PROGRAM CALENDAR
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Services
Yoga Health Consultation
Open Dates
Online
Make an appointment for a personal 90-minute Yoga Health Counsultation session to tailor Yoga and Ayurveda techniques to sustain your healthy lifestyle or to support an existing health condition. Research shows that Yoga practices are beneficial to physical, psychological, and spiritual health, offering a holistic approach to healing…
FREE Yoga Stress Relief Counseling
Open Dates
We pray that you are well in this difficult time. In the world crisis of Covid-19 we know that you may be experiencing difficulties, anxiety and stress. We would like to offer a service to help maintain physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Sivananda Yoga Farm Gift Certificate
Open Dates
Give the gift of Yoga to a friend with these gift certificates.
On-Demand Online Classes & Courses
Video Lessons on Health & Well-being
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
10 total Video Lessons (1st lesson is free) | Commit to your own Health & Well-being by accessing theses lessons and understand deeply how to become healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Video Lessons on Mind and Meditation
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
10 total Video Lessons (1st lesson is free) | Enjoy the following videos as a guide in your meditation life and learn how to better understand the mind and its workings.
Self paced online course – Essentials of Yoga Practice and Philosophy (18 Lessons)
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
Summary of the core teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda. It is a perfect introduction course to those new to Sivananda Yoga. The online course consists of 18 lessons, each lesson includes a 1 hour video by Swami Sitaramananda, supporting text on the topic, and a short…
Correspondence Course – Yoga Sadhana for Self Healing (18 Classes)
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
18 class recordings, shared from private YouTube recordings, each class is about 2 hours length, Homework and writing assignments after every class, Assigned Mentor to review your HW assignments, Final Exam at end of course to receive certificate
Live Online Classes and Courses
Online International Satsangs with Swami Sitaramananda
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Open Dates
Online
The satsangs will now be held on Thursdays at 6 am PT | Swami Sitaramananda has been offering regular weekly online Satsangs since 2020.
Online Yoga Classes Through Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Los Angeles
Open Dates
Online
The Los Angeles SYVC is offering daily online Yoga classes. Stay Strong and Positive with dedicated Sivananda Yoga teachers and your fellow students!
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training – Information Meeting
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
August 22, 2025
Friday at 7 pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools…
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training – Information Meeting
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
September 27, 2025
Online
Saturday 5pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools to empower…
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training – Information Meeting
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
October 25, 2025
Online
Saturday 5pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools to empower…
August 2025
Meditation for Well-being
with Swami Amritananda
August 12 - 17, 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…
Detoxification and Juice Fasting
with Manu Dawson
August 14 - 24, 2025
The Detoxification and Juice Fasting Program is an ideal opportunity to deeply cleanse and rejuvenate body and mind in a safe and supportive environment. You can rest in the warmth of the northern California summer, enjoying clean air and sunshine in the Sierra foothills, and the support of…
Yoga for Self Healing
with Swami Divyananda
August 19 - 24, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yo1ga Farm
The process of what we call holistic healing is not just healing of the physical body and the mental body but it is seeing under a different light your own Self. The Self, the Atman, is compared to the shining radiant Sun, giving light and life to all…
Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River Weekend
with Swami Amritananda
August 21 - 24, 2025
During this weekend 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…
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training – Information Meeting
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
August 22, 2025
Friday at 7 pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools…
Labor Day Weekend: Vedantic Self Inquiry for Finding your True Nature
with Swamini Svatmavidyananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Pundit Bhima, Swami Amritananda and Swami Divyananda
August 28 - September 1, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Join us this Labor Day weekend for a program on Vedantic Self Inquiry. We will have yoga classses, meditation, nature walks, delicious vegatarian food and lectures with the swamis on Vedantic Self Inquiry.
September 2025
Labor Day Weekend: Vedantic Self Inquiry for Finding your True Nature
with Swamini Svatmavidyananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Pundit Bhima, Swami Amritananda and Swami Divyananda
August 28 - September 1, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Join us this Labor Day weekend for a program on Vedantic Self Inquiry. We will have yoga classses, meditation, nature walks, delicious vegatarian food and lectures with the swamis on Vedantic Self Inquiry.
Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1
with Swami Divyananda
September 2 - 7, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily…
Meditation for Well-being
with Swami Amritananda
September 4 - 7, 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…
Ashram Sacred Tour – Intro to Sivananda Yoga
with Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500
September 7, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Who Am I? Swami Sivananda Teachings
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
September 8 - 12, 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…
Kirtan & Singing for Opening the Heart
with Swami Amritananda
September 11 - 14, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Bhakti yoga is a natural path for those who are dominantly seeking emotional fulfillment, and desire to convert worldly emotions into Divine devotion. The devotee visualizes the Lord sitting or standing before him/her. He/she pours out her heart’s love, adoration, and shares his/her deepest thoughts and concerns with…
Fall Cleanse and Rejuvenation Retreat
with Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500
September 16 - 21, 2025
Join us for this nourishing self-care retreat, learn sustainable Yoga and Ayurveda practices for healthy living and rejuvenation. Cleanse body, mind, and spirit as you enjoy daily kitcheree and greens mono-diet for purification and increased vitality. Learn Yoga and Ayurveda practices and routines that you can integrate into…
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
with Swami Amritananda
September 18 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain…
Navaratri Celebration
with Pundit Bhima and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
September 22 - October 1, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Come join the Navaratri Celebration of nine nights of worship to God in the form of the Divine Mother at one of the most inspirational times of the year.
Personalized Holistic Self-Care: Rejuvenate Body, Mind & Spirit with Yoga Therapy
with Molly Dahl
September 23 - 28, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for those wanted a full immersion into classical Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 4 paths of Yoga. You will be immersed in…
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
with Mary Thompson (Mahavidya)
September 25 - 28, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call…
Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River Weekend
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
September 25 - 28, 2025
During this weekend 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…
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training – Information Meeting
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
September 27, 2025
Online
Saturday 5pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools to empower…
Sevathon – Yoga Class in Baylands Park, Sunnyvale
September 28, 2025
8:30am | The Sivananda Yoga Farm will participate in the Sevathon this year in conjunction with the India Community Center and many other nonprofits in Baylands Park, Sunnyvale, California. This is a platform designed to bring Non Profit Organizations and participants together.
October 2025
Rasayana Retreat: Ayurvedic Detox and Rejuvenation
with Dr. Sachin Deshmukh
Flexible Dates
October 2 - 10 (minimum 2 nights) Detoxifying in Spring and Fall is an important part of the Ayurvedic seasonal routine. Disease prevention and wellness are the natural results of regular seasonal cleanses. Join us for a special cleansing diet week using khicharee, which is nutritious and at…
Pancha Karma Detoxification Therapy
with Dr. Sachin Deshmukh
October 2 - 10, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Pancha Karma Detoxification Therapy Receive Pancha Karma at the beautiful Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California, an ideal place to relax, rejuvenate and detoxify. Pancha Karma is Ayurveda’s elegant and highly-specialized system of purification and rejuvenation. The Pancha Karma process gets to the root cause of imbalances and…
Karma Yoga Week
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda and Swami Amritananda
October 5 - 10, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
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…
Ashram Sacred Tour – Intro to Sivananda Yoga
October 5, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
October 11 - November 8, 2025
Grass Valley, CA, USA
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.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
October 16 - 19, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call…
Positive Thinking for Self-Renewal
October 21 - 26, 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, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training – Information Meeting
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
October 25, 2025
Online
Saturday 5pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools to empower…
Ayurveda, Qigong, & Yoga for Good Life
with Nitya (Hoa Tran) and Omkara
October 28 - November 2, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Good Life and relationships. Practices from the Classic 4 paths of Yoga and self development for improving your quality of life & relationships. Ayurveda for mental health. Daily self-care practices, enteric nervous system health, and Ayurvedic Dosha understanding.
November 2025
Ayurveda, Qigong, & Yoga for Good Life
with Nitya (Hoa Tran) and Omkara
October 28 - November 2, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Good Life and relationships. Practices from the Classic 4 paths of Yoga and self development for improving your quality of life & relationships. Ayurveda for mental health. Daily self-care practices, enteric nervous system health, and Ayurvedic Dosha understanding.
Ashram Sacred Tour – Intro to Sivananda Yoga
November 2, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
November 6 - 9, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain…
Jyotish Beginners Course
with William Surface
November 11 - 16, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to study Vedic Astrology for Beginners in an easy to understand but comprehensive course. This intensive course is designed to give a comprehensive understanding and grounding in the principles of Vedic Astrology. The course will cover the Vedic Philosophy on Karma and…
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
November 13 - 16, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call…
Online / Onsite Vedanta and Silence Course (9 days)
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
November 14 - 23, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Vedanta and Silence Course features vedantic meditation, the practice of group scriptural study, personal self-inquiry and the practice of outer and inner silence.
Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1
November 18 - 23, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This week is ideal for beginners, or those new to Sivananda Yoga. This course gives you the full yogic experience, progressively introducing yoga asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, mantra chanting and yoga philosophy and it will cover the 5 points of Yoga. You will be immersed in the daily…
Ayurveda Wellness Retreat
with Dr. Marc Halpern (Dr. Siva)
November 20 - 23, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Ayurveda Wellness Retreat - combined with Sivananda and California College of Ayurveda
Qigong & Qi Healing
with Omkara
November 20 - 23, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Learn the foundation practices and the real meaning of Qigong and energy healing. Also, you’ll learn how to improve & maintain your health and well-being. Learn ways to heal yourself with simple movements and intentions.
Thanksgiving Retreat: Divine Stories of Nakshatras and their Musical Sounds
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Bill Sinclair (Ramdas) and Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT (Saraswati Devi)
November 27 - 30, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
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.
December 2025
Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love – Devotional Stories to Open the Heart
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Amritananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Nitya (Hoa Tran), Omkara, Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500, Acharya Mangalananda and Pundit Bhima
Flexible Dates
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
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…
Relax and Renew with Ayurveda
with Nitya (Hoa Tran)
December 2 - 7, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Finish the year right with the Relax and Renew with Ayurveda Retreat led by Nitya. Nitya will introduce the foundations of Ayurveda knowledge as lifestyle medicine. You will learn easy to do daily practices and seasonal routines, nutrition and diet according to Ayurveda, your constitutional health, and sense-therapies.…
Meditation for Well-being
December 2 - 7, 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…
Ashram Sacred Tour – Intro to Sivananda Yoga
December 7, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
This Sunday afternoon we offer a guided Ashram Sacred Tour walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, an organic, vegetarian meal. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and a lecture.
Ayurveda, Qigong, & Yoga for Good Life
with Nitya (Hoa Tran) and Omkara
December 9 - 14, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Good Life and relationships. Practices from the Classic 4 paths of Yoga and self development for improving your quality of life & relationships. Ayurveda for mental health. Daily self-care practices, enteric nervous system health, and Ayurvedic Dosha understanding.
Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
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.
Ayurvedic Massage Rejuvenation Retreat
December 11 - 14, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The ashram is the ideal place to come relax, rejuvenate and detoxify from your daily life. This weekend provides an opportunity to receive guidance and nurturing from specialists trained in the ancient healing science of Ayurveda in the form of body treatments, consultations and daily workshops. Please call…
Hatha Yoga Sadhana
with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
December 16 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
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…
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
December 18 - 21, 2025
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain…
2026
800-Hour Professional Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training 2026
January 4, 2026 - January 2, 2028
Sivananda Yoga Ashram Yoga Farm
The SYHET program consists of 3 in-person modules each 17 days in January, April, and October that trains teachers to employ the deeper healing methodologies of yoga, working one-on-one with individuals.
Teachers Training Course in LA
with Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
January 25 - February 22, 2026
Grass Valley, CA, USA
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.
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
May 2 - 30, 2026
Grass Valley, CA, USA
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.
Advanced Teachers Training Course (ATTC)
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
June 1 - 28, 2026
The Advanced Yoga Teachers Training Course (ATTC) allows graduates from the Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Course (TTC) to deepen their spiritual practice and study of Hatha yoga, Vedanta philosophy, Raja yoga, Anatomy, and Sanskrit. Advanced Yoga Teachers Training couse is another opportunity to practice under guidance in a…
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course
with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda and Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
October 24 - November 21, 2026
Grass Valley, CA, USA
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.
