Join Dr. Christie Smirl this June and July for a 50 hour Meditation Retreat. Earn 50 units towards becoming a certified Meditation Teacher.  

DATES: June 8, 15, 22, 29. July 6, 13 , 20, 27.
​TIMES: 10am - 3pm

​8 WEEK REGISTRATION FULL : Contact to register as a drop in guest  7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27.  Each 10 - 3 class earns 5 AYA & Yoga Alliance continuing education units. Drop in guest $65 registration. 

MEDITATION AND SUBTLE BODY HEALING
  • Enjoy gentle yoga, breathwork, meditation and chakra yoga kriyas. 
  • Relax and rejuvenate in deep meditation during the chakra harmonization sound bath with gongs, crystal and Tibetan bowls.  
  • Practice Yogic, Vedic and Tantric techniques for aligning and maintaining healthy energy sheaths. 
  • Reprogram the nervous system, sense organs, cognitive patterning and subtle body vibrations. 

MEDITATION AND PURIFICATION CEREMONIES 
  • Benefit from Vedic Spiritual Sciences and the healing procedures including japa, the repetition of Vedic mantras, Vedic fire healing ceremony called havan, Vedic water ritual called abhishekam and energy smudging, known as dhuma.
  • These are ceremonies performed in Ayurvedic Hospitals, Temples and healing Ashrams all throughout India and the world to heal the subtle body, mind and astral channels.
  • These are not religious practices, rather spiritual sciences that are practiced my major religions. These are practices that promote healing.  
MEDITATION LIFE SKILLS AND SCIENCES TRAINING
  • During the last hour of this meditation training program, Dr. Christie Smirl will present 'Healing the Mind Lectures', 'Q & A on Meditation and Self Realization', and 'Practicing and Teaching Meditation'. 
SUPPLEMENTAL MEDITATION MATERIAL
  • Each week, participants will receive a new one-hour pre-recorded video lecture and guided meditation. These recorded classes discuss more details and science about the 7 primary chakras. The videos are to supplement the in-person classes and give you 8 guided meditations to practice along with at home.  
  • Digital download file of The Yale Drive Ashram Files. 
REGISTRATION
  • Tuition is $400 for all 8 Saturdays at The Yale Drive Ashram 10 - 3pm and supplemental materials. Drop in guest $65 registration. 
  • Registration can be completed by sending tuition to [email protected] via Zelle, Venmo, or PayPal (friends and family method only). 

    CONTACT HERE TO REGISTER OR INQUIRE.

PROGRAM CIRICULUM OUTLINE

WEEK 7  - THE AJNA CHAKRA
JULY 20TH - Registration open
  • THE THIRD EYE CHAKRA
  • INSPIRATION – INNER VISION – INTUITION
  • WISDOM – INSIGHT – DIVINE SIGHT
  • CONNECTING THROUGH LIGHT & SOUND
  • MANAGING SPIRITUAL CHANNELS
  • CONSCIOUSNESS
  • EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
  • DREAMS,  VISIONS & MYSTICISM
  • ESTABLISHING RITUALS 
  • PERSONAL GNOSIS 
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WEEK 8  - THE SAHASARA CHAKRA
JULY 27TH - Registration open
  • THE CROWN CHAKRA
  • SAMADHI & ENLIGHTENMENT
  • SELF-REALIZATION
  • DEVOTION & SELF-ACTUALIZATION 
  • VIBRATION AND MAGNETISM
  • COMPLETING THE CIRCUITRY
  • PASSING THE FLAME
  • EXPANDED AWARENESS
  • DIVINIZATION
  • PURPOSE, DIRECTION & FAITH
WEEK 1 – CHAKRA ALIGNMENT
JUNE 8TH   - Registration closed. 
  • THE ANATOMY THEY NEVER TOLD US ABOUT IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
  • THE SUTLE BODY SCIENCES
  • THE 7 PRIMARY CHAKRAS 
  • PANCHA KOSHAS  & PRANA
  • HARMONIZING BODY, BREATH, MIND & SOUL 
  • MEDITATION SCIENCES
  • SELF REALIZATION AND AYURVEDA
  • COGNITIVE REPROGRAMMING ​
 WEEK 2 - THE MULADHARA CHAKRA  
JUNE 15TH - Registration closed. 
  • THE ROOT CHAKRA & THE EARTH PRINCIPLE
  • CLEARING ENERGY & ENERGY HYGIENE – GROUNDING THE SYSTEM
  • FOUNDATIONS OF RITUAL 
  • THE PANCHAMAHABHUTAS  &  5 OFFERINGS 
  • CONQUERING FEAR AND DEATH & THE MAHAMRYTUNJAYA MANTRA 
  • HUMAN PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT & CHAKRA PHYSIOLOGY
  • ​REPROGRAMMING THE BASELINE
WEEK 3 - THE SVADHISHTANA CHAKRA 
JUNE 22ND - Registration full
  • CREATIVITY, PURPOSE & PASSION
  • CONNECTING TO THE WATER ELEMENT
  • SACRAL CHAKRA
  • VIBRATION AND MAGNETISM
  • EMOTIONAL & SEXUAL ENERGY
  • PRANAYAMA FOR HEALING THE MIND – THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF UJJAI
  • BALANCING THE MIND GUNAS THROUGH AYURVEDA – RAJAS, TAMAS, SATVA
  • SENSUALITY & SPIRITUAL DRIVES
WEEK 4  - THE MANIPURA CHAKRA 
JUNE 29TH - Registration full
  • THE NAVAL CHAKRA
  • MOTIVATION, MENTAL AGNI & MEDITATION
  • CONNECTING TO FIRE
  • POWER, SELF MASTERY & THE INNER FLAMES
  • GUT AND MIND DIGESTION AXIS - HEALING THE MIND - SOMATIC VS PSYCHOLOGICAL
  • MOOD TRACKING
  • REPROGRAMMING THE CELLULAR MIND
  • KAPALA BHATI
  • POWER OF THE SOLAR PLEXUS
WEEK 5  - THE ANAHATA CHAKRA
JULY 6TH 
  • THE HEART CHAKRA
  • THE AIR ELEMENT, CLEARING THE AIR
  • LOVE, COMPASSION, FORGIVENSS 
  • NONVIOLENCE, DEVOTION
  • CONNECTING TO THE AIR ELEMENT
  • THE SEAT OF THE SOUL   
  • METTA MEDITATION
  • BHRAMARI PRANAYAMA    
  • BHAKTI: YOGA OF THE HEART
 
WEEK 6 - THE VISHUDHA CHAKRA 
JULY 13TH- Registration open
  • THE THROAT CHAKRA
  • COMMUNICATION, TRUTH & EXPRESSION
  • PURIFICATION OF SPIRITUAL TOXINS
  • CONNECTING TO AKASH, THE SPACE ELEMENT
  • COMMUNICATION WITH DIVINITY
  • INNER SOUND MEDITATION
  • TEACHING MEDITATION TO OTHERS
  • PRACTICE VS THEORY