Retreat Calendar

Yoga and Stress management
Certificate course

June 2 – 9
Arrival: Sunday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Yoga techniques and mental exercises (meditation) have become an integral part of Western culture and are finding increased acceptance in medicine, education, sports, management training, the arts and religious sciences. This certificate course offers indepth personal practice with a view to integrating these experiences into your personal and professional life.

Workshop topics:

• Scientific stress research
• The flight and fight response
• Understanding the parasympathetic nervous system
• Stress and the 3 gunas
• How your food choices affect your level of stress
• The 4 goals of life: material success, happiness,
  finding one’s duty and place, inner freedom
• Yoga psychology:
  the psychology of contentment and detachment

With two Asanas classes and two meditations daily.

Donation for 7 nights all included: Tent: 355 €, Shared: 430 €,
double: 515 €, single: 650 €, single with bathroom: 750 €

Detoxification weekend

June 7 – 9
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga

Workshop topics:

• Kriyas, the cleansing practices of hatha yoga
• The principles and benefits of short fasts
• How to establish a balanced vegetarian diet
• Purifying nature walks
• Energizing asana classes and cleansing breathing exercises

Donation for 2 nights all included: Tent: 96 €, Shared: 116 €,
double: 138 €, single: 170 €, single with bathroom: 200 €

Reach higher!

TTC refresher
With Swami Durgananda, Swami Sivadasananda,
Swami Kailasananda, Swami Atmaramananda and many Swamis and teachers from the Sivananda centres.

June 14 – 20
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

For graduates of the Sivananda Teachers’ Training Course only.

Come and join us for this inspiring course:
Deepen your vision, expand your knowledge, fine-tune your skills, reconnect to the classical teachings of Yoga and Vedanta, celebrate the positive, dynamic and peaceful message of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda, meet yoga teachers from all over the world Just 90 minutes from Paris, the Ashram is a haven of peace set in the midst of large forests, a wide open space alive with a very rich variety of bird and wild animals. The sunrises and sunsets are magnificent.

Daily Programme
5.10 - Pranayama practice (optional)
6.00 - Discourse on Bhagavad Gita with Sri Venugopal Goswami
8.30 - Asana class
10.15 - Brunch
11.15 - Karma Yoga
13.30 - Lecture
14.45 - Tea and Snack, free time
16.00 - Asana correction workshop
18.00 - Dinner
19.30 - OM Namo Narayanaya Chanting or Likhita Japa (optional)
20.00 - Satsang

The course will include:

Dynamic asana classes

• Strengthening the back from the sacrum to the neck
• Improved breathing in the asanas
• Nerve impulse and prana impulse
• Forward bend variations and deep relaxation
• Joining feet and head - challenging your asana variations
• Sthira Sukham Asanam by Patanjali Maharishi

Inspiring lectures

• Swami Sivananda : his vision for the world
• The inspiring message of Vedanta : we are all one
• Taking a fresh look at the Yamas and niyamas
• Advice on sadhana : question and answer session
• Purpose of sadhana : melting the ego, softening the heart

Refreshing “How to Teach” workshops

• Entering, holding and leaving the pose
• How to convey contraindications, physical and mental effects
• Counterposes, counter-movements and relaxation techniques .
• Movements in the spine and major joints
• Typical imbalances of muscle length and muscle strength
• Recognising faults and limitations

Vibrant Satsangs

• Yoga as life style
• Applying the 8 steps in a yoga class
• Yoga as service of humanity

Inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita: arise, awake!
with Honoured guest Sri Venugopal Goswami,
Vrindavan, North India
Guest of Honour, Bhagavad Acharya Sri Venugopal Goswami is a Bhakti yoga Acharya in a 500 years old lineage in Vrindavan, Krishna’s birthplace. He received his musical training from the famous singer Sri Pandit Jasraj.
With live music – vocal, harmonium, flute and tabla.

Programme
The Bhagavad Gita is considered the cream of Vedas, the oldest spiritual text of India. It gives a positive message of hope, encouragement and clear guidance on leading a life of harmony and peace in the midst of a tormented world.

Topics:

• What is our real duty
• Finding one’s place in life
• Living at peace in a restless world
• Re-enchanting our life

Wednesday June 19 at 8 pm: Peace concert

Temple ceremonies
During the course, the Ashram priest will conduct a powerful Ganapati Homa and a Lalita Sahasranama Puja
(recitation of the 1000 names of the Divine Mother,
generating a strong spiritual energy).

Donation for 6 nights all included: Tent (bring your own): 95 €,
Meditation room (bring your own air bed and sleeping bag): 95 €
Shared: 170 €, Double (couples only): 220 €

Karma yoga days

June 21 – 24

Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Monday around 2 pm

Karma yoga, selfless service, opens the heart and purifies the mind. Come and share your energy and talents!

Free of charge, prior interview with Ashram director required.

Accommodation in personal tent.

Yoga fitness

June 21 – 27

Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Thursday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: Yoga Your Home Practice Companion

This programme focuses on strengthening body and mind for all-round health.

Workshop topics:

• Yoga asanas for optimal development of
  muscle strength and flexibility
• How to improve body alignment and prevent posture faults such as lordosis, kyphosis or scoliosis
• Breathing exercises to systematically increase
  your vital capacity
• Relaxation exercises to strengthen the nervous
  and immune systems
• Energising vegetarian food, specially adapted
  to the yoga practice

Donation for 6 nights all included: Tent: 288 €, Shared: 348 €,
double: 414 €, single: 510 €, single with bathroom: 600 €

Yoga and gardening week
with Girija

June 21 – 27
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Thursday, around 2 pm

• Get to know the local plants and herbs
• Learn the basics of harmonious combinations in the vegetable garden
• Help out in our vegetable and flower garden
• Learn how to use the herbs and flowers of the season for delicious treats like nettle soup, herbal teas, flowery salads and elderberry syrup

With two asana classes and two meditations daily.

Teacher: Girija is a staff member of the Ashram de Yoga Sivananda and a professional gardener and landscape architect. She takes care of the Ashram grounds with a deep love and respect of nature.

Donation for 6 nights all included: Tent: 288 €, Shared: 348 €, double: 414 €, single: 510 €, single with bathroom: 600 €

International Teachers’ Training Course and Advanced Teachers’ Training Course

June 28 – July 26

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The Wisdom of Ancient India
With Dr. Shastri

July 3 – 10
Arrival: Wednesday around 3 pm / Departure: Wednesday , around 2 pm

Lecture Topics:

• Sanskrit, the language of the Gods
• Learn basic Sanskrit conversation
• Stories from the Mahabharata
• Inspiration from the life of great Indian saints

Guest speaker: Dr. Shastri is a sanskrit and vedic literature scholar. He directed the Indian Cultural Centre in London (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan). He has a vast knowledge of all the philosophical and spiritual traditions of India.

Donation for 7 nights all included: Tent: 300 €, Shared: 365 €, double: 435 €, single: 535 €, single with bathroom: 630 €

Yoga and ecology weekend
with Annapurna (Anne Petrov)

July 5 – 7
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Yoga teaches how to manage one’s energy, and asserts that we live in a unified universe where all is one. It teaches how to respect one’s mind, body and environment. As such, its approach is deeply ecological. During this weekend, we will study some aspects of the ecological approach in the light of yoga philosophy.

Lecture topics:

• Becoming aware of the bigger picture:
  our place in the environment
• Your own home – into the community and beyond

With two asana classes and two meditations daily.

Guest speaker: Annapurna (Anne Petrov) specializes in ecological construction. She is a green building advisor to a Parisian architectural firm and co-director of a green energy firm in the southwest of France, has worked for public investment in wind energy; she has taught physics and the history and role of science in society at American and French universities.

Donation for 2 nights all included: Tent: 96 €, Shared: 116 €, double: 138 €, single: 170 €, single with bathroom: 200 €

Yoga asana series:
Asanas for concentration and mental balance

July 12 – 14
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: Yoga Your Home Practice Companion.

Workshop topics:

• Asanas to develop mental clarity and concentration
• Steady posture - steady mind: balancing ones emotions through holding of the postures
• The three levels of relaxation
• Contemplative yoga classes with focus on balancing poses and body awareness in the asanas.

Donation for 2 nights all included: Tent: 96 €, Shared: 116 €, double: 138 €, single: 170 €, single with bathroom: 200 €

Science and spirituality: a possible union
with Philippe Bobola

July 13 and 14
Arrival: Saturday around 3 pm / Departure: Monday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: Yoga Your Home Practice Companion.

Lecture topics:
Friday 8 pm: "From physics to reconnection"
Saturday 8 pm: "And what if time was not what we thought ?"

Speaker: Philippe Bobola is a physicist, a biologist and an anthropologist. He taught for 15 years at the Paris university. He has authored many articles on physics and biophysics. He lectures all over the world on a wide range of topics from science, spirituality, ecology, anthropology, alternative medicine, poetry and art.

Donation for 2 nights all included: Tent: 96 €, Shared: 116 €, double: 138 €, single: 170 €, single with bathroom: 200 €

Spiritual celebration:
Swami Sivananda’s Mahasamadhi

July 14

A very special day during which the energy of the saint and
master Swami Sivananda is felt intensely. This is the day when Swami Sivananda left his body and attained what yogis call Mahasamadhi, final liberation.

A Guru Puja (devotional ceremony) with an Indian priest will be held at the temple. This is an opportunity for all disciples of
Swami Sivananda to come together and honour the cosmic consciousness manifested through this great universal master.

One week yoga retreat at reduced rate

July 14 – 21
Arrival: Sunday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: The Sivananda Companion to Yoga

• The 5 points of Yoga
• Yoga classes with individual corrections
• Introduction to meditation
• Principles of yogic diet
• The 4 paths of yoga

Donation for 7 nights all included: Tent: 270 €, Shared: 330 €,
double: 390 €, single: 480 €, single with bathroom: 570 €

Which agriculture for the future?
with Claude Aubert

July 18 and 19
Arrival: Thursday around 3 pm / Departure: Friday around 2 pm

Lecture topics:

• Which agriculture to preserve our health
  and feed 9 billion people?
• Which life expectancy for our children?

Guest speaker: Claude Aubert is a pioneer in the field of organic farming in France. He has written many books which are now classics on agriculture, organic gardening and nutrition. He is a consultant in organic farming and lectures in France and abroad on this topic.

Donation for 1 night all included: Tent: 48 €, Shared: 58 €, double: 69 €, single: 85 €, single with bathroom: 100 €

Ayurveda with Angela Hope Murray

July 21 – 25
Arrival: Sunday around 3 pm / Departure: Thursday around 2 pm

Recommended reading:
Ayurveda, the Science of Self Healing, by Dr. Vasant Lad

3 lectures and one cooking demonstration

• Introduction to Ayurveda
• Vata, pitta, kapha : the 3 types of constitution
• Daily regimen in ayurveda
• Ayurvedic cooking demonstration

Teacher: Angela Hope-Murray comes from England, she has been practicing alternative medicine for over 30 years. She has been studying Ayurveda for many years with Dr. Vasant Lad and she is a colleague of Robert Swoboda. She is also an osteopath and dedicates her time to the promotion of Ayurveda in England.

Donation for 4 nights all included: Tent: 192 €, Shared: 232 €, double: 276 €, single: 340 €, single with bathroom: 400 €

Spiritual celebration:
Guru Purnima

July 22

Yearly Festival of the full moon night in honour of the spiritual Masters of all times and all traditions.

A Guru Puja (devotional ceremony) with an Indian priest in honour of the great Yoga masters Swami Sivananda and
Swami Vishnudevananda will be held at the temple.

Certificate course
Yoga psychology and mental health
with Dr. Uma Krishnamurti

July 27 - August 3
Arrival: Saturday around 3 pm / Departure: Saturday around 2 pm

An exceptional course with an Indian psychologist.
Dr. Uma Krishnamurti is a psychiatrist specialised in treating young children. She has a deep knowledge of Indian and Western psychology (transpersonal psychology). She travels all over the world to share her experience. She creates a fascinating synthesis of psychology and spirituality.

Workshop themes:

• Transpersonal psychology
• How to face negative emotions
• Yoga and mental balance
• Conscious, subconscious and superconscious mind
• How to find inner balance
• What is radiant mental health?

Donation for 7 nights all included: Tent space: 495 €,
Shared: 610 €, double: 760 €, single: 920 €

Teachers’ Training Course (in French)

July 28 – August 25

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Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Ashram
With Swami Durgananda and Swami Sivadasananda,
European Yoga Acharyas, as well as swamis and teachers
from the European Sivananda centres with Honoured guest
Sri Venugopal Goswami and a priest from South India

August 5 – 11

Arrival: Tuesday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

The Ashram was inaugurated in August 2003, and has gone through many phases of change and growth since then. Many students and karma yogis from all over the world have come for short and longer stays to enjoy its peace, warm atmosphere and high energy.

As part of this time of sharing and coming together, we will also celebrate Swami Durgananda’s 70th birthday, honouring over 40 years of service and teaching in the Sivananda organization.

Bhagavata Saptaha
with honoured guest Sri Venugopal Goswami

August 5 - 11
Bhagavad Acharya Sri Venugopal Goswami is a Bhakti yoga Acharya in a 500 years old lineage in Vrindavan, Krishna’s birthplace. He received his musical training from the famous singer Sri Pandit Jasraj.
With live music – vocal, harmonium, flute and tabla.

Programme
The Srimad Bhagavata Purana is a famous Yoga scripture and contains 18000 verses which emit the subtle perfume of universal love and knowledge. During seven evenings parts of the scripture will be sung and commented. The music, the words of wisdom and the chanting create a magical atmosphere in which the heart can open and intuition be awakened. The teaching gives access to the deep meaning of life. An unforgetable experience.

Temple Anniversary Celebration and 70th birthday celebration of Swami Durgananda
With a South Indian priest The ancient vedic rituals perfomed by a south Indian priest will generate strong spiritual vibrations, radiating peace and harmony into the world.

August 7: grand puja to Hanuman to celebrate
the anniversary of his installation

August 8: Temple anniversary celebration

August 11: Maha Mrityunjaya Homa for Swami Durgananda’s 70th birthday and talk with Swami Durgananda:
The universal message of Yoga.

Lectures with Swami Durgananda
Swami Durgananda’s lectures are based on 40 years of practice and service in the Sivananda organization. They are a source of much inspiration and guidance on a spiritual path.

Saturday August 10: Inaction in action

Teacher: Swami Durgananda is Yoga Acharya for Europe and a senior disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda. She directs the Sivananda Yoga Centres in Europe and teaches yoga philosophy at the Sivananda Teachers’ training courses around the world, sharing the inspiration of over 40 years of teaching experience.

The Power of Hatha Yoga
with Swami Sivadasananda

Saturday August 10, 4 pm:
A step-by-step approach to inverted postures

Sunday August 11, 4 pm: The key to body awareness

Teacher: Swami Sivadasananda is Yoga Acharya and senior student of Swami Vishnudevananda and guides the Sivananda Centers in Europe. He has taught workshops and Teachers’ Training Courses for many years all over the world. He is a dynamic and very precise instructor with profound knowledge.

Donation per night all included: Tent space: 48 €,
Shared: 58 €, double: 69 €, single: 85 €, single with bathroom: 100 €

Jyotisha – Vedic Astrology
Lectures with Stephen Quong (Umananda), California, USA

August 12 – 18
Arrival: Monday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Jyotisha, the traditional Vedic astrology of India, provides deeper insights into the purpose of our lives.

Evening lectures on:

• Astrology and Reincarnation based on Swami Sivananda's book "What happens to the soul after death"
• Gods and Goddesses in Vedic Astrology
• Swadharma: Identifying our life purpose through vedic astrology, focusing on the dynamic interaction between career choices and spiritual development
• Vedic astrology and quantum physics: virtual realities and parallel universes

Stephen Quong (Umananda) is a well-known astrologer from California. He studied classical Vedic astrology with different masters in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka and is a practising Yogi.

Donation for 6 nights all included: Tent: 288 €, Shared: 348 €, double: 414 €, single: 510 €, single with bathroom: 600 €

Sadhana Intensive for Sivananda teachers

August 12 – 27

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Yoga and health from a medical perspective
with Chandrika

August 14 – 18 (long weekend over assumption)
Arrival: Wednesday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Scientific research supporting health benefits of asanas, pranayama and meditation

Workshop topics :

• Benefits of yoga for heart problems and
  the circulatory system at large
• Healthy spine and joints and improved
  body alignment with asanas
• Benefits of yoga for the nervous system
  and general mental health
• How can yoga improve your breathing habits
  and your digestion

Teacher: Chandrika is a medical doctor and staff member of the Sivananda Yoga Centre in London.
She teaches anatomy and physiology in the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses in Europe.

Donation for 4 nights all included: Tent: 192 €, Shared: 232 €,
double: 276 €, single: 340 €, single with bathroom: 400 €

Feeding the world:
how vegetarianism can be a solution

August 19 – 21
Arrival: Monday around 3 pm / Departure: Wednesday around 2 pm

With Jean James Garreau, PhD in biology and researcher in human ecology at the Bordeaux University, France.
His interest for nutrition encompasses the medical, economical and ecological aspects.

Presentation of his documentary: « How to feed the future». This will be followed by a question and answer session over 2 evenings.

Donation for 2 nights all included: Tent: 96 €, Shared: 116 €, double: 138 €, single: 170 €, single with bathroom: 200 €

How to design healing spaces with Vastu Shastra
A 3 day course with a certified Vastu teacher

August 22 – 25
Arrival: Thursday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

The course:
Vastu Shastra is a 10.000 year old Indian practice of designing and constructing buildings to influence peace and prosperity in the form of design. This three day course covers the basic concept of the ancient Vedic teachings – Vastu Shastra. It gives the essence of the workings of the Divine Space and the Absolute Time manifesting into Matter. A printed manual is included.

Outline of the course:

• This workshop will help students better understand the direct link between the energies of the cosmos, earth, the home and the human form
• Participants will learn how to apply the principles of Vastu Shastra when designing a new home
• After completing this course student will be able to properly evaluate their homes through the lens of Vastu Shastra and make enhancements as necessary
• A certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course

Teacher: Olga Mandodari Sokolova, certified Vastu Shastra consultant, studied at the International Institute of Mayonic Science & Technology in Chennai, India under Dr. V. Sthapati Ganapati, a well-known traditional architect of Southern India who relies on Vastu principles in his projects. Ms. Sokolova earned her MS degree in Civil Engineering from the Architectural University of St. Petersburg, Russia.

Donation for 3 nights all included: Tent space: 250 €,
shared: 290 €, double: 320 €, single: 375 €

Yoga for the family

August 26 –September 1
Arrival: Monday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Bring your children along!
For children from 6 to 12

Children activities:

• Special yoga classes for children
• Spiritual stories and chanting
• Outdoor games]
• Talent show

Parents activities:

• All level Yoga classes
• Workshops on positive thinking
• Nature walks

Donation for 6 nights all included: Tent: 288 €, shared: 348 €,
double: 414 €, single: 510 €, single with bathroom: 600 €
50% discount for children (6 to 12)

The power of Asanas

August 26 –September 1
Arrival: Monday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: Yoga, your Home Practice Companion

Workshop topics:

• The system of the 12 basic postures
• Detailed guidance and individual corrections in the asanas
• Explanation of the benefits of asanas
  on the various body systems
• A profound experience of asanas through
  concentration on prana (vital energy)
• The harmonious combination of posture, breath and relaxation in the asanas
• Learning self control through asanas
• How asanas affect your mood and emotional state positively

Donation for 6 nights all included: Tent: 288 €, shared: 348 €,
double: 414 €, single: 510 €, single with bathroom: 600 €

Spiritual festival: Krishna Jayanti

August 28 | 8 pm

Celebration of the birthday of Lord Krishna, the energy of cosmic love and joy. With Puja (devotional ceremony), chanting of Mantras & spiritual stories

Certificate Course

Healthy Cooking with Ayurveda
With Sanjay and Anjani Kulkarni (MD),
Ayurveda Acharyas, Pune, India

August 28 – September 4
Arrival: Wednesday around 3 pm / Departure: Wednesday around 2 pm

Ayurveda is an ancient medical science dating back more than 5000 years. According to Ayurveda our health and wellness are mainly influenced by the foods we eat and the lifestyle we live. It is a holistic system that uses an understanding of different body types (constitutions) to guide one towards a healthier and more balanced lifestyle. Ayurveda is grounded in a holistic approach to physical and mental health.

Ayurvedic Diet – Healthy Body, Balanced Mind
Ayurveda offers a delicious and healthy alternative to conventional food choices as it considers food to be both nourishment as well as medicine. This course will provide an introduction to the major principles of Ayurveda. Participants will be given the practical tools to prepare delicious ayurvedic meals at home according to his or her constitution. The daily programme will include two lectures and one hands-on cooking workshop using mostly organic and regionally sourced food items.

Grains
Learn to prepare grains in a variety of ways. Whole grains on a regular basis regulate the blood sugar level and prevent obesity.

Beans and lentils
Pulses are often frowned upon, but they are an ideal source of protein and iron. Properly prepared they are delicious.

Vegetables
Full of minerals and secondary plant nutrients vegetables are essential for good health. Fresh vegetables add variety to our diet.

Spices
These can be combined in so many different ways to create new taste sensations and make any meal delicious. Spices play a big role in Ayurvedic cooking and are used for aiding the digestion and their healing power.

Simple, quick and healthy food
Affordable, quick and simple recipes lovingly prepared.

Six tastes
Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, astringent and spicy are the six tastes that make any meal complete. They ensure good digestion and optimal absorption, as well as satisfying the taste buds.

Breakfast recipes
Start your day right with an energy boost that will last.

For lunch and dinner
Healthy and tasty food combinations to please the body and the senses. Recipes range from fresh & light to rustic & hearty. Adding seeds and nuts further increases the nutritional value.

Vegetarian gourmet meals
Cook a full meal that will win over even the toughest critics.

Do it yourself
Healthy sweets, fresh yoghurt and tasty flatbread.

Daily Schedule *
6 am: Meditation and mantra chanting
8 am: Yoga Class
10 am: Brunch
11 am : Karma yoga
12.30 am: Ayurveda Talk/Workshop
3-6 pm: Cooking workshop
6 pm : Dinner
8 pm: Meditation followed by an ayurveda talk/workshop

* Daily schedule subject to modification

Cooking workshop topics:

• Breakfast recipes: Thursday August 29
• Lunch recipes: Friday August 30
• Dinner recipes: Saturday August 31
• Quick and easy dishes: Sunday September 1
• Fresh healthy snacks and beverages: Monday September 2
• Festive dishes : Tuesday September 3

Donation for 7 nights all included:
Tent space: 495 €, Shared: 565 €, double: 635 €,
single: 735 €, single with bathroom: 830 €

Karma yoga days

September 1 to 4
Arrival: around 3 pm / Departure: around 3 pm

Karma yoga, selfless service, opens the heart and purifies the mind. Come and share your energy and talents!

Free of charge, prior interview with Ashram director required.

Accommodation in personal tent

Yoga and nature walks

September 1 – 8
Arrival: Sunday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

The programme includes a daily 3 hour outdoor activity:

• Exploring the beautiful Orleans forest (guided walks)
• Guided walks along the charming Loire River
• Excursion to one of the nearby historical castles
• A relaxing afternoon of outdoor games (ping pong, volley ball, badminton…)
• Lectures on the health benefits of yoga asanas

With daily asana and meditation practice as well as some lectures on the health benefits of yoga asanas.

Teacher: Kailas is a young and dynamic Sivananda yoga teacher and a sport specialist.

Donation for 7 nights all included: Tent: 300 €, Shared: 365 €,
double: 435 €, single: 535 €, single with bathroom: 630 €

Spiritual celebration:
Birthday of Master Sivananda

September 8 | 8pm

With Puja (devotional ceremony),
chanting of Mantras & spiritual stories

Yoga, health and rejuvenation

September 8 – 15
Arrival: Sunday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: The Complete Illustrated book of Yoga

Workshop topics:

• Daily Yoga classes, meditation & mantra chanting
• Kriya: the 6 exercises to detoxify the body
• 2 days of fast with carrot juice
• Silent walks in nature
• Deep relaxation to calm the nervous system
• Meditation: finding inner peace in silence

Donation for 7 nights all included: Tent: 300 €, Shared: 365 €, double: 435 €, single: 535 €, single with bathroom: 630 €

Spiritual festival:
Ganesha Chaturthi

September 9 | 8pm

Celebration of the birthday of Lord Ganesha who represents the energy to remove internal and external obstacles on the spiritual path. With Puja (devotional ceremony), chanting of Mantras & spiritual stories.

Yoga health series:
proper nutrition and digestion with yoga

September 13 – 15
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: The Sivananda Companion to Yoga

Workshop topics:

• The principles of vegetarianism
• The question of proteins, B12, and iron
• Yogic tips for a good digestion
• Asanas to stimulate and strengthen the digestive system

With two asana classes and two meditations daily.

Donation for 2 nights all included: Tent: 96 €, shared: 116 €, double: 138 €, single: 170 €, single with bathroom: 200 €

One week yoga retreat at a reduced rate

September 15 – 22
Arrival: Sunday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: The Sivananda Companion to Yoga

Workshop topics:

• The 5 points of Yoga
• Yoga classes with individual corrections
• Introduction to meditation - Principles of yogic diet
• The 4 paths of yoga

Donation for 7 nights all included: Tent: 270 €, Shared: 330 €, double: 390 €, single: 480 €, single with bathroom: 570 €

Yoga and sports weekend
with Kailas

September 20 – 22
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Focus of the workshops and activities:

• Friendly practice of football, tennis, basketball and volleyball
• How yoga and sports complement one another
• The importance of concentration and visualization in sports
• Dynamic practice of basic asanas and variations
• Daily outdoor sports activities (ping pong, volleyball, basketball, badminton).

Teacher:
Kailas is a young and dynamic Sivananda yoga teacher,
a sport specialist and former professional basketball player.

Donation for 2 nights all included: Tent: 96 €, Shared: 116 €,
double: 138 €, single: 170 €, single with bathroom: 200 €

Certificate course
"The meditation experience"
with Swami Kailasananda, Yoga Acharya

September 20 – 26
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Thursday around 2 pm

The practice of meditation continues to gain recognition in areas as diverse as psychology, arts, sports training and healing. It provides means for maximizing physical, emotional and mental efficiency and well-being. This course will provide a thorough overview of the philosophy and practice of meditation as well as techniques for mental relaxation, visualisation, positive thinking and mantra chanting.

Recommended reading: "Meditation and Mantras" by Swami Vishnudevananda and "The Sivananda book of meditation"

Workshops topics:

• Swami Vishnudevananda’s 12 Step approach to meditation
• Creative visualisation and positive thinking: training the mind for concentration
• Relax and channel mental energy through sound vibration
• Meditation and lifestyle
• Tips for overcoming distraction and dullness of mind
• Gate to inner peace: connecting to the Inner Self

Course teacher: Swami Kailasananda is Yoga Acharya in Europe and director of the Château du Yoga Sivananda.
She teaches with dynamism and inspiration and is author of the book "The Sivananda book of meditation".

Donation for 6 nights all included: Shared: 370 €,
double: 440 €, single: 560 €, single with bathroom: 645 €

The creative power of the mind

September 22 – 29
Arrival: Sunday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Recommended reading: Thought power by Swami Sivananda

Workshop topics:

• The mind – an ocean of thoughts
• Learn to develop the creative power of the mind
• How to cultivate strong and positive thoughts
• Develop your inner creativity
• Uplifting the mind with the practice of non-violence and contentment
• With daily asana practice, meditation and mantra chanting

Donation for 7 nights all included: Shared: 365 €,
double: 435 €, single: 535 €, single with bathroom: 630 €

Yoga health series:
Strengthening your immune system with yoga

September 27 – 29
Arrival: Friday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Workshop topics:

• The structure of the immune system and its function as protective safety net
• Yogic tips for a strong immune system
• Adi Vyadi - the yogic model of the mind as primary cause
  for health or disease
• Asanas to stimulate and strengthen the immune system

With two asana classes and two meditations daily.

Donation for 2 nights all included: Shared: 116 €,
double: 138 €, single: 170 €, single with bathroom: 200 €

Introduction to yoga for body and mind

September 29 – October 6
Arrival: Sunday around 3 pm / Departure: Sunday around 2 pm

Newcomers are welcome

Recommended reading: The Sivananda companion to Yoga

Workshop topics:

• Instruction in the 12 basic postures
• The health benefits of asanas
• How to improve your health through a yogic lifestyle
• Balance of body and mind through a balanced diet
• Introduction to meditation and positive thinking

With two asana classes and two meditations daily.

Donation for 7 nights all included: Shared: 365 €,
double: 435 €, single: 535 €, single with bathroom: 630 €