Yoga Workshop at One Yoga Vancouver

Primordial Meditation
Hanuman Jayanti
April 19, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 PM | $55

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This three-hour practice is offered in quiet acknowledgement of Hanuman Jayanti, a day in the Eastern tradition that honors Hanuman—not as an object of worship or borrowed ritual, but as an archetype of awakened vitality, disciplined devotion, and the subtle intelligence that links breath, body, and awareness.

 

In the mythology, Hanuman’s shapeshifting is not mere legend but an expression of an innate human capacity: the movement from the vast stillness of Shiva-consciousness into embodied presence in service of the heart. His journey to find Sita and create relationship with Ram is the call to enter that heart-space, and from there to discover the hidden cave of the Goddess—the place of living Shakti.

 

Primordial Meditation follows a parallel stream found in the ancient Western world: a deliberate withdrawal, a laying down, a relinquishing of effort so that deeper knowing may arise. As Peter Kingsley reminds us, “In the ancient world, philosophy was a way of life.” In the tradition of Parmenides, this meant incubation—entering stillness not to think, but to receive.

One “lies down” as if in a cave or temple, allowing the surface mind to yield. In this giving up, attention reorganizes itself, and something older than thought begins to speak.

 

This workshop is a preparation for that inner shapeshifting to arise naturally, allowing each participant to enter their own chamber of attention. In states of profound rest and letting go, medicine, insight, or necessary guidance may emerge.

Drawing from both Eastern and Western wisdom traditions, the practice rests on a simple recognition: the body knows.

 

Everyone is welcome. Expect a dynamic, shape-shifting asana and pranayama practice before a long meditation.

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Link to Register at One Yoga Vancouver

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