March 20-23 2025 A Deeper Dive: Meditation Assisted by Yoga & Breathwork

The Retreat begins Thursday March 20 4pm and ends Sunday March 23rd at 12pm. This is an opportunity to step away from your daily responsibilities and distractions. In the West we rarely get to sit with monastics and feel the depth of their presence and practice. Movement supports and strengthens the body and stillness supports and strengthens the mind. Often when we begin to still the mind, undigested aspects of our lives percolate up in our bodies. In the words of movement therapist and researcher Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, “The mind is like the wind and the body is like the sand: if you want to know how the wind is blowing you can look at the sand.” This retreat is a unique opportunity to attend to both the body and the mind using movement and stillness within a safe, supportive container.

Ayya Ahimsa and Sarah Harvie will take you on a 3-day supportive journey inwards. Silent mornings will include Yoga Asana and Meditation. We will break the sacred silence over lunch. Afternoons will include Dharma talks, Breathwork, introspective exercises, Meditation and gentle Yoga.

Each participant will have the opportunity to hold space for a Breathwork Journey and experience their own Breathwork journey. All these practices point towards opening, listening and getting closer to your own version of inner peace.

The Retreat will be held at FCJ, a tranquil retreat center in downtown Calgary, an oasis on the Elbow River. Accommodation options include a private single room with a shared bathroom (with one other participant) or a larger private room and bathroom.

Please direct any inquiries to registrardeeperdive@gmail.com