Three-day Online Advanced Yoga Practices (AYP) Retreat
Meditation and Samadhi
3rd to 5th October 2025
Time zone - EST - New York U.S.A.
This retreat will be taking place online from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 5th October 2025.
During the retreat we will be looking at the practice of meditation and the cultivation of inner silence. We will look at the witness and the process of entry into samadhi.
We will look at how the witness leads to the gradual transcendence of the mind through the process of discrimination (viveka) and the letting go of fixed ideas, attachments and views (vairagya). We will look at how this leads to the gradual rise of peace, unity and knowledge of the Self. We will be focussing on the teachings of Sri Patanjali given in the first two chapters of his Yoga Sutras.
Practices will include Asana, spinal breathing pranayama, mantra meditation and samyama.
The retreat will be led in English. Class times are in EST (New York, U.S.A.) time.
To take part, it is recommended to be in a quiet location, where you can focus on your spiritual practices over the course of the event.
“When the five senses and the mind are still, and reason itself rests in silence, then begins the Path Supreme. This calm steadiness of the senses is called yoga. Then one should become watchful, because yoga comes and goes.” [Katha Upanishad]
Teacher
Tristan Dorling
Tristan has been practicing yoga and meditation for around 35 years and teaching internationally for the last 12 years. He trained in Nepal, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka.
He specializes in the teaching of meditation, pranayama and the philosophy of yoga.
Cost
The cost of this 3-day Zoom event is £60.
Payment can be made by card in any country, through Paypal or by bank transfer.
Booking
Contact Tristan if you would like to book a place on this retreat.
Card payments for the event can be made here.
Retreat schedule
(timings in EST New York, U.S.A. time)
Friday 3rd October 2025
16:00 – 17:45 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
18:00 Break for dinner
19:00 – 20:00 Evening Talk
Saturday 4th October 2025
07:00 – 08:45 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
09:00 – 09:45 Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
10:00 Break for brunch
13:30 – 14:30 Afternoon lecture
15:00 – 16:45 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
17:00 Break for Dinner
19:00-20:00 Evening talk
Sunday 5th October 2025
07:00 – 08:45 Asana, Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
09:00 – 09:45 Spinal Breathing, Deep Meditation, Samyama
