ready for a winter reset?

a weekend immersion into the water element the heart of the buddhas teachings & dharma principles

Join us on a journey through the Water Element, governed by the Kidneys in Traditional Chinese Medicine, responsible for nourishing our deepest reserves of vitality, luster, and resilience. 

We are born with a finite amount of Kidney Chi and these deeper reserves of our vital essence may be nourished and supported.

Lengthen and lubricate the connective tissue which ensheathes the Kidney Channel in a gentle practice of awakening and inclusion

Join internationally celebrated yin & dharma teacher for a special weekend journeying into and through the water element/kidney meridian through Yin & Restorative Yoga practice.

WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID:

“Kali is a teacher you only come across once in a lifetime. ”

The most impactful work I’ve ever done in my life”

“I feel that my work in this workshop is my most powerful journey so far. I am really beginning to see myself and loving her.”

“This training has allowed me to actually consider myself a yoga teacher. Letting go of the imposter syndrome and envisioning the unique practice I can cultivate. I have found my authentic self as a yoga teacher.

“Kali expertly shares her wisdom and working with her has had a powerful impact on my life. The combination of Yin, Buddhism, and Internal Family Systems teachings have helped me restore wholeness and self compassion. A traumatized part of me was frozen and unreachable for over 30 years. Kali helped me gently and lovingly get to know and unfreeze this part of myself. This has helped me reach a new sense of freedom. Kali sees my Buddha nature and walks on my path with me to safely express and explore deeply personal questions. From this work I feel I have reached a new level of peace in my heart.”

A WINTER WORKSHOP

COURSE FOCI:

TCM five elements

healing the kidney & nervous system

inner methods in yin yoga asana & mindfulness seminar

immune response, and longevity practices for stress response

yin/restorative yoga practice & restoration for the bodymind

Dharma talks, restorative & yin practices, inquiry exercises and mindfulness methods will be employed daily.

THEMATICS:

Physiological, Energetic, Psychological & Interpersonal Pillars of Practice

This course leans heavily on the contemplative and reflective sides of yoga (Yin), in which we hone the internal methods of cultivating the bodymind and our subtle energy kinetics for anatomical, structural, and emotional wholeness. 

On a physiological level, Yin yoga lengthens and lubricate the connective tissues and promotes optimal functioning of the vital organs.

On an energetic level, Yin allows us to  harness the chi body and distribute its resources. 

Psychologically, however, we’ll need a wisdom practice like Buddhist Meditation to instill stable tranquility and engender insight into our true nature.

Interpersonally, we’ll bring in expansive heart methods such as Tonglen, Metta & Compassion practices, and authentic relating in partner practices and diads.

 These pillars become the foundation of our spiritual and social wellbeing, and determine our growth potential in this lifetime. 

yin yoga

DETAILS & REGISTRATION

January 18 & 19, 2025 - Yoga Soup | Santa Barbara, CA

*In-Person & Live Streaming Options Available for this Course*

saturday & sunday 2:30-8pm

2:30-5pm: buddhist psychology,  internal family systems, subtle energetics

5-6pm break

6-8pm traditional chinese medicine: water element & kidney qi, yin & restorative yoga practices

$400

Please note this is a non-residential training. Accommodations not included.

  • “Kali is one of the most articulate, informative and enjoyable teachers I've come across. She is brilliant in her abilities to weave content from science, neuroscience, psychology, yoga principles and philosophies into an informative training. It was part retreat and part training that enabled me to dive into my own practice at the same time absorbing new teaching methods, ideas, concepts and connections with others.”

  • "You cannot miss an opportunity to train with Kali. She is an exceptional teacher. This work is transformative, inspiring and healing. She creates a safe, nurturing, encouraging environment. Kali is an insightful, intuitive, gentle and strong leader. Words are not enough to express how wonderful she is. She is a gift to the world. Do yourself a favor and study with her."

  • "Kali provides the keys to the kingdom linking body, mind and breathe with subtle nuances enriched with her deep understanding of the knowledge of Yin Yoga. From the way she utilizes her vocals to move you through a posture or her creative way of breaking down the meridian channels and elements I felt my thirst for the awareness and insight into the Yin practice quenched a new depth of understanding of my body as well as a deeper mindful expansion of boundless nature for practitioners."

  • “The awakening and purification of my heart has been so profound that I may never have the right words to describe this transformation. Somehow, somewhere in the Sacred Valley, I felt like myself again and connected with my heart more than I ever had, I realized I had the permission to heal and I felt a sense of true contentment, which is genuine, unmotivated and unconditional.”

Kali Basman

International and intentful Yin & Restorative Yoga teacher of teachers, Kali Basman, offers an intermingling of wisdom disciplines: Foundations of Buddhist mindfulness, the pranic pathways of Traditional Chinese Medicine meridians, physiology of the nervous system, and individual-informed anatomy. 

Leading yin and mindfulness focused trainings and retreats across the globe, Kali pays reverence to her lineage of teachers, Sarah Powers, Jack Kornfield, Judith Hanson Lasater and more.

“Kali is the definition of wisdom. I feel held in such an intuitive deep space. Her teachings are enlightening and expanding. I feel this knowledge will stay with me forever”

“Eloquent and concise, Kali speaks of ancient wisdom”