Ryan Burton ~ The Awareness Release & Reverse Method
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 9:00am-11:00am (Pacific Time)
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The Awareness Release & Reverse Method
An Approach That Reverses Everything You’ve Been Taught About Meditation
For centuries, meditation instruction has rested on a single assumption: that awareness must be held. Whether directed at the breath or turned back upon the mind itself in non-dual inquiry, the instruction is the same — apply effort, sustain attention, and don’t let go. The result is a state of focus that is genuinely useful, but which remains conditioned and maintained by concentration.
This workshop teaches the opposite.
Rather than sustaining awareness, you will be instructed to release it. The first objection is the obvious one: how is that any different from ordinary distracted life? That question is precisely where the work begins. The subtleties that separate genuine release from ordinary inattention will be pointed out directly, examined, and practiced together.
The aim is not to acquire a new technique. It is to bring to rest the grasping, efforting, and attempting functions of the mind — the very machinery that keeps the present moment feeling like something to be reached rather than something already fully here.
This session is suited to practitioners who have some meditation experience, who may have had genuine openings, and who find themselves working harder and harder for something that seems to recede as they approach it. Beginners are welcome; no prior familiarity with non-dual teaching is required.
Expect direct pointing, guided practice, and open dialogue.
Get to know Ryan through these short videos:
Ryan Burton is a meditation teacher and guide in the non-dual traditions, with over seventeen years of practice across Dhammakaya Theravada, Dzogchen, Vedanta, and Zen. He teaches post-awakening integration — the territory that opens after the initial recognition. His work also draws on Tibetan Buddhism, Dream Yoga, and Robert Monroe’s Focus Levels system.
Find out more about Ryan: www.afterawakening.com
YouTube: @afterawakening072
Sliding Scale: $15 to $40
However, no one turned away for lack of funds.
If you can’t pay within the sliding scale, contact us to let us know what you can contribute.
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The event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week.
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