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Prices
  • $35.00 to $75.00 – sliding scale

Date & Time Details: Raja Yoga workshop nightly 7-830pm; Asana class 8am or 4pm

Location:
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm

Address:
14651 Ballantree Lane
Grass Valley, CA 95949
USA

Contact: [email protected]
(530) 272-9322

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Online Raja Yoga Sutras Study Course: Chapter 1

with Swami Dharmananda

November 9 - 13, 2020

Description

Raja Yoga is the royal Yoga path of mind control and meditation. The purpose of Raja Yoga is to bring the mind to calmness so one can realize the Self, the Peace and Bliss within. This 5-day course introduces you to the Raja Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Students learn to apply the classical teachings in the context of daily life, gain understanding of the workings of the mind, and learn techniques and practices to gain mastery over the mind:

Topics

  • Learn how to identify the causes of our suffering in daily life
  • Increase vital energy (prana) and become stronger physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually
  • Learn methods to reduce distractions and increase concentration and peace of mind
  • How to become more positive with Raja Yoga techniques
  • Learn ways to overcome bad habits and addictions by changing stress patterns
  • Learn Yoga practices to recover your clarity and wellness by purification of body and mind
  • Break through darkness, self denial, confusion to realize your innate potential

Daily Schedule

6-7am        Online Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture
8-930am   Online Yoga Class
4-530pm   Open Yoga Class
7-830pm   Raja Yoga Workshop

Pre-requisite

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

Teacher

Swami Dharmananda
Swami Dharmananda is assistant director of the Yoga Farm and is in charge of the Karma Yoga program.  He is a faculty of the Sivananda Institute of Health (SIHY) and is one of the main teachers of Yoga Philosophy and Meditation at the Ashram. He took sannyas vows…
Learn more about Swami Dharmananda