Awareness Intensive Retreat - Who is in?

Who is in?

The "Who is in?" awareness intensive is rooted in traditional Zen techniques, seeking a direct experience of the truth of one’s being through self-inquiry.
It is a unique format that invites you to take a deep dive within. Stepping outside of time and space to encounter yourself in all the facets that arise in the present moment. As you gradually unravel the thread of your humanity, your own experience of the moment is revealed, guiding you back home.
"Who is in?" is a koan, an existential question that has no definitive answer. The process of engaging with it leads to an experience of the koan itself.
In this retreat, we use each other to explore that koan.

The active part of the exercise involves "answering" the koan with a partner, while the other person is a silent listener - a mirror in which we slowly discover the true reflection of who we are.
This is not another form of psychological therapy. We seek a direct experience of who we truly are. On this adventure, we visit many aspects of our humanity, finding ideas, ideals, conditionings, problems, games and identities. We become more and more transparent until all that remains is our true essence.

The work

The work involves a three-day intensive retreat in silence, the koan exercise, active and passive meditations and moments of rest. Each participant will meet individually with Ramya to support their process on this quest.

Why participate

This is a time for you. From you.
It's a moment to fully explore your own truth and relax into it by being who you are completely. Without pretenses, masks or guilt. This retreat takes you to the edge of what you think you know into a deep relaxation to what is.
The structure and container created in this retreat is specifically designed for you to have precious time with yourself, away from phone or communications with the outside world.

Curious?

Join an upcoming Zoom info session or an evening practice in the coming weeks.
October 24 - 27, 2025

At Kio-o in the Laurentians
$960 for the 3 days all included
That is $390 for the workshop + $570 for the lodging and meals taxes included.