PRACTICE
An Inner Trilogy | Embodied Elements
Embodied Elements Pt. 2 is the second of a two-part series containing three practices each. Each practice builds sequentially and is meant to be practiced in the order presented.
Each practice offers movement in the form of Qi Gong and Tantric Hatha Yoga, Meditation, INSIGHT contemplations, and writing prompts designed to invoke your intuitive, innate intelligence to shine through.
This series centers on an ancient technology drawn from the Sankya Yoga Tradition used to explore the sensory and sometimes psychedelic experience of the Five Element Theory as an embodiment.
The techniques leverage awareness, the mind, and breath to activate specific patterns of sensations in the body. When given attention, the sensations create a portal into the embodied experience of the element, giving us clues and insights about how we think, feel, and act.
Part Two: Air | Ether | Light
As we arrive at sensating air and ether, our awareness is afforded a vehicle to perceive the more subtle realms of consciousness. What is it like to allow for sensations, thoughts, and feelings to be what they are without interfering with them?
In the yoga tradition, the mind is the sixth element. Yet this refers to the most refined aspect of the higher mind. In the final session, we draw on its fundamental characteristic as the point of focus: light. Here, we come to know the light of the mind at its Source.
This unique practice, led by Kevin Courtney, takes you on a journey of profound discovery:
Increase the power of your conscious awareness. Expand your awareness field beyond the body and perceive space. Refine perception to sense the light of consciousness and its Source.
Contemplate what within you is calling to be seen, sensed, felt, known, and understood.
Perhaps you arrive into the quiet of a contentless state; perhaps you touch what’s known as prajna - the highest form of wisdom gained through intuitive insight. Or maybe you land a little distracted at the end of practice, with the mind still flitting about. All outcomes are welcomed, and the value remains regardless of the result.
Once you’ve experienced the entire arc of the journey, go back time and again to any one practice to draw from its unique benefits.
These classes were filmed live and edited to maintain the integrity and enduring nature of the teachings.
What is An Inner Trilogy?
An Inner Trilogy is a three-part journey that brings together meditation, movement, and contemplation to guide you through a process of deep self-reflection and INSIGHT.
The Trilogy integrates yogic philosophy through both lecture and practice to support an embodied understanding.
This practice includes:
Philosophy Discussion
Meditation
Movement Practices | Yoga and Qi Gong
Contemplation | Journaling Prompts
Who is this course for?
This is for any practitioner with a foundational understanding of yoga
You have a regular meditation or contemplation practice
You are seeking a new and deeper level of self-awareness
You want to expand the relationship you have with your body and the subtle energies within
If you have any questions, please contact us | TheTeam@thisisinsight.com
INCLUDED PRACTICES
Air
The air element is a gateway to the heart. It’s embodied through the sense of touch and is activated when we place the intelligence of our awareness on the skin. In practice, the air element feeds the fire element's flame, increasing our power to transform.
Facilitated By: Kevin Courtney
Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes
Ether
The element of ether fuels our capacity to witness what unfolds in the present moment without interfering with it. Ether is space. The body is comprised of 99.99% space. Our awareness is a limitless field that fuels our perception of this vastness. Gnosis happens here.
Facilitated By: Kevin Courtney
Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes
Light
Exploration of the threshold of Individual and Cosmic Consciousness. Using the Tantric Lunar practice, learn to see and sense the Witness - that which Sees. Calm the mind and body to allow reflection in deep stillness for illumination.
Facilitated By: Kevin Courtney
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Your Facilitator, Kevin Courtney
Kevin Courtney is a meditation, mindfulness, and conscious leadership expert. A life-long student, Kevin centered his 25 years of learning in the teachings of Richard Freeman, Swami Satchidananda, Nikki Costello, and Rod Stryker. Rooted in the teachings and in practice, he founded INSIGHT in 2013.
Kevin currently lives in Santa Monica, CA, and continues expanding his teachings’ reach through mentorship, online meditations, workshops, and retreats