FREE ONLINE PROGRAM: The Three Wisdom Realms: Head, Heart & Hara

The Three Wisdom Realms: Head, Heart & Hara is a free online spiritual workshop led by Kali Basman, an international Yin Yoga educator and Dharma teacher. It is offered online by Drala Mountain, so you can join from wherever you are. The title points to three centers of intelligence, the head, the heart and the hara (the belly), and the workshop suits anyone drawn to meditation, mindful embodiment and Buddhist teachings that engage the whole person rather than the thinking mind alone.

About Kali Basman

Kali Basman is known for bringing Buddhist psychology, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the intelligence of the body into conversation with one another. On her own site she is described as a "Dharma teacher of teachers." She has eighteen years of teaching experience and a decade of IFS practice.

Her teaching draws anatomy, fascia and the meridian traditions of Chinese Medicine together with Buddhist mind training, somatic awareness and parts inquiry. In her Yin Yoga classes, the practice becomes a place to listen: to patterns of holding and protection, to the parts of us that have gone unheard, and to the compassion that can arise when we meet ourselves with curiosity and care.

Kali holds a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health from UCLA. She has also trained through the Internal Family Systems Institute, including Level 1 training.

Before You Go

This program is free and held online, so there is no travel and no venue to find. Kali's work sits at the meeting point of Yin Yoga, Dharma teaching and parts-based inquiry, which gives a sense of the territory the workshop draws from. Find a quiet spot with a stable connection, and have something comfortable to sit or lie on if you want to settle in with your body as well as your attention.

Drala Mountain also offers a wider run of online programs, including a free online practice series, for those who would like to continue exploring meditation and contemplative study from home.