Yoga & Meditation Deepening Retreat
‘The Heart of Understanding'
Once a year we offer a 10-day Deepening Retreat for experienced meditation practitioners with the purpose to deepen our meditatio and to create more inner space and silence. This Intensive Retreat is an addition to the International Raja Yoga Teacher Training. And this module will be open to all who have completed the Basic Retreats and /or the Intensive Retreats.
In 2026 the theme of this special retreat will be: ‘the Heart of Understanding’.
This is the title of Thich Nhat Hanh’s booklet with commentaries on the beautiful Heart Sutra, considered to be the essence of Buddhist teaching, which we’ll study in this module. We’ll support these teachings with some deepening of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, chapter II, sutras 19-27 and Chapter IV.
Program
The structure of this Retreat is like our Intensive retreats and thus will be a retreat for yourself:
The days start with yoga asanas and meditation. Then there is a breakfast break in silence, followed by a second meditation indoors, or outdoor in nature, followed by a sharing round. We conclude the morning sessions with a short philosophical session, in which we’ll explore ‘The Heart of Understanding’.
The afternoons are free to relax, and to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Domaine de Mournac.
In the evenings, there is a relaxing asana followed by a meditation session.