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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
Positive Thinking & Emotional Intelligence
November 19 - 24, 2024
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.
Thanksgiving Retreat: Walking True Love’s Path to Freedom
Also with Swami Dharmananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Anandamayi Chaitanya, Swamini Svatmavidyananda, Acharya Mangalananda and Prabhu Nam Kaur
November 27 - December 1, 2024
You are invited to this special Thanksgiving program featuring special guest teachers who have dedicated their lives to the spiritual path, ready to share their spiritual knowledge gleaned from years of practice to help us understand these turbulent times where conflict seems ever-present and peace out of reach.
Stress Management the Classical Yoga Way Teacher Training
Also with Swami Dharmananda and Nitya (Hoa Tran)
December 1 - 8, 2024
This stress management teacher training will train the teacher to use the yogic principles and techniques to help people manage there stress and live a more balanced life.
Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love - Stories of Devotion and Eternal Love
Also with Swami Dharmananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Anandamayi Chaitanya and Nitya (Hoa Tran)
Flexible Dates
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!
Hatha Yoga Sadhana
January 21 - 26, 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.
Yoga Teachers Training Course in Dalat, Vietnam
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Narayanananda and Swami Pranavananda
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.
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda and Swami Dharmananda
May 10 - June 7, 2025
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.
Sadhana Intensive
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda and Swami Jnaneswariananda
June 10 - 25, 2025
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.
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda and Swami Dharmananda
October 11 - November 8, 2025
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.