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Thanksgiving Retreat: Peace of Mind is Happiness

with Swami Adiparashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Mirabai Warkulwiz, Swami Sankarananda, Swami Ramananda - SF Integral Yoga Institute Director and Ramana Erickson

November 25 - 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 Ln, 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)

Siva Wellness Center:
Invest in your own well being through an experience that allows you to tune into your body’s innate wisdom and bring you into balance.
Siva Wellness Center

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

Commuter (Day Visitor) – $510.00
Tent - Bring Your Own (female) – $510.00
Tent - Bring Your Own (male) – $510.00
Om Cabin - Private or book with a friend (2 twin beds) – $790.00
Om Cabin - Double dorm share with another guest (2 twin beds) – $670.00
Om Cabin - Private (1 twin bed) – $790.00
Siva Cabin - Book with a friend (2 twin beds) – $1,030.00
Siva Cabin - share dorm with another guest (2 twin beds) – $870.00
Siva Cabin - Private (1 twin bed) – $1,030.00
Krishna Cabin - book with a friend (2 twin beds) – $1,030.00
Krishna Cabin, Double share dorm (2 twin beds) – $870.00
Deluxe Shanti - Private or Married Couples (Queen Bed + Futon) – $1,270.00
Deluxe Shanti - book with friends or family (3 twin beds) – $2,250.00
Deluxe Shanti Shared Dorm (3 twin beds) – $870.00
Deluxe Shanti - book with friends or family (2 twin beds) – $1,820.00
Deluxe Shanti Shared Dorm (2 twin beds) – $870.00

(All prices include $150.00 base amount)

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

Description

Take a break from the busyness of everyday life and celebrate Thanksgiving in an atmosphere of peace, gratitude, and spiritual renewal. Surrounded by the beauty and tranquility of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm, this retreat offers an opportunity to reconnect with your inner Self and discover the lasting happiness that comes from a peaceful mind.

Through inspiring talks, guided meditation, classical yoga, devotional practices, and time in nature, you will explore practical yogic teachings for cultivating inner calm amidst the challenges of modern life. Learn how to reduce stress, quiet the mind, develop gratitude, and experience the joy that naturally arises from living with greater awareness and balance.

This special holiday retreat features a team of experienced teachers who have dedicated their lives to the spiritual path. Drawing from the timeless wisdom of Yoga and Vedanta, they will share practical tools for finding peace within yourself and extending that peace into your relationships, community, and the world.

The retreat includes:

Daily classical Sivananda Yoga classes
Guided meditation and breathing practices (pranayama)
Inspiring lectures and workshops
Satsang with chanting and meditation
A traditional Thanksgiving celebration with a delicious vegetarian feast
Karma Yoga (selfless service)
Time for reflection, walking the beautiful grounds, and connecting with like-minded seekers

Whether you are new to yoga or an experienced practitioner, this retreat offers a welcoming space to rest, recharge, and remember that true happiness is not found in external circumstances, but in the peace that already exists within.

Join us this Thanksgiving to nourish your body, uplift your mind, and open your heart in a joyful spiritual community.

Daily Schedule

You are welcome to join us on Wednesday as well.

Wed. Nov. 25
2-4pm – Arrival & Check-in
4pm – Asana Class
6pm – Dinner
7:30pm – Satsang with Swami Sivasankari

Thu. Nov.26
6am – Satsang on Peace by Swami Sankarananda
8am – Asana Class
10am – Brunch
12pm – Workshop with Swami Sivasankari
3pm – Early Asana Class
5pm – Thanksgiving Feast
7:30pm – Concert with Mirabai & Ramana

Fri. Nov. 27
6am – Satsang on Divine Mother w. Swami Adi
8am – Asana Class
10am – Brunch
12pm – Workshop with Swami Sankarananda
4pm – Asana Class
6pm – Dinner
7:30pm – Satsang with Swami Ramananda

Sat. Nov. 28
6am – Satsang on Gratitude w Swami Divya
8am – Asana Class
10am – Brunch
12pm – Workshop with Swami Ramananda
4pm – Asana Class
6pm – Dinner
7:30pm – Peace Puja with Pundit Bhima

Sun. Nov. 29
6am – Satsang with Swami Ramananda
8am – Asana Class
10am – Brunch
12pm – Workshop with Swami Ramananda
2pm – Departure

Pre-requisite

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

About the Teachers

Swami Adiparashaktiananda

Swami Adiparashaktiananda is a dedicated Sadhak and an experienced international Sivananda Yoga Teacher and trainer in international TTCs in USA, Vietnam , Japan and China for more than 16 years. He mainly serves as assistant to Acharya Swami Sitaramananda at the Sivananda Ashram yoga Farm in Grass Valley California. He took the first monastic vow […]

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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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Mirabai Warkulwiz

Mirabai Warkulwiz planted her yoga and meditation roots in San Francisco at the Sivananda Center in 1998. Amazed at her healing of a back injury and many other positive life changes, she became yoga certified through 200-hour teacher training programs both at the Integral Yoga Institute in 2004, and at the Greenpath Ashtanga Studio 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 Ramananda – SF Integral Yoga Institute Director

Swami Ramananda served as the president of the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City for more than a decade and is a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition. He has been practicing Yoga for over 30 years. Through his affinity for and devoted study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ramananda […]

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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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Categories : 2026, Holiday Programs

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