What You’ll Learn and Experience:

• A variety of guided techniques

• Informative scientific and spiritual talks

• How to apply these practices in daily life

• Nervous system regulation

• Explore awakening as a lived experience

• Yoga Alliance CEU Credit (10 hours)

MEDITATION & BREATHWORK

Through dialogue and direct experience, we will explore foundational principles, practical techniques, and transformative applications of meditation and breathwork for the mind, body, and spirit.

The day is divided into two sessions: the first focused on foundational understanding and core methodologies; the second exploring the scientific and spiritual dimensions of practice, energetic systems, and integrative applications.

Session 1: FOUNDATIONS, SCIENCE & CORE METHODOLOGIES
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

An exploration of meditation beyond what we think we already know. Let’s return to the foundational principles: awareness, attention, presence, and inner observation to deepen both our understanding and direct experience of meditation as a spiritual and embodied practice, or what yoga describes as union.

Practices

• Sitting Meditation 

• Standing Meditation

• Walking Meditation

Dialogue
What is Breathwork?

An exploration of the ancient systems of pranayama alongside their modern interpretations and an understanding of the different categories of breathwork.

Practices

• Developing Pranic Energy

• Alternate Nostril Breath of Fire

Dialogue
The Relationship Between Meditation & Breathwork

Why are breath and meditation inherently linked? As a focal point and as a calming agent. Lets practice and experience the power of the breath to influence the mind.  

Practices

• Meditation on Your Own Prana

• Developing Pranic Energy

Dialogue
Core Principles & Techniques of Meditation
Posture & Presence

An interpretation of the foundational principles shared across different meditation traditions, including yogic, Buddhist, and contemplative practices. How internal and external posture are keys for deepening our  experience of being.

Practices

• Vipassana Meditation

• Zazen Meditation

• Atma Vichara (Self-Inquiry)

Dialogue
Core Principles & Techniques of Breathwork
Benefits of Breathwork According to Type
Integrating Ancient & Modern Approaches

An introduction to foundational breathwork principles and practices, the different types of breathing techniques and when to use them, and how ancient pranayama systems and modern approaches come together to support physiological, psychological, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing through the nervous system.

Practices

• Three-Stroke Breath for Health, Energy & Radiance

• Four-Stroke Breath for Meditative Balance

• Balancing Mental Energy

                                             Break For Lunch

Session 2: THE SCIENCE & SPIRIT OF PRACTICE
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Dialogue
The Science of Meditation & Breathwork

The anatomy of breathing, nervous system regulation, brain states, and physiological responses to practice.

Practices

• Three-Part Lung Breath

The Spiritual Dimension of Breathwork & Meditation

Breath and meditation as tools for awakening, energetic refinement, expanded awareness, and inner transformation.

Practices

• True Meditation

Where Science & Spirituality Meet in Practice

How does modern science mirror ancient understanding? The Still point between measurable physiological processes and direct inner experience is in lived practice. 

Practices

• Pineal Gland Activation

Dialogue
The Ultimate Goal of Spiritual Practice

A cross-traditional exploration of liberation, presence, union, and embodied realization.

Practices

• Contemplation & Journaling

Spiritual Principles in Practice

Applying ancient principles of awareness and embodiment within modern life, and how practice becomes lived experience rather than concept. An interpretation of the chakras and  introduction to the energetic body as a symbolic expression..

Practices

• Yoni Kriya

Psycho-Spiritual Integration

The relationship between emotional healing, nervous system balance, energetic awareness, and spiritual insight and how these layers integrate over time through consistent practice.

Practices

• Calm Heart Meditation

Breath & Awareness as Medicine

Using breath and awareness practices for regulation, resilience, healing, coherence, and nervous system integration.

Practices

• (4–7–8) Relaxation Breath

Bridging Ancient Practices with Modern Life

Integrating contemplative and energetic practices into daily living so that practice becomes embodied, sustainable, and lived beyond the cushion or mat.

Practices

• Loving-Kindness Meditation

The Still Point

 About Vajra Luz

Vajra has 25 years of dedicated yoga and meditation
practice, including five years as a renunciant monk in a
traditional yogic ashram. The primary focus is
breathwork and meditation as daily tools for integration
and gateways to stillness, clarity, and resilience.

Weaving these practices into Hatha-Vinyasa, Yin, and
Restorative yoga supports presence, nervous system
balance, and holistic well-being. Vajra offers a grounded
and heart-centered approach to inner transformation,
drawing on personal experience, timeless wisdom, and
a modern understanding of the body-mind connection