Bodies of Bliss
A 3- or 5-Day Journey Touching the Heart through Somatic Healing, Yoga, and Devotional Practices
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Bliss Is More Than a Sensation—It’s a Path to Reveal Your True Nature
Touch is one of our most fundamental human needs—and one often neglected in modern life. In this 3- or 5-day workshop, you’ll learn Cranial Bliss Therapy (CBT), a somatic healing practice that uses gentle, conscious touch of the cranium to open to Presence and the Heart.
According to Samkhya philosophy, the subtle essence of touch is understood as one of the Tanmatras, a quality of perception connected to the element of air and, in the yogic tradition, to anahata—the heart chakra. Touch as a conscious, loving action can be a way to open to your inherent bliss, the Divine within.
In this workshop, you’ll learn the basic anatomy of the cranium, receive and give a hands-on massage sequence, and be guided through various foundational yogic teachings.
Each day includes Hridaya Hatha Yoga, meditation, cranial massage, sharing circles, and devotional practices, creating a space in which touch can be explored with conscious, sacred presence rather than simply as a massage technique.
You’ll leave with an embodied skill to offer your loved ones or integrate into your current healing modality and gain a grounded, felt sense of touch as a bridge back to Self-awareness. This workshop is open to all levels; no prior massage or bodywork experience is required.
Please note: If you have already participated in one of Aimee’s Cranial Bliss Therapy retreats, you’ll receive some new teachings in this workshop.
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Content
3-Day Workshop
- Consent and conscious communication
- Self-Inquiry as the foundational practice and guiding thread throughout the workshop
- Basic anatomy of the cranium: bones, muscles, and key physiological structures involved in nervous system regulation
- Touch as a sacred portal to Stillness: Samkhya philosophy and the relationship between touch, the element of air, and anahata chakra
- The Five Bodies (Pancha Kosha), as presented in the Taittiriya Upanishad
- A complete hands-on cranial massage sequence, taught progressively over three days and practiced in pairs
- Hridaya Hatha Yoga and Hridaya Meditation
- Journaling, intention-setting, and integration
- Sharing circles and dyads
- Sacred ritual
5-Day Workshop
Builds on the above with:
- A deeper exploration of Sat-Chit-Ananda (Existence-Awareness-Bliss) and our essential nature
- An expanded cranial massage sequence, including intra-oral techniques
- Giving a complete one-hour cranial massage session
- Simple yogic attitudes inspired by Karma Yoga to enrich daily life
- Exploring devotion, the practice of consecration, and the nature of healing
“The seat of Realization is within, and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside them.
That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings; hence it is called the Heart.”
Workshop Leader(s)
Aimee Norton-Taylor
Aimee first came to Hridaya to discover how to live from the Heart and whether it was really possible to have a quiet, peaceful state of mind. The 10-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat and Module 1 brought about a big shift in her life, and she has never looked back…
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Daily Schedule
*We recommend bringing snacks for the short break in the morning session.
Schedule subject to change.
Pricing and Practical Information
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Frequently Asked Questions
The techniques are approached as more than just skills to learn. They are a means of opening to a deeper experience within. Cultivating Self-awareness and opening to Presence are woven throughout the hands-on practice and the themes explored in the workshop. You'll be guided in a way that lets the learning happen through direct, embodied experience and presence.
No. You don't need to come with a partner. You'll be paired with fellow participants for the hands-on practice sessions, and pairs may rotate throughout the workshop.
The puja is a Tantric practice that inspires devotion and opens the heart. There’s no touch or nudity involved. It’s a simple and beautiful practice in which we honor the Divine Feminine.
This workshop is open to all levels. No prior massage, bodywork, or yoga experience is required—only a willingness to be present, receive gentle touch, and offer it consciously to another person.
Consent and communication are woven into every practice session. You'll learn simple check-in language to use with your partner throughout, and you're always free to pause, adjust, or opt out of any part of the hands-on practices.
The 3-day workshop introduces a complete foundational cranial sequence, along with the core philosophical teachings that support the practice, and a closing ritual. The 5-day workshop includes everything offered in the 3-day workshop, as well as additional cranial practice sessions, the introduction of new techniques—including intra-oral techniques—and a deeper exploration of devotion, Self-Inquiry, and our essential nature.
The techniques are approached as more than just skills to learn. They are a means of opening to a deeper experience within. Cultivating Self-awareness and opening to Presence are woven throughout the hands-on practice and the themes explored in the workshop. You'll be guided in a way that lets the learning happen through direct, embodied experience and presence.
No. You don't need to come with a partner. You'll be paired with fellow participants for the hands-on practice sessions, and pairs may rotate throughout the workshop.
The puja is a Tantric practice that inspires devotion and opens the heart. There’s no touch or nudity involved. It’s a simple and beautiful practice in which we honor the Divine Feminine.
This workshop is open to all levels. No prior massage, bodywork, or yoga experience is required—only a willingness to be present, receive gentle touch, and offer it consciously to another person.
Consent and communication are woven into every practice session. You'll learn simple check-in language to use with your partner throughout, and you're always free to pause, adjust, or opt out of any part of the hands-on practices.
The 3-day workshop introduces a complete foundational cranial sequence, along with the core philosophical teachings that support the practice, and a closing ritual. The 5-day workshop includes everything offered in the 3-day workshop, as well as additional cranial practice sessions, the introduction of new techniques—including intra-oral techniques—and a deeper exploration of devotion, Self-Inquiry, and our essential nature.
