New Years Retreat: Unity in Diversity – Unite for a Healthy and Peaceful Planet

Description

Join us for our annual New Years Retreat. We will celebrate the New Year by honoring our gurus Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda with a puja, “OM Namo Narayanaya” mantra chanting and making our New Year resolves. Daily workshops to prepare for the coming year include “Spiritual Diary workshop”, “Resolves workshop”, and “Positive Thinking”.

We are blessed to welcome Acharya Mangalananda for special evening of Divine chants and an afternoon workshop on the sacred power of mantra and sound. William Surface will offer Jyotish workshops, looking ahead at the positive influence of Jupiter in the coming year. Our New Year Eve Celebration includes meditation, message from Master Sivananda, Guru puja, and sacred chants concert with Angelika.

Schedule

Day 1 – Dec. 27
2:00 – 4:00 PM    Arrival & Registration
4:00 – 6:00 PM       Yoga Class
6:00 PM                   Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM       Satsang: “New Year Welcome”

Day 2 – Dec. 28
6:00 – 7:30 AM        Satsang:
8:00 – 10:00 AM     Yoga Class
10:00 AM                 Brunch
1 – 3 PM    “Mantra and Sound” with Acharya Mangalananda
4:00 – 6:00 PM       Yoga Class
6:00 PM                   Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM       Satsang: “Kirtan Concert” with Acharya Mangalananda

Day 3 – Dec. 29
6:00 – 7:30 AM        Satsang:
8:00 – 10:00 AM     Yoga Class
10:00 AM                 Brunch
12:00 – 1:30 PM     “Spiritual Diary Workshop”
4:00 – 6:00 PM       Yoga Class
6:00 PM                   Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM       Satsang: Classical Bharat Natyam Dance with Anuradha Prabhushankar

Day 4 – Dec. 30
6:00 – 7:30 AM        Satsang:
8:00 – 10:00 AM     Yoga Class
10:00 AM                 Brunch
12:00 – 1:30 PM      “Positive Thinking Workshop”
2:00 – 3:30 PM       “Jyotish: Jupiter (Guru) and Karma” with William Surface
4:00 – 6:00 PM        Yoga Class
6:00 PM                    Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM        Satsang

Day 5 – Dec. 31
6:00 – 7:30 AM        Satsang:
8:00 – 10:00 AM     Yoga Class
10:00 AM                 Brunch
12:00 – 1:30 PM      “New Year Resolved Workshop”
2:00 – 3:30 PM       “Jupiter’s Positive Influence in 2020 with William Surface
4:00 – 6:00 PM       Yoga Class
6:00 PM                   Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM       Satsang: “NY Eve Celebration; Angelika Concert; Mantra Chanting
and Puja

Day 6 – Jan. 1
7:00 – 8:30 AM        Satsang: Sivananda Upanishad Message for every person
8:30 – 10:00 AM     Yoga Class
10:00 AM                 Brunch
12:00 – 1:30 PM      Ashram Departure

Pre-requisite

There are no prerequisites other than a sincere desire to learn classical yoga.