this fine, hot summer morning…
I’m back — just recently returned from a deeply nourishing retreat in the Austrian Alps, in the sacred stillness of Bad Hofgastein.
And this show, this space we share together, now becomes a soft continuation of that journey.
Let’s not rush. Let’s arrive.
Let’s begin this episode as we would begin a retreat —
with breath. With intention. With presence.
Let’s begin this episode as we would begin a retreat —
with breath. With intention. With presence.
Because today, we speak about RETREAT —
Not as an escape from life, but as a sacred turning toward it.
In the yoga tradition, retreat is a small pilgrimage —
a stepping away so that we may more deeply step within.
A pause,
a remembering,
a shedding and re-becoming.
Not as an escape from life, but as a sacred turning toward it.
In the yoga tradition, retreat is a small pilgrimage —
a stepping away so that we may more deeply step within.
A pause,
a remembering,
a shedding and re-becoming.
Retreat is not always easy.
It calls on tapas — the inner heat of transformation.
Not fire from friction, but from devotion.
From showing up,
from attending to the small rituals:
rising early, moving with breath, sitting in silence,
walking with nature, listening with the whole self.
It calls on tapas — the inner heat of transformation.
Not fire from friction, but from devotion.
From showing up,
from attending to the small rituals:
rising early, moving with breath, sitting in silence,
walking with nature, listening with the whole self.
Today’s show flows in slow, spiraled segments —
We began with ancient wisdom from the Vedic texts,
Ill weave in story,
reflecting on the deep WHY of retreat,
and I’ll share with you the feeling of presence that arose for me in Bad Hofgastein —
a presence so still it felt like the earth herself was breathing through me.
We began with ancient wisdom from the Vedic texts,
Ill weave in story,
reflecting on the deep WHY of retreat,
and I’ll share with you the feeling of presence that arose for me in Bad Hofgastein —
a presence so still it felt like the earth herself was breathing through me.
Because something happens when we remove the noise…
When the mind quiets, the heart begins to speak.
And during this retreat, I sat with questions like:
When the mind quiets, the heart begins to speak.
And during this retreat, I sat with questions like:
. What do I truly long for?
. What am I shedding? What am I calling in?
. What am I shedding? What am I calling in?
Questions that aren’t meant to be answered quickly —
but to be lived.
but to be lived.
So settle in, dear listener.
Wherever you are — walking, stretching, sipping tea, or lying still —
you are part of this circle.
And we begin now —
in rhythm,
in remembrance,
in retreat. Let’s take a breath together.
Let’s begin.
Wherever you are — walking, stretching, sipping tea, or lying still —
you are part of this circle.
And we begin now —
in rhythm,
in remembrance,
in retreat. Let’s take a breath together.
Let’s begin.
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