juste ceci

juste ceci… dans toute sa simplicité… accueillant ce qui est déjà… qui n’arrive pas…
qui ne part jamais… et qui est même obscurcit par la quête…

Ainsi, nous nous rencontrons dans ce paradoxe d’apparents enseignements, retraites, formations et rassemblement, pour célébrer et explorer cette présence innommable que nous sommes. Au départ, nous observons cette tendance à mettre l’accent sur la myriade de pratiques développées par la tradition du yoga, et à nous concentrer sur des concepts tels que « non-dualité », « véritable nature », « conscience » ou « investigation du soi ou des autres ».

Mais toute cette activité mène éventuellement à un relâchement. Et ce qui se dévoile dans ce lâcher prise est ce qui a toujours été là, avant même que ne débute la quête, durant son intensité et après sa cessation. La tâche se révèle finalement être celle de céder à ce qui est sans mouvement, et dans cette immobilité reconnaître juste ceci.

En s’abandonnant et en se déposant dans ce qui est à un tel point familier qu’il demeurait inaperçu au cours des pratiques de yoga du ressenti du corps et du souffle, du yoga nidra, et au cœur de tous ces dialogues, comme au cœur de la vie elle-même, nous nous retrouvons enfin tout simplement à plonger dans… juste ceci.

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the recognition of our own heart

Dans cette traduction interprétative accompagnée d’un commentaire du Pratyabhijñahrdayam, l’un des textes fondateurs du shivaïsme du Cachemire, Joan Ruvinsky transmet toute la richesse et l’incandescence caractéristiques de cette tradition sans perdre de vue les 400 dernières années d’investigation philosophique, de révélation spirituelle et de recherche. À la fois œuvre poétique, manuel guide et livre d’art, The Recognition of Our Own Heart nous invite à la découverte de l’inconnu – à vivre directement, d’instant en instant, au cœur du mystère.

yoga méditatif

yoga de la voie sans voie / yoga du ressenti corporel / yoga du Cachemire.
Nommez-le tel que vous le voulez. Il s’agit d’une approche non-duelle du yoga proposant le mouvement tranquille, doux et non-volontaire comme un portail vers l’espace fondamental que nous sommes.

yoga nidra

Une technique méditative simple, centrée sur le corps, pratiquée tout en se reposant confortablement et qui invite à l’investigation de notre véritable nature.

next class schedule : TBA

lundi: 
  
6:00-7:15 pmyoga méditatif
7:30 – 8:30  pmyoga nidra
  
mercredi: 
  
10:30-11:30 amyoga nidra
  
thursday/friday: 
  
11:00-12:15 amyoga méditatif
  

Next Session: dates TBA

Classes are offered via Zoom. Class times are Eastern Time Zone.

 

MardiMay 21, 28 and June 4, 11, 18, 25
Meditative Yoga6:30 – 7:30 PM
Yoga Nidra7:45 – 8:45 PM
MercrediMay 21, 28 and June 4, 11, 18, 25
Meditative Yoga6:30 – 7:30 PM
Yoga Nidra7:45 – 8:45 PM

meditation practices

guided meditation: listening

The practice slowly guides us from an alternation between listening to the particularities of the soundscape and attending to discrete body sensations, to pure, objectless listening.

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yoga nidra: the thread

A short practice (22 min) during which we fully immerse ourselves in whatever is arising from moment to moment, feeling the thread of unchangingness woven through it all.

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yoga nidra: the gravitational pull of love

Occasionally I receive requests to post a particular practice on the website for re-listening. This meditation, which followed a conversation on the Heartfelt Desire, one of the 10 steps of iRest Yoga Nidra, explores what it feels like to yield to the heart’s deepest longing, including any feelings of fear or resistance that may arise when we fully surrender to that which we love.

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yoga nidra: and this too

This practice followed a conversation during which a number of participants shared their feelings of grief at the loss of loved ones. (Some poetic license was used in the recounting of the story from the Bhagavad Gita.)

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Guest blog and articles

A community forum for sharing the wisdom of friends, colleagues and sangha members.

On Grasping

“So,” I say to God, “God,” I say.“Now that it’s the end of retreat…How do I keep it?” “Keep it?” says God, says She. “You

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I am creation

I am creation, the endless unfolding. The spark burst to flameEach shimmering breath, a new beginning,I am the expansion, the inspiration…I am a conduit of creativity. I

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bodhi baby  

Exuberant, irreverent, and self-mocking humor is a timeless tool used by spiritual teachers from multiple traditions. In a short text akin to rap lyrics, Adrian

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A Sailor’s Voyage to Here

My first year of studying the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam put language to my lifelong felt sense of “That which is beyond words.” Now, at the end of

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PRECIOUS LOSS

I have always been like this. I have always known what I know. I have never been better and I have never been worse. I

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Soaking in Being

Ananda has been an ongoing exploration and inquiry for me for several years. My morning practice has gradually become what I call “soaking in Being.”

read more »

On Grasping

“So,” I say to God, “God,” I say.“Now that it’s the end of retreat…How do I keep it?” “Keep it?” says God, says She. “You

read more »

I am creation

I am creation, the endless unfolding. The spark burst to flameEach shimmering breath, a new beginning,I am the expansion, the inspiration…I am a conduit of creativity. I

read more »

bodhi baby  

Exuberant, irreverent, and self-mocking humor is a timeless tool used by spiritual teachers from multiple traditions. In a short text akin to rap lyrics, Adrian

read more »

A Sailor’s Voyage to Here

My first year of studying the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam put language to my lifelong felt sense of “That which is beyond words.” Now, at the end of

read more »

PRECIOUS LOSS

I have always been like this. I have always known what I know. I have never been better and I have never been worse. I

read more »

Soaking in Being

Ananda has been an ongoing exploration and inquiry for me for several years. My morning practice has gradually become what I call “soaking in Being.”

read more »

events and retreats

Coming Home: 4-day Silent Retreat

July 21-25, 2024

Bowen Island, British Columbia

In an island sanctuary devoted to contemplative silence, with magnificent views of mountains, forests and seas, we come together for restoration and reintegration into who we truly are beyond the divisions that separate us from our True Nature.

practices from the pratyabhijñāhṛdayam

Next session begins April 11

Plunge deeply into the rich teachings of the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam, a primary text of Kashmir Shaivism, by engaging with practices suggested in the text. During each gathering, we'll devote 45 minutes or so to one meditation technique. There will be time for debrief and discussion, then continued conversation and work with the practice between gathering.

move, breathe, rest: an irest community class series

Kathleen will be teaching on February 14 and March 13.

Explore the nondual teachings through movement, breathing, and meditation in a 9-week online series offered by senior iRest faculty

living the pratyabhijñāhṛdayam : a virtual study group

2022 Study group registration has ended. Next group dates TBA. Email if interested.

"Both personal and non-personal, both immanent and transcendent, both universal and particular, The Heart of Being is none other than Our Own. And it is this identity that the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam invites us to recognize as we move toward living the text." - Joan Ruvinsky, The Recognition of Our Own Heart," p. 15-16

but what about me? exploring the asmitamaya kosha in iRest

The date has passed. Thanks to everyone who attended! The video is available for purchase. To learn more or to buy it, click the “more information” button.

The online workshop, for iRest teachers only, offers an opportunity to gain clarity around asmitamaya and to develop authentic language and proficiency in leading a group delivery that includes an inquiry into asmitamaya and beyond.

nurturing the sacred feminine: 3-day retreat for women

Co-led with Naki (Kim) James. Details forthcoming as soon as booking a retreat centre becomes feasible!

deconstructing iRest webinar

The date has passed. Thanks to everyone who attended!

The video is available for purchase. To learn more or to buy it, click the "more information" button.

A fun, informative, and interactive community hour. Using the 10-Step iRest Yoga Nidra Protocol as a framework, Kathleen analyzes the structure, pace, components, and language of one of her iRest practices, discussing the rationale for each of the various elements included and, in particular, offering a methodology for investigating a series of beliefs during an iRest group practice.

Living the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam: A One-Year Immersion in the Bliss of This

January – December 2023. One full year.

Living the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam: A One-Year Immersion in the Bliss of  This is a brand new offering for deepening our relationship with ourselves and with our sangha. The group is open only to those who are already familiar with the text, either through participation in one of the online study groups or via an in-person seminar.

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