Thanksgiving Weekend Symposium on Unity in Diversity
With Swami Swaroopananda, Srinivasan, Swami Sitaramananda, Komilla Sutton, Tulku Sherdor, Brother Rolph Fernandes, Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Sivashankariananda, Rabbi Zoe B. Zak, Silvia Nakkach, Dr. Fred Luskin, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda and Swami Vashitananda
November 25 - 29, 2020
Thanksgiving Retreat
Daily Schedule
* all times are listed in eastern time-zone
Wednesday, November 25
3 – 5:00 pm – “Thanksgiving Cooking Workshop” with Mahalakshmi
5 – 8:00 pm – “Honoring shastapurti of Swami Sivasankari. A special puja celebrating 60 years” – Swami Vasishtananda
8:30 – 10 pm – “60 years Blessings of Jupiter” – Komilla Sutton
Thursday, November 26
9 – 10:30 am – Satsang and lecture on “Sivananda 4 paths to meditation” – Swami Sitaramananda
3 – 4:00 pm – “Make your home into a yoga retreat” – Swami Dharmananda
5 – 6:30 pm – “Unity in Diversity, the teaching of Vedanta according to Swami Sivananda” – Swami Jnaneswariananda
8:30 – 10 pm – “Satsang & Nada Yoga Concert” – Silvia Nakkach
Friday, November 27
9 – 10:30 am – “Essence of Srimad Bhagavatam” – Srinivasan
11 – 12:30 am – “Tibetan Buddhism meditation I” – Tulku Sherdor
3 – 4:30 pm – “Hatha Yoga workshop – Benefits of hatha yoga for meditation students” – Swami Adiparashaktiananda
5 – 6:30 pm – “Judaism approach to Meditation” – Rabbi Zoe
8:30 – 10 pm – “Service as Love in expression” – Swami Sivasankariananda
Saturday, November 28
9 – 10:30 am – “Vedantic meditation and Questions and Answers on Unity in Diversity” with Swami Swaroopananda
11 – 12:30 am – “Tibetan Buddhism meditation II” – Tulku Sherdor
3 – 4:30 pm – “The 4 stages of Life” – Komilla Sutton
5 – 6:30 pm – “Wisdom Therapy” – Shani Robins
8:30 – 10 pm – “Forgiveness Therapy” – Fred Luskin
Sunday, November 29
8:30 – 9:30 am – “Classical Vietnamese tea meditation and Vietnamese songs on meditation on the breath” – Swami Sitaramananda & VN staff
9:45 – 11:00 am – “Heart of Christianity life of saints or prayers of san Francis. ” – Brother Rolph
Dates and Pricing
November 25 – 29, 2020
Sliding Scale: $150 – 250
Individual workshops are available as well
Recordings will also be available
About the Leaders
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 […]
Learn more about Swami SwaroopanandaSrinivasan
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, […]
Learn more about SrinivasanSwami 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 […]
Learn more about Swami SitaramanandaKomilla Sutton
Komilla is co-founder and Chair of the British Association for Vedic Astrology. She is an internationally-renowned consultant, teacher and lecturer. Indian born, Komilla Sutton is one of the pioneers in making this subject more accessible for Western readers. She is author of Vedic Love Signs, Vedic Astrology, The Essentials of Vedic Astrology, Lunar Nodes: Crisis and Redemption and Indian Astrology.
Learn more about Komilla SuttonTulku Sherdor
Tulku Sherdor is born in Montreal, Canada in 1961, he began studying Buddhist Insight meditation from a very young age, and met his principal teacher, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, in Nepal in 1981. He was fortunate to study with other pre-eminent masters of the 20th century, including His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Khetsun Zangpo Rinpoche, Dung […]
Learn more about Tulku SherdorBrother 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.
Learn more about Brother Rolph FernandesSwami Jnaneswariananda
Swami Jnaneswariananda joined the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in 1995 and has been director of centers and ashrams in Canada and Italy. She teaches Hatha Yoga, Meditation, Anatomy, and Vedanta at Teacher’s Training Courses in North America, Italy and India. Swami Jnaneswariananda took vows of Sannyas in 2001. She is currently a senior teacher at […]
Learn more about Swami JnaneswarianandaSwami 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.
Learn more about Swami DharmanandaSwami 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 […]
Learn more about Swami SivashankarianandaRabbi Zoe B. Zak
Rabbi Zoe officiates at all Jewish life cycles including; Weddings, Brit Milah, Baby Namings, Funerals and Unveilings. While serving the community, she is pursuing a Masters in Jewish Studies from Gratz College in Philadelphia, PA and Rabbinic Ordination at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Yonkers, NY. Zoe’s musical background carries forward into all that […]
Learn more about Rabbi Zoe B. ZakSilvia 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.
Learn more about Silvia NakkachDr. Fred Luskin
Dr. Luskin holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Health Psychology from Stanford University. He is Co-Director of the Stanford-Northern Ireland HOPE Project, an ongoing series of workshops and research projects that investigate the effectiveness of his forgiveness methods on the victims of political violence. He served as Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project, the largest […]
Learn more about Dr. Fred LuskinSwami 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.
Learn more about Swami Adi ParashaktianandaSwami 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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