Effortless Mind Meditation

Retreat on SJI

Thursday eve, August 22 – Sunday noon, August 25, 2024

Prerequisites

This retreat is for you if you have taken the online Deep Chakra Work Course. If you’ve not yet taken the Deep Chakra Work course, you can register for both the course and the retreat and receive a $100 discount. (See payment options below.) Everyone must complete the Deep Chakra Work Course prior to the start of the retreat.

Retreat location

Samadhi House on San Juan Island, Washington state

Retreat description

Any meditation retreat is a wonderful opportunity to take a break from your daily routine, deepen your experience of meditation, and reconnect with yourself and meaning in your life. Retreats can clear the windows of your perception and give you a whole new perspective, an amazing reset. Many come away from retreats feeling like newborns reentering a world of wonder.
 
But this retreat is special: First, I’m restricting it to those who’ve taken the Deep Chakra Work course. That course lays an important foundation for experiencing much, much more. It awakens subtle energies and clears and opens the nadis and chakras and as a result, your experience in and out of meditation becomes subtler, deeper, clearer, and more joyful.

In this retreat, we’ll build on this foundation. You will learn:

 
  • A brief series of practices that expand upon a version of Kriya Yoga first introduced to me by Swami Anandakapila Saraswati. This is the first time I will teach this practice in its entirety, which in a few minutes plunges you into a profound state nearing nirvija (seedless) samadhi. That is the deepest level of samadhi.
  • To deepen your experience of and relationship with the devas, the impulses of divine intelligence structuring and governing the universe.  You will learn to elicit the flow of Soma, Amrita, the “nectar of immortality” within you. This promotes inner and outer abundance on all levels, material and spiritual.
  • A practice that begins to awaken the experience of unity consciousness, the experience of I am That, You are That, All this is That.
And of course we’ll have lots of group practice and discussion, and weather permitting, walking meditations along the coast. With luck, we may even see whales from Lime Kiln State Park (one of the world’s best spots to watch whales from shore, and August is a great month for whale viewing), just 5 minutes from the retreat at Samadhi House on San Juan Island.
 
It is guaranteed to be a very special retreat!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Note: Because this summer is a time of increased COVID, for the comfort and health of everyone attending, proof of a negative COVID test within 24 hours of arrival will be required. A DIY at-home test is fine.  Also, if you are booking a flight to attend, please contact Ajayan before booking.

Registration Options

Register to Attend Retreat in Person

$575 – Pick this option only if you have already taken the Deep Chakra Work course.

$575 - Register to Attend Retreat on SJI
(with PayPal or Credit Card)

Register for Both the Deep Chakra Work Course and to Attend Retreat in Person

$870 – This includes the retreat and the online Deep Chakra Work course at a $100 discount. You must complete the online course before the start of the retreat.

$870 - Register for Deep Chakra Work and to Attend Retreat in Person
(with PayPal or Credit Card)

Register to Attend Retreat Online via Zoom

$200 – You must have already taken the Deep Chakra Work course.

$200 - Register for Online Retreat on SJI
(with PayPal or Credit Card)

Facilities

  • A beautiful remote retreat on San Juan Island with gorgeous views of Haro Straight. Consistently gets 5-star reviews!
  • A mix of private rooms and dormitory accommodations. Private rooms are normally reserved for couples; if no couples, then private rooms are allocated first come, first served. All accommodations are very comfortable.
  • Shared baths.
  • Accommodates up to 12 retreat participants at Samadhi House. Register soon!
  • Additional accommodations available in Friday Harbor or Roach Harbor (20 minutes from the retreat) at your own cost.

Meals

  • Vegetarian meals are provided and included in the cost of the course.
  • Participants will pull together to cook and clean for meals. We won’t have a staff other than professional housekeeping prior to and after the retreat. This not only helps keep costs down but is fun and creates a sense of community. It also gives an opportunity for seva, selfless service.

Schedule

  • Dinner will be available Thursday night until the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
  • The retreat ends Sunday after brunch to allow you to play on the island or catch a mid-day ferry back to Anacortes. (See section below on travel.)

Travel to and from the course

  • Access to San Juan Island from Washington State is via the Anacortes ferry. See the current ferry schedule. We recommend you make reservations, because the ferry lines can be daunting. If you make arrangements with us, we can also pick you up in Friday Harbor if you wish to walk on the ferry to avoid the lines. This may be most practical for people this time of year, during the high season.