Day 0 - The 7 Day Online IAM Retreat (Intensive Sadhana)

This invitation is a seed that will find

fertile ground in those who are ready to

create conditions of No Escape within

the self-structure to engage in what has

been called sadhana in the ancient

traditions

The wisdom of No Escape is not a

technique practice or more doing for the

conditioned self but it is a stripping

away of Illusion.

At the beginning of this seven day online

Retreat we will offer some preliminary

practices to stabilize and settle the

conditioned mind, but we will eventually

let go of all doing all manipulation and

control of the Mind as we go deeper into

being.

The online I am Retreat involves going

beyond our comfort zone. Letting go of

comfort and discomfort,

and entering into The Cloud of Unknowing,

entering into a beginner's mind.

It is in this Stillness of the humbled

mind, that one is more likely to awaken.

During this intensive, you will enter

into Stillness with people from around

the world, who are drawn to the path of

Awakening. This meditation and

self-inquiry intensive allows you to

create conditions within your own home,

which allow you to come to Stillness.

Both externally as you shut out all

distractions, and internally as the mind

settles.

The online I.A.M Retreat is based on the

retreats at the Samadhi Center which

have been evolving for many years, and

I've put together all my favorite

techniques and practices that have

helped me on my own path, what I consider

to be the best tools on the planet for

awakening. The Retreat will include

guided and silent meditation periods

each day, live and recorded daily

teachings, a daily Q&A where I'll be

present to answer your questions, and

address whatever's coming up in your

practice such as the hindrances that we

face in meditation. We'll be doing

self-inquiry dyads every evening.

You will work with Partners using the

most powerful and effective self-inquiry

technique that we know of. There will be

daily sound healing and teachings from

various traditions,

and there will be a guided breath

session for releasing deep samskaras,

energy that's been caught in unconscious

patterns.

In the evening there will be Yoga Nidra,

which is a guided meditation to take you

consciously into the sleep cycle.

In this Retreat we're putting into place

conditions of No Escape for the egoic

mind.

Continuous unbroken single-pointed

practice is the key to Samadhi.

Participants are encouraged to withdraw

from all mental activities for the

duration of the retreat, such as reading,

watching TV, computers, phones, or other

devices, and to turn continuously towards

the self. The intention is to have a

direct experience of your true nature,

unmediated by the condition Self.

Wherever you are in your practice,

whether you're a beginner or you've been

on the path for a while, we're here to

support you. Although everyone's journey

is unique and individual,

we'll be going through this process

together.

In Zen it is said that Awakening happens

by accident,

but deep practice makes us accident

prone