Swami Shailendra Saraswati
Swami Shailendra Saraswati was born on June 17, 1955, in Gadarwara, India, and is Osho’s fifth brother. A medical doctor by training, he served at Osho’s Pune ashram hospital and later lived in Rajneeshpuram. For decades he has translated and edited Osho’s works, led meditation camps, and delivered more than 1,000 talks across India, Nepal, and internationally, with his teachings available in books and audio-video recordings. Known for his clear and accessible presentation of Osho’s wisdom, he continues to share meditation practices both in person and online.
At our retreat, Swamiji will offer morning discourse sessions from 10:00–11:00 AM on Friday and Saturday, presented in an interactive Q&A format.
Swami Bodhi Soham
Swami Bodhi Soham is a meditation teacher, intuitive coach, and Daoist practitioner who blends ancient wisdom with modern embodiment. Originally from Uzbekistan, his journey into meditation began through personal healing and led him to train in Osho meditations, Taoist alchemy, Qigong, Sufi traditions, and internal martial arts. Now based in North Carolina’s Triangle area, he guides seekers through grounded, compassionate practices that cultivate awareness, vitality, and authentic presence.
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Workshop: Sexual Alchemy & Vitality for Men
Sexual Alchemy & Vitality: Reclaiming the Power of the Masculine Life Force
This experiential two-day workshop invites men into a deeper relationship with their sexual energy — not as impulse or performance, but as life force.
In a time of overstimulation, stress, and disconnection, many men feel drained, anxious, or fragmented in their sexuality. Daoist sexual alchemy offers a different path: learning to conserve, circulate, and refine sexual energy into vitality, clarity, and grounded power.
Through breathwork, meditative awareness, and embodied energy practices, participants will explore:
• Abdominal breathing and nervous system regulation
• The Inner Smile and Six Healing Sounds to release emotional tension
• Pelvic floor awareness and conscious activation
• Testicle breathing and energetic circulation
• The Microcosmic Orbit to transform raw sexual energy into whole-body vitality
This workshop is not about suppression or control — it is about refinement. Sexual energy becomes fuel for presence, strength, creativity, and heart-centered leadership.
Rooted in Daoist alchemy and meditative awareness, this container offers men practical tools to cultivate resilience, depth, and embodied masculine integrity.
Zumrad Masar is a psychotherapist and experiential group facilitator
specializing in dreamwork, somatic awareness, and integration of expanded states. She weaves psychological insight with meditation and embodied practices, guiding participants toward deeper self-awareness and inner alignment.
Workshop Description
Dreaming the Self AwakeDreams are not random images of the night — they are movements of consciousness. In this experiential workshop, we will explore dreams as a pathway to meditation and self-awareness.
Through guided inquiry, embodiment practices, and witnessing meditation, participants will learn how to move beyond analyzing dreams and instead enter into direct relationship with their symbolic landscape.
Blending psychological insight, somatic awareness, and contemplative practice, this workshop invites you to experience dreaming not as something to decode but as something to awaken within.