Vajra Yoga™: The Wisdom Therapeutics Retreat

Join us for a joyful gathering of wisdom, meditation, and yoga with master teachers of Vajrayoga™, Tibet House US’s school of yoga and yogic inner science, integrating physical, meditative, and philosophical disciplines common to Hatha Yoga and the Indo-Tibetan traditions.

In this retreat participants learn how to bring the benefits of yoga’s body-mind disciplines into all aspects of their lives. Teachings based on the evolutionary principles of enlightenment draw from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā, along with the sutras and tantras of the Buddhist masters. In lectures and practice sessions, participants will enjoy expert instruction in the theory and practice of yoga, and in Menla’s profoundly restful environment will enjoy the opportunity to digest and metabolize these teachings. The result is a profoundly nourishing experiential entry into the shared inner sciences of the Indian and Tibetan wisdom traditions.

Throughout the retreat, legendary scholar-yogi Robert Thurman guides your way to grounding your yoga in wisdom teachings, so that practice becomes a vehicle for uplifting the mind—from stress to joy—while opening the body to vitality, balance, and inner freedom.

Master instructors John and Jamie provide instruction in the transformative methods of Hatha and Tibetan healing yoga, supporting the opening of both the physical body and subtle nervous system. Evenings will conclude with deeply restorative Yoga Nidra vocalization, and visualization, to support integration and rest.

All levels are welcome. Practices will be accessible and adaptable, with modifications offered to support those with injuries or physical limitations.

Schedule:

Thursday, August 6

• 3 – 6 pm Arrival and Check-in
• 6 – 7 pm Dinner
• 7:30 – 9 Welcome Program

Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8

• 7 – 8 am Morning Yoga
• 8 – 9 am Breakfast
• 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Philosophy and Dharma Talk
• 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
• 1:30 – 4 pm Free time for Dewa Spa Healing Treatments or Time in Nature
• 4 – 6 pm Meditation and Yoga
• 6 – 7 pm Dinner
• 7:30 – 9 pm Yoga Nidra and Chanting

Sunday, August 9

• 7 – 11 am Check-out of Rooms
• 7 – 8 am Yoga
• 8 – 9 am Breakfast
• 10 am – 12 pm Fire Puja
• 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch and Departure

*Please note this schedule is subject to change.