Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
Swami Adi Parashaktiananda is a dedicated Sadhak and Hatha Yoga practitioner and teacher, graduated from Sivananda Teachers Training Course in 2007 at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, CA. He took the first monastic vow from Sivananda lineage in 2011 and has been traveling yearly to Vietnam as Swami Sitaramananda’s assistant since then. Swamiji has been teaching the Hatha Yoga classes for the Teachers Training Course and has also been traveling to Chengdu, China to help teach the Teachers Training Course there. He teaches a 7-day Hatha Yoga Sadhana course and the 14-day Sivananda Sadhana Intensive course, whose emphasis is on individual practice of pranayama. Swamiji took sannyas vows in 2017 and received the name Swami Adi Parasahktiananda.
Events with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
RECORDINGS 15-Day Holiday Retreat Dec. 2020 - Classical Yoga and Self-HealingOpen Dates
Description Join us this holiday season for our “Classical Yoga for Self-Healing” online retreat. Senior teachers and special guest presenters will deepen our understanding of the Classical Yoga and Vedic teachings and practices as we reflect on the past year and establish a new, enlightened vision for the…
Onsite Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River WeekendOctober 2 - 5, 2022
Description Learn the classical methods of Yoga for peace of mind and meditation, as taught 2000 years ago by Sage Patanjali in the famous Raja Yoga Sutras. During this weekend you will practice pranayama (yogic breathing exercises) to increase energy and understand the relationship between prana and state…
Onsite Beginners Yoga Course, Level 1October 11 - 16, 2022
Description 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…
Karma Yoga WeekOctober 17 - 21, 2022
Program Details During this Karma Yoga Week we will practice selfless service which is volunteering 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…
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training CourseOctober 22 - November 20, 2022
Description 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. Among the many benefits that students report are greater spiritual…
Onsite 9-day TTC Immersion / RefresherNovember 10 - 19, 2022
Description The 9-day TTC Immersion/Refresher is for graduates of the Online TTC or for TTC graduates that would like a refresher. The Immersion introduces students to material not covered online such as hands-on teaching with students; asana corrections/adjustments; how to teach headstand; kriyas; and much more. Students will…
Hatha Yoga SadhanaDecember 6 - 11, 2022
Description 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…
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training CourseFebruary 4 - March 4, 2023
Description 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. Among the many benefits that students report are greater spiritual…
Onsite Yoga Teachers Training CourseMay 6 - June 3, 2023
Description 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. Among the many benefits that students report are greater spiritual…
Sadhana IntensiveJune 5 - 19, 2023
Sadhana Intensive Sadhana Intensive is a two-week program devised by Swami Vishnudevananda 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…