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December 2025
Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love - Devotional Stories to Open the Heart
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Amritananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Nitya (Hoa Tran), Omkara, Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500, Acharya Mangalananda and Pundit Bhima
Flexible Dates
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Dec. 20 - Jan. 2 | Join the Yoga Farm staff for our special Holiday Retreat: Yoga Practices for Divine Love in Daily Life. This year's program follows the teachings from the Bhagavad Gita chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion. Workshops will follow Sri Krishna's divine instruction on Yoga practices to grow nearer and dearer to our Divine Nature, including teachings on Selfless Love, Devotion, Puja, Temple Walks, Kirtan Chanting and much more!
Meditation for Well-being
December 2 - 7, 2025
This Yogic Meditation course introduces the basic guidelines and conditions for classical yogic meditation. There will be discussion on Why meditate? and the necessity to go to the transcendental level of existence to find true peace and happiness. Participants will study the mechanics of the mind and how to calm the mind and turn inward for Self-awareness.
Relax and Renew with Ayurveda
with Nitya (Hoa Tran)
December 2 - 7, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Finish the year right with the Relax and Renew with Ayurveda Retreat led by Nitya. Nitya will introduce the foundations of Ayurveda knowledge as lifestyle medicine. You will learn easy to do daily practices and seasonal routines, nutrition and diet according to Ayurveda, your constitutional health, and sense-therapies. Combined with Yoga practice and teachings you will be empowered with the skills and knowledge to lead a healthy and regulated lifestyle.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
December 7, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
December 9 - 14, 2025
Renew your outlook on life with the ancient tools of Yoga. Learn practical and accessible Yoga techniques to open the heart, to generate positive thought patterns and to overcome negative tendencies. Our minds are saturated with information overload.
Ayurveda, Qigong, & Yoga for Good Life
with Nitya (Hoa Tran) and Omkara
December 9 - 14, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Good Life and relationships. Practices from the Classic 4 paths of Yoga and self development for improving your quality of life & relationships. Ayurveda for mental health. Daily self-care practices, enteric nervous system health, and Ayurvedic Dosha understanding.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
December 11 - 14, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Hatha Yoga Sadhana
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
December 16 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This course gives you an introduction to the real classical practice of hatha yoga as described in the scriptures. Hatha Yoga is seen as a ladder to Raja Yoga which culminates in the practice of Meditation. For most people Meditation is not possible so hatha yoga is prescribed so by controlling the breath we can control the prana which leads to control of the mind and the thoughts.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
December 18 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain a more positive outlook in your life.