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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 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. He enjoys all forms of karma yoga, including gardening, cooking, cleaning, website, administration, and teaching.
Upcoming Programs by Swami Adiparashaktiananda
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.
Lavender Harvest Month and Kirtan (June 8 - July 14)
Flexible Dates
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. Karma Yogis serve for four hours a day and have a 50% reduction on accommodations.
Hatha Yoga Sadhana Retreat
July 24 - 31, 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.
Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River
August 7 - 14, 2026
During this week, 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.
Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River
August 28 - September 4, 2026
During this week, 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.
Karma Yoga Week (1/2 price)
Also with Swami Divyananda
October 18 - 23, 2026
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.
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.
Thanksgiving Retreat: Peace of Mind is Happiness
Also with Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Sankarananda
November 25 - 29, 2026
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.
Holiday Retreat: Finding Inner Strength in a World of Constant Change
Also with Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda, Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500, Acharya Mangalananda, Nitya (Hoa Tran), Omkara and Pundit Bhima
December 18, 2026 - January 3, 2027
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
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Divyananda
May 15 - June 12, 2027
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 Divyananda
June 16 - 30, 2027
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, Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Divyananda
October 9 - November 6, 2027
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.