This introductory weekend is for anyone who is interested in finding out more about Tushita Hermitage and the study with a Spiritual Master. These weekends are given through the Tushita Mystery School programme of retreats. More information here: IAM Meditation and Beyond

Over these two days, those who are student practitioners with the Spiritual Master, will talk, show and answer questions about the prerequisite disciplines when you begin this way.
These disciplines are a fundamental preparatory stage and yet can go on for many years. Mostly this is to calm and prepare the mind and the body, so that the student can openly feel the body’s natural emotions and not be afraid of its diverse array of emotions.

You also begin to strengthen your mental acuity and physical flexibility. This allows your body to feel your gentleness and the clarity of life’s intelligence, and this builds up a capacity for a great human vessel for Love.

Usually at this point a person can sit and enjoy the Renunciate Realiser or the Spiritual Master, through Formal Satsang. Renunciates are people who have moved through the stages of devotional submission to the Spiritual Master, and are now themselves naturally bound to Life’s identity and its constant unfolding understanding, rather than trying to understand by sorting through personal worldly beliefs.

Some of the points that students will cover could be called a ‘fluid’ general Yogic discipline, such as, Insight awareness meditation, breathing exercises,  writing and journaling. Students light intelligent conversations about their life, and their open attitude about the spiritual master and their unfolding practice, can often help to inspire lay people into this great and profound practice.