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Easter Holiday Weekend Retreat: Creativity & Regeneration

with Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Hamsananda, Ganga Chaitanya and Anandamayi Chaitanya

March 28 - 31, 2024


Arrival & Departure
Arrival: Check-in time is 2:00pm. We encourage you to arrive by 4:00pm for the Asana class. Dinner is at 6:00pm and there will be a Welcoming Orientation at 7:00pm followed by Satsang at 8:00pm.

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.

Location:
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm

Address
14651 Ballantree Lane
Grass Valley, CA 95949 USA

Contactyogafarmregistration@sivananda.org
(530) 272-9322


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)

Siva Wellness Center:
Invest in your own well being through an experience that allows you to tune into your body’s innate wisdom and bring you into balance.
Siva Wellness Center

Boutique: All books and materials are available to order from our online boutique.

  • Tent - Bring Your Own – $375.00
  • Om Cabin - Double – $540.00
  • Om Cabin - Private – $690.00
  • Siva Cabin - Double – $690.00
  • Krishna Cabin, Double – $690.00
  • Siva Cabin - Private – $810.00
  • Deluxe Shanti Cabin - Shared – $870.00
  • Deluxe Shanti Cabin - Private – $990.00
    • (All prices include $150.00 base amount)

All options include 2 vegetarian meals, 2 yoga classes, and 2 satsangs.

Description

Join us for this special Easter weekend program: Creativity & Regeneration according to Yoga, as we explore the classical Yogic knowledge and how to apply for our own healing and spiritual growth. Harmonize body, mind and spirit with daily Satsang (meditation, chanting, Yoga talk); asana and pranayama classes; nature walks; and workshops.

Daily Schedule

6-730am Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture
8-10am Open Yoga Class
10am Brunch
11am Karma Yoga
1-3pm Workshop
3-4pm Free Time and Nature walks
4-6pm Open Yoga Class
6pm Dinner
7:30pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture

Easter Sunday Schedule

6-730am Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture
8-10am Open Yoga Class
10am Brunch
11am Easter Sunday Brunch
1-2:30pm Sacred Temple Tour
2:30-4pm Free Time and Nature walks
4-6pm Open Yoga Class
6pm Dinner
7:30pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture

Workshop Topics

  • Kirtan Singing & Bhakti
  • Prana & Meditation
  • Purpose of Life & Yoga Philosophy

Pre-requisite

There are no prerequisites other than a sincere desire to learn classical yoga.

COURSE MATERIAL

“Essentials of Yoga Practice & Philosophy” by Swami Sitaramananda

About the Teachers

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 Hamsananda

Swami Hamsananda is a senior staff teacher at the Yoga Farm, taking TTC in 2010 and Advanced TTC in 2014. Swami Hamsananda took Brahmacharya vows in 2014 and sannyas in 2022.  She graduated from the the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training in 2019 and is a Certified Yoga Therapist specializing in Stress Management, Positive Thinking, […]

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Ganga Chaitanya

Ganga Chaitanya graduated from International Sivananda Yoga teacher training course in 2009 and Advanced yoga teacher training course 2010 at the Yoga Farm in Grass Valley USA. She is also a graduate of the “Yoga as Medicine”, “Yoga Psychology”, and “Ayurveda and Yoga Wellness” course.   She has been the director of the very dynamic Sivananda Yoga Centre […]

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Anandamayi Chaitanya

Anandamayi Chaitanya hails from Japan and completed the TTC at the Yoga Farm in 2014 and ATTC in 2015.  She graduated the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET) program in 2019 and is a certified yoga therapist, specializing in Stress Relief techniques and Adapted Yoga practices to meet the needs of her students.  She is […]

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