Experiential CourseFebruary 19 — 22, 2026
Heart-based Meditation: The Bliss of Being Retreat
Paul Dugliss, MD
Registration is closed for this course.
Tuition: $425
Step into a sacred, transformative space where stillness meets the radiant intelligence of the heart. The Bliss of Being is a unique in-person retreat devoted to deepening your experience of Heart-Based Meditation and awakening the subtle currents of joy, love, and awe that dwell within the Higher Heart.
Held at the serene and spiritually charged Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island, Bahamas, this program offers the perfect sanctuary for deep inner work. Nestled between turquoise ocean waters and lush tropical gardens, the ashram provides an ideal environment to disconnect from everyday distractions and reconnect with the essence of your being.
Designed for those ready to refine their Heart-based Meditation practice and open to deeper states of consciousness, this immersive retreat offers an advanced exploration of Heart Centering—allowing you to stabilize in bliss, meet life’s challenges with grace, and embody a luminous inner presence.
What You’ll Experience:
Profound Heart Awakening
Deepen your access to the Higher Heart through advanced techniques that anchor you in the natural bliss of pure being.
Refined Heart-Based Meditation Practices
Receive new teachings and energetic refinements that help sustain elevated inner states with greater ease and consistency.
Personalized Mentorship with Dr. Paul
Benefit from individualized one-on-one guidance tailored to support your unique path of growth and transformation.
The Amplified Energy of Community
Meditate in the shared resonance of a dedicated group, where the collective field accelerates healing, insight, and spiritual expansion.
Why This Retreat?
There is no substitute for the energy of an in-person retreat—especially in a setting as nourishing as the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas. With its daily rhythm of yoga and Pranayama classes, morning and evening satsang, delicious vegetarian meals, white sand beaches and meditation gardens, the ashram creates a supportive container for true transformation. Surrounded by nature’s beauty and like-hearted seekers, you’ll immerse yourself in a high-vibrational field where your inner journey can unfold with ease and grace.
The daily schedule is specifically crafted to be on retreat with the group while providing space and time to enjoy all the ashram has to offer. Return home with a heart wide open, a steady connection to bliss, and a renewed sense of clarity, peace, and purpose.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a prerequisite for this retreat: You must be trained in Heart-based Meditation as taught by Dr. Paul Dugliss prior to attending. Free online training is available every month and required to take prior to arriving at the ashram – Register here. You will get the most out of this retreat if you practice the technique prior to attending.
If online training is not possible for you, Dr. Paul will be offering an in-person training workshop at the ashram on February 18, 2026 (the day before the retreat begins).
Please plan on arriving at least one day prior to Day 1 of the retreat and we recommend departing at least one day after the last day.
Dr. Paul Dugliss is a pioneer in the American medical system being one of the first physicians to integrate the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda into modern healthcare.
As an Internal Medicine resident in the 1990s he was chosen to become Director of a brand new Complementary & Alternative Medicine Center in Westland, Michigan. This experience led him to the realization that teaching people how to access true health could not come from within the current medical paradigm. This in turn led him to begin teaching Ayurveda and the creation of the New World Ayurveda school.
Now Dr. Paul trains people from all backgrounds to cultivate consciousness and understand our unique constitutions in order to create true balance and real health. His students have gone on to become leaders in the field and are part of the movement to empower people to take care of their health with lifestyle based prevention founded on ancient medical systems.
Dr. Paul has written seven books on Ayurveda, has traveled the world as a guest speaker, and is regularly consulted as an expert on a variety of health and consciousness-related projects. He has devoted his life to bringing Ayurveda to the mainstream and continues to bring all of his knowledge to his students with an ever-evolving understanding of what living as a conscious, whole person, rooted in the heart means.
Daily Schedule (subject to change):
Your course schedule has been designed by the presenter to provide a holistic educational experience, and includes course presentation time, meal times, and free time for you to enjoy the beach and the grounds and participate in the ashram’s daily programs.
Morning and Evening Satsang: community gatherings for meditation, chanting & teachings; sometimes a silent beach walk.
Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes: available on outdoor ocean and bayfront platforms (beginner and intermediate levels offered twice daily).
Lines in bold type indicate required course times. Other ashram offerings are optional.
February 18th (Arrival Day)
2:00 – 4:00 PM — Heart-based Meditation Training — For those who have not yet learned the technique or want to review it.
6:00 – 6:45 PM — Dinner
6:45 – 7:45 PM — Welcome, Introductions and Retreat Orientation
February 19th (Day 1)
6:00-7:45AM – Morning Satsang (optional)
8:30 – 9 AM — Inauguration Ceremony
9:00 – 10:00 AM — Heart-based meditation practice session
10:00 – 11:00 AM — Brunch
11:00 – 12:00 PM — Teaching
12:00 – 1:00 PM — Heart-based meditation practice session
1:00 – 2:45 PM — Individual Meetings with Dr. Paul; Rest/Nap/Beach/Free Time for others
2:45 – 3:45 PM — Heart-based meditation practice session
4:00 – 6:00 PM — Sivananda Yoga Asana & Pranayama Practice (optional) or Contemplation/Journaling/Rest/Free time
6:00 – 6:45 PM — Dinner
6:45 – 7:45 PM — Teaching
8:00 – 10:00 PM — Satsang (includes final meditation period of the day)
February 20th (Day 2)
6:00-7:45AM – Morning Satsang (optional)
9:00 – 10:00 AM — Heart-based meditation practice session
10:00 – 11:00 AM — Brunch
11:00 – 12:00 Noon — Teaching
12:00 – 1:00 PM — Heart-based meditation practice session
1:00 – 2:45 PM — Individual Meetings with Dr. Paul; Rest/Nap/Beach/Free Time for others
2:45 – 3:45 PM — Heart-based meditation practice session
4:00 – 6:00 PM — Yoga Asana Practice (optional) or Contemplation/Journaling/Rest/Free Time
6:00 – 6:45 PM — Dinner
6:45 – 7:45 PM — Teaching
8:00 – 10:00 PM — Satsang (includes final meditation period of the day)
February 21st (Day 3)
6:00-7:45AM – Morning Satsang (optional)
9:00 – 10:00 AM — Heart-based meditation practice session
10:00 – 11:00 AM — Brunch
11:00 – 12:00 Noon — Teaching
12:00 – 1:00 PM — Heart-based meditation practice session
1:00 – 2:45 PM — Individual Meetings with Dr. Paul; Rest/Nap/Beach/Free Time for others
2:45 – 3:45 PM — Heart-based meditation practice session
4:00 – 6:00 PM — Yoga Asana Practice (optional) or Contemplation/Journaling/Rest/Free Time
6:00 – 6:45 PM — Dinner
6:45 – 7:45 PM — Teaching
8:00 – 10:00 PM — Satsang (includes final meditation period of the day)
February 22nd (Day 4)
6:00-7:45AM – Morning Satsang (optional)
9:00 – 10:00 AM — Heart-based meditation practice session
10:00 – 11:00 AM — Brunch
11:00 – 12:00 Noon — Teaching
12:00 – 1:00 PM — Heart-based meditation practice session
1:00 – 3:00 PM — Individual Meetings with Dr. Paul; Rest/Nap/Beach/Free Time for others
3:00 – 3:45 PM — Graduation Ceremony
4:00 – 6:00 PM — Yoga Asana Practice (optional) or Contemplation/Journaling/Rest/Free Time
6:00 – 6:45 PM — Dinner
6:45 – 7:45 PM — Wrap Up / Going Home Instructions
8:00 – 10:00 PM — Satsang (includes final meditation period of the day)
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