Eli shares with us 6 lessons he has learnt in his years of drinking Ambiwaska

In the path of Dharma, Buddha taught that it is very beneficial to connect with the pervasive field of love and support. As we connect with this support we begin to find more ease and strength to walk forward. For those of us who do not have a community or a sangha close by it’s even more important to connect with this field of care. In the Buddhist teachings, there are different practices that we can explore to deepen this intention.

This is a 2-minute video with a breathing clearing and qi-gong practice to clear out stagnation in the subtle body. A beautiful way to take a break during the day and recharge your batteries. An easy practice to do anywhere at any time.

Vitality is an important trait that allows us to continually grow and live a purposeful life. In the physical sense, this vitality refers to feeling healthy, capable, and energetic, psychologically, this state of aliveness brings a sense that one's actions have meaning and purpose.

This guided meditation is a practice of working with our inner child and embracing our moment to moment experience. Why would I practice an Inner Child Meditation? In our being there are many parts of us that make up our greater self. Many of these parts are small child parts that felt neglected, scared, unloved, or abandoned.

What can we do this year to cultivate an environment of care inside of ourselves and around us? In Indigenous cultures around the world, you see that in their very foundation exists this strong sense of community. In our retreats we cultivate this element of community and right relationship with life.

The Awake state has like a different color to it.. more brightness or like the lights have been turned on.

Our founder, Eli Rechtschaffen, is interviewed by Mark Matousek for Psychology Today.

The Call to Visit India

I remember sitting in my living room the first night of the retreat as were getting organized amongst the team for the week ahead. I looked around and said what a blessing it is to have all of you here really amongst my best friends.

It sounds so simple but somehow this is a way of breaking through patterns of conditioning.