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Memorial Day Program: 55th Year Anniversary & Teachers' Reunion

with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Stephen Longfellow Fiske, Komilla Sutton, Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT (Saraswati Devi), Edwin Bryant PhD and Pundit Samavedula

May 22 - 29, 2026

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)

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Cost:
Tuition: $120
plus accommodations

Tent - Bring Your Own (male) – $720.00
Om Cabin - Private or book with a friend (2 twin beds) – $1,210.00
Om Cabin - Double dorm share with another guest (2 twin beds) – $1,000.00
Siva Cabin - Book with a friend (2 twin beds) – $1,630.00
Siva Cabin - share dorm with another guest (2 twin beds) – $1,350.00
Krishna Cabin, Double share dorm (2 twin beds) – $1,350.00
Deluxe Shanti - book with friends or family (3 twin beds) – $3,420.00
Deluxe Shanti - book with friends or family (2 twin beds) – $2,840.00

(All prices include $90.00 base amount)

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

Description

This Memorial Day Weekend we will celebrate our 55th year anniversary (1971 – 2026). We will have satsangs, yoga classes, vegetarian meals, and workshops with swamis and special guests on sharing the teachings. Swami Sitaramananda will deliver lectures. Stephen Longfellow Fiske will offer workshops and a concert. Komilla Sutton will enlighten our path. Silvia Nakkach will melt our hearts. Edwin Bryant PhD will stimulate our critical thinking. And Pundit Samavedula will invite the Divine Energy into our Home.

Schedule

6-7:30am Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture
8-10am Yoga Class
10am Brunch
11am Karma Yoga
1-2:30pm Workshop
2:30-4pm Free Time and Nature walks
4-6pm Open Yoga Class
6pm Dinner
7:30-9pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture

About the Teachers

Acharya 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 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 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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Stephen Longfellow Fiske

Stephen Longfellow Fiske is a musician, author, poet, Interfaith Minister and long-time peace and environmental activist. He is a multi-talented individual whose dedication to peace, humanitarian, environmental and spiritual concerns has always found expression through his artistic pursuits. Since his first album release, Seeds of Peace, in 1980, through his current CD (11th) Flow, Stephen […]

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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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Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT (Saraswati Devi)

Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT (Saraswati Devi), is a Grammy-nominated musician and a renowned vocal artist. She is a former clinical psychologist, an author, a world-wide sound and music educator, and a Nada Yoga scholar and yogini. She is a pioneer in the field of sound and music therapies, and an academic consultant and the creator […]

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Edwin Bryant PhD

Edwin Bryant, PhD, received his doctorate in Indic languages and cultures from Columbia University, and is a professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University where he teaches courses on Hindu philosophy and religion. He is the author of six books on Vedic history, yoga, and the Krishna tradition, among which is his translation of and commentary […]

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Pundit Samavedula

Pundit Samavedula is a 6th generation Sama Veda pandit who was trained in the Vedas beginning at age 7. He attended the Shri Sarva Raya Veda Patha Shala school in South India, and after 12 years of study, received his Master's Degree in Vedic Studies (Ganapati Pandit). Panditji has been coming to the Yoga Farm […]

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Categories : 2026, Holiday Programs

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