What becomes possible when we stop trying to determine what is possible?

We spend so much of our lives pursuing goals, following ambitions and working towards some imagined version of the future. But how often do we question whether our ideas about what we want are limiting our capacity to experience what life has to offer?

What happens when we loosen our grip on expectations, expand our awareness and allow life to unfold beyond the boundaries of what we already know?

Rose Baudin’s life has been anything but ordinary. Her stories can seem strange, fascinating, even otherworldly. Yet, from her perspective, they are simply what can happen when we become more open to life. What if reality is far more extraordinary than we imagine, and our own perceptions are what limit our experience of it?

Join Rose Baudin and Rose Lamont for a conversation exploring the art of choiceless awareness and the tension between abhyāsa and vairāgya — practice and non-attachment, effort and surrender, ambition and acceptance. Drawing on nearly 60 years of teaching experience and 80 years of lived wisdom, Rose Baudin will share insights from yoga and Indian philosophy, exploring how we can move beyond our conditioning, question our perceptions and develop a deeper relationship with reality.

Rather than continually trying to fit the living pulse of our lives into the confines of our desires, the invitation is to widen our awareness, loosen our grip and allow ourselves to be carried by the current of life. At the heart of Rose’s teachings lies this invitation: to be fully in touch with reality, not as we perceive or wish it to be, but as it is.

Rose Lamont will guide the conversation, followed by a discussion about their upcoming retreat in Kerala, India, from 6–11 January 2027.

This is a complimentary talk, open to everyone.