14651 Ballantree Lane Grass Valley, CA 95949 USA
19 - 14
About this Retreat
Swami Sitaramananda is a senior acharya of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers and is director of the Sivananda Ashram Vedanta Yoga Farm, California and the Sivananda Yoga Resort and Training Center, Vietnam. She is acharya of China, Taiwan, and Japan as well. Swamiji is the organizer and teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET) program, an 800-hour program on yoga therapy, accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).
Swami Sitaramananda is the author of “Essentials of Yoga Practice and Philosophy” (translated in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Russian), “Positive Thinking Manual”, “Karma Yoga Manual”, “Meditation Manual”, “Swamiji Said, a collection of teachings by Swami Vishnu” in His Own Words. She is responsible for the Vietnamese translation of “Completed Illustrated Book of Yoga” (CIBY) and “Meditation & Mantras” by Swami Vishnu. Many of her video & audio lectures on Yoga life, philosophy, and psychology as well as articles and webinars can be found on this website.
Swami Sita is an ardent supporter of the integration of the Vedic sciences such as Vastu, Jyotish, Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta. She is an international teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses and Advanced Yoga teachers’ Training courses, as well as Meditation and Vedanta & Silence Courses both in Sivananda Ashrams in Vietnam and in Grass Valley, CA.
Swami Adi Parashaktiananda is a dedicated Sadhak and an experienced international Sivananda Hatha Yoga teacher and trainer in international TTC in USA, Vietnam , Japan and China for more than twelve years. He mainly serves as assistant to Acharya Swami Sitaramananda at the Sivananda Ashram yoga Farm in Grass Valley California and at the Sivananda Ashram in Vietnam. He took the first monastic vow from Sivananda lineage in 2011 and became a sannyasin in 2017. He teaches a 7-day Hatha Yoga Sadhana course and the 14-day Sivananda Sadhana Intensive course, whose emphasis is on individual sadhana. His teaching is classical and brought peace and clarity to many.
Details of this retreat
Jai Uttal concert - Saturday night (July 4th) starts at 7:30pm
Description
Life is love and love is life, according to Swami Sivananda. Life is poetry and relationships. Nourish the right brain and discover your creative self. Relax in your fulfilled divine nature.
Most people exhaust themselves by over-thinking. They suffer and forget their heart. Be nice. Be yourself. Learn to give comfort to others by your loving presence. Learn the art of listening, the art of remembering divinity in people around you. Get out of your self-asserting nature. Learn self-surrender. Soften yourself and sweeten your life through kirtan and community. Open yourself to the miracle of living. Marvel at the richness of your own heart. Serve, love, give. Cultivate joy and acceptance. Sing. See divinity in your Self and others. Enjoy the gift of nature; see nature as the Divine Mother.
“Smile with the flowers and the green grass. Play with the butterflies, birds and deer. Shake hands with the shrubs, ferns and twigs of trees. Talk to the rainbow, wind, stars and sun. Converse with the running brooks and the waves of the sea. Speak with the walking stick. Develop friendship with all your neighbors, dogs, cats, cows, human beings, trees, flowers, etc. Then you will have a wide, perfect, rich, full life. You will realize oneness of life.” —Swami Sivananda
Afternoon workshop topics include:
Transform Emotion to Devotion: Nine Modes of Bhakti
Chanting Melts the Heart
What is Mantra?
Conflict Resolution/Self and Others
Non-Violent Communication
The Art of Listening
Wisdom Stories and Mythology
Recommended Daily Schedule
6:00–7:30am – Satsang (meditation, chanting, lecture)
8:00–9:45am – Asana class
10:00am – Vegetarian brunch
11:00am – Karma Yoga
12:00pm – Nature Walks
1:00–2:30pm – Workshop on Heartfelt and Joyful Living
2:30 – 4pm – Free Time
4:00–5:45pm – Asana class
6:00pm – Vegetarian dinner
7:30–9:00pm – Satsang (meditation, chanting, lecture)
Pre-requisite
There are no prerequisites other than a sincere desire to learn classical yoga.
Tuition & Cost
Tuition: $30/day + accommodations
Course Material
Yoga Sadhana for Self_Healing by Swami Sitaramananda
Learning Selfless Love by Swami Sitaramananda
Practice of Bhakti Yoga by Swami Sivananda
Kirtan: Sivananda Chant Book
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