Navigating the labyrinths of thoughts
Is imagination 3-dimensional?
When an image is visualized, does it have width, height, length or depth? Is the space around it also visualized?
Is the sense of time also a part of visualized space? How do we discern projected future vs. projected past?
What is the relationship between a thought and an emotion? What makes one thought more important than another?
How does the thought-created space/time bind to attention?
Do thought-emotion energies accumulate in the body’s energy field? What are the implications of this?
Can a strong emotional charge be released without change to the external circumstances?
Is it possible to completely abandon all prior knowledge during introspection?
Is it still necessary to seek a way out if the thought-created labyrinth loses it’s solidity?
These questions will serve as a structure for self-inquiry and meditation work during a focused week at the wonderful Vajra Vidya Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. We will inquire into these questions by directly witnessing the answers in the body, without relying on prior knowledge. Arrive with the intention to work hard and give it everything to discover and develop an inner stamina and composure that is capable of holding, softly allowing and witnessing the arising and passing energies of what is named as thoughts and emotions.
Daily Schedule
https://caminowellnesscenter.com/crestone-meditation-retreat-2025-daily-schedule/
- Individual Rooms with shared bathrooms
- Individual Rooms with a private bathroom (additional $30 / night)
Practical Details: https://vajravidya.com/practical-details
Vegetarian Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner cooked with love by the chefs of the Vajra Vidya Retreat Center.
Special diets can be accommodated.
Quiet, tranquil, peaceful nature around the beautiful Vajra Vidya Retreat Center
Hot Springs. Hiking trails. Exploring. Being.
Logistics
[if flying in from Chicago]
ORD -> DEN: January 31, 2025
American AA3177
Departing 12:44pm
Arriving 2:28pm
DEN -> ORD: February 8, 2025
United UA377
Departing 8:29pm
Arriving 11:59pm
The retreat center is about 3.5 hours away from COS airport and 4 hours away from DEN airport. You would need a car to get to the center.
For those wishing to carpool and split the cost of the rental car, groups will be arranged.
Investment
In the effort to make this very important time together as accessible as possible, three tiers of pricing are available based on the individual’s financial circumstance. Please take a moment to consider the amount that you are able to give not as a transactional exchange, but as an offering to support something that is meaningful to you.
*If above tiers are still not accessible and you are passionate and serious about this work, please reach out for a possible scholarship
- Cash / Check
- Zelle / Venmo / PayPal
- Credit Card (3% surcharge)
Payment is fully refundable up to a week before the retreat. After that, %50 refund will be issued.
Your Guide
I aspire to become literate at being human. In early twenties I had a flashback to a childhood memory of being miraculously healed from a chronic illness by a touch of a hand. Years later, my thirst for answers took me out of software engineering and through many books, places, people, countries and experiences, eventually settling down to explore within.
With many years of an in-depth dedication to meditation, self-inquiry/introspection, healing arts, and somatic practices, I continue to probe into the depth of existence. The direction of my work is set on maturing the capacity to sense with discernment into the subtle sheath of psycho-energetic imprints that span across mental, emotional, physical and energetic domains. Further emphasis are attended to the extraordinary psychosomatic relationship between thought and matter.
For over a decade, I have been sharing my findings via various modalities including developing emotional intelligence, rites of passage work, one-on-one and group self-inquiry sessions, retreats in remote wilderness as well as in the comfort of a meditation center. This work is my labor of deep love and the most sincere blueprint of my individuality.
Vova Kuperman
Questions
Please call or text at 224-300-0499 or send a message here.