Explore the “I am” statements of Jesus (contained in the Gospel of John) in their original Aramaic, as you learn how to connect your everyday breath and body with the infinite, universal energy that flows through all of life, bringing a sense of deep peace and wholeness.

Introducing a 6-day in-person retreat on sacred land with your teacher Neil Douglas-Klotz and your community of like-minded seekers, where you’ll receive a roadmap for a life of greater purpose and interconnection — through transmissions, chanting, meditation, embodied movement, and more.

Do you struggle to make decisions about the challenges you face in life around love, purpose, and finding a sense of fulfillment?

Our modern world has become more and more focused on individualism, where many of us have become mesmerized by the seduction of the outer material world — to the exclusion of the collective good and the spiritual and unseen realms.

As your teacher Neil Douglas-Klotz affirms, this has negatively impacted the natural world, resulting in overwhelming challenges between individuals and among our cultures and countries, because we’ve lost the sense of connection and oneness.

You now have an opportunity to explore the beauty of the Aramaic translations of Jesus’ “I am” statements from the Gospel of John — which, as you’ll see, can teach you how to enter a state of oneness — connecting your temporary, individual embodied self and breath (which he called naphsha), with your infinite, universal breath (ruha).

As you’ll likely recall from The Way of Aramaic Jesus, your first course with Neil, Jesus embodied a philosophy in which there was no separation between inner and outer worlds.

There was little boundary between the self and other... the past, present, and future coexisted simultaneously... and the body, mind, and spirit were completely interconnected with nature and the unseen worlds.

It was a philosophy typical of ancient Middle Eastern culture, very much alive and integrated into the daily lives of those who lived in Jesus’ time.

The actual Aramaic words Jesus spoke, Neil says, were reflective of a oneness mentality. It was a time when people existed at one with the land and approached themselves, their community, and life itself from a compassionate, humane outlook.

Jesus’ teachings point not to exclusion, but to an expansive understanding of our interconnectedness with each other and the Divine — enabling us to infuse ourselves with a new sense of self and act in our lives with renewed courage, compassion, and deep heart awareness.

You may be familiar with these “I am” statements, whose meanings, according to Neil, have been obscured by centuries of mistranslation.

You’ll also look at other related sayings in Aramaic in the Gospel of John.

According to Neil, the original Aramaic shows that Jesus did not, in fact, say “I am.” He was connecting the small self to the larger reality that gives you that sense of self — that gives you prana (life energy).

In other words, he was asserting that your individuality is part of the Source that created your sense of individuality — which allows you the gift of uniqueness, freedom of choice, and independence, while remembering that you’re part of a whole .

During this profound event, Neil will guide you to experience the power of embodied breath and sound by engaging you in a simple yet profound chant and meditation centered around one of Yeshua’s “I am” sayings — which will be explored and experienced in depth in Neil’s 6-day in-person retreat in 2025.

This practice is designed to help you awaken a sense of clarity and peace... and begin to grasp how these ancient words resonate deeply within your own being.