On Fear
Yoga + Inquiry weekend retreat
Krishnamurti Center Ojai
JUN 2-4, 2023
Krishnamurti Center Pavilion
Tuition: $215
(w/ lunch and dinner)
Room fee (single): $285+tax
Program description
Any movement away from this emptiness is an escape. And this flight away from something, away from ‘what is,’ is fear. Fear is flight away from something. ‘What is’ is not the fear; it is the flight which is the fear, and this will drive you mad, not the emptiness itself.” – J. Krishnamurti, The Urgency of Change
In this weekend retreat, we will explore the place of fear in our lives through contact with Krishnamurti’s teachings (video, audio, and readings) and dialogue. We will also have regularly scheduled yoga and breathwork practices. This allows us the possibility of coming to a deeper state of relaxation and integration of the inquiry into fear which is beyond the intellectual. This weekend is intended as a space for an embodied process of exploring fear in our own lives, relationships, and mind.
We will have an afternoon hike in Horn Canyon and delicious vegetarian meals at the Krishnamurti Retreat.
Come join us in learning about what it means to truly observe others and ourselves, and perhaps in that spirit the boundaries between ourselves and others, internal and external, may fall away…
Facilitator
Rowan Lommel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Yoga Therapist living in Ojai California. She grew up in the Krishnamurti schools, and has been working on and off for the Krishnamurti Foundation since she was a teenager.
What to expect
- Opportunity to turn one’s attention inward
- Yoga with a trained yoga therapist
- Lovely vegetarian meals
Who is this for
- Open to all levels and abilities.
- This program is suitable for anyone with an interest in yoga and a willingness for inner exploration.
- For people who are new to dialogue as well as individuals who are familiar with the approach.
Activities
- 5 yoga classes
- Hiking
- Lunch
- Dialogue
- Dinner
- Personal Time
Schedule
Friday
3pm Retreat guest check-in at Pepper Tree
4pm First meeting, including first K reading
6pm dinner
Saturday
8-9am Morning Yoga
9-10am Breakfast
10am-12pm K Reading and dialogue
12-1pm Yoga practice
1pm Lunch
4pm walk, heat permitting, if it’s too hot chanting or audio in Pavilion
6pm Dinner
Sunday
8-9am Morning Yoga
9-10am Breakfast and check out
10am-12pm K reading and dialogue
12-1pm Yoga Practice
1pm Lunch together with wrap-up
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