Navakaraṇa Retreat
Vinyāsa, Therapy and Meditation
Faculty
Dario Calvaruso
Dario Calvaruso is founder and conceiver of Navakaraṇa®. He has been teaching extensively in India, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Mongolia, Indonesia, Japan, Middle-east and Europe. Head of the Navakaraṇa Community he has trained several hundreds of practitioners and teachers.
Truly a heterogeneous artist since very young age, Dario left Italy and his family when he was 21 to embark a journey of self-discovery and study of Yoga and Āyurveda in India which lasted over 15 years. His first destination was Kāśi – The City Of Light (Benares, India). During this time, he began the study of Āyurveda with his teacher Paṇḍit Har Govind Miśra. Only later was initiated to the practice of Tantric techniques of Haṭha-Yoga and Kriyā by Pandit Om Prakāśa. On a very auspicious day, while having a bath at the Ganges in Benares, Dario met Swami Jñānānanda Bharati, who took him in his āśrama at Gangotri, the source of the Holy River Ganges living with Swamijī in the Himalayas about 4,000 m altitude.
Dario learnt Yoga in the most orthodox tradition (guru-śiṣya paraṃparām) a quite unique experience especially for a westerner. As advised by his master, Dario started a journey throughout the Indian Subcontinent. He lived with sufis in Pakistan and later with sadhus in monasteries (āśrama-s) of the śiva-siddhānta tradition in Tamil Nadu. During the 5 years he spent in Tamil Nadu Dario studied and practiced Karaṇas (the Art of Movement) and Bharataṇāṭyam (Indian Classical Dance) with Nāṭyācārya Vṛnda Rāmanan (Trichy). At this time he also studied Yoga Darśana (Yoga philosophy) with Prof. Śrī Rangasvāmi Sourirājan at the Śrīrangam Veda Pāṭha-Śāla (one of the most traditional and highly recognised centre of Vedic Studies). He was also initiated and guided in the study of Sanskrit language by Prof. Śrī Rangasvāmi Tirunārāyaṇan a well-know Indian scholar. In 2007 Dario started his own yoga āśrama at Srirangam (India), a city-temple and small island in the River Kaveri. Besides running the āśrama, Dario completed a period of academic studies on Yoga, Psychology, Counselling and Philosophy. Navakaraṇa Method sprouted spontaneously from Dario’s attempt to re-systematised different śāṣtra-s (traditional arts and sciences) into one holistic and comprehensive methodology for self-discovery, healing and transformation.
Dario is conducting Workshops and Teacher Training Courses on Navakaraṇa, Philosophy and Lifestyle internationally.
Programme (4 nights and 5 days)
Experience Navakaraṇa Suizen (नवकरण 吹禅 – Sound Movements Meditation) immerse in a Japanese forest.
The programme includes Zanzen (seated meditation) in the Temple, traditional zen music (live Fuke-shakuhachi) and Navakaraṇa-Zazen (seated movements meditation – with strecthing exercises). The retreat is held in a in a traditional Ryokan, with spring hot baths and vegan Buddhist cuisine (shojin ryori).
Daily activities schedule
Sunrise
5:45 – 6:00 morning walk to the Ryoan Fukino Temple;
6:00 – 6:30 zazen (seated meditation) at temple Ryoan Fukino Temple;
6:30 – 6:45 shakuhachi suizen (sound meditation at temple Ryoan Fukino Temple;
7:00 – 7:30 vegan breakfast (shojin ryori);
10:00 – 11:15 navakaraṇa vinyāsa series (in tatami room);
Noon
12:30 – 13:00 vegan bentō lunch (shojin ryori );
13:00 – 14:00 Japanese tea with Q/A and sharing on:
navakaraṇa- jīvanśailī (transformative lifestyle) and/or suizen vipaśyanā (philosophical insights on the traditional fuke melodies)
Sunset
16:00 – 17:15 Navakaraṇa Zazen (seated movements meditation) and /or kriyā-s
17:30 – 18:00 onsen (comunity hot-spring bath);
18:00 – 18:30 vegan dinner (shojin ryori);
Other activities
sightseeing on arrival and departure day;
10:45 – 12:15 local hiking and visit of Fuki-ji Temple on day-3
Insights
The retreat is conducted in a private ryokan (旅館 japanese traditional inn) isolated from the city. You will find yourself in a relaxing and meditative environment ideal for personal insights and group insights.
Location
Ryoan Fukino and Fuki-ji Temple
Accommodation
Ryoan Fukino and Fuki-ji Temple Immerse yourself in a healing hot spring that melts your heart while looking at the magnificent scenery nature. We have 8 room for max two people out of which 2 have private onsen (hot spring bath) .
Shōjin ryōri (Buddhist devotion cuisine)
Al meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner )are vegan, shōjin ryōri (精進料理 Buddhist devotion cuisine)
Tuition
Standard room per person if sharing (2, 3 or 4 pax):
JP¥ 210,000 per person
Standard room single occupnacy:
JP¥ 315,000
In-room onsen per person if sharing (2, 3 or 4 pax):
JP¥ 240,000 per person
In-room onsen single occupancy:
JP¥ 360,000
Terms & Conditions
Agreement on terms and conditions
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