Onsite/online Labor Day Retreat: Love in Action: Service for Self-Transformation
with Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Ramananda - SF Integral Yoga Institute Director, Swamini Svatmavidyananda, Acharya Mangalananda, Dr. Fred Luskin, Swami Hamsananda and Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500
September 2 - 6, 2021
Hold your life for the service of others. The more the energy you spend in elevating and serving others, the more the divine energy which will flow to you. — Swami Sivananda
The true power of Love can only be realized in its sharing out with all beings. Let the spirit of Selfless Service permeate your being so that you become a true instrument of the Divine Will. Join us to explore the tenets of Selfless Service: how pure thoughts lead to pure actions; how to cultivate selfless virtues of humility, simplicity, generosity, contentment, and compassion as aids to your service; how to turn karma to dharma to realize unity of the Self in all beings.
Register for Online attendance here.
Detailed Schedule of Talks
Thursday, Sep. 2
2pm – Arrival
4 – 6 pm – Yoga Class
7:30 – 9 pm – Satsang: “Holding Your Life for the Service of Others” – Swami Sitaramananda
Friday, Sep. 3
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: “What is Karma Yoga” – Swami Sitaramananda
8 – 10 am – Yoga Class
12 – 1:30 pm – Workshop: “What is Karma Yoga according to Bhagavad Gita” – Swami Jnaneswariananda
2 – 3:30 pm – Workshop: “Karma yoga questionnaire workshop” – Swami Dharmananda
4 – 6 pm – Yoga Class
7:30 – 9 pm – Satsang: “The Self is not the doer” – Swamini Svatmavidyananda
Saturday, Sep. 4
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: “Love is Service” – Swami Ramananda
8 – 10 am – Yoga Class
12 – 1:30 pm – Workshop: “Lessons on Selflessness” – Dr. Fred Luskin
2 – 3:30 pm – Workshop: “Service and Devotion” – Acharya Mangalananda
4 – 6 pm – Yoga Class
7:30 – 9 pm – “Kirtan Concert” – Acharya Mangalananda
Sunday, Sep. 5
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: “Unity in Diversity” – Swami Sitaramananda
8 -10 am – Yoga Class
12 – 1:30 pm – Workshop: “Ahimsa – Nonviolence in action” – Swami Ramananda
2 – 3:30 pm – Workshop: “Synthesis of Yoga: Combining the 4 paths” – Swami Dharmananda
4-6 pm – Yoga Class
7:30 – 9 pm – Satsang: “Lessons on Selflessness” – Dr. Fred Luskin
Mon., Sep. 6
6 – 8:00 am – Satsang: “Lives of Saints” – Swamini Svatmavidyananda
8-10 am – Yoga Class
12 – 1:30pm – Workshop: “Positive thinking” – Hamsa chaitanya
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.
COURSE MATERIAL
“Essentials of Yoga Practice & Philosophy” by Swami Sitaramananda
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.
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 Ramananda - SF Integral Yoga Institute Director
Swami Ramananda served as the president of the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City for more than a decade and is a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition. He has been practicing Yoga for over 30 years. Through his affinity for and devoted study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ramananda […]
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Swamini Svatmavidyananda
Sri Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati, a longtime disciple of Paramapujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati of India, is an accomplished scholar of Vedanta. For several years, she has led an active satsang community in the United States, serving as the Spiritual Director of Swami Dayananda’s USA center: Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam based in Washington, D.C., and Oregon. More information […]
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Acharya Mangalananda
Acharya Mangalananda is a direct disciple of the great modern woman Saint, Anandamayi Ma. When Swami Sivananda met with Ma he called her "The finest flower the soil of India has ever produced". Mangalananda went to India for the first time in 1973 when he was just 19 years old and spent the course of […]
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Dr. Fred Luskin
Dr. Luskin holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Health Psychology from Stanford University. He is Co-Director of the Stanford-Northern Ireland HOPE Project, an ongoing series of workshops and research projects that investigate the effectiveness of his forgiveness methods on the victims of political violence. He served as Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project, the largest […]
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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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Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500
Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500 is a teacher of Classical Yoga for many years and graduated the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training program in 2020. A student of Ayurveda, a practitioner of the Four Paths of Yoga, and a dedicated student of Swami Sitaramananda and the teachings of Sivananda Yoga, Maha Lakshmi brings a brightness […]
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