Bliss Body: Breath, Bandha, & Being
June 4 - 7, 2026
with Kali Basman
Bliss Body is a four-day immersion into the subtle architecture of breath, bandha, and being. Rooted in classical yoga and held within the vast monastic quiet of Crestone Mountain Zen Center, this retreat offers a return to the inner body—its luminosity, its currents of prana, and the quiet intelligence beneath thought.
We enter the subtle field of practice through morning silence, meditation, Yin and slow-flow asana, pranayama, somatic inquiry, and energetic anatomy teachings. Breath becomes the bridge; bandha becomes inner alignment; being becomes our unconditioned ground. Practices are designed to regulate the nervous system, unwind deeply held patterns, and open the inner pathways where ease and clarity naturally arise.
Afternoons move into the subterranean rivers of Yin: earth chi pumps, Mula Bandha in stillness, and practices linking pelvis, hara, and heart. We culminate with an exploration of shunyata—the spacious, luminous heartmind at the core of contemplative traditions. This retreat is not about pursuing bliss; it is about creating the conditions for bliss to reveal itself.
This is a space for practitioners craving refinement, subtlety, and a felt sense of the sacred inside ordinary life.
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