Onsite/Online Thanksgiving Retreat: Bhakti Yoga: Path to Blissful Union with the Supreme
with Swami Sitaramananda, Swamini Svatmavidyananda, Komilla Sutton, Pundit Samavedula, Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT (Saraswati Devi), Ramana Erickson, Swami Sankarananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Radha
November 24 - 28, 2021
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Daily Schedule
* all times are listed in pacific time-zone
** Yoga Classes daily from 8-10 am & 4 – 6 pm
*** Vegetarian meals daily at 10 am & 6 pm
Wednesday, November 24
12 – 2 pm – ARRIVAL
2 – 3:45 pm – Katha Kirtan & Hanuman Chalisa with Radha Chaitanya
7:30 pm – Satsang: Consciousness of Union vs Separation and loneliness with Swami Sitaramananda
Thursday, November 25
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: 9 Modes of Bhakti Yoga with Swami Sitaramananda
12 – 1:30 pm – Kirtan Workshop with Ramana
2 – 3:45 pm – Positive Thinking & Emotions with Swami Dharmananda
6pm – THANKSGIVING FEAST
7:30 pm – Satsang: Musical offering with Silvia Nakkach
Friday, November 26
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: Narada Bhakti Sutras with Swamini Svatmavidyananda
12 – 1:30 pm – God’s Grace with Swami Sankarananda
2 – 3:45 pm – Meditation Workshop with Swami Sivasankariananda
7:30 pm – Satsang: Jyotish Predictions for 2022 with Komilla Sutton
Saturday, November 27
6 – 10:30 am – Homa Ceremony with Pundit Samavedula
1 – 3:00 pm – Bhakti Yoga as Jyotish Remedial with Komilla Sutton
7:30 pm – Satsang: Stories of Saints with Swamini Svatmavidyananda
Sunday, November 28
6 – 7:30 am – Satsang: God’s Presence in daily life with Swami Sankarananda
12 – 1:30 pm – Bhakti Yoga according to Bhagavad Gita with Swami Jnaneswariananda
2 – 3:45 pm – Katha Kirtan & Hanuman Chalisa with Radha Chaitanya
4pm – DEPARTURE
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.
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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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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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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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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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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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Ramana Erickson
Ramana Erickson has taught Kirtan, Sanskrit and Yoga philosophy courses for more than thirty years in the United States, India, and Japan. Born in the U.S., Ramana first started practicing yoga and singing kirtan at the ripe old age of 10 under the tutelage of Swami Vishnudevananda at the Sivananda Ashram Vrindavan Yoga Farm in […]
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Swami Sankarananda
Swami Sankarananda is a simple pilgrim. Not finding peace in a life of business success he turned inside, became a disciple of Swami Sivananda, and in 2013 he began to walk across and through the USA in a pilgrimage for peace, completing this in early 2016. He now travels from town to town in the […]
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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 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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Radha
Radha graduated the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training course in 2014, Advanced Yoga Teacher Training in 2017, and began Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training in 2019. Teaching Yoga Classes and Courses, including assisting Hatha Yoga, Kirtan and Mantra chanting in the Teacher Training Courses; in Ashrams and Centers from California, New York, to Vietnam has brought […]
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