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Positive Thinking for Inner Peace & World Peace

with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda

May 31 - June 7, 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 7:30pm.

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.

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 in our boutique.

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Tuition & Cost:
$295 + accommodations

Tent - Bring Your Own (female) – $925.00
Tent - Bring Your Own (male) – $925.00
Om Cabin - Private or book with a friend (2 twin beds) – $1,415.00
Om Cabin - Double dorm share with another guest (2 twin beds) – $1,205.00
Om Cabin - Private (1 twin bed) – $1,415.00
Siva Cabin - Book with a friend (2 twin beds) – $1,835.00
Siva Cabin - share dorm with another guest (2 twin beds) – $1,555.00
Siva Cabin - Private (1 twin bed) – $1,835.00
Krishna Cabin - book with a friend (2 twin beds) – $1,835.00
Krishna Cabin, Double share dorm (2 twin beds) – $1,555.00
Deluxe Shanti - Private or Married Couples (Queen Bed + Futon) – $2,255.00
Deluxe Shanti - book with friends or family (3 twin beds) – $4,035.00
Deluxe Shanti Shared Dorm (3 twin beds) – $1,555.00
Deluxe Shanti - book with friends or family (2 twin beds) – $3,250.00
Deluxe Shanti Shared Dorm (2 twin beds) – $1,555.00

(All prices include $295.00 base amount)

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

Description

This 7 day course will give you classical yoga tools of the 4 paths of yoga to understand your thoughts and know how to turn them around so that they lead you to your highest potential. Positive thinking here is a highest declaration of Truth – “That thou art.” You are the completeness, the perfection, the essence in all. Free yourself from negativity, limitation, innate sense of lack and duality. Learn how to transform emotions into pure love. Equip yourself with right thinking about your own True real Self – it is vedanta in application.

Recommended Daily Schedule

6:00–7:30am – Satsang – Special Topic
8:00–9:45am – Asana class
10:00am – Vegetarian brunch
11:00am – Karma Yoga
12 – 1 pm – Positive Thinking Circle
2 –3:30pm – Main Workshop Lecture
3:45 – 4:15pm – Emotional Intelligence
4:30–5:45pm – Asana class
6:00pm – Vegetarian dinner
7:30–9:00pm – Satsang – Special Topic

Pre-requisite

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

Tuition & Cost

Tuition: $295 + accommodations

Course Material

Books are available to order at check-out

Essentials of Yoga Practice & Philosophy by Swami Sitaramananda
Positive Thinking Manual

Reference Materials

YouTube – 45 minutes Beginner Sivananda Yoga Class
YouTube – Essentials of Yoga Practice – Class 3 – Classical Yoga
Article – Journey of Self Development by Swami Sitaramananda

About the Teacher

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, […]

Learn more about Acharya Swami Sitaramananda

Categories : Continuing Education, June 2026

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