Online 15-day Holiday Retreat: Classical Yoga and Self-Healing
With Srinivasan, Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Swaroopananda, Hasu Patel, Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati, Dr. Marc Halpern (Dr. Siva), Dr. Andrea Deerheart , Pundit Samavedula, Acharya Mangalananda, Durga Leela, Jorge Alfano, Krishna Darshan, Silvia Nakkach, Benoy K Behl, Olga Mandodari Sokolova, Swami Vashitananda, Manas Kshirsagar, Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivashankariananda, Swami Narayanananda, Raman Suprajarama, Brother Rolph Fernandes, Swami Hamsananda, Deobrat Mishra and Ram Vakkalanka
December 18, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Online
- $100.00 to $200.00 – Sliding Scale
Description
Join us this holiday season for our “Classical Yoga for Self-Healing” online retreat. Senior teachers and special guest presenters will deepen our understanding of the Classical Yoga and Vedic teachings and practices as we reflect on the past year and establish a new, enlightened vision for the coming year. We will have daily satsangs, meditation, chanting, Yoga asana classes, and inspiring talks on the healing power of mantra, positive thinking techniques, Upanishads, Ayurveda and the mind, Jyotish predictions for 2021, New Year resolves, and more!
Schedule
<b>Daily Schedule</b>
* all times are listed in eastern time-zone
Friday, December 18
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl
3:00 – 4:00 PM Creating a Yoga Retreat at Home with Swami Dharmananda
5:00 – 6:30 PM Vastu for a Happy House with Olga Mandodari
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Health – SYHET – Holistic Health with Swami Dharmananda
Saturday, December 19
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Understanding Prana Life Force with Swami Jnaneswariananda
3:00 – 4:30 PM Ayurveda and Health with Manas Kshirsagar
5:00 – 6:30 PM Vastu for a Happy House with Olga Mandodari
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: How to deal with stress the Yogic way with Swami Sivasankariananda
Sunday, December 20
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl
3:00 – 4:30 PM The Science of Pranayama with Swami Adi
5:00 – 6:30 PM Stories of Mahabharata with Swami Vasishtananda
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Overcoming fear and anxiety for mental Health with Swami Dharmananda
Monday, December 21
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl
3:00 – 4:00 PM Kirtan Workshop with Swami Sivasankariananda
5:00 – 8:30 PM Teachings of the B. Gita with Swami Dharmananda
8:30 – 10:00 PM Puja: Jupiter – Saturn Conjunction Puja with Sw. Vasishtananda
Tuesday, December 22
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl
3:00 – 4:30 PM Yoga and Vedanta with Swami Jnaneswariananda
5:00 – 6:00 PM Holiday Cooking Workshop with MahaLakshmi
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Nada yoga and Sitar concert with Ram Vakkalanka
Wednesday, December 23
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl
3:00 – 4:30 PM Yoga Nidra; Graceful Transitions with Dr. Andrea Deerheart
5:00 – 6:30 PM Healing the Mind – The Intersection of Yoga and Ayurveda with Marc Hallpern (Dr. Siva)
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Essence of Bhakti Yoga with Swami Sitaramananda
Thursday, December 24
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: the Gift of Listening with Swami Narayanananda
3:00 – 4:30 PM 8 Limbs of Yoga with Krishna Darshan
5:00 – 6:30 PM Sermon on the Mount with Swami Sankarananda
8:30 – 11:00 PM Satsang: Christmas Celebration, Vedanta & Life of Jesus with Swamini Swatmavidyananda and Yoga Farm Staff
Friday, December 25
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Meaning of Christmas with Brother Rolph
3:00 – 4:30 PM Indian Music Workshop with Hasu Patel
5:00 – 6:30 PM Sermon on the Mount with Swami Sankarananda
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Yoga of Objectivity: Personal Healing and Social Transformation with Swamini Swatmavidya
Saturday, December 26
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: 108 Names Lord Siva and Their Meaning with Pandit Samavedula
3:00 – 4:30 PM 108 Names Lord Siva and Their Meaning with Pandit Samavedula
5:00 – 6:30 PM Saturn – Jupiter Conjunction with Krishna Darshan
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Essence of Muhurthas / Time Management with Niranjan Babu
Sunday, December 27
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Questions and Answers with Swami Swaroopananda
3:00 – 4:30 PM 108 Names Lord Siva and Their Meaning with Pandit Samavedula
5:00 – 6:30 PM Remembering the Soul: The Divine Names for True Healing with Mangalananda
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: call and response sound experience with Silvia Nakkach
Monday, December 28
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Synthesis of Bhakti, Yoga and Vedanta in Stories with Srinivasan
3:00 – 4:30 PM Yoga of Recovery with Durga Leela
5:00 – 6:30 PM Kirtan Chanting with Swami Sivasankariananda
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Self Healing with Classical Yoga with Swami Sitaramananda
Tuesday, December 29
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Synthesis of Bhakti, Yoga and Vedanta in Stories with Srinivasan
3:00 – 4:30 PM Ayurveda for Health and Healing with Durga Leela
5:00 – 6:30 PM Awakening Compassion: Creating a Path with Heart with Swami Ramananda
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Self Healing with Classical Yoga with Swami Sitaramanananda
Wednesday, December 30
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Practice of Self Awareness with Swami Sitaramananda
3:00 – 4:30 PM Stories of Mahabharata with Swamir Vasishtananda
5:00 – 6:30 PM Spiritual Diary Workshop with Sw Adiparashaktiananda
8:30 – 10:00 PM Satsang: Talent Show with MC Swami Sivasankariananda + staff/guests
Thursday, December 31
9:00 – 10:30 AM Satsang: Insights into the spiritual aspects of life, the 5th and 9th house according to vedic astrology with Raman Suprajarama
3:00 – 4:30 PM Cultivating Virtues and Eradicating Vices with Swami Dharmananda
5:00 – 6:30 PM NY Resolves Workshop with Swami Jnaneswariananda
11:00 – 3:00 AM Satsang: New Year’s Eve Celebration & Classical Indian Music with Deobrat Mishra (10:30-12am) & Ashram Staff
Friday, January 1
10:00 – 11:30 AM Satsang: Sivananda Upanishad NY Messages with Swami Jnaneswariananda & Staff
3:00 – 4:30 PM Positive Thinking Workshop with Hamsa Chaitanya
5:00 – 6:30 PM Ayurveda and Detox with Manas Kshirsagar
Dates and Pricing
December 18, 2020 – January 1, 2021
Sliding Scale: $200 – 350
Individual workshops are available as well – REGISTER
Recordings will also be available for those who register
About the Leaders
Srinivasan
Director of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch and Acharya (senior teacher) in the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers organization, Srinivasan has dedicated his life to the propagation of the classical teachings of Yoga. An internationally recognized teacher of Raja Yoga and Hatha Yoga, Srinivasan served and studied with his guru and Yoga master, Swami Vishnudevananda, […]
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Swami Sitaramananda
Swami Sitaramananda is a 39 years experienced yogini and yoga and meditation teacher. She has been director of Sivananda Ashram Vedanta Yoga Farm for 25 years and now is also director of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga resort in Vietnam. She is a senior disciple of swami Vishnudevananda and a talented spiritual teacher with clear and […]
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Swami Swaroopananda
Swami Swaroopananda is a senior disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda. A practicing yogi from a very young age, Swami Swaroopananda has dedicated the past thirty six years to the practice and teaching of yoga. He is a member of the board of directors of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. He is the director of the […]
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Hasu Patel
A disciple of Sitar legend Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb is one of the few distinguished female artists performing today classical music on Sitar, the most popular string instrument of India. As a performer, composer, and educator, she has dedicated her life to preserving and propagating in its pristine purity the fascinating, highly evolved classical music […]
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Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati
Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati, PhD, is a widely-recognized scholar of Advaita Vedanta, teaching internationally through lectures and seminars. She is a disciple of Pujya Sri Swami Dayanandaji Saraswati, known for her expertise in interreligious engagement and Advaita Vedanta. She is the Acharya of Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam and its centers throughout the United States.
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Dr. Marc Halpern (Dr. Siva)
Dr. Marc Halpern (Dr. Siva) is founder and President of the California College of Ayurveda, the oldest school of Ayurvedic Medicine in the United States. He is a leader in the development of Ayurvedic Medicine in the United States. He is the initiator and co-founder of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, the National Council on […]
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Dr. Andrea Deerheart
Dr. Andrea Deerheart (“Deerheart”) is the passionate founder of The HeartWay, a non-profit foundation dedicated to Embracing life and Honoring Death. Using wisdom gathered from decades of guiding the living and dying; physically, emotionally and spiritually, Deerheart has provided loving care and healing for those on the journey of conscious living and dying for more […]
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Pundit Samavedula
Pundit Samavedula is a 6th generation Sama Veda pandit who was trained in the Vedas beginning at age 7. He attended the Shri Sarva Raya Veda Patha Shala school in South India, and after 12 years of study, received his Master’s Degree in Vedic Studies (Ganapati Pandit). Panditji has been coming to the Yoga Farm […]
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Acharya Mangalananda
Acharya Mangalananda is a direct disciple of the great modern woman Saint, Anandamayi Ma. When Swami Sivananda met with Ma he called her “The finest flower the soil of India has ever produced”. Mangalananda went to India for the first time in 1973 when he was just 19 years old and spent the course of […]
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Durga Leela is an Ayurvedic Specialist and the founder of Yoga of Recovery, a comprehensive program that integrates Ayurveda and yoga with recovery tools for those affected by addiction and self-destructive behaviors. She teaches a holistic approach to recovery, integrating mind, body, and spirit. She overcame her own struggles with addiction and is a grateful […]
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Jorge Alfano
Jorge Alfano is a master flautist who draws from the healing music traditions of five ancient cultures. He has been performing, teaching, and producing music since age 13 and has studied with great master musicians of all traditions.
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Krishna Darshan
Krishna Darshan, who hails from Uruguay, is a direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda and has been a yoga and meditation teacher for more than 28 years in South America, Europe and USA. He has been the main Hatha Yoga instructor in numerous International Yoga Teachers Training Courses and has an in depth knowledge of the […]
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Silvia Nakkach
Silvia Nakkach is a Grammy® nominated composer and internationally known pioneer in the field of sound and transformation of consciousness. Her heart opening vocal work ranges from traditional chants to contemporary vocal improvisations. She is also a former music psychotherapist and teacher.
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Benoy K Behl
Benoy K Behl is a film-maker, art historian, and photographer who is known for his tireless and prolific output of work over the past 44 years. He has taken over 53,000photographs of Asian monuments and art heritage and made 145 documentaries which are regularly screened at major cultural institutions worldwide. His photographic exhibitions have been warmly received […]
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Olga Mandodari Sokolova
Olga Mandodari Sokolova, is a certified Vaastu Shastra Consultant. She studied at the International Institute of Mayonic Science & Technology in Chennai, India under Dr. V. Sthapati Ganapati, a world renowned traditional architect of Southern India who relies on Vaastu principles in his projects. Ms. Sokolova earned her MS degree in Civil Engineering from the […]
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Swami Vashitananda
Swami Vashistananda comes from the Namboodri lineage in Southern India, Kerala and was the personal priest of Swami Vishnudevananda. Swamiji has been a long-time teacher of bhakti and vedanta in the Sivananda organization ever since. He has been at the Yoga farm since October 2014 and does ceremonies at all the ashram temples and shrines. […]
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Manas Kshirsagar
Manas Kshirsagar is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner. He comes from a Rig Vedic Bramhin tradition with an extensive Ayurvedic background. He graduated from Aloha Ayurveda Academy and completed his BS in Health and Physiology from Maharishi University of Management. He is an acclaimed Wellness Consultant, and expected to complete his Masters program (Ayurveda & Integrative […]
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Swami Jnaneswariananda
Swami Jnaneswariananda joined the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in 1995 and has been director of centers and ashrams in California, Canada and Italy. She teaches Hatha Yoga, Meditation, Anatomy, and Vedanta at Teachers Training Courses in New York. Swami Jnaneswariananda took vows of Sannyas in 2001. She is currently the senior acharya at the Yoga […]
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Swami Dharmananda
Swami Dharmananda is the assistant director and spiritual advisor to staff and students of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California, where he teaches yoga and meditation in the Teacher Training Course. He presents the classical teachings in a practical and accessible way to people of all backgrounds.
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Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
Swami Adi Parashaktiananda is a Hatha Yoga teacher for more than 10 years. He has taught the Hatha yoga section in many International Sivananda Teachers Training Courses in many countries Vietnam, China, USA and has taught many Hatha Yoga intensive courses. He is a dedicated sadhak and pranayama practitioner.
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Swami Sivashankariananda
Swami Sivasankariananda has 23 years experience of teaching both in San Francisco Sivananda Yoga center and Los Angeles Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center where she is serving as director. She is a member of the faculty of Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training program. She is a compassionate teacher and is able to convey devotion and enthusiasm […]
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Swami Narayanananda
Swami Narayanananda has been a teacher of Yoga and meditation in the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers since 1999. He has served in our ashrams in California and New York, and as director of the centers in New York and Chicago. He is a regular teacher for our Teacher Training and Advanced Teacher training courses […]
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Raman Suprajarama
Raman Suprajarama is one of the most respected astrologers, from India. He is none other than the grandson of Dr. B. V. Raman and hails from the most respected astrological family. He is the senior editor of The Astrological eMagazine, and has successfully predicted about the future of various countries including India, Himachal Pradesh elections and […]
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Brother Rolph Fernandes
Brother Rolph Fernandes for 43 years has been a Franciscan Monk. All these years of prayer and meditation, interactions with many saints and sages of the East and West and his commitment to discover Gods presence has shaped him into a being of deep compassion and wisdom.
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Swami Hamsananda
Swami Hamsananda is a senior staff teacher at the Yoga Farm, taking TTC in 2010 and Advanced TTC in 2014. Swami Hamsananda took Brahmacharya vows in 2014 and sannyas in 2022. She graduated from the the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training in 2019 and is a Certified Yoga Therapist specializing in Stress Management, Positive Thinking, […]
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Deobrat Mishra
Deobrat Mishra is an Indian Sitar, Surbahar and a music composer. He is an exponent of the Benares Gharana school of Hindustani classical music. The Son of Pandit Shivnath Mishra, a legend of Sitar from this gharana, he has an energetic and innovative playing style, with typical features like selectivity, melody and rhythmic complexity. His […]
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Ram Vakkalanka
Ram Vakklanka was born and brought up in India, immersed in Vedic tradition, with Yogic teachings and style of life, Sanskrit, Mantras, Meditation and Nada Yoga interwoven into the very fabric of his life. Ram echos the teachings of the ancient Rishis and Yogis of India, with unmistakable relevance to current times but without any […]
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