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  • Tent - Bring Your Own – $675.00
  • Tent - Ashram Provided – $650.00
  • Om Cabin - Shared – $685.00
  • Om Cabin - Private – $1,410.00
  • Siva Cabin - Double – $1,410.00
  • Siva Cabin - Private – $1,690.00
  • Deluxe Shanti Cabin - Shared – $1,830.00
  • Deluxe Shanti Cabin - Private – $2,110.00
  • (All prices include $150.00 base amount)

All options include 2 vegetarian meals, 2 yoga classes, and 2 satsangs.


Arrival & Departure

Arrival: Check-in time is 2:00pm. We encourage you to arrive by 4:00pm for the Asana class. Dinner is at 6:00pm and there will be a Welcoming Orientation at 7:00pm followed by Satsang at 8:00pm.

Departure: Check-out time is 12:00pm. You are welcome to stay in the ashram for the rest of the afternoon even after checking out of your room.

Location:
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm

Address
14651 Ballantree Lane
Grass Valley, CA 95949 USA

Contact(530) 272-9322


Course Material
:
"Essentials of Yoga Practice & Philosophy" by Swami Sitaramananda

What to Bring:
slip on shoes, loose comfortable clothing, writing materials, meditation shawl or blanket, yoga mat, flashlight, water bottle. All books and materials are available in our boutique.

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Hatha Yoga Sadhana – Pranayama

with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda

January 12 - 19, 2020

Hatha Yoga as Ladder to Raja Yoga

This Hatha Yoga Sadhana Course is a 7-day program that combines both group practice and individual self-practice divided into three sessions per day. The emphasis is on intense and prolonged pranayama. Students work towards three hours of pranayama per day.

Hatha Yoga Balances

Right Nostril and             Left Nostril

Left side of brain                            Right side of brain
Hot                                                     Cool
Sun                                                    Moon
Pingala Nadi                                    Ida Nadi
Catabolic                                           Anabolic
Efferent                                             Afferent
Acceleratory to organs of body    Inhibitory to the organs of body
Aggressive                                        Calming
Logical                                               Intuitive
Sequential                                        Simultaneous
Analytical                                         Holistic
Outer-directed                                 Inner-directed
Rational                                             Intuitive
Objective                                          Subjective
Masculine                                        Feminine
Siva                                                  Shakti
Yang                                                 Yin
Mathematical activities                Special activities
Verbal                                               Non-verbal

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Raja Yoga

#1 Yamas – the restrictions
#2 Niyamas – the observances
#3 Asana – steady pose
#4 Pranayama
#5 Pratyahara
#6 Dharana
#7 Dhyana
#8 Samadhi

Pranayama

Pranayama can be performed before or after the session of asanas. For practical reasons, practicing before is better. In fact, pranayama can be performed more than one time throughout a day. In order to practice 15 to 20 minutes is all that is needed.

The 2 basic pranayamas are:

Kapalabhati – (shining skull – forceful breath)
It is said that this pranayama cleanses the lungs and awakens energy. Through this practice all of the old stale air in the lungs is exchanged for new fresh air. We normally practice 3 rounds of 60 – 80 pumping (quick exhalations) followed by breath retention from 45 seconds to 1 minute.

Anuloma Viloma – (alternate nostril breathing)
Anuloma Viloma or alternate nostril breathing is a practice to slow down and manipulate the air flowing in the nostrils. By controlling this air flow we actually start to control the subtle prana and you also control the mind.

In a practice session, we recommend 10 rounds starting on the left and ending on the left side. The count we follow is 4-16-8. Inhale for 4 seconds, retain for 16 seconds, exhale for 8 seconds.

Use the thumb and the ring finger on the right hand to hold the nostrils, and not the index finger. Keep the index finger and the middle finger turned in the palm of the right hand. The sitting posture should stay relaxed and comfortable.

During this practice we keep the breathing even and steady not too fast or too slow. By doing this we regulate the breath and the flow of prana or subtle energy. Additionally, you can focus at the point in between the eyebrows during the practice.

Rest and relax in Savasana for a few minutes after the pranayama session, enjoy the flow of energy.

 

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Daily Schedule

The daily schedule includes:

  •   6:00 Satsang
  •   8:00 Asanas and Pranayma session 1 (group practice)
  •   10:00 Brunch
  •   10:45 Karma Yoga
  •   12:00 Pranayama session 2 (personal practice)
  •   1:30 Workshop on Hatha Yoga Pradipika
  •   4:00 Asanas and Pranayama session 3 (personal Practice)
  •   6:00 Dinner
  •   7:00 Peace Chanting
  •   8:00 Satsang

History

This course is helping students prepare for the full two week Sadhana Intensive course which was devised by Swami Vishnudevananda and is 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.

Requirements

The course demands a high level of self-discipline and students are guided according to individual needs.

The course requires some preparation from the student. Interested students are advised to prepare by following a regular daily hatha yoga practice and a sattvic lifestyle. Sound physical and mental health is a pre-requisite.

Prerequisite

The Hatha Yoga Sadhana course is open to All, however good physical and mental health as well as a high degree of self-motivation are required.

Teacher

Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
Swami Adi Parashaktiananda is a dedicated Sadhak and an experienced international Sivananda Hatha Yoga teacher and trainer in international TTC in USA, Vietnam , Japan and China for more than twelve years. He mainly serves as assistant to Acharya Swami Sitaramananda at the Sivananda Ashram yoga Farm in…
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