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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

Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love - Devotional Stories to Open the Heart

Also with Swami Dharmananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Niranjan Babu, Joss Jaffe, Lila Lolling, Nitya (Hoa Tran), Omkara, Anandamayi Chaitanya, Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500 and Angelika

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!
Three Yogis Meditating on top of Siva Hill

Meditation for Well-being

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.

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.

Free Online - TTC Information Meeting

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda and Swami Sivasankariananda

February 15, 2025
5:00 pm PT | Speak to senior swamis and staff about the upcoming Teacher Training Courses. We have upcoming courses in California and Vietnam.

Hatha Yoga Sadhana

April 8 - 13, 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.

Easter Weekend: Creativity & Inspiration

Also with Anandamayi Chaitanya

April 17 - 20, 2025
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.
Adi Sankaracharya with group of disciples

Who Am I? Vedanta Course

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.

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.

Memorial Day Weekend: TTC Reunion, Passing the Flame

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda and Swami Sivasankariananda

May 23 - 26, 2025
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.  

Sadhana Intensive

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda

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.

Labor Day Weekend: Integrated Health

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda, Shreelata Suresh and Dr. Sachin Deshmukh

August 28 - September 1, 2025
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. 

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.

Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life

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.

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.