Swami Sitaramananda

~~Holiday Retreat: Classical Yoga and Self-Healing~~ ~December 18, 2020 - January 1, 2021~ **Join us this holiday season for our Classical Yoga for Self-Healin...g 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! * all times are listed in pacific time-zone ** Yoga Classes available daily from 8-10am, 10:30-12 & 4-5:30pm Friday, December 18 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl 12:00 1:00 PM Creating a Yoga Retreat at Home with Swami Dharmananda 2:00 3:30 PM Vastu for a Happy House with Olga Mandodari 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Health SYHET Holistic Health with Swami Dharmananda Saturday, December 19 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Understanding Prana Life Force with Swami Jnaneswariananda 12:00 1:30 PM Ayurveda and Health with Manas Kshirsagar 2:00 3:30 PM Vastu for a Happy House with Olga Mandodari 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: How to deal with stress the Yogic way with Swami Sivasankariananda Sunday, December 20 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl 12:00 1:30 PM The Science of Pranayama with Swami Adi 2:00 3:30 PM Stories of Mahabharata with Swami Vasishtananda 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Overcoming fear and anxiety for mental Health with Swami Dharmananda Monday, December 21 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl 12:00 1:00 PM Kirtan Workshop with Swami Sivasankariananda 2:00 3:30 PM Teachings of the B. Gita with Swami Dharmananda 5:30 7:00 PM Puja: Jupiter Saturn Conjunction Puja with Sw. Vasishtananda Tuesday, December 22 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl 12:00 1:30 PM Yoga and Vedanta with Swami Jnaneswariananda 2:00 3:00 PM Holiday Cooking Workshop with MahaLakshmi 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Nada yoga and Sitar concert with Ram Vakkalanka Wednesday, December 23 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Indian Art with Benoy Behl 12:00 1:30 PM Yoga Nidra; Graceful Transitions with Dr. Andrea Deerheart 2:00 3:30 PM Healing the Mind The Intersection of Yoga and Ayurveda with Marc Hallpern (Dr. Siva) 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Essence of Bhakti Yoga with Swami Sitaramananda Thursday, December 24 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: the Gift of Listening with Swami Narayanananda 12:00 1:30 PM 8 Limbs of Yoga with Krishna Darshan 2:00 3:30 PM Sermon on the Mount with Swami Sankarananda 5:30 8:00 PM Satsang: Christmas Celebration, Vedanta & Life of Jesus with Swamini Swatmavidyananda and Yoga Farm Staff Friday, December 25 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Meaning of Christmas with Brother Rolph 12:00 1:30 PM Indian Music Workshop with Hasu Patel 2:00 3:30 PM Sermon on the Mount with Swami Sankarananda 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Yoga of Objectivity: Personal Healing and Social Transformation with Swamini Swatmavidya Saturday, December 26 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: 108 Names Lord Siva and Their Meaning with Pandit Samavedula 12:00 1:30 PM 108 Names Lord Siva and Their Meaning with Pandit Samavedula 2:00 3:30 PM Saturn Jupiter Conjunction with Krishna Darshan 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Essence of Muhurthas / Time Management with Niranjan Babu Sunday, December 27 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Questions and Answers with Swami Swaroopananda 12:00 1:30 PM 108 Names Lord Siva and Their Meaning with Pandit Samavedula 2:00 3:30 PM Remembering the Soul: The Divine Names for True Healing with Mangalananda 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: call and response sound experience with Silvia Nakkach Monday, December 28 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Synthesis of Bhakti, Yoga and Vedanta in Stories with Srinivasan 12:00 1:30 PM Yoga of Recovery with Durga Leela 2:00 3:30 PM Kirtan Chanting with Swami Sivasankariananda 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Self Healing with Classical Yoga with Swami Sitaramananda Tuesday, December 29 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Synthesis of Bhakti, Yoga and Vedanta in Stories with Srinivasan 12:00 1:30 PM Ayurveda for Health and Healing with Durga Leela 2:00 3:30 PM Awakening Compassion: Creating a Path with Heart with Swami Ramananda 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Self Healing with Classical Yoga with Swami Sitaramanananda Wednesday, December 30 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Practice of Self Awareness with Swami Sitaramananda 12:00 1:30 PM Stories of Mahabharata with Swamir Vasishtananda 2:00 3:30 PM Spiritual Diary Workshop with Sw Adiparashaktiananda 5:30 7:00 PM Satsang: Talent Show with MC Swami Sivasankariananda + staff/guests Thursday, December 31 6:00 7:30 AM Satsang: Insights into the spiritual aspects of life, the 5th and 9th house according to vedic astrology with Raman Suprajarama 12:00 1:30 PM Cultivating Virtues and Eradicating Vices with Swami Dharmananda 2:00 3:30 PM NY Resolves Workshop with Swami Jnaneswariananda 8:00 12:00 AM Satsang: New Year’s Eve Celebration & Classical Indian Music with Deobrat Mishra (7:30-9pm) & Ashram Staff Friday, January 1 7:00 8:30 AM Satsang: Sivananda Upanishad NY Messages with Swami Jnaneswariananda & Staff 12:00 1:30 PM Positive Thinking Workshop with Hamsa Chaitanya 2:00 3:30 PM Ayurveda and Detox with Manas Kshirsagar Sliding Scale: $200 350 Individual workshops are available as well Recordings will also be available https://sivanandayogafarm.org//holiday-retreat-classical-/

This weekend is your chance to discover or re-discover the program of TTC.

https://sivanandayogafarm.org/fear-stress-anxiety-faith-me/ In this talk, we will try to understand, in the context of the global epidemic, how fear and anxiet...y create havoc and take away your well-being and mental health, and how faith is so important in dispelling fear. We will address the question step by step in 4 points keeping in mind the need for prevention of disease due to poor immune system impacted by negative emotions, and the need for healing emotionally in order to heal physically. First we need to understand all facets of FEAR, STRESS, and ANXIETY. What are the causes of fear? Some Yogic methods for dealing with fear. Cultivating faith to dispel fear and anxiety.

In these global disturbed times, we thought to combine our efforts in meditation and prayers for a world in peace and ascending to wisdom. We pray that this Interfaith event will help us to connect with ourselves and each other. During this Thanksgiving weekend, join the Yoga Farm as we bring together many special presenters from different spiritual backgrounds. Find out the common thread that unites all these different paths through a weekend of Yoga, Meditation, Music, and ...Deep Listening. Recognize our Unity of Consciousness while bridging our diverse religious cultures and backgrounds. The Paths are many but the Truth is One! The Names are Many but God is One! **November 25 - 29 https://sivanandayogafarm.org//thanksgiving-weekend-interf

Listen to testimonials from a few of the students that recently completed the online Sivananda Yoga Teachers' Training Course August 2020. Upcoming Dates - October 17 November 14, 2020 January 9 February 6, 2021 March 1 29, 2021... Find out more at - https://sivanandayogafarm.org/yoga-teacher-training-online/ See more

Online Positive Thinking Course With Swami Dharmananda September 21 - 25, 2020 One of the main causes of stress is our negative feeling and thoughts. Negative t...hought patterns are prevalent today in our busy, fast pace life. Our interactions with others seem to be more negative than bringing comfort and joy. Our minds are saturated and our sensitivity numbed with information overload and the confusion that comes from local, national or world news, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis. In this atmosphere, it is difficult for us to access our innate positive and joyful nature, and remember the goodness of human beings and the grace of God. The Positive Thinking course delivers practical Yoga tools to recharge and reconnect with the beauty and meaning of your life. We can not change the external but we can change our outlook towards it. We cannot rewrite the past and it is not helpful to worry about the future, but we can live in the solid present and recognize this moment as golden opportunity. Workshops and lectures specifically on the power of thought, how to live in the present, and how to turn negative feelings and thoughts to positive feelings and positive actions, how to manage stress and respond positively to challenges. Yoga psychology and philosophy have a wealth of techniques and information that will help us to cope. https://sivanandayogafarm.org//online-positive-thinking-c/ Curriculum Four paths of Yoga in response to negative emotions Thought Power Heart intelligence Meditation Yoga asanas Pranayama Stress management Anger management Fear management Swami Dharmananda is assistant director of the Yoga Farm and is in charge of the Karma Yoga program. He is a faculty of the Sivananda Institute of Health (SIHY) and is one of the main teachers of Yoga Philosophy and Meditation at the Ashram. https://sivanandayogafarm.org//online-positive-thinking-c/

Join us for this FREE 2-day program to get a glimpse into the life of a full-time student of the Sivananda Teacher Training course. For these 2 days we will have a full schedule following the same schedule that is given during the TTC. The topics of the talks will cover the varying topics of what is offered during the actual TTC, giving a window into the life of teacher training student, so you have a good idea about what you would be learning and how you would be transforming during the 28 days of intensive training.

Online Satsangs with the Yoga Farm with Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Dharmananda and Swami Adiparashaktiananda DATE: Mondays @ 7:30 - 9:00 pm PDT COST: free... Meditation, Kirtan Chanting, and Lecture Satsang is a group meditation followed by call and response devotional chanting and an informal talk on the practical philosophy of Yoga and Vedanta. If you don’t have a chant book, you can find the chants on our website. In essence the practice of chanting is universal and based on the power of sound and is not sectarian. The purpose of satsang is to uplift one’s mind in the company of spiritual seekers and find fresh inspiration by listening to teachers, special guests, and yogic scriptures. Also, the heartfelt, group kirtan chanting along with music uplifts the spirit and opens the heart. To sum up, satsang renews the inspiration and enthusiasm for yoga practice to enhance one’s life. https://sivanandayogafarm.org//online-satsangs-with-the-y/

~ Labor Day Weekend Retreat ~ ~ Live Strong & Breathe Deep w/ Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda, & Jyotish ~ with Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, Andrew Foss PhD, Swami Sitarama...nanda, Durga Leela, Mary Thompson, Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Dharmananda, Manas Kshirsagar And Swami Vashistananda Friday, September 4 - Monday, September 7, 2020 This Labor Day Weekend take special workshops on how to be Strong and Free from Anxiety with Ayurveda, Jyotish, and Yoga during Covid19 times. We have many special guest speakers that will enlighten us on topics about Yoga, Ayurveda, Jyotish, Vedanta, and much more. Detailed Schedule Friday, Sep. 4 12 1 pm Intro on How to have a retreat from home with Sw. Dharma 2 3:30 pm Nutrition & Cleansing for Stress management Mary Thompson 4 6 pm Yoga Class 7:30 9 pm Facing fears, anxiety in Covid time, using yoga and vedanta philosophy and techniques Swami Sitaramananda Saturday, Sep. 5 6 7:30 am Liberation and Bondage seen through Jyotish Andrew Foss 8 10 am Yoga Class 12 1:30 pm Medical Astrology and the current public health crisis Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar 2 3:30 pm Ayurveda & Women’s Health Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar 4 6 pm Yoga Class 7:30 9 pm Yoga of Recovery Durga Leela Sunday, Sep. 6 6 7:30 am Jyotish and Vedanta Andrew Foss 8 -10 am Yoga Class 12 1:30 pm How to strengthen respiratory cardiac system Swami Jnana 2 3:30 pm Immortality of the soul according to b.Gita. chap 2 Sw.dharma 4-6 pm Yoga Class 7:30 9 pm Ayurveda & Health Durga Leela Mon., Sep. 7 6 8:00 am Detoxification and Purification Manas Kshirsagar 8-10 am Yoga Class 12 1pm Neuroplasticity and pain Swami Sivasankariananda 2 3:30 pm Final Puja with Swami Vashistananda https://sivanandayogafarm.org//labor-day-weekend-live-str/ Presentation Summaries Facing fears, anxiety in Covid time, using yoga and vedanta philosophy and techniques Swami Sitaramananda Vedanta philosophy points out to our true immortal Nature, our consciousness that is untouched , unhurt, all knowledge, eternal and blissful. Yoga techniques help us to control our mind and allow us to see our true self, thus liberates us from all fears and anxieties. This is the precious teachings of Sivananda Yoga vedanta center, the combination of both Yoga and Vedanta. Yoga of Recovery with Durga Leela YoR reframes the addiction problem and solution according to the Vedic perspective. This reframing allows all of us to see our current involvement in the one addiction process that is alive and well within most of us. Ayurveda & Health with Durga Leela Health designates a process of adaptation. Ayurveda is a holistic science where there is a personalized approach towards the management of health and disease. Ayurveda’s central concept is oriented in predictive, preventive and personalized medicine it provides us with a way to balance through self-understanding and self care, activating our organic coping capacity in the face of risk, stress, uncertainty, pain, and sickness. Nutrition & Cleansing for Stress management with Mary Thompson Our food has the power to uplift our state of mind and bring ease to our way of being or to do the opposite and worsen our stress. By bringing attention to our dietary choices we can better prepare ourselves internally for the stresses we are exposed to externally. This class will discuss the Gunas of foods, beneficial foods for managing our state of mind, and the dining habits that will calm the nervous system, support digestion, and improve our overall health. Immortality of the soul according to Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 with Swami Dharmananda Our chief duty in life is to realize our Eternal nature as Atman. Sri Krishna delivers practical guidance to help us recognize the binding thought patterns (karmas) in our mind and sets us on the journey to transform these thought patterns into selfless actions that sustain our well-being through life’s daily challenges. Detoxification and Purification with Manas Kshirsagar The guiding principle of Ayurveda and the other Eastern healing arts is the interconnection of all things. We aren’t simply an isolated collection of atoms and molecules, but are an inseparable part of the infinite field of intelligence. From this holistic perspective, health isn’t merely the absence of illness or symptoms it is a higher state of consciousness that allows vitality, well-being, creativity, and joy to flow into our experience. In contrast, illness is a disruption a blockage in the flow of energy and information that creates a sense of separation or alienation from the field. Symptoms and sickness are the body’s signal that we need to restore balance, eliminate whatever is causing the blockages, and reestablish the healthy flow of energy and information. Detoxification and Purification is the best way to attain such refinement. Date & Pricing Details Friday, September 4 Monday, September 7, 2020 $150 250 sliding scale Individual Sessions also available Recordings are included with the conference Teachers Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar is a classically trained Ayurvedic physician and a gold medalist from prestigious Pune University. A Rig Vedic Bramhin by tradition and an accomplished Clinician by training adds tremendous value to his clients and students alike. He is an insightful Medical Astrologer and Vedic Counselor. www.ayurvedichealing.net Learn more about Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar Andrew Foss PhD Andrew Foss, PhD, is the author of the book Yoga of the Planets, Their Mantras and Philosophy. He is the creator of Shri Jyoti Star, the world’s best software for Vedic Astrology. He is the President and co-founder of BAVA, the British Association of Vedic Astrology and the Learn more about Andrew Foss PhD Swami Sitaramananda Swami Sitaramananda is a senior acharya of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers and is director of the Sivananda 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 Learn more about Swami Sitaramananda Durga Leela Durga Leela is founder of Yoga of Recovery, a comprehensive program integrating Ayurveda and Yoga with recovery tools for a holistic mind, body and spirit approach for those affected by addiction and self-destructive behaviors. Yoga of Recovery is currently offered as workshops, retreats and certificate courses. Durga holds Learn more about Durga Leela Mary Thompson Mary Thompson, C.A.S., P.K.S., (Ayurvedacharya), is a graduate of the California College of Ayurveda and senior teacher with certifications as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Pancha Karma Specialist. Mary is a graduate of the first graduating class of the College in 1997. In 2008 she received the Charaka Learn more about Mary Thompson Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar Dr. Manisha is an accomplished Ayurvedic Physician and is teaching and practicing ayurvedic medicine in the west for over two decades. She is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Licensed Esthetician and specializes in Clinical Nutrition. She offers regular workshops on Ayurvedic Cooking, Skin & Beauty, Panchakarma therapies and Ayurvedic Learn more about Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar Swami 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 Training Courses in North America, Italy and India. Swami Jnaneswariananda took vows of Sannyas in 2001. Learn more about Swami Jnaneswariananda Swami Dharmananda Swami Dharmananda is assistant director of the Yoga Farm and is in charge of the Karma Yoga program. He is a faculty of the Sivananda Institute of Health (SIHY) and is one of the main teachers of Yoga Philosophy and Meditation at the Ashram. He took sannyas vows Learn more about Swami Dharmananda 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 Learn more about Manas Kshirsagar Swami Vashistananda 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 Learn more about Swami Vashistananda https://sivanandayogafarm.org//labor-day-weekend-live-str/

~~~ Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Online ~~~ ~~~ September 2 30, 2020 ~~~ (for Asia time-zones) 4 WEEKS 6 DAYS PER WEEK + OPTIONAL 9 DAY IMMERSION (O...NCE WE OPEN AGAIN) Yoga Alliance Certified 200 hours training https://sivanandayogafarm.org/yoga-teacher-training-online/ ~~~ Daily schedule ~~~ All times listed are Japan Time-zone 9:00 10:00 am Meeting with Mentor 11:30 12:30 pm Bhagavad Gita, mantra chanting, meditation techniques, karma philosophy (cause and effect), nutrition & lifestyle at home 12:45 2:30 pm How to teach asanas and pranayama 2:45 4:15 pm Philosophy and anatomy 4:30 6:00 pm Asana and Pranayama class, simple Kriyas 7:45 9:00 pm Meditation, Mantra chanting, Spiritual lecture Plus one hour of individual coaching every day with a personal mentor: - Questions and individual optimization of your personal practice of asana, pranayama, meditation and mantra - Question and answer on the teaching contents - One day a week is lecture-free. The optional participation in an online yoga class and the evening meditation is recommended. https://sivanandayogafarm.org/yoga-teacher-training-online/

~~ Taste of TTC: 2-day Sivananda TTC Online Experience ~~ July 24 - 26, 2020 Join us for this FREE 2-day program to get a glimpse into the life of a full-time s...tudent of the Sivananda Teacher Training course. For these 2 days we will have a full schedule following the same schedule that is given during the TTC. The topics of the talks will cover the varying topics of what is offered during the actual TTC, giving a window into the life of teacher training student, so you have a good idea about what you would be learning and how you would be transforming during the 28 days of intensive training. Friday 2pm Essence of Karma Yoga Swami Dharmananda 4pm Sivananda Yoga Class Santanu 8pm Diet & Nutrition Swami Jnaneswariananda Saturday 6am Meditation / Chanting / Lecture on How to Meditate? Swami Sitaramananda 8am Hatha Yoga Theory & Practice Swami Adiparashaktiananda 12pm Essence of Bhagavad Gita Swami Dharmananda 2pm Anatomy of Hatha Yoga Swami Jnaneswariananda 4pm Sivananda Yoga Class Santanu 7:30pm Meditation / Chanting / Power of Gratitude Fred Luskin Sunday 6am Essence of Bhakti Yoga Swami Vasishtananda 8am Hatha Yoga Teaching Techniques Swami Adiparashaktiananda 12pm Chanting for Emotional Regulation Swami Sivasankariananda 2pm Philosophy of Yoga Swami Jnaneswariananda 4pm Making Yoga Accessible to All Tara Durga Devi 8pm Importance of Lineage Swami Sitaramananda Attendance You can attend all of the classes or choose certain classes to attend Prerequisites Students interested in learning more about taking the TTC or those that already have completed the TTC are both welcome. https://sivanandayogafarm.org//taste-of-ttc-2-day-sivanan/