Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat
At Oyameles, Mexico City, Mexico
7-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat
With Sasha Medvedovskaya & Kyle Brooks
Upcoming Retreat Dates:
In the Beautiful Mountain Forest
Near Mexico City, Mexico
@ Oyameles
July 9-15, 2025
The Quantum Leap From the Head to the Heart
This retreat is a profound initiation into the principle journey of this life, the journey from the head to the heart. The journey from doing to being, from thinking about yourself and your life, to direct intimacy and immediacy with all of life.
At Oyameles
For the first time, we are offering this profoundly potent retreat in the perfect peace and stillness of the Mayan jungles of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
"OYAMELES is a community and experience center in the forest that seeks – through regenerative practices and collaborative systems – to transform the way we live, consume and relate; and thus establish a harmonious relationship between humans and nature.
OYAMELES focuses on the integral development and connection of the individual and the community with the environment. The activities, workshops and events that we carry out within OYAMELES are guided by 7 development axes.
tourism
culture and art
sports and recreation
education
spirituality
living systems
built systems"
Location:
The Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat
Welcome Back Home to the Heart
This 10-day silent meditation retreat was created by Hridaya Yoga founder, Sahajananda, to introduce the practice of self-inquiry meditation.
The retreat starts with the basics of meditation practice in the context of the non-dual philosophy of Hridaya Yoga. We take the heart, the centre point of the experience of self, as the foundation of the practice.
Meditation here is not practiced as a concentration technique to control and silence the mind, but as a way of opening to deeper and deeper layers of self awareness, self acceptance leading towards an unconditional, loving embrace of ourselves, and of life.
Content
This retreat presents a practical understanding of non-duality, meditation and an integrative approach to the spiritual life.
During This Retreat You Will Learn and Practice
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Ramana Maharshi’s Atma Vichara method of self inquiry meditation (Who Am I?)
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Supplementary techniques that help to understand various aspects of meditation, like developing body awareness, calming a restless mind, working with emotions, opening the heart and more.
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Study of the symbolism of the Spiritual Heart
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A practical approach to the non-dual teachings of both Advaita Vedanta and non-dual tantric shaivism.
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Hatha Yoga sessions in the Hridaya Yoga style.
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Sacred Poetry
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The four fundamental stages in the process of the revelation of the Spiritual Heart.
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Daily meditations on themes connected with Self-revelation.
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Surrender as the fundamental step in the path of awakening
Retreat Testimonials
Accommodation
Casa Oyameles
Casa Oyameles is ideal for spending short or long periods in the mountains. It is surrounded by nature and beautiful views of the forest and the Nevado de Toluca. It has three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, dining room and kitchen, a greenhouse, a floating terrace and a terrace at garden level.
Casa Cecilia
Casa Cecilia is ideal for changing the fast pace of everyday life in the city for moments of peace and harmony in the mountains just 1 hour from Mexico City.
This house has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and a terrace.
Food
"At Casa Arkaana, our 'Edible Alchemy' menus are custom made for each retreat, considering the needs of the group. We use local seasonal organic ingredients as much as possible. Our menu is inspired in high vibration nutritious and delicious global flavors."
The retreat includes 3 delicious and nutritious vegetarian or vegan meals each day.
Accommodations can be made for those with allergies, just let us know in your registration form.
Cost Breakdown
7-Day Retreat:
Course Fee:
$ 10,000 MXN
Food and Accommodation:
Option #1 : Private Room w/Shared Bathroom
$ 17,500 MXN
Option #2 Shared Room w/Shared Bathroom
$ 15,500 MXN
Option #3 Simple Shared Room w/Shared Bath House
$ 12,800 MXN
Includes 3 delicious vegetarian or vegan meals per day.
All food is made with local, season and when possible, organic ingredients
Early Bird Price!
Option #1: 27,500 MXN
Option #2: 25,500 MXN
Option #3: 22,800 MXN
Total Cost WAS:
Option #1: 27,500 MXN
Option #2: 25,500 MXN
Option #3: 22,800 MXN
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“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”
- Rumi
Schedule
Check-in and Arrival
will be on November 9th at 13:00
We will start the first retreat session around 15:30
This session will include a welcome and sharing/orientation talk,
Our first instructional session and our first practice together.
The daily Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat schedule is split into two parts:
A morning session (07:00-13:00) and an afternoon/evening session (15:30-21:30).
07:00-09:00 Meditation
This meditation will begin in smaller segments (for example, with short hourly breaks), building to one continuous, deep meditation session.
09:00-10:00 Breakfast
Breakfast available in the Hridaya Yoga Center Dining Room at 09.15.
10:00-12:30 Q&A and Relevant lecture teaching
12:30-13:45 Hatha Yoga
Practice of techniques, especially those that facilitate the revelation of the Spiritual Heart: a simultaneous (class-like) group practice.
13:45-14:15 Meditation
The revelation of the Spiritual Heart.
14:15-16:00 Lunch and rest
Lunch available in the Hridaya Yoga Dining Room.
16:00-18:30 Meditation
This meditation will begin in smaller segments (for example, with short hourly breaks), building to one continuous, deep meditation session.
18:30-19:30 Dinner
Dinner available in the Hridaya Yoga Dining Room from the 18.15.
19:30-21:15 Spiritual discourse lecture and final evening meditation
A single, gentle bell-ring will mark the end of each meditation or other period, and will signal a short break. A series of bell tones will indicate that the next meditation or other period will begin within two minutes and that it is time to take your seat and cease movement in the hall. A final, single bell will signal the start of a new session. Please do not enter the hall after the final bell has rung.
Check-out and Departure
will be on November 15th at 13:00
There will be a full morning session including a special topic to close the retreat, followed by a sharing circle to close out the retreat.
Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
― Lao Tzu
After Your Retreat
Join our 8-Week Online Integration Course.
This is a profound extension to the content of the retreat!
Through 8 weekly live calls we will dive some familiar topics from the retreat, like trust and surrender, as well as awareness of awareness and self inquiry.
We will also explore new topics, such as emotional digestion, conscious relationships and more!
With Kyle & Sasha
