Ultimately, there is only one place to study yoga, and that is in oneself. The notion of “studying” yoga risks leading us in a false direction. Yoga is not fundamentally something one can know. One can know the history of yoga. One can know the texts of yoga. One can know the philosophies of yoga. One can know the practices of yoga. But yoga ultimately is not something one knows, but rather something that one is. Certainly one of the three pillars of Kriya Yoga, according to Patañjali is study, svadyaya, the study of oneself, the study of the scriptures. But the knowledge gained from study does not culminate in the knowledge of an object, of an entity in space/time, or of a set of principles, but rather culminates in the knowledge of the knower itself. In all the ancient venerable traditions, some form of study is basic, but the ultimate the recommendation obtains: “Know thyself.” read the rest of the interview... Listen to recordings from recent retreats Audio excerpt recorded at a Bodysensing Intensive in Montreal: A sensing practice with sound (13 minutes - 18 MB) These audio excerpts were recorded at a retreat in California: An introduction to body sensing yoga. (5 minutes 5 seconds - 7 MB) A meditation on the senses and the elements. (9 minutes 40 seconds - 13 MB) Miscellaneous Meanderings What is a nondual retreat? So..........what is a nondual retreat? Does that mean there are no double rooms? Can I afford a single? Or is it about getting away from my two-some? Or my two-ness? Or can I bring him/her/it/them along, too? read full article... Does practice make perfect? It is an age-old practice of deciduous trees to drop their leaves in the fall. One by one the leaf stalks seal themselves away from the twig and falling happens. A little fluttering sound accompanies their practice if the rush of autumn rainstorms does not drown it out. Sometimes bearing witness to this falling event occurs. So practicing watching leaves practicing falling in the fall is just happening. read full article... Joan's Only Cartoon... Work in regress. see cartoon... read more meanderings... Poetry by Joan Ruvinsky Sunset on the Last Day of Hunting Season  What deer still remain are far back in the woods by now.They count their losses. The others count their trophies. The score is even. It’s always a tie in the duality game. Guy sitting in a field Guy sitting in a field (it’s Sunday) stringing a kite – field sitting in the sun shaking off an early snow – space, posing as sky, sucks up the whole business into itself – guy thinks he’s flying the kite. read more poems... |
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| retreats & events Cliquez ici pour plus d’information sur les retraites en français read reflections from retreat participants Sutton, Quebec (in French) July 28-August 1, 2010 visit www.lavoiesansvoie.com for details  St. Louis, MissouriSeptember 16-20, 2010 visit the St. Louis Retreat page for details download the registration form download the retreat flyer Gathered in being, Silence gives expression to body-sensing, pranayama, quiet sitting, chant and inquiry, both interior and spoken, as we celebrate the myriad of forms the formless takes. Paradoxically, this predominantly silent retreat fulfills one of the requirements for the Integrative Restoration Institute iRest Yoga Nidra Teacher Certification. Information and registration: Terry Wilson 573-491-3392 or WilsonT@health.missouri.edu $725 includes housing and vegetarian meals Silent Mini-Retreat in Montreal October 22-24 • In French • Tuition, vegetarian meals and accomodation $225 Friday after supper through Sunday before lunch • Maximum 8 participants. Intimate silence for almost 48 hours to unplug, practice and just be. Tampa, Florida January 13-17, 2011 visit the Tampa Retreat page for details download the registration form download the retreat flyer Absorbed in the essential, yet fully participating in sensing, acting and responding, Consciousness unfolds through us, in us, and as us, dissolving the apparent separation that the body/mind suggests. Paradoxically, this predominantly silent retreat fulfills one of the requirements for the Integrative Restoration Institute iRest Yoga Nidra Teacher Certification. Information and registration: Emily Hain 321-806-4507 or bcp2grace@gmail.com 4-day retreat for $690 including housing and vegetarian meals Boise, ID May 6-9, 2011  Living as Presence, all thought, image, perception and experience are seen to be simply coagulations of pure awareness. Nothing to seek.…nothing to reject….just realizing things as they are, simultaneously real and shimmeringly transparent. Paradoxically, this predominantly silent retreat fulfills one of the requirements for the Integrative Restoration Institute iRest Yoga Nidra Teacher Certification.Information and registration: Jeanne Dillion 208-345-7113 or jeannedillion@cableone.net Details forthcoming Highland Mills, NY July 27-31, 2011 Details forthcoming Information and registration: Kathleen Knipp 514-527-7444 or kk@pathlessyoga.com read reflections from retreat participants
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| gatherings Weekly Gatherings An hour and a half involving dialogues, inquiry, body sensing yoga, pranayama, meditation and yoga nidra (‘sleep of the yogi’) in the non-dual tradition. September 28 through December 8 • 10 weeks • $150 Tuesdays* • 6-7:30 PM (In English) • 8-9:30 PM (In French) Wednesdays* • 10-11:30 AM (In French) • 6-7:30 PM (In French) A check made out for $150 to Pathless Yoga will reserve a place in these gatherings. *No gatherings the week of November 8. English dialogues with Éric Baret will take place at 987 Cherrier, Wednesday, November 10 at 7:30 PM. For dialogues in French, consult Éric Baret’s website at www.bhairava.ws Sunday Evening Kirtan and Meditation. October 3, 24 • November 7, 28 • 7-8 PM • No pre-registration necessary. Optional donation • Half an hour of devotional chanting and half an hour of silent meditation followed by tea and satsang. Open to all. Sundays in Yoga in Granby Sunday, October 17 and November 21 • From 1 to 4 PM (In French) $40 per workshop • 450-770-0720 Centre de yoga de Granby • 163 Cowie • www.lecentredeyogadegranby.com Kirtan and Meditation in Granby October 17 and November 21 • 7-8 PM • $10 • 450-770-0720 Centre de yoga de Granby • 163 Cowie • www.lecentredeyogadegranby.com Body Sensing Exploration November 4-7 (In English) • An exploration of body sensing yoga as a portal to non-separation • Practice, discussion and inquiry Vijñana Bhairava Study Group Primarily in English and using some French translations and commentaries. By reservation only. 514-527-7444. back to top
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