Itinerary:

The classes will focus on the following topics:

• Yoga Nidra – From egoism and attachments towards gratitude and joy: Usually the most beautiful moments in our lives are those when we feel connected and when there is no ego involved. But the letting go of the ego is one of the most difficult tasks. It might be ok to let go of material possessions but letting go of unresolved conflicts gets already very difficult, so letting go of the role, the “I” –identity, is one of the biggest challenges we will face in our lives… and the experience that happiness can be there, even when we are living in most difficult circumstances, will over a new perspective to handle difficult situations.

• Yoga Nidra – From Ignorance and fear towards hope and connection: Fearing a situation, a person, a decision or pain can put you under an enormous stress level, often unconsciously. As you go through life, often triggers of past experiences are pushed and suddenly the experience of a tense body arises, sweating, headaches etc. Fear can be seen as lacking connection with yourself, as not knowing who you really are. Therefore often you might look outside to identify with a job, a partner a social status etc. instead of looking inside. But the outside will change and with change will come fear and the rise of problems. So how can you best deal with fear? Not by avoiding it but by allowing to connect with it from within. So the key word “connection”. Finding a new way to connect not only within yourself but also to connect in a new way with your fears.

• Yoga Nidra – Raising Consciousness of clear light during dream and sleep: Dream and Sleep Yoga has a long tradition in Tibetan Buddhism and is one of the best ways to preparing for conscious dying. We spent usually about 1/3 of our lives sleeping, but most of us will spent this time in deep unawareness. Usually this is the time when the brain will recover, energising itself but if stressful thoughts will interfere your unawareness will become a real obstacle for your reenergising. By staying conscious during dreams as well as during the phases of dreamless sleep, illusions and fears during the dying process can be seen as what they are: projections of the mind. Therefore every night can be seen as a huge opportunity not only to raise consciousness but to actually connect with the clear light and to prepare to connect with the clear light during the process of dying.

• Yoga Nidra – Overcoming difficult situations and resting in peace: How often do we wish to rest in peace, but it is not possible? The mind keeps spinning around or jumping from one thought to another. Deep peace and joy are only possible if we find a deep connection within us and when we understand impermanence and death. Death is neither an ending nor is it a failure, it is just a natural and very important part of life. The moment you experience true understanding of your own mortality fear will dissolve and you will experience a deep connection within. But this is also true the other way around: connect within, look within, experience impermanence and interdependence and this will transcend the fear of death. The experience about your inherent refuge, your awareness of unbounded sacred space will help to maintain peace during the process of dying and letting go of the outer world.

• Yoga Nidra – supporting others during their process of dying:The best preparation to support others during their dying processes is to prepare yourself for your own death. Face your own fears first, face your attachments, your ignorance and your egoism. Once you can truly stay within, connected with your inner stillness, silence and spaciousness it will be easy to connect with the other person… you will be able to perceive his or her needs because you can keep your own self out. This might sound very easy but if you look how most people are dying you will see that their needs are neither met nor are they seen. Most care taker never have learned to keep their own self out. The moment you are fully connected and conscious with the dying person, this moment time will stop, your ego will disappear and there is just this moment of being, of oneness. It has the possibility to become a moment of deep love and a life changing experience, because you know that there is nothing to fear.

Sample daily schedule

5:45 am: Rise and Shine Bell

6:00 am: Chanting & meditation

6:45 am: Asana and Pranayama (Mon-Fri)

8:00 am: Prepare breakfast/ Cleaning duties

8:30 am: Breakfast & Clear up

9:00 am: Cleaning duties - Karma Yoga

11:00 am: Conscious Dying class (Mon-Fri)

1:00 pm: Lunch & Clear up & rest

2:30 pm: Conscious Dying class (Mon-Fri)

4:00 pm: Personal Sadhana/ free time/ Outing

7:00 pm: Dinner & Clear up

7:45 pm: Bell – prepare for chanting

8:00 pm: Satsang/Chanting/Meditation

9:00 pm: Personal practice/ Sweet dreams