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Online / onsite Holiday Cooking and Baking

with Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500

November 24 - 26, 2025

Online Program Online

Nov 24 - 12:00 am Nov 26, 2025 PDT


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

  • Online – $150.00
  • Tent - Bring Your Own (male) – $300.00
  • Om Cabin - Private or book with a friend – $470.00
  • Om Cabin - Double (share with another guest) – $410.00
  • Siva Cabin - Private or book with a friend – $590.00
  • Siva Cabin - Double (share with another guest) – $510.00
  • Krishna Cabin, Double (share with another guest) – $510.00
  • Deluxe Shanti Cabin - Private or book with friends – $710.00
  • Deluxe Shanti Cabin - Shared (share with another guest) – $570.00
    • (All prices include $150.00 base amount)

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

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Description

Get ready for the holidays with this wonderful Holiday Cooking and Baking Retreat. For those looking to learn more about seasonal, healthy, vegetarian cooking, you will learn to create simple, delicious, & nutritious meals from organic, seasonal ingredients.

  • Hands-on cooking workshops
  • Simple, delicious recipes
  • Simple techniques for making tasty food
  • Basics of vegetarianism
  • Using food to increase vitality and energy
  • Understanding a balanced meal

Menu

— Intro to Fall produce, and preparation .  Basic vegetable stock recipe, roasted butternut squash soup , how to thicken and enrich fall soups.
— Intro to fall spices, learning to bloom spices , fall Oatmeal, cranberry jam, fall and winterized salads, amazing versatile dressings for marinade and warm salads.
— Side dishes, from yams to corn puddings, roasted Brussels sprouts, confetti rice, fluffy quinoa, the secret to amazing chard🌱
— Intro to sweeteners, all sugars are not created equal. Fall Scones with maple glaze, French Toast, energy balls
— Wrap-up – questions and answers – Let’s make a holiday meal 🌱 Vegetarian Turkey,  picking the potato, perfect gravy every time,  cranberry sauce, and pumpkin “cheeseless” cake,  simply baked pears.

Daily Schedule

3 days of cooking from 11/24 – 11/26.  If you want to join in person, then arrive 1 day earlier

6-8am Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture
8-10am Hands-on Cooking Workshop
10am Brunch
11am Karma Yoga
1-2pm Workshop
4-6pm Cooking Time
6pm Dinner
8-10pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture

Pricing

ONLINE – $150

IN PERSON – $150 + accomodations

 

About the Teacher

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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