Retreats and Immersions
An Immersion is a
9 am to 9 pm class lasting two days.
Immersions are usually held in an urban environment. It is non residential with
people commuting daily or staying hotels/motels. Lunch is included. There is no
group Sadhana. It is an immersion in the training of Sat Nam Rasayan®.
A retreat is a group of
9 am to 9pm classes. Retreats vary in
length some being only 3 days most five days and sometimes six days. The first and last day might have shorter
hours. It is held in a rural or sacred place. It is residential with lodging
& meals (depending on the opening and ending time of the retreats usually 3
meals a day) are included in the price. Group sadhana
is available, often with GDS leading all or part of it. Retreats are not only
an immersion in the teachings of Sat Nam Rasayan® but a bonding of
the students and the teacher. The idea is to take time out of your daily
routine be in a "monastic" learning and scared environment so that
one will be focused on the inside for learning and self healing.
Only at Retreats and Immersions can one test for the different SNR
Levels and attend Ethics classes.
Both are valuable as learning tools. One's emphasis is how to
integrate the SNR teachings and experience into a daily routine. The
other’s is to integrate it within oneself.
Each year Guru Dev Singh invites all of his
students to participate in one or more Sat Nam Rasayan®
retreats or
immersions. Retreats are usually held over a period of several days to
one week. Immersions are typically shorter in length, usually over a long
weekend. Retreats and immersions consist of daily intensive Sat Nam
Rasayan® practice by the
attendees with instruction and supervision by Guru Dev Singh. Over the
years retreats have been held at various places in
North America and
in
Assisi,
Italy.
Many students cross the oceans to participate in
these unique conferences knowing that each will become an extraordinary
experience. The company of the group elevates the spirit. The
intensity of the daily practice grows the students' capacity to become
aware. Stability follows. Inner space develops. The
practice strengthens. Then the experience is taken home and stays with
the student in the memory of body, mind and spirit. Finally, the
practitioner transforms this experience and brings the ancient healing
tradition of Sat Nam Rasayan® back into the world.
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