Boundless Awareness Easter Immersion

Boundless Awareness - Nondual Tantra & Awakening Welcome to 3 days of immersion in the teachings and practices of nondual tantra and awakening. This immersion is designed for those who want to deepen their practice, and feel the intuitive pull to explore the so called nondual view on reality. Many people experience momentary glimpses of undivided being in which their identity shifts from a constricted sense of separation to the underlying unity and boundless nature of existence. These openings are often part of a larger movement of awakening in which one’s true nature is recognized and perception is liberated from confusion, lack and fragmentation. The experiential fascination with nondual teachings is an indicator that this movement of awakening has started to unfold within. It is almost as if a subterranean seed cracks open and a delicate root emerges, reaching towards the surface of the earth with irresistible vivacity and potential. If you feel like you are on the verge of taking the next step on your awakening journey, this immersion offers various tools and perspective to navigate the process, as well as space for authentic sharing with fellow practitioners. We will explore practices that support the ever-new flavour of direct immediacy and intimacy with Reality. We will discuss what awakening is and what are the potential pitfalls and cul-de-sac’s on the path of realizing your intrinsic freedom and fullness. We will practice awareness and energy cultivation revealed by the streaming beauty of the rich tantrik tradition such as Pratyabhijñā-hrdaya (the Recognition Sutras) and Vijnana Bhairava Tantra. The focus is on experiential insight, relaxation and open-minded exploration. The more you embrace the astonishing possibility that everything described in the scriptures is available for direct knowing, the more you attend to your own inherently awake nature. Within the flow there will be space for embodied and regenerative yoga practice and intuitive movement. No previous background in nondual shaiva tantra is required. This immersion includes: Exploration of your innate awakeness Awareness cultivation & contemplation Energy body practices Foundations of tantrik nondual view Interrelated inquiry practice (DYAD) Embodied yoga and movement Restorative practices Authentic sharing As facilitators we draw from our background in various forms of yoga, tantra, meditation, inquiry, integrative therapy, dance, movement, somatics, trauma-informed therapy and nonviolent communication (NVC). 'In our view (of nondual shaiva tantra) the highest power of consciousness is svātantrya: the power of one's innate freedom and autonomy. May this power bless our lives to bloom in boundlessness, gratitude and awe.' TIME: Friday - Sunday 7.4. - 9.4. Fri: 18.00- 20.00 Sat: 10.00 - 17.00 Sun: 10.00 - 16.00 There will be a one hour lunch break on Saturday and Sunday VENUE: Joogakoulu Shanti CONTRIBUTION: Early bird until 1st of March €299€ Regular: 369€ LIVE AMBIENT CEREMONY: On Sat 8.4. There will be also a beautiful and profound nondual Live Ambient Cacao Cremony and Ecstatic Dance event faclitated by Viivi and Gloria and Elysian Trees. You can find more information about the ceremony here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1213673239585183 TEACHERS: Viivi Jokela & Gloria Salo Viivi Jokela Viivi Jokela (Syandinī) facilitates embodied awakening in people who are inclined in that way. With direct pointing, she shares timeless universal wisdom of recognizing one’s true nature and the deeper nature of all existence. Her background is in the lineage of nondual shaiva tantra which she first encountered academically (MA) and later on experimentally. She is especially inspired by the aesthetic emphasis on tantrik path. Consciousness has an innate capacity to savor unreserved beauty and wonder which empowers the liberation process. Her own journey to abiding awakeness has brought about experiential insight on various aspects of unfolding as well as potential pitfalls on the path. Teachers that she has studied with during the years include Christopher Hareesh Wallis (nondual shaiva tantra), Adyashanti (nondual zen), Paul Muller Ortega (shaiva tantra), Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (bön dzogchen), and Rupert Spira (Kashmir shaivism & advaita). Gloria Salo: Gloria has a passion to assist the awakening of consciousness and liberation from mind created suffering. She has committed her life to the in-depth study of western psychology and therapy, as well as the ancient eastern traditions of yoga and tantra. In her twenties she stayed abroad and lived in an ashram near one of her teachers to study and practice meditation, yoga, tantra and self-inquiry. She graduated from various yoga- and tantra teacher trainings and has been working as a yoga and meditation facilitator ever since. In her thirties she graduated with Masters of Social Sciences from Helsinki University, majoring in Social Psychology. She combined psychological studies with her personal experience, struggles and insights in meditation and wrote her Master Thesis on Mindfulness. She then moved into studying non-violent communication (NVC) and cognitive therapy. Currently she delights in practicing the classical nondual tantra with Christopher Hareesh Wallis, and shares the wisdom of the tradition and her life experience through retreats, courses and therapy work. gloriasalo.fi/about