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Seva Study
Open Dates
Seva Study Seva Study is a residential program in which spiritual volunteers become fully immersed in the ashram for a minimum of one month. The idea of selfless service (seva) is an important concept in most Indian religions and yogic traditions. Because God is perceived as having an inner relationship with others, as well as oneself, […]
Sivananda Yoga Farm Gift Certificate
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Give the gift of Yoga to a friend with these gift certificates.
RECORDINGS 15-Day Holiday Retreat Dec. 2020 - Classical Yoga and Self-Healing
Open Dates
Join us this holiday season for our "Classical Yoga for Self-Healing" online retreat. Senior teachers and special guest presenters will deepen our understanding of the Classical Yoga and Vedic teachings and practices as we reflect on the past year and establish a new, enlightened vision for the coming year. We will have daily satsangs, meditation, chanting, Yoga asana classes with talks on the healing power of mantra, positive thinking techniques, Upanishads, Ayurveda and the mind, Jyotish predictions for 2021, New Year resolves, and more!
800-Hour Professional Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training 2022-2024
Open Dates
Sivananda Yoga Ashram Yoga Farm
The Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training is a 2-year 800-hour yoga therapy certification program that trains teachers to employ the deeper healing methodologies of yoga, working one-on-one with individuals and in support of the healthcare community in developing practical solutions for long-term holistic health.
FREE Yoga Stress Relief Counseling
Open Dates
We pray that you are well in this difficult time. In the world crisis of Covid-19 we know that you may be experiencing difficulties, anxiety and stress. We would like to offer a service to help maintain physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Online Yoga Classes Through Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Los Angeles
Open Dates
Online
The Los Angeles SYVC is offering daily online Yoga classes. Stay Strong and Positive with dedicated Sivananda Yoga teachers and your fellow students!
Yoga Health Consultation
Open Dates
Online
Make an appointment for a personal 90-minute Yoga Health Counsultation session to tailor Yoga and Ayurveda techniques to sustain your healthy lifestyle or to support an existing health condition. Research shows that Yoga practices are beneficial to physical, psychological, and spiritual health, offering a holistic approach to healing and wellness.
Online International Satsangs with Swami Sitaramananda
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
Online
The satsangs will now be held on Thursdays at 6 am Vietnam | Swami Sitaramananda has been offering regular weekly online Satsangs since 2020.
Recordings - Online Thanksgiving Retreat 2021: Bhakti Yoga Path to Blissful Union with the Supreme
Open Dates
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Vedanta Farm
Recordings for our Onsite/Online Thanksgiving Retreat: Bhakti Yoga: Path to Blissful Union with the Supreme 2021 Daily Schedule RECORDINGS Wednesday, November 24 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 […]
Correspondence Course - Yoga Sadhana for Self Healing (18 Classes)
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
18 class recordings, shared from private YouTube recordings, each class is about 2 hours length, Homework and writing assignments after every class, Assigned Mentor to review your HW assignments, Final Exam at end of course to receive certificate
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Self paced online course - Essentials of Yoga Practice and Philosophy (18 Lessons)
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
Summary of the core teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda. It is a perfect introduction course to those new to Sivananda Yoga. The online course consists of 18 lessons, each lesson includes a 1 hour video by Swami Sitaramananda, supporting text on the topic, and a short quiz after each lesson. The content is dripped out over 18 days.
Video Lessons on Mind and Meditation
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
10 total Video Lessons (1st lesson is free) | Enjoy the following videos as a guide in your meditation life and learn how to better understand the mind and its workings.
Video Lessons on Health & Well-being
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
10 total Video Lessons (1st lesson is free) | Commit to your own Health & Well-being by accessing theses lessons and understand deeply how to become healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Short-term Karma Yoga
Open Dates
Seva Study Seva Study is a residential program in which spiritual volunteers become fully immersed in the ashram for a minimum of one month. The idea of selfless service (seva) is an important concept in most Indian religions and yogic traditions. Because God is perceived as having an inner relationship with others, as well as oneself, […]
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (1st Cohort)
Open Dates
Sivananda Yoga Ashram Yoga Farm
It's the event of the century!
Temp-Staff Application
Open Dates
Seva Study Seva Study is a residential program in which spiritual volunteers become fully immersed in the ashram for a minimum of one month. The idea of selfless service (seva) is an important concept in most Indian religions and yogic traditions. Because God is perceived as having an inner relationship with others, as well as oneself, […]
Lavender Harvest Month and Kirtan
with Anandamayi Chaitanya
Flexible Dates
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Available whole month of June | During this Lavender Harvest Month we will harvest lavender from our lavender fields and have workshops on kirtan music. Selfless service is volunteering done without selfish expectations. We welcome karma yogis, especially for this karma yoga week. Karma Yogis serve for four hours a day and have a 50% reduction on accommodations.
Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love - Devotional Stories to Open the Heart
with Swami Dharmananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Niranjan Babu, Joss Jaffe, Lila Lolling, Nitya (Hoa Tran), Omkara, Anandamayi Chaitanya, Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500 and Angelika
Flexible Dates
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Dec. 20 - Jan. 2 | Join the Yoga Farm staff for our special Holiday Retreat: Yoga Practices for Divine Love in Daily Life. This year's program follows the teachings from the Bhagavad Gita chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion. Workshops will follow Sri Krishna's divine instruction on Yoga practices to grow nearer and dearer to our Divine Nature, including teachings on Selfless Love, Devotion, Puja, Temple Walks, Kirtan Chanting and much more!
ONLINE - New Year, New Self - Reframe your thoughts and emotions to be happier. Love yourself and your life
with Anandamayi Chaitanya
January 5 - February 23, 2025
ONLINE (8 Sundays) Humans have progressed for thousands of years, but in any era, any generation, the nature of human thoughts and worries has not changed much. Why not learn ancient yoga knowledge and techniques to understand what you are thinking and bring about a shift in consciousness? You can profoundly change yourself by knowing your True Self. This results in a paradigm shift, which expands your view of the world. Commit to practicing self-awareness and self-affirmation.
Meditation for Well-being
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
January 23 - 26, 2025
This Yogic Meditation course introduces the basic guidelines and conditions for classical yogic meditation. There will be discussion on Why meditate? and the necessity to go to the transcendental level of existence to find true peace and happiness. Participants will study the mechanics of the mind and how to calm the mind and turn inward for Self-awareness.
Beginners Yoga Weekend
with Radha (Debbie Desrochers)
January 30 - February 2, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This weekend is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Yoga and Ayurveda Weekend Retreat
with Dr. Sachin Deshmukh
January 30 - February 2, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
In this program we will introduce the foundations of Ayurveda knowledge as lifestyle medicine. You will learn easy to do daily practices and seasonal routines, nutrition and diet according to Ayurveda, your constitutional health, and sense-therapies. Combined with Yoga practice and teachings you will be empowered with the skills and knowledge to lead a healthy and regulated lifestyle.
Holistic Health Retreat: Positive Thinking for Positive Future
with Dianne Saunders (Ishwari)
January 30 - February 2, 2025
Renew your outlook on life with the ancient tools of Yoga. Learn practical and accessible Yoga techniques to open the heart, to generate positive thought patterns and to overcome negative tendencies. Our minds are saturated with information overload, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
February 2, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1
February 4 - 9, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
ONLINE - Lotus Wisdom: Daily Practices to Find Your Purpose and Inspiration
with Swami Dharmananda
February 5 - 26, 2025
ONLINE (Wednesday at 7pm) Just as the lotus is “untouched” by the water that falls from its leaf, we too can detach from the rush and stress of modern life and remain true to our own higher Self and purpose. This 4-session online retreat offers classical Yoga teachings to develop the wisdom skills of adaptability, equanimity, compassion for Self and to nurture inspiration.
Holistic Health Retreat: Prana Rejuvenation for Stress Relief
with Dianne Saunders (Ishwari)
February 6 - 9, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Prana is life force or vital energy. By increasing our prana we can deal with life's stresses and challenges with ease and skill. We not only need to increase our prana, but we need to balance our prana, conserve our prana, channel our prana, and purify the prana as well.
Yoga Teachers Training Course in Dalat, Vietnam
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Narayanananda, Swami Pranavananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
February 8 - March 8, 2025
This 4 week course is in beautiful Vietnam. It offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons.
Online - Vrksayurveda, Vastu Shastra, and Permaculture Design
with Spencer Nielsen
February 10, 2025
6:30 - 8 pm PT | We'll explore foundational principles and practices within Vedic Sciences of Vrikshayurveda (Ayurveda for plants), and Vastu Shastra (the science of harmonious creation) in the application of gardening, agroforestry, and design. Permaculture principles and practices will serve as a modern application of whole systems design from which we can integrate these Earth wisdom traditions as well as develop our own "elemental eyes" to see food, herbs, plants, and spaces with a fresh and ancient perspective.
Kirtan & Singing for Opening the Heart
with Anandamayi Chaitanya
February 11 - 16, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Bhakti yoga is a natural path for those who are dominantly seeking emotional fulfillment, and desire to convert worldly emotions into Divine devotion. The devotee visualizes the Lord sitting or standing before him/her. He/she pours out her heart’s love, adoration, and shares his/her deepest thoughts and concerns with the Lord until a continuous flow of awareness moves between devotee and his/her beloved Lord. This continuous flow of love brings about a a close relationship with God and culminates in Divine Union in which the worshiper and that which is worshiped become One.
Holistic Health Retreat: Positive Thinking for Self-Renewal
February 11 - 16, 2025
Renew your outlook on life with the ancient tools of Yoga. Learn practical and accessible Yoga techniques to open the heart, to generate positive thought patterns and to overcome negative tendencies. Our minds are saturated with information overload, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
February 13 - 16, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Self-love Retreat
with Lila Lolling
February 13 - 16, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Modern life continuously pulls our awareness outside ourselves, encouraging us to seek happiness, love, and peace from the outside. As yoga teaches, these qualities exist within you, as you. This self-reflective retreat invites you to explore the areas of your life that lack self-love, while pointing you in the direction of heart-centered living. Self-love is more than theory, but a living, breathing embodied practice. When you practice self-love daily, you expand your consciousness, develop an optimistic mindset, and are able to better adapt to life’s challenges.
Free Online - TTC Information Meeting
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda and Swami Sivasankariananda
February 15, 2025
Online
5:00 pm PT | Speak to senior swamis and staff about the upcoming Teacher Training Courses. We have upcoming courses in California and Vietnam.
Raja Yoga Sutras Study Course
with Swami Dharmananda
February 18 - 23, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Raja Yoga is the royal Yoga path of mind control and meditation. It is a natural culmination of the Hatha Yoga practice which is considered to be a step to Raja Yoga. The purpose of Raja Yoga is to bring the mind to calmness so one can realize the Self, the peace and Bliss within. Course study centers on the Raja Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Students learn to apply the classical teachings in the context of daily life, gain understanding of the workings of the mind, and learn techniques and practices to gain mastery over the mind
Beginners Yoga Weekend
February 20 - 23, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This weekend is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Pancha Karma Detoxification Therapy
with Dr. Sachin Deshmukh
February 21 - 28, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Pancha Karma Detoxification Therapy Receive Pancha Karma at the beautiful Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California, an ideal place to relax, rejuvenate and detoxify. Pancha Karma is Ayurveda’s elegant and highly-specialized system of purification and rejuvenation. The Pancha Karma process gets to the root cause of imbalances and works to rebalance the body, mind and […]
Karma Yoga Week
with Swami Dharmananda and Anandamayi Chaitanya
February 23 - 28, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Karma Yoga is service done without selfish expectations. We welcome karma yogis, especially for this karma yoga week. Karma Yogis work four hours a day and have a 50% reduction on accommodations. Gardening, maintenance, building and cooking skills are especially welcome. A Permaculture Action Day will also be taking place on Tuesday, October 10th as part of the Karma Yoga Week.
Yoga Life: 4 Paths of Yoga
with Ganga Chaitanya
February 23 - 28, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for those wanted a full immersion into classical Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 4 paths of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Maha Sivaratri Festival
with Pundit Bhima, Swami Dharmananda, Anandamayi Chaitanya and Ganga Chaitanya
February 25, 2025
14651 Ballantree Lane, Grass Valley, CA 95949
Join us for a night of devotion to celebrate the Great Night of Lord Siva. Devotees perform sincere worship of Siva, the Lord of cosmic transformation, keeping all-night vigil with mantra chanting, kirtan, and pujas led by pandit Bhima Samavedula.
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
with Swami Dharmananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Ganga Chaitanya
March 1 - 29, 2025
Grass Valley, CA, USA
This 4 week course, which offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons.
Online - Introduction to Permaculture Design
with Spencer Nielsen
March 3 - 31, 2025
Mar 3, 17, 31 at 6pm-8:30pm, PST | This is a hybrid synchronous/asynchronous online class. Upon registration, you will receive a link to the 10 class recordings from last year's PDC. We'll also have 3 calls together, where we'll cover more content as well as have plenty of time for Q&A and any clarifications. We will also begin by building the class container as a group for this hybrid course, knowing that some students will be coming for the April immersion to complete their Permaculture Design Certificate.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
March 9, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Positive Thinking for Self-Renewal
March 11 - 16, 2025
Renew your outlook on life with the ancient tools of Yoga. Learn practical and accessible Yoga techniques to open the heart, to generate positive thought patterns and to overcome negative tendencies. Our minds are saturated with information overload, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
March 13 - 16, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Nurture your Nature
with Lila Lolling
March 13 - 16, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Yoga wisdoms remind us that you are nature. They teach that within your multi-dimensionality live the five elements; earth, water, fire, air, ether/space. They also teach you that whatever happens outside of you, is a mirror to what is happening within you. This retreat combines time in nature, moon rituals, stargazing, and yoga philosophy to help you cultivate an experience of the interconnection of life. If have recently been feeling isolated, apathetic, or uninspired in your life, join us for a weekend of play that reconnects you with yourself, others, and nature as you bridge the gap between ideation and embodiment.
Beginners Yoga Weekend
March 20 - 23, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This weekend is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Gentle Yoga Teacher Training
March 27 - 30, 2025
Gentle Yoga Teacher Training is for teachers the skills to teach their students modifications due to age, weight, illness, injury or limited flexibility. Due to poor lifestyles and chronic stress, many students come to yoga unable to safely practice the postures. In keeping with the principle of ahimsa (nonviolence), teachers will learn to teach how to modify the asanas so that their students can benefit from a physical practice as they build the strength and resilience to perform the full postures.
Permaculture Design Certification
with Spencer Nielsen
April 6 - 12, 2025
This course will follow the structure and content of internationally-recognized PDC's, while adding principles and practices of Yoga and Ayurveda. We will look to the roots of permaculture with Bill Mollison and David Holmgren as well as the application and influence it has had around the world.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
April 6, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Hatha Yoga Sadhana
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
April 8 - 13, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This course gives you an introduction to the real classical practice of hatha yoga as described in the scriptures. Hatha Yoga is seen as a ladder to Raja Yoga which culminates in the practice of Meditation. For most people Meditation is not possible so hatha yoga is prescribed so by controlling the breath we can control the prana which leads to control of the mind and the thoughts.
Building Resilience in an Ever-Changing World
with Lila Lolling and Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500
April 10 - 13, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Adapting to change; grief, loss, divorce, trauma, climate grief, etc. Techniques to slow down the world around you.
Meditation for Well-being
April 15 - 20, 2025
This Yogic Meditation course introduces the basic guidelines and conditions for classical yogic meditation. There will be discussion on Why meditate? and the necessity to go to the transcendental level of existence to find true peace and happiness. Participants will study the mechanics of the mind and how to calm the mind and turn inward for Self-awareness.
Easter Weekend: Creativity & Inspiration
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda and Anandamayi Chaitanya
April 17 - 20, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Join us for this special Easter weekend, as we explore the classical Yogic knowledge and how to apply for our own healing and spiritual growth. Harmonize body, mind and spirit with daily Satsang (meditation, chanting, Yoga talk); asana and pranayama classes; nature walks; and workshops.
Spring Cleanse and Rejuvenation Retreat
with Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500
April 22 - 27, 2025
Join us for this nourishing self-care retreat, learn sustainable Yoga and Ayurveda practices for healthy living and rejuvenation. Cleanse body, mind, and spirit as you enjoy daily kitcheree and greens mono-diet for purification and increased vitality. Learn Yoga and Ayurveda practices and routines that you can integrate into your daily life for balanced health and well-being.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
April 24 - 27, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Who Am I? Vedanta Course
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
April 24 - 27, 2025
This 5 days course will give you the basic knowledge of Vedanta, the Science of the True Self, so you can start your process of Self enquiry and avoid pitfalls in your life, self created by your own illusion. Learn to ask the right questions in your life to gain clarity and solve relationship problems and problems created by lack of self confidence and confusion about yourself and lack of awareness of others. Feel light, happiness and freedom by better Self Knowledge.
Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1
April 29 - May 4, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
May 1 - 4, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain a more positive outlook in your life.
Learn to Regulate Your Nervous System
with Lila Lolling
May 1 - 4, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Your nervous system is the foundation of how you experience the world around you. In a culture with over 300 notifications a day and continuous stimulation, it is not uncommon to feel overwhelmed, burned out, and craving numbing out. During this retreat, we dive into the intimate workings of your nervous system and practice specific exercises that regulate your nervous system. You’ll also explore small lifestyle changes that can have a big impact on how you experience daily life.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
May 4, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Karma Yoga Week
with Swami Dharmananda and Anandamayi Chaitanya
May 4 - 9, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Karma Yoga is service done without selfish expectations. We welcome karma yogis, especially for this karma yoga week. Karma Yogis work four hours a day and have a 50% reduction on accommodations. Gardening, maintenance, building and cooking skills are especially welcome. A Permaculture Action Day will also be taking place on Tuesday, October 10th as part of the Karma Yoga Week.
Rasa Bhava: Healing the Emotional Body with Yoga & Ayurveda
with Arun Deva, AP, AYT, C-IAYT, E-RYT500
May 9 - 11, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
How do we understand the emotional body? In āyurveda the mind begins in the heart, reaches downwards into the gut and upwards into the brain. The connections are easy to see as seats of instincts, feelings and sensation/thought. All our instincts and our rational thinking revolve around the mediating emotional state.
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
May 10 - June 7, 2025
Grass Valley, CA, USA
This 4 week course, which offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
May 15 - 18, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
May 22 - 25, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain a more positive outlook in your life.
Memorial Day Weekend: TTC Reunion, Passing the Flame
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda and Swami Sivasankariananda
May 23 - 26, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Memorial Day Weekend we will hold a TTC Reunion, Passing the Flame at the Sivananda Yoga Farm. We will have satsangs, yoga classes, vegetarian meals, and workshops on sharing the teachings. Swami Sitaramananda will deliver lectures and meditation.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
June 1, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Positive Thinking for Self-Renewal
June 3 - 8, 2025
Renew your outlook on life with the ancient tools of Yoga. Learn practical and accessible Yoga techniques to open the heart, to generate positive thought patterns and to overcome negative tendencies. Our minds are saturated with information overload, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Pancha Karma Detoxification Therapy
with Vaidya Bharathi A.V. BAMS, FAIHM, YIC
June 6 - 14, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Pancha Karma Detoxification Therapy Receive Pancha Karma at the beautiful Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California, an ideal place to relax, rejuvenate and detoxify. Pancha Karma is Ayurveda’s elegant and highly-specialized system of purification and rejuvenation. The Pancha Karma process gets to the root cause of imbalances and works to rebalance the body, mind and […]
Sadhana Intensive
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
June 10 - 25, 2025
Grass Valley, CA
Sadhana Intensive is a two-week program devised by Swami Vishnudevananda based on his own hatha yoga sadhana in the Himalayas. He said that six months of this intensive practice gave him the energy to carry out his mission of spreading the teachings of yoga in the West for next 40 years.
Meditation for Well-being
June 12 - 15, 2025
This Yogic Meditation course introduces the basic guidelines and conditions for classical yogic meditation. There will be discussion on Why meditate? and the necessity to go to the transcendental level of existence to find true peace and happiness. Participants will study the mechanics of the mind and how to calm the mind and turn inward for Self-awareness.
Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1
June 17 - 22, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Detoxification and Juice Fasting
with Manu Dawson
June 22 - July 2, 2025
The Detoxification and Juice Fasting Program is an ideal opportunity to deeply cleanse and rejuvenate body and mind in a safe and supportive environment. You can rest in the warmth of the northern California summer, enjoying clean air and sunshine in the Sierra foothills, and the support of experienced staff and health care practitioners.
Family Yoga Camp
June 24 - 29, 2025
Bringing Family and Yoga practice together during this special time here at the Ashram. Enjoy the peaceful nature, have fun and quality time with your family, while shaping body and mind in the daily Asana classes and spiritual courses. The Family Week offers an adjusted Ashram schedule to meet Family needs. Qualified staff will share Yoga Asana Classes with your family tailored towards a child's practice and introduce a meditation practice that the whole family can participate in together. Family accommodation in four-bed cabins are available, however, space is limited. If you would like to be nearer to nature, bring a tent!
Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River Weekend
June 26 - 29, 2025
During this weekend we will visit the pristine Yuba river and do pranayama by the river and swim and relax. Spending time by the river and practicing pranayama increases our energy and helps us to understand the relationship between prana and our state of mind. We will have some discourses on Hatha Yoga, Yogic lifestyle and routines, and the Yoga Sutras.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
June 26 - 29, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
4th of July: Vedic Sciences
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Komilla Sutton, Bill Sinclair (Ramdas) and Swamini Svatmavidyananda
July 3 - 6, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Holiday weekend we will have talks from renown special guest speakers on how the Yoga and vedic teachings give us perfect health in body, mind and spirit.
Family Yoga Camp
August 19 - 24, 2025
Bringing Family and Yoga practice together during this special time here at the Ashram. Enjoy the peaceful nature, have fun and quality time with your family, while shaping body and mind in the daily Asana classes and spiritual courses. The Family Week offers an adjusted Ashram schedule to meet Family needs. Qualified staff will share Yoga Asana Classes with your family tailored towards a child's practice and introduce a meditation practice that the whole family can participate in together. Family accommodation in four-bed cabins are available, however, space is limited. If you would like to be nearer to nature, bring a tent!
Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River Weekend
August 21 - 24, 2025
During this weekend we will visit the pristine Yuba river and do pranayama by the river and swim and relax. Spending time by the river and practicing pranayama increases our energy and helps us to understand the relationship between prana and our state of mind. We will have some discourses on Hatha Yoga, Yogic lifestyle and routines, and the Yoga Sutras.
Labor Day Weekend: Integrated Health
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Dharmananda, Shreelata Suresh and Dr. Sachin Deshmukh
August 28 - September 1, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Join us for our Integrated Health & Relaxation Retreat as we take time in the beautiful nature of the Yoga Farm. We close the summer with this special program with Swami Sitaramananda and the senior teachers of the Ashram presenting the Classical Yoga teachings and featuring leading teachers in the field of Holistic Health and Healing. Heera Kulkarni shares her vast knowledge to create nutritious and delicious plant-based meals for healing health conditions. Dr. Sachin Deshmukh offers talks on daily and seasonal routines and healthy lifestyle practices following the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. Shree Lata Suresh will present traditional Bharat Natyam dance with her students from the Vishwa Shanti Dance Academy.
Meditation for Well-being
September 4 - 7, 2025
This Yogic Meditation course introduces the basic guidelines and conditions for classical yogic meditation. There will be discussion on Why meditate? and the necessity to go to the transcendental level of existence to find true peace and happiness. Participants will study the mechanics of the mind and how to calm the mind and turn inward for Self-awareness.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
September 7, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Who Am I? Swami Sivananda Teachings
with Swami Dharmananda
September 8 - 12, 2025
This 5 days course will give you the basic knowledge of Vedanta, the Science of the True Self, so you can start your process of Self enquiry and avoid pitfalls in your life, self created by your own illusion. Learn to ask the right questions in your life to gain clarity and solve relationship problems and problems created by lack of self confidence and confusion about yourself and lack of awareness of others. Feel light, happiness and freedom by better Self Knowledge.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
September 11 - 14, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1
September 16 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Fall Cleanse and Rejuvenation Retreat
with Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500
September 16 - 21, 2025
Join us for this nourishing self-care retreat, learn sustainable Yoga and Ayurveda practices for healthy living and rejuvenation. Cleanse body, mind, and spirit as you enjoy daily kitcheree and greens mono-diet for purification and increased vitality. Learn Yoga and Ayurveda practices and routines that you can integrate into your daily life for balanced health and well-being.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
September 18 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain a more positive outlook in your life.
Yoga Life: 4 Paths of Yoga
September 23 - 28, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for those wanted a full immersion into classical Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 4 paths of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Kirtan & Singing for Opening the Heart
with Anandamayi Chaitanya
September 25 - 28, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Bhakti yoga is a natural path for those who are dominantly seeking emotional fulfillment, and desire to convert worldly emotions into Divine devotion. The devotee visualizes the Lord sitting or standing before him/her. He/she pours out her heart’s love, adoration, and shares his/her deepest thoughts and concerns with the Lord until a continuous flow of awareness moves between devotee and his/her beloved Lord. This continuous flow of love brings about a a close relationship with God and culminates in Divine Union in which the worshiper and that which is worshiped become One.
Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River Weekend
September 25 - 28, 2025
During this weekend we will visit the pristine Yuba river and do pranayama by the river and swim and relax. Spending time by the river and practicing pranayama increases our energy and helps us to understand the relationship between prana and our state of mind. We will have some discourses on Hatha Yoga, Yogic lifestyle and routines, and the Yoga Sutras.
Pancha Karma Detoxification Therapy
with Dr. Sachin Deshmukh
October 2 - 10, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Pancha Karma Detoxification Therapy Receive Pancha Karma at the beautiful Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California, an ideal place to relax, rejuvenate and detoxify. Pancha Karma is Ayurveda’s elegant and highly-specialized system of purification and rejuvenation. The Pancha Karma process gets to the root cause of imbalances and works to rebalance the body, mind and […]
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
October 5, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
October 11 - November 8, 2025
Grass Valley, CA, USA
This 4 week course, which offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
October 16 - 19, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Positive Thinking for Self-Renewal
October 21 - 26, 2025
Renew your outlook on life with the ancient tools of Yoga. Learn practical and accessible Yoga techniques to open the heart, to generate positive thought patterns and to overcome negative tendencies. Our minds are saturated with information overload, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
November 2, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
November 6 - 9, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain a more positive outlook in your life.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
November 13 - 16, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1
November 18 - 23, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily routine of yoga and will experience wholesome vegetarian meals. You will leave rested and refreshed with the basic knowledge of how to continue to practice at home.
Meditation for Well-being
December 2 - 7, 2025
This Yogic Meditation course introduces the basic guidelines and conditions for classical yogic meditation. There will be discussion on Why meditate? and the necessity to go to the transcendental level of existence to find true peace and happiness. Participants will study the mechanics of the mind and how to calm the mind and turn inward for Self-awareness.
Ashram Sacred Tour - Intro to Sivananda Yoga
December 7, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
December 9 - 14, 2025
Renew your outlook on life with the ancient tools of Yoga. Learn practical and accessible Yoga techniques to open the heart, to generate positive thought patterns and to overcome negative tendencies. Our minds are saturated with information overload.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
December 11 - 14, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call in advance to book your Ayurvedic body treatment and consultation as there are a limited number of appointments available. Participants will practice Yoga asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathing) and meditation twice daily and attend daily workshops on Ayurveda and health.
Hatha Yoga Sadhana
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
December 16 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This course gives you an introduction to the real classical practice of hatha yoga as described in the scriptures. Hatha Yoga is seen as a ladder to Raja Yoga which culminates in the practice of Meditation. For most people Meditation is not possible so hatha yoga is prescribed so by controlling the breath we can control the prana which leads to control of the mind and the thoughts.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
December 18 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain a more positive outlook in your life.
800-Hour Professional Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training 2026
January 4, 2026 - January 2, 2028
Sivananda Yoga Ashram Yoga Farm
The Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training is a 2-year 800-hour yoga therapy certification program that trains teachers to employ the deeper healing methodologies of yoga, working one-on-one with individuals and in support of the healthcare community in developing practical solutions for long-term holistic health.