Fall 2008

A beautiful time in the Ashram at the end of a busy summer in which we celebrate the lineage of our teachers—Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh and his disciple, Swami Sivananda Radha.

Cost: $100/day; $25 deposit

Transforming the way we work can be the key to an environmentally sustainable world. By connecting the inner and outer environment, we learn what it means to sustain ourselves.

In this course, you will discover a way to approach work that will sustain and nuture your aspirations. You'll learn about yourself in ways that deepen your experience of living. Take six weeks out of your regular day-to-day life to explore how work can be a means for personal and spiritual growth.

Alongside the practice of karma yoga, weekend workshops will accelerate the learning process giving you tools to find meaning in everything you do. The program promotes sound physical & mental health, interpersonal skills, integrity, awareness and focus through spiritual practice.

Your karma yoga activities will likely include working in our organic garden as well as helping with accomodations, working on the ashram grounds and assisting with seasonal priorities.

Includes six morning hatha yoga classes, one day long workshop each week, five days of full-time karma yoga and one reflection day.

Fee $1050; Deposit $100

Find out how ancient yogic teachings enrich daily life. Awaken to your potential. Explore a variety of spiritual practices tapping inner resources of wisdom and inspiration.

This popular course introduces time-tested yogic practices including the Divine Light Invocation, Mantra and Dream Yoga, Hidden Language Hatha Yoga® and the yoga of the Kundalini System. Give yourself 10 days to explore these practices, and learn how to incorporate spiritual and personal development into daily life. The intensive includes a 2-day Life Seals workshop.

Stay on for up to one additional week of karma yoga at no extra charge.

Your day will include:
- 1.5 hours hidden language hatha yoga class (before breakfast)
- 5- 6 hours of workshops learning about one of our many practices
or participating in a self-development workshop.
- 1 hour of Satsang in the evening.

“I can say, without reservation, that these have been the most meaningful 10 days I have ever spent. It has been an incredible gift to discover a spirituality that is very personal and practical.” - R.R. Golden BC

"I found the programs extremely interesting & motivating; at completion I departed the Ashram in a state of deep physical relaxation, mental alertness, calm and wellbeing. I did not really know what to expect when I signed up but the program far exceeded whatever expectations I had.  There is no need to travel to India to experience advanced yoga training." - R. W. Calgary, AB

Cost: $1140; $100 deposit

Interpret symbols drawn from your unconscious. A Life Seal is an exploration of the symbols and archetypes of your own mind. Reflecting on personal imagery is a powerful means of self knowledge: an honouring of individuality. A Life Seal is a symbolic representation of your path through life – as it has been, as it is now, and as it may grow in the future.

“The Life Seal provided me with a window into my mind and character, and showed me visually what I needed to know on a more profound level.” - P.B. Wasaga Beach, ON

Click here to read about one participant's experience.

Cost: $310; $100 deposit

A time of working together to gather the harvest and to reflect on the meaning of our work using the Bhagavad Gita. This is a time of offering while celebrating all that we have received.

Cost: By donation

We all have a shining brilliance within - a diamond that can guide us to self-awareness and, ultimately, freedom. Learn how to understand the beauty and complexity of your inner self with Swami Radhananda, the Ashram’s spiritual director and columnist for ascent Magazine.

Cost: $950; $200 deposit

Learn yogic practices to continue living your life with passion, strength and energy. Nourish your body and replenish yourself.

Your day will include:
- 1 hour hatha yoga class (before breakfast)
- 1 hour of karma yoga (selfless service)
- 2.5 hours workshop learning about one of our many practices.

Cost: $570; $100 deposit

Spend 7 days immersed in the Ashram’s main yogic practices including the Divine Light Invocation, Kundalini Yoga, Mantra and Dream Yoga. These practices will prepare your mind for deeper reflection and meditation.
One of our most popular programs for first-time students and returning practitioners alike.

"It's hard to express how much Satsang and mantra meant to me... I suspect that the mantra practice played a significant role in helping me break through a few persistent obstacles of fairly long standing... I extend humble thanks to you all for your importantn work preserving and protecting the place and its programs."
- E. P., Nelson, B.C.

Cost: $890; $100 deposit

Sound has the power to touch the subconscious. Experience the revealing powers of sound, and gain access to new realms of wisdom by drawing and interpreting your intuitive responses to different passages of music. Spontaneous response often contains insight into the larger context of your life. Reflect on your insights, and open to possibilities of deeper self-knowledge. Find out what the connection between sound and consciousness means to you.

Cost: $310; $100 deposit

Rekindle inner peace & strength. Enjoy time in the ashram’s tranquil setting. Open your heart and mind to new possibilities with spiritual practice and reflection. Discover or reconnect with the Ashram’s yogic practices at your own pace.

Your day will include:
- 1 hour hatha yoga class (before breakfast)
- 1 hour of karma yoga (selfless service)
- 2.5 hours workshop learning about one of our many practices.

“Personal classes in Mantra and Kundalini made me realize that, even after ten years of Hatha Yoga, there was a depth to yoga that I had not tapped into. Working doing karma yoga provided interaction with the ashram community that made me feel like more than a guest.” - F.F. Calgary AB

Cost: $570; $100 deposit

Rekindle inner peace & strength. Enjoy time in the ashram’s tranquil setting. Open your heart and mind to new possibilities with spiritual practice and reflection. Discover or reconnect with the Ashram’s yogic practices at your own pace.

Your day will include:
- 1.5 hour hatha yoga class (before breakfast)
- 1 hour of karma yoga (selfless service)
- 2 hour workshop learning about one of our many practices.

"Everything was lovely beyond any expectation."
- C. B., Sanpoint, ID

"I have been inspired by the private hatha classes, and by the number of people willing to look at themselves and change their lives for the better"
- B.P. Edmonton AB

Cost: $570; $100 deposit

Enjoy the peace of the season and honour the Light in a setting of tranquility and beauty. Celebrate the gifts and victories of this year and look ahead to the next. Make it a special time of devotion and renewal. Take yoga classes, join others in Karma Yoga, sing, dance and reflect.

Come for as many days as you wish.

Cost: $100 per day, $25 deposit