Kali Basman
Internationally celebrated Dharma teacher of teachers, Kali Basman, intermingles Buddhist Psychology & Internal Family Systems Therapy into the living discipline of Yin Yoga
Kali’s work intermingles the outer constructs of anatomy & Traditional Chinese Medicine with the inner methods of mind training and trauma healing. She is certified and celebrated in her work with Internal Family Systems Therapy. Outside of practice life, Kali holds an MPH in Environmental Public Health and serves as a Project Director for the United Nations Association Global Health Initiative on the Africa Affairs Committee. She has been working with the UN as a Global Health consultant for over 5 years.
Kali Basman is a Conscious Dying Coach and Sacred Passage Doula.
reverence - Kali pays reverent homage to the lineage of her primary teacher, Sarah Powers of Insight Yoga Institute and Richard Schwartz of the Internal Family Systems Institute. As well her gratitude extends to an outer mandala of other major influencers she’s studied with on the path: Jack Kornfield, Pema Chodron, Judith Hanson Lasater, Paul Grilley, Francis Weller and more, contributing to her integration of Buddhist Philosophy & the Dharma, Yin & Restorative Yoga, Grief Work, & more.
“Kali is a teacher you only come across once in a lifetime.”
“Eloquent and concise, Kali speaks of ancient wisdom.”
Durga Excursions hosts the opportunity to train and retreat with Kali in international locations, interweaving the living discipline of yin yoga &
dharma principles through teacher trainings, retreats and virtual immersions. See more at DurgaExcursions.com.
“Powerful beyond all means for self and others. I respect her work immensely. ”
“Kali is a rare jewel. Her teachings are a balm for the soul.”
INTEGRATIVE PRACTICE LIFE
Radiating with ritual, the integrated wisdom practice Kali offers is a tool to rise to your intrinsic baseline of tranquility, recall your innate ability for spaciousness, and remind your system of its unique anatomical, structural, and emotional wholeness. The weaving of her chosen mediums is crafted for a potent rejuvenative practice. She offers an intermingling of Asana with a Depth Psychology format for deep inquiry, innovative sequencing, and contemplative practices in cultivating access to Self Energy, addressing root causes of stagnation in the body mind system, and coaxing Chi into particular healing pathways.
YIN YOGA
Yin Yoga blends mindfulness methods in long held floor poses where we use the support of the ground to soften our inner gripping, lengthen the connective tissue, and surrender into observation of present moment. During circumstances of imbalance, we can utilize this infusion of wisdom practices to organize the skeleton and relax the musculature in specific ways which awaken and enliven gentle self-inquiry and a lubrication of the connective, resource our vital organs with refined Prana, and replenish the inner body through stillness.
