The Great Journey of the Heart
2-Year Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana Program
A 14-Module Course that features ongoing interaction with Swami Khecaranatha.
- Foundations Course includes Zoom meetings with Nathaji
- Six 3-day Intensives, focusing on teachings and śakti transmission
- Five Modules, discussing significant aspects of the Journey with on-demand presentations and zoom chat sessions
- Immersions in Hawaii
- Modules will become self-paced courses at a later date.
- Hours posted are California, USA (except for Hawaii Immersions).
Join Swami Khecaranatha on this unique journey!
With the powerful combination of grace by way of his gurus’ transmissions and decades of practice, Nathaji brings together the practical and esoteric aspects of Nondual Śaiva Tantra in this spectacular online program. This is the kind of program that would greatly benefit beginners and advanced sādhakas alike.
— Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, teacher and author of Shakti Rising, The Heart of Wellness, and Glorious Alchemy.
Module 1: Foundations Course —
Śiva Tāṇḍavam: The Cosmic Dancer
Those planning to participate in the Great Journey program should begin with this module as it will present an overview of the view, means, and living expression of liberation. It is an optional, but valuable, review for those who attended the Śiva Tāṇḍavam retreat last October. This is an edited version of that event. Read more...
Module 2: Overview Retreat — July 8-11, 2021
Hṛdaya-Darśana — The Secret is in The Heart
This retreat will explore why our heart is the portal into God's Heart and how we can find that connection in our sādhana. Guided meditations, śakti transmission, discussion, and Q&A are blended into each retreat to deepen your practice. Includes a Program Introduction and Invocation Puja. Read more...
Modules 3 & 4
The contents of this Module will be presented during the October 28-31 retreat.
To learn more, please see Module 5.
Module 5: Overview Retreat — Oct 28-31, 2021
Hṛdayopāya: Sādhana of the Heart
Nathaji will explore why the heart is the key to our sādhana. Guided meditations, śakti transmission, discussion, and Q&A are blended into each retreat to deepen your practice.
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Module 6: Hawaii Immersions — Dec 4, 2021 - Feb 12, 2022
Khecara-Vākya: Wisdom of the Heart
The secret to the inner knowledge we wish for resides in our own heart. Through learning advanced practices, listening to Nathaji’s articulation of ancient teachings, and spending extended time in the awakened life force and Consciousness that Nathaji embodies, the unbounded fullness of your Heart will reveal its secret. Read more...
Module 7: Overview Retreat — March 24-27, 2022
Āṇavopāya: Living in an Open Heart
Nathaji will introduce the means of sādhana called āṇavopāya, and the critical role it plays in your spritual growth. The retreat will include discussion, śakti transmission, guided meditation, and a chance to ask questions. Read more...
Module 8: April 10- 24, 2022
Āṇavopāya: Repose in an Open Heart Center
A further exploration of the topics presented during the March 24-27 retreat
- Those who participated, either in person or online, are automatically enrolled at no extra charge.
- 3 Zoom Q/A sessions with Nathaji: Sundays, April 10, 17, & 24, 11 am (PDT)
- Zoom links will be emailed to everyone who was part of the retreat.
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Module 9: Overview Retreat — July 28-31, 2022
Śāktopāya: Surrender Into the Heart
Śakti creates everything and is, for us, also the pathway back to its supreme Source. In this Intensive Nathaji will lay the foundation for a more detailed discussion in the next Module. Guided meditations, śakti transmission, discussion, and Q&A are blended into each retreat to deepen your practice.
This retreat may include the Parā Devī Puja & Ceremony (for those attending in person- HOC Kula Initiation request required in advance). Read more...
Module 10: Aug 7 - 21, 2022
Śāktopāya: Surrender Into the Heart
A further exploration of the topics presented during the July 28-31 retreat.
- Those who participated, either in person or online, are automatically enrolled at no extra charge.
- 3 Zoom Q/A sessions with Nathaji: Sundays, August 4, 14, and 21 at 11 am (PDT)
- Zoom links will be emailed to everyone who was part of the retreat.
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Module 11: Overview Retreat — Oct 27-30, 2022
Śāmbhavopāya: Reside in the Heart
(Optional Initiation Ceremony into Heart of Consciousness Kula)
As our practice matures - and for most people that includes having done the work of āṇavopāya and śāktopāya - we enter into the path of awareness. Guided meditations, śakti transmission, discussion, and Q&A are blended into each retreat to deepen your practice. Read more...
Module 12: Nov 6 - 20, 2022
Śāmbhavopāya: The Realization of the Heart
Nathaji will explore what it means to be doing the work of śāmbhavopāya, learning to rest in Consciousness, and understanding that our journey has really been God's journey back to Himself. Read more...
3 "Teatime" Zoom sessions with Nathaji, Sundays, Nov 6, 13, and 20, at 11 am (Pacific)
Module 13: Immersions in Hawaii January - March 2023
Two 2-Week Sessions
Anupāya: The Luminous Heart
1 - Jan 28-Feb 11
2 - Feb 18-Mar 4
This will be a wonderful opportunity to complete the program with an Immersion at our retreat center on Maui, with extended time in meditation, more advanced teaching, and close interaction with Nathaji. Enjoy the 5-acre property and get to know others who have participated in the 2-year Journey. Read more...
Attendance is for HOC Kula initiates and requires prior approval by Nathaji.
