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ASILOMAR, CALIFORNIA

March 29th - 31st, 2024

A DEEPER FORM OF REST | A WEEKEND WITH DAVID WHYTE

So much of our life has to do with keeping the world at bay, of learning to live under siege; of coping and of trying to create a space in which to catch our breath. In this weekend I will look at ways of working from a deeper, a priori, rested core that already exists inside us, but which can only be approached through various forms of undoing rather than doing. These daily acts of undoing can take very practical forms and become an integral and emboldening part of our practice and our daily lives; in this weekend I will exemplify them through physical experiences made real through the best in poetry and the best in our contemplative traditions. We will look at some of these practices through poetry, insight, and the art of asking beautiful questions: questions that change our world and our sense of self, simply through asking them sincerely and wholeheartedly.

Every threshold of difficulty we come across in our lives almost always asks us for a radical form of simplification, toward something elemental, precious and deeply personal that lies at the core of all the pressure and complication that on the outside, seems to overwhelm us. We can practice the art of simplification and the art of resting at a deeper level and ultimately the art of resolving many of our difficulties through radical simplification, and radically simple actions, almost in the same way as we can practice and improve our abilities on a musical instrument. We can each practice shaping a more beautiful mind, both for ourselves and for others, we can be a presence that invites other presences in the same way we might walk entranced into a room where someone is playing live, intriguing and extraordinary music.

With special guests Owen and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

Owen and Mícheál ‘Moley’ Ó Súilleabháin are brothers from one of Ireland’s most esteemed musical and artistic families. Singers, storytellers, poets, their vocal harmony and stories of life experience, mixed with a wild sense of humor, make you feel at ease, in awe, and entirely entertained. They draw from a huge repertoire spanning thousands of years, embodying Ireland in song: Ireland’s oldest tradition, Celtic sean nós; Medieval Gregorian Chant from the Monastic period; Irish folk songs in English and Gaelic; original inspirational pop-songs, and even human beatbox and Irish rap! 

Singer Charlotte Whyte

I’m very happy to announce that my daughter Charlotte Whyte will join us at Asilomar to sing both solo and with Owen and Mícheál O Súilleabháin for the weekend. It’s always both marvelous chemistry and stunningly beautiful to hear them all together. Hope you can make it to the shores of Monterey bay.

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