Turiya Academy • Kelowna, BC
A spiritual practice that becomes part of how you live.
Whether you’re beginning a spiritual practice for the first time or have been practicing for years, there can come a point when you want something deeper.
You want a path you can follow. Practices that stay with you beyond the time you spend on the mat. Guidance that helps you understand what you’re experiencing and how to keep going.
Turiya Academy offers a supported path of yoga, meditation, spiritual teachings, and community for people who want to deepen their inner life and bring their practice into everyday life.
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You may know you want something deeper without knowing exactly what that looks like.
Maybe you're new to spiritual practice and want guidance on where to begin.
BEGINNING
Maybe you've practiced yoga or meditation before, but it has been difficult to create the consistency or depth you're looking for.
DEEPENING
Or perhaps you've been on this path for years and can feel that there is more to explore.
EXPLORING FURTHER
You don’t need to arrive with a certain level of experience. What matters is the desire to practice, learn, and discover what begins to change when the teachings become part of your life.
There is a difference between learning a practice and learning to live it.
The work at Turiya Academy is designed to move with you beyond the class, the meditation, or the time you spend on the mat.
Through practice, study, and ongoing guidance, you begin to understand the teachings through your own experience.
Over time, the practice can influence how you meet your relationships, your work, your challenges, and yourself.
“I thought I would just learn more about yoga. I didn’t think I was going to learn more about myself, but I did.”
Inner work is personal, but that doesn’t mean you have to figure it out alone.
Turiya Academy brings together structured practice, experienced guidance, and a community of people committed to their own inner development.
You have a path to follow, and people to walk it with.
Begin where you are.
Experience the practice, learn more about the approach, or explore a deeper commitment.
EXPERIENCE A TURIYA PRACTICE
Join Tyler in person on Monday and Thursday evenings at the Kelowna Yoga Hub
DISCOVER TURIYA YOGA
Explore the philosophy, methodology, and practices behind Turiya in greater depth.
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For practitioners and teachers ready for sustained study, practice, and deeper immersion.
Experience the practice before trying to understand it.
A PLACE TO BEGIN
Turiya begins with experience. Join Tyler for a complimentary recorded session and get a direct sense of the movement, meditation, attention, and guidance that shape the practice.
No prior experience required
The practice of Turiya Yoga
Turiya Yoga draws from traditional yogic practices and teachings to support a deeper exploration of awareness and the self.
Rather than asking you to understand the philosophy before you know whether this work is relevant to you, the path begins with practice.
You learn through experience, with guidance that helps you understand what unfolds along the way.
Yoga as a lived and transformative reality.
Turiya Academy is rooted in Kundalini Tantra, Haṭha yoga, inner alchemy, disciplined practice, and experiential learning.
The work moves beyond technique toward presence, integration, creative expression, and the ability to ground spiritual insight in everyday life.
Take the practice off the mat and be the principles.
FOR THOSE CALLED TO DEEPER PRACTICE
Inner Evolution
Seven months to deepen how you live and teach.
LOCATION
FORMAT
Kelowna, BC
In person
DATES
COHORT
March — Sept 2027
Limited enrollment
A long-form immersion rooted in sustained practice, live teaching, experiential learning, and the integration of practice into everyday life.
THE TEACHER
Meet Tyler
Tyler De Freitas is the founder and lead teacher of Turiya Academy. His teaching draws from years of dedicated practice in yoga, meditation, and contemplative traditions rooted in Kundalini Tantra and Haṭha yoga.
Tyler guides students with care and directness, holding the space for genuine inquiry, practice, and discovery.
Based in Kelowna, BC, he has dedicated himself to creating a school where students at every stage of inner work can find a supported and serious path.
You don't have to know exactly where the path leads to begin.
Start with a practice. Explore what resonates. Go deeper when you're ready.
