Online / Onsite 4th of July Program - Vedic Knowledge to Alleviate Suffering
with Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Vashistananda, Arun Deva, AP, AYT, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, Komilla Sutton, Olga Mandodari Sokolova and Dr. Marc Halpern (Dr. Siva)
July 3 - 7, 2021
Schedule of Workshops
All times listed are Pacific Timezone (PDT). Yoga Classes daily at 8am & 4pm. Vegetarian meals at 10am & 6pm.
Saturday, July 3rd
10:30 am – “Ashram Re-Opening Puja” with Swami Vaishtananda
2:30 – 4 pm – “Yoga Life & 4 Paths of Yoga” with Swami Sitaramananda
7:30 – 9:00 pm – Satsang: Meditation, Chanting, “The Role of the Body, Mind and Consciousness in Health and Wellness” with Dr. Marc Halpern
Sunday, July 4th
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: Meditation, Chanting, “Prana & Natural Healing” with Swami Jnaneswariananda
12 – 2 pm – “Ayurveda & Covid” with Arun Deva
2:30 – 4 pm – “3 Gunas” with Swami Dharmananda
7:30 – 9 pm – Satsang: Meditation, Chanting, “Ayurvedic Yoga for the Nervous System as a response to Covid induced stress” with Arun Deva
Monday, July 5th
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: Meditation, Chanting, “Vedic Knowledge” with Swami Sitaramananda
2:30 – 4 pm – “Karmic Remedials” with Komilla Sutton
7:30 – 9 pm – Satsang: Meditation, Chanting, “Jyotish Guidance” with Komilla Sutton
Tuesday, July 6th
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: “Vaastu Shastra review of world known “Fallingwater” house designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright – rights and wrongs” Mandodari
8 – 10 am – How to organize “A Happy House” with Vaastu Shastra with Mandodari
12 – 2 pm – How to organize “A Happy House” with Vaastu Shastra with Mandodari
7:30 – 9 pm – Satsang: Meditation, Chanting, “Self Inquiry” with Swami Jnaneswariananda
Wednesday, July 7th
6 – 7:30 am – “Self Awareness” with Swami Sitaramananda
8 – 10 am – How to organize “A Happy House” with Vaastu Shastra with Mandodari
12 – 2 pm – How to organize “A Happy House” with Vaastu Shastra with Mandodari
Workshop Details
July 4th @ 12-2 PM: Ayurveda and Covid with Arun Deva
Āyurveda has addressed pandemics since time immemorial. During such times it is imperative we tend our sacred fire, which we can understand as our digestion (Agni) and keep it burning strongly. We must safeguard our essence from assault. Which we can see as the very heart of our immune system, known Āyurvedically as Ojas. And the virus does not act like any other known life form (today our scientists say it is not alive yet we treat it as such) therefore we can only see it as the demon. That which does not play by the normal rules of nature and is known as Rākśasa. Āyurveda states that pandemics arise when land, water, air and time are polluted. In such times we must cultivate our own inner fire, our very essence that protects us from assault, and we must know the nature of the demon and what feeds it and what can defeat it. We will discuss ancient preventative measures that are as valid today as they were thousands of years ago. For in all this time, with all our technological advances, we remain the same flesh, blood, emotions and desires as then.
July 4th @ 8-10 PM: Ayurvedic Yoga for the Nervous System as a response to Covid induced stress
Āyurvedic Yoga Therapy is the perfect merging of therapeutics using the wisdom of two harmonious and equally ancient practices. Based on the principles of Āyurveda, the various tools of yoga can be utilized for healing purposes. As we are well into the second year of the global ravages of the pandemic and begin to see some glimmer of its end, we must also deal with how frazzled our nervous system may be. This practice is to help us soothe it with movement, breathwork, chanting and visualization.
July 5, 2021 with Komilla Sutton – Online Karmic Remedials & Jyotish Guidance
2-4 pm & 8-9 pm | 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.
July 6th – Morning Satsang lecture with Olga Mandodari
“Vaastu Shastra review of world known “Fallingwater” house designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright – rights and wrongs”
July 6th Lecture topic: How to organize “A Happy House” with Vaastu Shastra
(Two days workshop streaming directly from Vaastu Shastra house)
- July 6th (2 hours + 2 hours) Workshop Part One
- Goals of Vaastu Shastra
- Short History about ancient design and architecture
- Connection between Vaastu Shastra and Yoga
- Connection Human – Earth – Cosmos explained
- Real Experience of Vaastu Shastra built house right from construction site
- July 7th (2 hours + 2 hours) Workshop Part Two
- Famous people about Living House – world known architect Christopher Alexander
- Living House and its heart: Vaastu Purusha Mandala
- How to organize A Happy House to feel good
- Connecting design and real house in your situation
- How to make energy flow better in your home
- Questions and answers
Cost, arrival, departure
Cost: $150 tuition + accommodations cost (online is also available)
Arrival: Check-in time is 2:00pm. You can arrive on the morning of July 3rd for the ashram re-opening puja at 10:30 am. 4:00pm is the Asana class. Dinner is at 6:00pm.
Departure: Check-out time is 12:00pm. You are welcome to stay in the ashram for the rest of the afternoon even after checking out of your room.
What to bring
slip on shoes, loose comfortable clothing, writing materials, meditation shawl or blanket, yoga mat, sitting cushion, water bottle, and, flashlight. All books and materials are available to order from our online boutique. (we will not have yoga mat and cushions available so please bring your own)
Covid policy
Please review our Covid-19 Policies before registering.
Registration
Registration is required at least 3 day before the start of the program. We will arrange an online video call with all guests once you register to review our covid policy.
Online Registration
Join online only by registering here.
About the Teachers
Swami Sitaramananda
Swami Sitaramananda is a senior acharya of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers and is director of the Sivananda Ashram Vedanta 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 the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET) program, an 800-hour program on yoga therapy, […]
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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 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. She is currently a senior teacher at […]
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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 in 2013 and is keenly interested in […]
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Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
Swami Adi Parashaktiananda is a dedicated Sadhak and an experienced international Sivananda Hatha Yoga teacher and trainer in international TTC in USA, Vietnam , Japan and China for more than twelve years. He mainly serves as assistant to Acharya Swami Sitaramananda at the Sivananda Ashram yoga Farm in Grass Valley California and at the Sivananda […]
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Swami Vashistananda
Swami Vashistananda comes from the Namboodri lineage in Southern India, Kerala and 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. Swamiji teaches with much inspiration and humor.
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Arun Deva, AP, AYT, C-IAYT, E-RYT500
Arun Deva, AP, AYT, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, is a certified senior āyurvedic practitioner, āyurvedic yoga therapist, IAYT certified yoga therapist, and YA certified teacher of vinyāsa krama yoga in the Kriśnamacārya tradition (E-RYT500) He has had the privilege of serving both the National and State Āyurvedic Associations Boards. He chaired NAMA’s Committee for Āyurvedic Yoga Therapy towards […]
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Komilla 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 The Essentials of Vedic Astrology, Lunar Nodes: Crisis and Redemption, Nakshatras, and Indian Astrology.
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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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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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