Healing the Heart: A Silent Yoga and Zen Retreat

Healing the Heart is a weekend immersion that brings together Zen meditation, Yin and Vinyasa yoga, and Internal Family Systems–informed inquiry. Through flowing movement, long-held postures, silent sitting, and dharma reflection, the retreat creates space in both body and psyche for something deeper to unfold.

At the center of the experience are the Brahma Viharas, the awakened heart’s sacred qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, and empathetic joy, explored here as embodied, lived practices. While equanimity is traditionally seen as the culmination of these teachings, this work approaches that steadiness through forgiveness—the ground from which true equanimity can emerge.

The retreat is guided by internationally celebrated Dharma teacher of teachers Kali Basman, whose teaching weaves Buddhist Psychology and Internal Family Systems Therapy into the living practice of Yin yoga. A certified IFS coach, Kali brings together anatomy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, mind training, and trauma healing, uniting three essential strands: the physical (yoga and breath), the spiritual (Buddhist contemplations), and the emotional-psychological (Internal Family Systems therapy). Together, these elements form a fully integrated, embodied path of practice.

This weekend retreat invites you to soften old armor, release the residue of trauma, and return to the innate intelligence of your inner life.

Over the course of the weekend, you’ll experience:

• Rhythmic vinyasa sequences and long-held yin postures
• Silent sits and dharma reflections
• Heart-opening breathwork and Internal Family Systems–inspired inquiry
• Exploration of the four Divine Abodes as living practices for resilience and joy
• Nourishing meals and restorative practices to support deep rest

Set within the majestic stillness of the Rockies at Drala Mountain Center, this retreat offers a sacred container for movement, quiet, and transformation. Whether you are moving through grief, seeking clarity, or longing to reconnect with what is true, this space welcomes all of you.

A silent meditation retreat is not an escape from life, but a profound return to it, where stillness becomes the teacher and the self is revealed not through doing, but through simply being. Enter a sacred pause. In the stillness of winter, we gather to reconnect with the wisdom of the heart.

All levels are welcome. No prior experience in yoga or meditation is required.