GROUND OF BEING
50 hr - Foundations of Non-dual Tantra, Embodied Philosophy and Meditation training.
For yoga teachers, practitioners and facilitators. Explore the foundations of non-dual tantric philosophy and Sri Vidya Tantra through the pathways of traditional hatha yoga, somatics, embodied philosophy & meditation.
28th March - 31st August 2026
Just beneath the surface,
Sits a trembling voice of Truth.
The nudges of Soul;
The urge to change to move, to grow your branches THAT way, instead of how you were told the systems work.
At the bottom of exhales,
In between thoughts
Before the gasp of revelation is dragged in,
There lies a place that remains unchanged by the churnings of thought.
This space acknowledges that just beneath the surface of these ancient practices that deal with body, with shape, structure and outer form - lies a whole world of unexplored potential, wisdom, and (formless) gnosis.
When approached in this way, each breath in every practice becomes an opportunity to come into relationship with the deepest part of your awareness - the part that is steady, unwavering, and deeply, deeply rooted.
The Ground of Being.This Ground is where we offer the gift of our attention - again and again, as many times as it takes. This is where we can begin to anchor and alchemize our practices into the body; into tangible, lived, felt, breathed experiences of Yoga (the state), rather than getting caught in conceptual or theoretical, head-based knowledge.
As Douglas Brooks says in his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita;
“Imminence has touched transcendence; the ordinary world is the place where Dharma, the most poignant and subtle truths of reality must face off”. (Touched By Grace, Ch. 1, p.19)
Join me for 5 months of embodied practice, inquiry and study, drawing upon the frameworks of the non-dual teachings of Srī Vidya Tantra & Kashmir Shaivism, deeply rooted in the fertile grounds and weavings of your own body and lived experiences.
What is Yoga, really?
Yoga at its core is a practice of liberation.
‘Moshka’ - most often translated as ‘freedom’, is a core principle of what we are all on some level, seeking. Freedom in the movement of and connection to our bodies & the lands with live on; freedom in relation to the stories and beliefs we are conditioned by that keep us bound and stuck in patterns and cycles of suffering; freedom from systems of oppression - both internal and external, and the courage to face head on all the places we are still operating from the smallness these beliefs and systems enforce.
But systems are only useful if we can operate within them whilst maintaining a sense of freedom, intuition and deep connection to the unique needs that characterize each individual. That’s why these trainings are loosely based within the system of traditional tantric hatha yoga (an ancient extremely effective technology to create balance in body/mind/energy system & access innate power), but also informed and guided by the ever-unfolding somatic intelligence of each individual body that takes part. The result is a practice that feels deeply held and supported by the wisdom of a lineage-based, highly effective framework - but that also leaves space for intuitive knowing; for softness when rigidity takes hold, and for effort when collapse makes itself known.
The result is the cultivation of the ability to lean on and draw from tradition for support, in a way that enhances our somatic awareness and ability to apply teachings to the reality of our Direct lived, felt experiences in the moment of their arising.
The Training
Over 5 months, from March- earlyAugust 2026, we’ll engage in practice, study & enquiry together to unpack and embody practices that connect us to the steady, unwavering point of awareness that these traditions of Yoga, non-dual Tantra call the Ground of Being.
Informed by the backdrop of the landscape of the West of Ireland (where I will be teaching from), I also draw from the wisdom of the Celtic wheel and nature-based spirituality as another lens through which to integrate and live the teachings through.
This course is less of a ‘training’, and more of an immersive experience - an opportunity to fill in the blanks in your yoga education, to anchor the teachings more into a lived, felt and sensed experience and to explore how you might continue to integrate them into your worldview and daily lived relationships in the world.
See it an opportunity to locate yourself within the architecture of your body, mind, and eco-system, applying the frameworks of ancient wisdom to a modern-day life.
The practices we’ll engage with are based in both traditional tantric hatha yoga and body-mind centering somatics, which together combine to provide both structure, and the freedom to dance within that structure - along with the discernment to know which to lean on and when. These teachings offer us frameworks that grant us the ability to ask questions like:
How do I maintain a solid ground internally so as to more clearly see and perceive the world around me?
How does my worldview currently inform my practice? Do I even have a sense of what that is in the context of yoga?
How does the way I see things and interact with my awareness internally, impact the way that I perceive and interact with other expressions of awareness externally (other people, places, concepts, experiences)?
To understand body as earth, and earth as body, we need to develop modes of perception that help us come into Direct Relationship with the needs of the ever-unfolding, ever-changing moment.
Combining classical yoga, non-dual tantra and the animistic view of the celtic wheel offers us multiple entry points into this contemplation, along with ongoing orientation to the relationship between the self that we experience inwardly, and that which gets expressed into the world.
Hone your perception.
Attune to the sacred.
Meet it in your bones, organs & tissues;
Remember your feet on the ground.
“The task is to learn to listen to the intelligence of our home.
When we value what the body has to tell us, we create a dialogue with our senses. The same is true for the earth. The task is to develop a relationship with the details and cycles of life around us.
In this way, we are participants in a larger story.
Control limits possibilities;
Dialogue invites surprise".”
- Andrea Olsen - Body & Earth
This immersion might be for you, if:
If you have ever wondered where you and your teaching/practice ‘fits’ in relationship to the world and landscapes around you.
If you’ve ever felt that your teaching/practice lacked context, or asked questions like; ‘Why do we ‘practice’? What is sadhana? What’s the point of it all, and what’s my WHY for offering it back?’'
If you’ve longed for an embodied way to interpret and understand the often cryptic teachings of both classical yoga philosophy and traditional tantric philosophy
If you long to be held as you uncover what sits just beneath the surface of your yoga, meditation or mantra practice, and cultivate a relationship with the natural intelligence that lives through, between, within and around all things (including within you).
If you feel your spiritual/yoga practices are disembodied, or purely ‘mind-based’, in that you understand the concepts logically but may need support integrating & embodying them
“Belonging does not come from fitting in. It comes from knowing your place in the web of life, from relationship with land, story, and soul.”
- Sharon Blackie
Course Aims:
To offer a contextual framework through which to view, apply and integrate tantric and yogic philosophy to your existing practices (and teaching/spaceholding).
To enter into dialogue and build a relationship with the subtle ground of awareness that lives at the core of who we are, which informs and determines the lens through which we view & experience life (and which offers us invaluable insight into our own innate longings, desires and purpose).
To explore different modes of perception through which we can view our practices and philosophical inquiries.
To invite participants into conversation with their own living, breathing, ever-fluctuating body and immediate environment, so as to anchor these teachings into something solid, tangible and imminent.
To begin to see the body as a conduit for ancient wisdom, landscape, and creative expression through which our lived experience in this moment can continually be created anew.
To work with the teachings & practices of classical yoga, traditional tantra, body-mind centering somatics, and the celtic wheel as methods of inquiry that lead us back to the same source understanding of ourselves as inseparable from the natural world we live in.
PATHWAYS
(These pathways are the first 3 stages of a 6-stage process which will be expanded upon in the longer-form training from October 2026.)
MODULE 1:
CHANDRA (Moon)
Create the foundations and establish a connection to the ground of being, through lunar practice, embodied philosophy and the commitment to a regular meditation sadhana.
- Establishing the Ground
-Meet the Moon
-Foundations of Yogic & Tantric Philosophy
- Sri Vidya Worldview
-Fundamentals of meditation
-Basic neurocellular patterns
MODULE 2:
PRANA (Energy)
Build on the stable foundations created in CHANDRA, refine the way you experience the subtle within body and mind, and explore practical ways to come into relationship with practice and life as you move between introspection and expression.
- Developing Pranic Sensitivity
- Sutra Study
- Exploring Obstacles to Ground
-Refining subtle awareness
-Basic neurocellular patterns
-Land connection
MODULE 3:
SOMA (Body)
Draw refined subtle awareness into the body using somatically-oriented ‘formlessness’-based practice & basic neurocellular patterns. Drop into the lived, felt-sense, intelligence of soma. Practice moving between the embodied experience of prana shakti, and cerebral, intellectual knowing of story and form.
-Subtle body and embodied anatomy
-Form vs formlessness in practice
-Embodied class planning
-Original movement patterns
-The architecture of Ishwara
*Each module/month includes a variety of lectures, practices, theory/philosophy, sutra study and group facilitation practice, as well as some pre-recorded practices and recommended reading.
Call Times:
We’ll meet weekly on Mondays from 7-9pm, and every second Saturday 10am-11.30am.
Full list of dates:
March
Sat 28th March - NEW START DATE - Opening Circle
Mon 30th March
April
Mon 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th April
Sat 11th, 25th April
May
Monday 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th May
Sat 9th, 23rd May
June
Monday 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Sat 6th, 20th
July
Monday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
Sat 11th, 25th
August
Monday 3rd, 10th (Closing sessions)
Course Fees:
Full price of the training is €850, which includes a non-refundable deposit of €150. Once your deposit is paid you may choose to complete payments in installments or pay in full.
Suggested installment options:
- €140 per month for 5 months
- €100 per month for 7 months
If another form or format of payment is required, please reach out and we can absolutely discuss options.
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If you are curious to learn more, please reach out to jennyniruiseil@gmail.com via the contact form below.
“The body is continuously moved by the original seamless energy of the world passing through it - whether we notice it or not. When we sensitize ourselves to the coursing of the world’s energy, we come to know things directly though the body’s resonance, by feeling them”
- Philip Shephard, Radical Wholeness
FAQs
Will the live sessions be recorded? Yes, all live sessions will be recorded and made available within 24 hours of the session.
Do I have to be a yoga teacher to join? No, you don’t have to have a yoga teaching certification to join - but ideally you have a good sense of the practice. If you hold space in any capacity or offer other kinds of group practice or inquiry (eg, breathwork, reiki, other movement practices), this immersion will support in the development of this and your own personal practices/inner work.
If I do teach, do these hours count towards my certification? If you DO teach yoga and hold a current 200hr certification with Yoga Alliance, these 50 hours can be added to your existing certification and count as YACEP training hours.
How long will I have access to the content? You will have access to all content for one year from the start date of the training (28th June 2025).
Can I pay in installments? Yes, installments are welcome. If the options suggested in the payment section above don’t suit, please reach out so we can find something that works for you.
What is the expected workload/attendance? To recieve certification you must attend at least 80% of online calls live, and engage with the tasks set each month. There will be small written ‘tasks’ to complete each module, as well as monthly practices to do in your own time as daily sadhana. There will also be in-call practice teaching and sharing with other participants, so live attendance as much as possible is preferred.