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May 2025
Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1
April 29 - May 4, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
May 1 - 4, 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.
Learn to Regulate Your Nervous System
with Lila Lolling
May 1 - 4, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Your nervous system is the foundation of how you experience the world around you. In a culture with over 300 notifications a day and continuous stimulation, it is not uncommon to feel overwhelmed, burned out, and craving numbing out. During this retreat, we dive into the intimate workings of your nervous system and practice specific exercises that regulate your nervous system. You’ll also explore small lifestyle changes that can have a big impact on how you experience daily life.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
May 4, 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.
Karma Yoga Week
with Swami Dharmananda and Anandamayi Chaitanya
May 4 - 9, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Karma Yoga is service done without selfish expectations. We welcome karma yogis, especially for this karma yoga week. Karma Yogis work four hours a day and have a 50% reduction on accommodations. Gardening, maintenance, building and cooking skills are especially welcome. A Permaculture Action Day will also be taking place on Tuesday, October 10th as part of the Karma Yoga Week.
Rasa Bhava: Healing the Emotional Body with Yoga & Ayurveda
with Arun Deva, AP, AYT, C-IAYT, E-RYT500
May 9 - 11, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
How do we understand the emotional body? In āyurveda the mind begins in the heart, reaches downwards into the gut and upwards into the brain. The connections are easy to see as seats of instincts, feelings and sensation/thought. All our instincts and our rational thinking revolve around the mediating emotional state.
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
May 10 - June 7, 2025
Grass Valley, CA, USA
This 4 week course, which offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
May 15 - 18, 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.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
May 22 - 25, 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.
Memorial Day Weekend: TTC Reunion, Passing the Flame
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda and Swami Sivasankariananda
May 23 - 26, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Memorial Day Weekend we will hold a TTC Reunion, Passing the Flame at the Sivananda Yoga Farm. We will have satsangs, yoga classes, vegetarian meals, and workshops on sharing the teachings. Swami Sitaramananda will deliver lectures and meditation.