Labor Day Weekend: Vedic Sciences for Healing and Self-transformation
with Swami Dharmananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Shreelata Suresh
August 31 - September 3, 2018
Description
The Vedas contain the core knowledge of the Self and the Universe. Contemplating this Truth integrates our understanding of the Universe, time, space, karma, identity and the purpose of our existence, connecting us with the ultimate power of well-being and Self-transformation.
Join us for this wonderful weekend dedicated to Vedic Knowledge comprising Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda, Tantra, Mantra and Yantra. Daily workshops introduce the Vedas, Sanatana Dharma, Yoga & Ayurveda, Bhakti Yoga, Mantra and Sound.
We are blessed to welcome Shree Lata Suresh, director of the Vishwa Shanti Dance Academy, and her students, for classical Indian Bharat Natyam dance performances during the weekend.
Daily Schedule
Saturday
6 – 7:30 am Satsang: Guided silent meditation practice, chanting and lecture
8 – 10 am Yoga Class
10 am Brunch
11 am Karma Yoga
12 – 1 pm Intro to Vedas, Vedic Sciences, Sanatana Dharma
2 – 3 pm Intro to Classical Four Paths of Yoga
4 – 6 pm Yoga Class
6 pm Dinner
8 – 9:30 pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture
Sunday
6 – 7:30 am Satsang: Guided silent meditation practice, chanting and lecture
8 – 10 am Yoga Class
10 am Brunch
11 am Karma Yoga
12 – 1 pm Bharanatyam Dance
2 – 3 pm Mantra and Sound
4 – 6 pm Yoga Class
6 pm Dinner
8 – 9:30 pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture
Monday
6 – 7:30 am Satsang: Guided silent meditation practice, chanting and lecture
8 – 10 am Yoga Class
10 am Brunch
11 am Karma Yoga
12 – 1 pm Bharanatyam Dance
end of retreat
About the Teachers
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 Sivasankariananda
Swami Sivasankariananda is director of the Los Angeles Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center. She completed her TTC at the Yoga Farm in 1997 and ATTC there in 2008. Swamiji has been on yatra in north and south India and Mount Kailas. She loves to teach and is particularly fond of the Bhakti Yoga practices. She took sannyas in […]
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Shreelata Suresh
Shreelata commenced her training at the age of six under Vyjayantimala Bali, the famous dancer and actress. After her arangetram in 1981, she studied under the illustrious Guru Kalaimamani K. N. Dakshinamurthy Pillai. Presently she is under the tutelage of Guru V. Krishnamoorthi, whose unique and innovative choreography has encouraged her to create a distinct […]
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