Balajit (he/him) has been leading retreats and events across the UK for around 17 years. For several years he lived and worked at Vajraloka Retreat Centre in North Wales.
He is currently based in Birmingham, where he mixes Buddhist teaching responsibilities with work as a trauma therapist. He has studied and practised the newly emerging psycho-biological approaches to trauma work-and is qualified in Somatic Experiencing, NARM therapy and SHEN Therapy.
In the past few years, Balajit has been exploring the intersection of trauma, the human nervous system and the ancient teachings of the Buddha. Buddhist practice presents a opportunity to work through and release the forces that keep our hearts closed.
His teaching focuses on the core teachings of the Buddha as outlined in the ancient texts. He particularly emphasises the importance of body awareness and embodiment, both in meditation and in everyday life. So that insights and shifts impact actual behaviour of body, speech and mind, rather than just being understood as ideas and concepts.