Hṛdayākāśa: The Sky of the Heart
Essential Teachings of Bhagavan Nityananda

Immersion in India: January 8-22, 2025
Ganeshpuri, Fire Mountain Retreat Center

Cost: $1,800 (for the full two weeks)

This immersion will not be live-streamed.

In this immersion Nathaji will explore the depths of the grace our lineage. Inspired by the Nitya Sutras (the teachings of Bhagavan Nityananda), Nathaji will teach class daily, orchestrate pujas, and sit with everyone in the places Nityananda sat. The entire immersion will be a transmission of the presence of Nityananda as we bask in the Sky of the Heart. As he said, The Heart is the most sacred of all places, go there and roam.

There will be ample time to sit in Nityananda’s samadhi shrine, his bedrooms, and the room in which he took samadhi. You can also visit the many temples in the area, including an ancient Śiva temple, or hike the nearby Mandagani, a sacred mountain that Nityananda frequented. Each week there will be a day-long group excursion to several of the sacred temples and sites in the area.

Hṛdayākāśa: The Sky of the Heart
Essential Teachings of Bhagavan Nityananda

Immersion on Maui: Attend one or two weeks
Feb. 15-22 and/or Feb. 22-March 1, 2025
(May be an option to come March 8-22, see the "more info" page)

Cost: $1,450/week

Or view live-streaming/on demand. (Ceremony will not be broadcast - for those in person only.)

This immersion will feature the same topic as the India Immersion.

In-person attendance is by permission and generally requires prior participation in one or more of the weekend retreats.

Sri Yantra in Paradise

A Sacred Art & Meditation Retreat
In Person at Nityakash, Maui

Sunday, April 13 – Friday, April 18, 2025
** Fly in on Sunday, 13th - depart Saturday, 19th

Taught by Ekabhumi, Swami Khecaranatha, Mavis Gewant & Naima Audant

This is a rare opportunity to enjoy a week-long immersive experience of meditation, ceremony, and sacred art, led by three masters of their respective disciplines.

An Unbounded Presence: The Dimensions of joy and Freedom

SF Bay Area: 3 Day Retreat - June 6-8, 2024 - (tentative dates)

In person in Richmond, CA and live-streaming/on-demand.

In this powerful retreat Swami Khecaranatha will guide you through practices and insights that will bring you into the depths of your own heart, wherein the bliss of Consciousness and freedom is accessed.

When no division of consciousness whatsoever exists within us, we abide in the Joy of Being, which pulsates as everything. This is the direct recognition of those whose awareness is unbroken, perpetually saturated with the supreme nectar of universal bliss. Resting in this unwavering joy is the fruit of all spiritual practice.

Maui Immersion

August 2-15, 2025
In Person and Online/On-Demand

Join Swami Khecaranatha on a deep immersion into the exalted practice of Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana.

May Kuṇḍalinī, the power which manifests the universe, bestow on you the floods of her cosmic joy, flashing up from her source, one with the vast and sublime illumination perceived in her radiance, causing the six cakras to vibrate, arousing in awareness the sweet resonance produced by her passage, imparting satiation as she attains union with the Lord in the thousand-petalled lotus, stable [yet] pervading the universe. —Tantraloka
(Translation by Alexis Sanderson)

"The practice of Kuṇḍalinī Yoga explores Kuṇḍalinī energy (Śakti), and develops the awareness of this energy to such a point that it may be grasped not only as the power of the individual self, but also as the fundamental power of the infinite Self, the Source of everything. Kuṇḍalinī is the energy of life, or the Divine, as it is experienced in the individual. It is the energy and power of Consciousness, the vital force that gives life to the universe. We are not separate from or different from that Source. The formless, quiescent, supreme Śiva’s power of will, in the form known as kuṇḍalinī is the primordial resonance or vibration expressing all manifestation and the individual.

In Nathaji’s teaching he offers us a systematic guide to the practice of Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana. We learn how to develop the flow that awakens the living force of Kuṇḍalinī through the suṣumṇa, the vital axis of the subtle body. The configurations of the dynamic constitute both the substance and essence of the living being. Experiencing the power of this flow by regular practice, we are blessed with the gift of life. This is the Grace of Presence, namely, “the Goddess as pure light which emanates and creates from within the suṣumṇa and creates you.”

The Tantric traditions that focus on the worship of Goddess Kundalini considered to be the most secret and elevated, teach this higher form of initiation. It is called “Initiation by Piercing.” Awakening the reflective awareness of this process by an intense descent of empowering grace—śaktipāta—the initiate experiences the Goddess Kuṇḍalinī rising through the cakras, piercing through them as She goes.

Ideally, this is supported by the gracious look of the teacher, or by a touch, or just a thought. The direct awakening of Kuṇḍalinī in the Initiation by Piercing is the higher initiation and is considered to be the most excellent. This form of higher initiation is the essence of the practice taught by Swami Khecaranatha.

This form of higher initiation is the essence of the practice taught by Swami Khecaranatha. He has attained, through the transmission of his teachers and a lifetime of practice and personal experience, a deep understanding of Saiva Tantra. Thus, he summates, in his realization and teachings, what was considered by the Kashmiri Shaivites to be the most elevated teachings of all the Tantric schools."
—Mark Dyczkowski, Ph.D., Varanasi, India

Take up Residence in the Heart

Throughout history, people seeking a deeper spiritual life have gone on journeys to holy sites to immerse themselves in a place of refuge. Setting aside the activities, distractions, and pressures of daily life and engaging in longer periods of daily sādhana has long been a key component of reaching into the depths of one’s awareness.

It would be particularly beneficial to combine an extended stay with one of the immersions held throughout the year. You can come early or stay on afterwards for several weeks. 

We are also looking for people who would like to stay at least 3-6 months, but the minimum period is 1 month.  Read more...

Ācārya Training & Initiation

A lineage is an unbroken transmission of a living spiritual force that is passed from heart to heart. The role of the teacher is two-fold: to awaken the creative power of Life already present within each person, and to support that person as this power unfolds. This responsibility cannot be taken lightly. While it is a great honor to teach, it is really a life of work, sacrifice, and surrender. Read more…