Dhyana Darshan
with Sylvie Tremblay
Dhyana Darshan
with Sylvie Tremblay
50 hours | 5 days in nature
October 10-15 or October 10-12, 2025
Tara Center
Bonsecours, Estrie
Living and transmitting the art of meditation
with Sylvie Tremblay
The ultimate goal of yoga practice is the attainment of an inner truth that is both universal and transcendental. Ancient scriptures reveal that only one who can finally sit steadily and observe internal activity—whether emotional, mental, or physical—can savor the profound virtues of existence.
Committing to meditation is an essential avenue for the committed practice of yoga. Teaching it is a challenge for anyone seeking to transmit the deepest wisdom of the initiatory path that the discipline entails. Experience and integrate the art of listening, from the fruit of experience. This ranges from conscious observation of oneself and breath to the subtle expression of energy. A moment of privileged communion in time, granted to the revelation of the divinity within. An experience of total intimacy with yourself, so that relaxation, contemplation, and the silence specific to your deepest nature emerge in a privileged setting.
Amidst the splendid colors of autumn and the wide open spaces, communing with oneself and great wisdom has never been so natural.
- Sacred space
- Samahdi pada (Patanjali)/ The initiatory path and the benefits of meditation.
- Functioning of the brain and management of thought (Chitta, Manas, Samskara).
- Thematic lessons/exploration laboratory: Space, Listening, Presence, Silence, The fullness of emptiness.
- Meditative yoga, Kriyas & Nidra
- Implication of meditation in postural practice.
- Yoga Darshana: Non-restrictive sensory opening
- Experience of Tandava: non-dual path of consciousness
- The pathless (anupâya) - Mouna (silence) as a vehicle for recalibration and revelation. This retreat takes place primarily in silence. This silence, punctuated by rich teachings and discussions, provides guidance on the inner process undertaken by participants.
- Understanding the nature of the mind and how it works
- Application of non-volitional listening: the art of listening in everyday life and in teaching contexts.
- Deployment of the absence of reactivity and judgment in the face of what is, the flow of thoughts and emotions.
- Appreciation of the benefits of silence (mouna) as a healing method for the mind and an awakening for consciousness.
- Development and appreciation of a meditative approach to asana practice.
- To experience and savor the Tandava as a consciousness-revealing experience.
6:00 a.m. Sunrise Meditation
7:00 Morning Medicinal and Ayurvedic Herbs
7:30 a.m. Meditative Hatha yoga & initiatory Kriyas
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Thematic Teachings & Meditation
12:30 Lunch
1:30 p.m. Personal space and free integration time
3:00 p.m. Optional lessons for those dedicated to teaching (1 hour)
4:30 p.m. Contemplative Restorative Yoga + Extended Nidra
6:30 p.m. Dinner
8:00 p.m. Meditation and personal space of silence
Program starts: Friday 6 p.m.; Group dinner.
End of training: Wednesday 3 p.m.
Accessible to teachers, students in training & dedicated students wishing to discover the profound and initiatory aspects of the practice.
Complete accredited training - 5 days
(50h credits awarded in continuing studies of yoga)
$1,150 until September 20 | $1,250 after. + Accommodation and food.
$250 non-refundable after September 12, 2024
Weekend 11, 12 & 13 October (if space available)
(Not eligible for teaching credits)
$550 until September 20 | $595 after. + Accommodation and food.
$150 non-refundable after September 12, 2024
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Please note that the lessons from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day will be for teachers. Participants not following this program may take some free time.
Teaching faculty
Sylvie Tremblay
Yogacharya, E-RYT500, IYF, FFY
Founder and director of the Yoga Sangha Center in Montreal, Sylvie Tremblay has over 30 years of yoga practice and 25 years of teaching. She teaches internationally and has led numerous seminars and training retreats in Europe, Central America, South America, the Middle East, Asia, and the United States. In 2008, she received the title of Yogacharya (Yoga Master) from the International Yoga Federation and the French-speaking Federation FFY and the 2013 Saraswati Grand Prize for her work and years of teaching. She is known in Quebec for her daily show Absolument Yoga and her two DVD sets Absolument Yoga Hatha and Hatha Flow.
Her travels in India and her studies under the guidance of Swami Muktananda (Siddha Yoga), within the Shivananda schools, Bihar School of India, Vinyasa yoga of Sri Dharma Mittra (New York) and the Andiappan for Therapeutic Reshearch of Chennai (India) led her to develop a style where the power of physical work combines with the depth of the spiritual journey undertaken. Mystical, creative, inspired, each of the classes and trainings she leads is an experience for the soul as well as the body.
In 2005, she received the appellation Sri Om Anandamayi from Mahavatar Babaji, the great master of India who reintroduced the divine science of Kriya yoga to the modern world.
“This training opens the boundaries of the Spirit to something greater than the Self. A journey to the center of oneself with a guide filled with love and kindness. A restorative and unforgettable experience.”
Andrea
"This training is a journey to discover oneself, gently and in communion with others. Through the simplest things, we explore and express the great beauty of life. THANK YOU, SYLVIE! They say that great minds think alike... They make wonderful things."
Thomas
"I would dive back into this training without delay. My heart is pumping with bright light, and I now know how to sit tenderly, in love. To seek nothing and find everything. I have been meditating for several years, but never has such a little effort granted me such great peace."
Justin
"An extraordinary training. All my gratitude to life for allowing me to be there. More than just being there, to live it... Allowing me to have technical tools to teach meditation, but above all opening me up to a dimension of it that I didn't know I had yet reached."
Sylvie Gilbert
"This training allowed me to BE a witness to what was hidden in my inner space. "Living within oneself" are the words that would describe this training."
Vanessa Savaria
"What a wonderful week that allowed me to delve deep into my being and learn to meditate. Techniques accessible to all that propel me beyond our limits."
Guylaine
Studio G Yoga
"Stopping, listening to your feelings, your inner voice brings a lot of awareness about both our lifestyle and our thoughts. Deconstructing preconceived ideas, thought patterns; returning to the Self, to the heart. Training that I highly recommend, which does a lot of good and from which we emerge transformed with lots of tools to pass on to others. Thank you wholeheartedly for sharing all this wonderful content with us."
Isabelle
"Sylvie erects buildings... we construct landmarks in silence, we are taught that by closing our eyes we see the stars of the heart. Then we manage to destroy the walls to keep within us only the space, the emptiness, which embraces Everything."
Sarah
"Dhyana Dharshan: A deep dive into Being. Through this training, I discovered that Presence, the source of infinite love, support, wisdom, and nourishment, is never far from me."
William
"This training is a pure "entase" of delicious nourishment for the soul, where silence, space, and expansion lead us to grace. Pure happiness to offer ourselves all this beauty that is found within! Love always."
Anne-Claudine
"This training allowed me to decode the mind to reach a higher level of consciousness and understand its role within yoga. Thank you!"
Anne-Claudine
"This training allowed me to take time for myself and recharge my batteries in nature, embrace my heart, recognize that everything is there inside, in this silence where it is possible to hear. Thank you to Sylvie for her great presence and her unconditional love xxx"
Anne-Claudine
"This training is a ray of love that floods heart and body. A gentle breeze that caresses you deeply... a moment of eternity, a praise of beauty... Thank you."
Joe
"This exceptional training allowed me to reconnect with my true essence through contact with nature, the proximity of a community of exceptional beings and above all, of course, the presence and the dedicated, generous and authentic teachings of Sylvie. Laughter, a few tears, and in the end, great, great happiness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!"
Iana Roy
"This training allowed me to listen deeply, deeply, tenderly, and without constraint. A deep, dedicated, and sincere commitment reveals unexpected possibilities. Becoming aware of inner vibrations and the power of silence will transform my daily life. Sylvie shares with authenticity and love, and offers the tools to open doors to a much larger and more peaceful world. I am filled with immense gratitude for having crossed her path. Love & light."
Cynthia
Your words, our pride
“This training opens the boundaries of the Spirit to something greater than the Self. A journey to the center of oneself with a guide filled with love and kindness. A restorative and unforgettable experience.”
Andrea
"This training is a journey to discover oneself, gently and in communion with others. Through the simplest things, we explore and express the great beauty of life. THANK YOU, SYLVIE! They say that great minds think alike... They make wonderful things."
Thomas
"I would dive back into this training without delay. My heart is pumping with bright light, and I now know how to sit tenderly, in love. To seek nothing and find everything. I have been meditating for several years, but never has such a little effort granted me such great peace."
Justin
"An extraordinary training. All my gratitude to life for allowing me to be there. More than just being there, to live it... Allowing me to have technical tools to teach meditation, but above all opening me up to a dimension of it that I didn't know I had yet reached."
Sylvie Gilbert
"This training allowed me to BE a witness to what was hidden in my inner space. "Living within oneself" are the words that would describe this training."
Vanessa Savaria
"What a wonderful week that allowed me to delve deep into my being and learn to meditate. Techniques accessible to all that propel me beyond our limits."
Guylaine
Studio G Yoga
"Stopping, listening to your feelings, your inner voice brings a lot of awareness about both our lifestyle and our thoughts. Deconstructing preconceived ideas, thought patterns; returning to the Self, to the heart. Training that I highly recommend, which does a lot of good and from which we emerge transformed with lots of tools to pass on to others. Thank you wholeheartedly for sharing all this wonderful content with us."
Isabelle
"Sylvie erects buildings... we construct landmarks in silence, we are taught that by closing our eyes we see the stars of the heart. Then we manage to destroy the walls to keep within us only the space, the emptiness, which embraces Everything."
Sarah
"Dhyana Dharshan: A deep dive into Being. Through this training, I discovered that Presence, the source of infinite love, support, wisdom, and nourishment, is never far from me."
William
"This training is a pure "entase" of delicious nourishment for the soul, where silence, space, and expansion lead us to grace. Pure happiness to offer ourselves all this beauty that is found within! Love always."
Anne-Claudine
"This training allowed me to decode the mind to reach a higher level of consciousness and understand its role within yoga. Thank you!"
Anne-Claudine
"This training allowed me to take time for myself and recharge my batteries in nature, embrace my heart, recognize that everything is there inside, in this silence where it is possible to hear. Thank you to Sylvie for her great presence and her unconditional love xxx"
Anne-Claudine
"This training is a ray of love that floods heart and body. A gentle breeze that caresses you deeply... a moment of eternity, a praise of beauty... Thank you."
Joe
"This exceptional training allowed me to reconnect with my true essence through contact with nature, the proximity of a community of exceptional beings and above all, of course, the presence and the dedicated, generous and authentic teachings of Sylvie. Laughter, a few tears, and in the end, great, great happiness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!"
Iana Roy
"This training allowed me to listen deeply, deeply, tenderly, and without constraint. A deep, dedicated, and sincere commitment reveals unexpected possibilities. Becoming aware of inner vibrations and the power of silence will transform my daily life. Sylvie shares with authenticity and love, and offers the tools to open doors to a much larger and more peaceful world. I am filled with immense gratitude for having crossed her path. Love & light."
Cynthia
