Tent - Bring Your Own – $950.00
Tent - Ashram Provided – $930.00
Om Cabin - Private or book with a friend – $1,460.00
Siva Cabin - Private or book with a friend – $1,820.00
Siva Cabin - Double (share with another guest) – $1,580.00
Deluxe Shanti Cabin - Private or book with friends – $2,180.00
Deluxe Shanti Cabin - Shared (share with another guest) – $1,760.00

(All prices include $500.00 base amount)

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

Date & Time Details:

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: [email protected]
(530) 272-9322

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

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Vedic Counseling Course Module 3 – Focus on Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra, and Mantra

with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Vashistananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda and Swami Dharmananda

November 15 - 21, 2018

Vedic Counseling Course

This Vedic Counselling course goal is to help serious Yoga Teachers, Ayurvedic Practitioners and Vedic Sciences Practitioners to acquire additional and practical skills to be able to help their students or clients on the path of positive living and high thinking.

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm has been for years the forum of the teaching of vedic sciences such as Jyotish (vedic astrology, science of time), Ayurveda (the science of healing), Tantra (the knowledge of universal patterns of energies underlying visible and invisible worlds, includes science of mantras, yantra, and sacred myths) and Vastu (science of space and placement) and last but not least, the science of Yoga and Vedanta philosophy.

Module 3 – Focus on Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra, and Mantra

In the 3rd Module of this 6 Module course the focus will be on Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra and Mantra.

Anybody can sign up, even if you have not participated in the first 2 modules.

Schedule

Day 1 November, 16 Thursday

6-7:30 AM Yoga/Vedanta – UNDERSTANDING THOUGHT POWER AND MENTAL HEALTH
8-10 AM Yoga/Vedanta – PRANA: HOW TO INCREASE, CONSERVE THROUGH THE ELEMENTS
10 AM BRUNCH
12-2 PM GURU PUJA (initiation of module) – Swami Vasishta
4-6 PM TEACHINGS ON BALANCE (HA-THA) IN ASANAS , EFFORT AND RELAXATION
8-9:30 PM SATSANG – bhakti , mythologies, stories – FAMOUS STORIES GURU/DISCIPLES – Swami Vasishta

Day 2 November, 17 Friday

6:00 AM 7:30 AM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 1.5 RAJA YOGA: COUNSELLING ON THE JOURNEY INWARDS -PRATYAHARA AND DHARANA, DHYANA
8:00 AM 10:00 AM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 2 TECHNIQUES OF POSITIVE THINKING ACCORDING TO THE 4 PATHS
11:00 AM 12:00 PM FREE
12:00 PM 3:00 PM TYM SwV 3 DURGA PUJA at Durga temple
3:00 PM 4:00 PM FREE
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 2 TEACHINGS ON BALANCE AND CONCENTRATION IN PRANAYAMA
8:00 PM 8:30 PM TYM SwSK/SwJ/SwD/SwS 0.5 MANTRA (KIRTAN) – DEVI SONGS
8:30 PM 9:30 PM TYM SwV 1 bhakti , mythologies, stories – DEVI MAHATMYA STORY

Day 3 November, 18 Saturday

6:00 AM 7:30 AM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 1.5 FACTORS FOR AWAKENING OF KUNDALINI
8:00 AM 10:00 AM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 2 CHAKRAS AND KUNDALINI – THE AWAKENING JOURNEY
11:00 AM 12:00 PM FREE
12:00 PM 3:00 PM TYM SwV 3 KRISHNA, NAVAGRAHA PUJA and planets mantras
3:00 PM 4:00 PM FREE
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 2 HOLDING OF THE POSTURES
8:00 PM 8:30 PM TYM SwSK/SwJ/SwD/SwS 0.5 MANTRA (KIRTAN) – SIVA SONGS – HANUMAN SONGS
8:30 PM 9:30 PM TYM SwV 1 bhakti , mythologies, stories – MYTHS RAHU KETU, SUN, MOON ETC…

Day 4 November, 19 Sunday

6:00 AM 7:30 AM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 1.5 RIGHT ATTITUDE IN SADHANA – SELF DISCIPLINE
8:00 AM 10:00 AM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 2 COUNSELLING ON PREREQUISITES FOR AWAKENING: YAMAS AND NIYAMAS
11:00 AM 12:00 PM FREE
12:00 PM 3:00 PM TYM SwV 3 GANESHA AND HANUMAN PUJA
3:00 PM 4:00 PM FREE
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 2 ASANAS : FOCUS ON FLOW AND SEQUENCE
8:00 PM 8:30 PM TYM SwSK/SwJ/SwD/SwS 0.5 MANTRA (KIRTAN) – SUNDAY PRAYERS
8:30 PM 9:30 PM TYM SwV 1 bhakti , mythologies, stories -RAMAYANA

Day 5 November, 20 Monday

6:00 AM 7:30 AM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 1.5 DAILY SADHANA ROUTINE
8:00 AM 10:00 AM Yoga Optional
11:00 AM 12:00 PM TYM SwSK/SwJ/SwD/SwS 1 MANTRA
12:00 PM 3:00 PM TYM SwV 3 SIVA PUJA
3:00 PM 4:00 PM FREE
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Yoga/Vedanta SwJ/SwD 2 VARIATIONS TO POSTURES.
8:00 PM 8:30 PM TYM SwSK/SwJ/SwD/SwS 0.5 MANTRA (KIRTAN) – SIVA SONGS
8:30 PM 9:30 PM TYM SwV 1 bhakti , mythologies, stories – SIVA PURANA

Daily Schedule organized by Teaching Category

Day 1 November, 16 (Thursday)

1) Yoga and Vedanta Swami Janeshwariananda and Swami Dharmananda

UNDERSTANDING THOUGHT POWER AND MENTAL HEALTH
PRANA: HOW TO INCREASE, CONSERVE THROUGH THE ELEMENTS
TEACHINGS ON BALANCE (HA-THA) IN ASANAS , EFFORT AND RELAXATION

2) Tanta/Yantra/ Mantra Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Vashistananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda and Swami Dharmananda

MANTRA (KIRTAN) – GURU KIRTAN

3) Bhakti, Mythologies and Stories Swami Vashistananda

GURU PUJA (initiation of module)
FAMOUS STORIES GURU/DISCIPLES

Day 2 November, 17 (Friday)

1) Yoga and Vedanta Swami Janeshwariananda and Swami Dharmananda

RAJA YOGA: COUNSELLING ON THE JOURNEY INWARDS – PRATYAHARA AND DHARANA, DHYANA
TECHNIQUES OF POSITIVE THINKING ACCORDING TO THE 4 PATHS
TEACHINGS ON BALANCE AND CONCENTRATION IN PRANAYAMA

2) Tanta/Yantra/ Mantra Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Vashistananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda and Swami Dharmananda

MANTRA (KIRTAN) – DEVI SONGS

3) Bhakti, Mythologies and Stories Swami Vashistananda

DEVI MAHATMYA STORY

Day 3 November, 18 (Saturday)

1) Yoga and Vedanta Swami Janeshwariananda and Swami Dharmananda

FACTORS FOR AWAKENING OF KUNDALINI
CHAKRAS AND KUNDALINI – THE AWAKENING JOURNEY
HOLDING OF THE POSTURES

2) Tanta/Yantra/ Mantra Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Vashistananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda and Swami Dharmananda

MANTRA (KIRTAN) – SIVA SONGS – HANUMAN SONGS

3) Bhakti, Mythologies and Stories Swami Vashistananda

KRISHNA, NAVAGRAHA PUJA and planets mantras
MYTHS RAHU KETU, SUN, MOON ETC…

Day 4 November, 19 (Sunday)

1) Yoga and Vedanta Swami Janeshwariananda and Swami Dharmananda

RIGHT ATTITUDE IN SADHANA – SELF DISCIPLINE
COUNSELLING ON PREREQUISITES FOR AWAKENING: YAMAS AND NIYAMAS
ASANAS : FOCUS ON FLOW AND SEQUENCE

2) Tanta/Yantra/ Mantra Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Vashistananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda and Swami Dharmananda

MANTRA (KIRTAN) – SUNDAY PRAYERS

3) Bhakti, Mythologies and Stories Swami Vashistananda

GANESHA AND HANUMAN PUJA
RAMAYANA

Day 5 November, 20 (Monday)

1) Yoga and Vedanta Swami Janeshwariananda and Swami Dharmananda

DAILY SADHANA ROUTINE
VARIATIONS TO POSTURES

2) Tanta/Yantra/ Mantra Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Vashistananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda and Swami Dharmananda

SANSKRIT MANTRAS
MANTRA (KIRTAN) – SIVA SONGS

3) Bhakti, Mythologies and Stories Swami Vashistananda

SIVA PUJA
SIVA PURANA

Pre-requisite

Some prior experience in yoga is recommended

Certification

After completion of all 6 modules you will receive a 350 hour certificate from the Sivananda Yoga Farm.

Teachers

Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Swami Sitaramananda is a senior acharya of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers and is director of the Sivananda Ashram Vedanta Yoga Farm, California and the Sivananda Yoga Resort and Training Center, Vietnam. She is acharya of China, Taiwan, and Japan as well. Swamiji is the organizer and teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training…
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Swami Vashistananda
Swami Vashistananda comes from the Namboodri lineage in Southern India, Kerala and has been a long-time teacher of bhakti and vedanta in the Sivananda organization ever since. He has been at the Yoga farm since October 2014 and does ceremonies at all the ashram temples and shrines. Swamiji…
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Swami Jnaneswariananda
Swami Jnaneswariananda joined the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in 1995 and has been director of centers and ashrams in Canada and Italy. She teaches Hatha Yoga, Meditation, Anatomy, and Vedanta at Teacher Training Courses in North America, Italy and India. Swami Jnaneswariananda took vows of Sannyas in 2001.…
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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…
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