Friday, November 16, 2018 at 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM PST
Mission Yoga
2390 Mission St #200
San Francisco, CA
Have you experienced a profound awakening, dissolution,
or feeling of interconnection through psychedelics?
Are you looking for more tools to actively explore the
realms of consciousness and awareness?
Are you ready for practices to integrate your peak
experiences into everyday life, and to prepare yourself for future ones?
BACKGROUND
With attention to set and setting, psychedelic journeys
consistently induce states of Primary Religious Experience. Coined by William
James, the term refers to mystical experiences that profoundly impact our
understanding of self and reality. While psychedelic peak experiences are
transitory, they show us what is possible for our lives and at some point along
the path, we look for tools to integrate these experiences and ground them into
everyday life.
Far beyond the fitness modality taught in studios today,
classical yoga is a path for spiritual realization where the vehicle is our
body. Through a system of postures, breathwork, and meditation practices, yoga
purifies the body and mind for the attainment of samadhi or bliss. Yoga
provides a framework to purify the body in preparation to hold higher levels of
energy and awareness, for example during psychedelic journeys. Yoga’s practices
comprise a time-honored pathway to embody these states of primary spiritual
experience, and ultimately awakening in a sustainable, lasting way.
DESCRIPTION
In this experiential workshop, we will discuss primary
spiritual experiences, what they are, why they matter, and where we find them.
We’ll share about the use of psychedelics as medicine for awakening, the
importance of set and setting, and the “down and into the body” vs “up and out”
approaches to journeying.
You’ll learn how yoga can purify the body and prepare us
to hold more intense energies, and how these practices can support psychedelic
journeys. We’ll discuss the yogic pathway to realization, both through
kundalini rising and Patanjali’s eightfold path to samadhi.
The second half of the workshop will be guided yoga asana
(postures), pranayama (breathwork), and meditation drawn from classical yogic
and tantric teachings. This will give you the experience of yoga, not as an
exercise, but as a spiritual practice.
IS THIS FOR ME
This is a sober workshop! Open to veterans and beginners
on the psychedelic path. No prior experience in yoga is required. Perfect for
anyone with a curious mind.
FACILITATED BY
Matt Sturm – Founder of Embodied Erotic, yoga teacher,
and relationship coach. I am following a calling to share the gift of Tantra
with the world. My work integrates meditation, yoga, and ritual into the path
of spiritual growth. I teach hands-on methods for inhabiting our bodies,
connecting with the breath, cultivating deep intimacy, and tuning in to the
universal love within us all.
Cost: $35
