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Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
Swami Adi Parashaktiananda is a dedicated Sadhak and an experienced international Sivananda Hatha Yoga teacher and trainer in international TTC in USA, Vietnam , Japan and China for more than twelve years. He mainly serves as assistant to Acharya Swami Sitaramananda at the Sivananda Ashram yoga Farm in Grass Valley California and at the Sivananda Ashram in Vietnam. He took the first monastic vow from Sivananda lineage in 2011 and became a sannyasin in 2017. He teaches a 7-day Hatha Yoga Sadhana course and the 14-day Sivananda Sadhana Intensive course, whose emphasis is on individual sadhana. His teaching is classical and brought peace and clarity to many.
Upcoming Programs by Swami Adi Parashaktiananda

Online Pranayama Immersion (11 sessions)
Open Dates
Start your New Year 2025 on the right foot with this Online Pranayama Immersion (11 sessions) with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda.

Online Pranayama Immersion (11 sessions)
Open Dates
Start your New Year 2026 on the right foot with this Online Pranayama Immersion (12 sessions) with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda.

Holiday Retreat: Finding Inner Strength in a World of Constant Change
Also with Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Amritananda, Swami Gangananda, Swami Divyananda, Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500, Acharya Mangalananda, Nitya (Hoa Tran), Omkara and Pundit Bhima
Flexible Dates
Join for 2 days or all 12 days | This year we will have a variety of workshops on Prasad: The sweetness of devotion, Ayurveda Self Care, Emotional Intelligence, Removing blockages with yoga and massage, Yantra painting, Selfless love, Positive thinking circle, Self as Satchitananda

Hatha Yoga Sadhana
December 16 - 21, 2025
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.

Holiday Retreat: Finding Inner Strength in a World of Constant Change
Also with Swami Amritananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Gangananda, Swami Divyananda, Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500, Acharya Mangalananda, Nitya (Hoa Tran), Omkara and Pundit Bhima
December 19, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Join for 2 days or all 12 days | This year we will have a variety of workshops on Prasad: The sweetness of devotion, Ayurveda Self Care, Emotional Intelligence, Removing blockages with yoga and massage, Yantra painting, Selfless love, Positive thinking circle, Self as Satchitananda

Hatha Yoga Sadhana Retreat
February 6 - 13, 2026
Sadhana is conscious systematic spiritual practice to elevate the mind and to see the Self. The “ha” and “tha” of Hatha Yoga refers to the balance and combination of sun and moon energy, and the functioning of the right and left brain, the active and passive facets of our personality. The benefits go well beyond just the physical body. Learn the simple and powerful techniques of the science of Hatha Yoga for balance, wellbeing, and progress in life. The key of Yoga is balance. And balance leads to higher spiritual development.

Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Amritananda and Swami Gangananda
May 2 - 30, 2026
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.

Advanced Teachers Training Course (ATTC)
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Gangananda
June 3 - 30, 2026
The Advanced Yoga Teachers Training Course (ATTC) allows graduates from the Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Course (TTC) to deepen their spiritual practice and study of Hatha yoga, Vedanta philosophy, Raja yoga, Anatomy, and Sanskrit. Advanced Yoga Teachers Training couse is another opportunity to practice under guidance in a supportive atmosphere with long-time (up to 30 years) yoga practitioners and teachers. Advanced yoga teachers training course gives you a boost of energy and clarity. The program is similar to the 200 hour yoga teachers training cousre and should not be perceived as a course only for experts.

Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Amritananda and Swami Gangananda
October 24 - November 21, 2026
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.