Winter Sādhanā — Four Weeks of Morning Practice
Monday, June 29 — Sunday, July 26
enrolment is essential — spots are limited
In the middle of winter, we are running a four-week intensive at the school.
For one month, a group of students commits to morning practice six days a week.
The word sādhanā means practice taken up with intention. It is not just doing more classes. It is giving practice a proper place for a period of time, and allowing the repetition to show you something.
Most of us practice around the edges of life. Around work, sleep, weather, mood, soreness, energy, and whatever else the week brings. Sometimes that is necessary but sometimes it means practice never quite has the chance to gather.
For these four weeks, the invitation is to bring practice closer to the centre.
You do not need to be advanced. You do need to be willing to come regularly, to be taught, and to stay with the work. See what happens.
Some mornings will feel strong. Some will feel heavy, stiff, distracted, or resistant. That is part of it. Daily practice is useful because it does not wait for the perfect state of mind. It gives you a way to meet whatever is there and practice anyway.
There is also something particular about doing this together. You see the same faces in the morning. People arrive sleepy, stiff, quiet, a bit grumpy, sometimes surprisingly bright. The room warms up. The practice starts. Everyone works with what they brought in.
For those who have moved away or can no longer attend the school in person, there will also be an option to join the intensive via Zoom.
The main practice will still be held in the room at the school, but we would like students who have been part of the community from elsewhere to be able to practice with us through the month.
Across the month, each week will have a simple shared direction. The teaching will not be identical from class to class, but the work will be held with enough repetition and continuity for students to feel the practice develop.
Week 1
Establishing the ground. Entering the method with steadiness and care.
Week 2
Building heat. Working with effort, strength, and discipline without force.
Week 3
Breath and self-study. Seeing more clearly how we practice, where we push, where we avoid, where we lose attention.
Week 4
Integration. Letting the practice become quieter, steadier, and less dependent on drama or novelty.
This is a month for students who want to practice more seriously for a little while, in the company of others doing the same.
Come in. Practice. Do it again the next day.
WHERE/WHEN:
Held during our regular 6am classes: on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and 8am classes on Saturdays and Sundays. 24 classes total.
WHO FOR:
All levels of students (both Level I and Level II). Students new to the school and developing their practice are encouraged to attend.
All participants are encouraged to attend all 24 classes. But if life (not mind) gets in the way, and you cannot make it to a session, that is okay. Just sign up, commit, and do your best.
There is also a Zoom option for students who have moved away or can no longer attend the school in person, but would like to stay connected to the practice and to the rhythm of the intensive.
Students joining online should have enough familiarity with the practice to work safely from home without hands-on guidance.
WHAT IS REQUIRED:
Your commitment, trust and willingness to practice regularly and to be taught.
COST:
Regular pricing applies / If you are not a monthly pass holder but would like to attend this intensive, we encourage you to sign up for a monthly pass for the duration of the intensive.
This applies to both in-person and online students.
During the four weeks, the morning intensive classes will be reserved for monthly pass holders and enroled students. Casual drop-ins and ClassPass bookings will be paused for these classes while the intensive is running.
Students who usually attend through ClassPass are very welcome to join by enroling directly with the school and taking up a monthly pass for the month.
Joining Online
This year, we are also offering the option to join Winter Sādhanā via Zoom.
This is mainly for students who have moved away or can no longer attend the school in person, but would still like to stay connected to the practice and to the rhythm of the month.
The online option follows the same commitment: six morning practices a week for four weeks.
Of course, practicing at home is not the same as being in the room. But there is still something valuable in beginning at the same time, following the same class, and knowing that others are practicing with you — even from elsewhere.
Students joining online will receive the Zoom link a few days before the Intensive start date.