About Us

July 3, 2012
Gurupoornima
Full Moon Celebration of the Guru

July 4 - 6, 2012
Independence Day Satsangs
with Swami Mahadevananda



One of the foremost disciples of Swami Vishnudevananda and senior teachers within the Sivananda organization, Swami Mahadevananda is Director of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp and Yoga Acharya (spiritual teacher) for the organization's centers and ashrams in Canada and India. He is renowned for his profound knowledge, inspirational teaching and spiritual guidance.

Swamiji Side Crow

July 6 - August 3, 2012
Advanced Teachers' Training Course

The Advanced Yoga Teachers' Training Course allows graduates from the Teachers' Training Course to deepen their spiritual practice and their study of Hatha yoga, Vedanta philosophy, Raja yoga, anatomy and Sanskrit. The approach to teaching is personal, focusing on the individual student. The course is taught by senior disciples of Swami Vishnudevananda and is considered to be the next step after the Teachers' Training Course.

July 6-8, 2012
Basic Emotional Freedom Technique
with Kamala (Karen L. Arthur, LCSW, BCD)

Tap into subtle energies for health & healing. This supportive experiential workshop will introduce participants to the world of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) as a way of working with ourselves and our clients. EFT is a powerful transformational tool. It is "emotional acupuncture without needles", and involves tapping on specific acupoints while using focused affirmation and intention. It can be used on just about every emotional, health and performance issue you can imagine. In this workshop you will take home tools that can be applied to your personal and professional life. This workshop is for both professionals and those seeking personal growth. CEUs are available. (Cost $110 plus accomodations)
Karen Arthur is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in NYC. A specialist in trauma, anxiety, grief and stress. She trains practitioners and professionals in EFT and Energy Psychology methods. She is a Sivananda Yoga instructor and has been a part of the Sivananda community since 1987.

 

 

 


July 8-13, 2012
Yoga Vacation
with Shyam & Mohini

Co-directors of the Affiliated Sivananda Yoga Warehouse in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Shyam and Mohini are experienced Hatha Yoga teachers who work with serious students of all levels and train Yoga teachers. They will teach asanas, pranayama, relaxation and practical workshops on deepening your practice. (cost: $150 plus accomodations)

 

July 14, 2012
Swami Sivananda Mahasamadhi

Honoring the final liberation of our Yoga master, Swami Sivananda, who left from physical existence in 1963 We will have a day of prayer and remembrance celebrated with Akhanda Kirtan (continuous all-day mantra chanting).

April 14 - 15-, 2012
Teachers' Meeting

 

Durga

July 14 - 24, 2011
Yoga of Recovery for counselors Training
with Durga

Yoga of Recovery is the first comprehensive course to combine Ayurveda and Yoga with traditional recovery tools to offer a more holistic mind, body, spirit approach to addiction and self-destructive behaviors.
This course is for therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, sponsors, yoga teachers, ayurvedic practitioners, etc. Anyone interested in a more holistic and complete view of the problem and its solution. Bringing the West (12 Steps) and the East (Yoga and Ayurveda) together offers us a truly empowering approach to counseling those who embark on a program of recovery. It is the evolution of the solution.
Upon completion of the course you will have the skills to introduce the healing potential of the holistic sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga into your own life and those around you.
Teachers: Durga (Cathy O’Neill) Cost: $750 plus accommodations CEU available for the course, inquire at durga@yogaofrecovery.comYoga Alliance 100-hour certification.

July 21-29, 2012
Ayurveda Nutrition Cooking Course

with Dr. S.K. Kamlesh

This 7 day intensive course introduces the science of the ayurvedic diet, which is based on an understanding of the different body constitutions. This knowledge is the key to choosing and preparing the foods that are right for us and for others. It is the essence of physical and mental well-being. Learn to cook delicious food along ayurvedic guidelines. Come for the week, or just for the weekend and learn the theory and application of Ayurveda for your everyday health. Come and learn the theory and practice of ayurvedic vegetarian cooking from international ayurvedic expert, Dr. S. K. Kamlesh, who has been teaching and lecturing on ayurvedic nutrition all over the world for the last 20 years.
In ancient times, yoga and ayurveda were lived as one. Discover experientially the healing properties of food. According to the principles of Ayurveda, food is medicine and medicine is food.
You will learn:

  • basic principles of Ayurveda
  • healthy lifestyle based on your ayurvedic body constitution
  • how to cook approximately 30 dishes
  • how to use aromatherapy oils ... and much more.
  • You will receive a certificate upon completion of the course

($330 plus 9 nights accommodations)



 

Durga

July 22-27, 2012
Yoga Vacation
with Shyam & Mohini

Co-directors of the Affiliated Sivananda Yoga Warehouse in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Shyam and Mohini are experienced Hatha Yoga teachers who work with serious students of all levels and train Yoga teachers. They will teach asanas, pranayama, relaxation and practical workshops on deepening your practice. (cost: $150 plus accomodations)

 

July 27 - August 5, 2012
9 - day Yoga and Spiritual Fasting
with Manu Dawson

Beginners and experienced fasters alike are invited to participate in a natural cleansing juice fast to purify body and mind, combined with a regular practice of yoga asanas and meditation. Daily workshops on fasting techniques and practices are conducted to enhance participants' awareness and to increase their knowledge for radiant health. Spiritual and practical guidance will be provided throughout the fast. (Cost: $390 plus accommodations)