Here is an overview of what your time here would look like:
First two weeks:
Quarantine period due to COVID-19 precautions. This will be like a structured personal retreat as you enter into the Ashram community.
Your days will include:
- Personal practice time
- Light Karma Yoga (outdoor selfless service)
- Reading Ashram books and self-reflection on each book
- Communication with a representative from the Ashram (buddy-system)
- Health monitoring
- Personal creative pursuits
- Pre-recorded satsangs
- Three nutritous meals
Week 3 includes:
- orientation
- training & Karma Yoga in different areas
- workshops introducing practices and self-development processe
- reflection day
Weeks 4-8 include:
- 5.5 days of full-time Karma Yoga (working in different areas)
- daily reflection breaks including writing/sharing in small groups
- weekly evening class
- weekly half-day workshop
- weekly reflection day
- final week includes review and planning as well as exit interviews
Based on six-eight hours of Karma Yoga daily, depending on the day; elders (60 and over) can request fewer hours.
Amenities:
- library; bookstore; meditation rooms; beach and forest walks
Participants are also welcome to attend lunch-hour activities (such as sacred dance/music or learning sessions on various topics), as well as special events. Each participant is assigned an Ashram contact person to help with ongoing questions.
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