Program Calendar
CLICK HERE to search the program calendar.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 4 – May 2, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The Yoga Development Course (YDC) is an intensive three-month program designed to expand awareness through personal and spiritual development. Built on a series of integrated workshops that weave experiential learning with various practices of yoga, the YDC offers powerful tools for transforming and enhancing life. The course is valuable not only to yoga students and teachers but to all those who wish to make lasting changes and to live a richer, more meaningful life.
The YDC is the prerequisite for our Teacher Certification programs.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 4 – May 2, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $64 for the 9-week session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the 9-week session
$115 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
March 18 – 20, September 23 – 25
Celebrate this special time of equal day and night, by reflecting on balance. Balancing daily life demands – work, relationships, family, information input – and taking care of yourself can be challenging. How can you stay centered and calm? How can you step back to gain perspective and move forward with clarity? Learn yogic techniques such as breath, visualization, reflection and relaxation to help restore calm and a clear sense of what is most important in your life.
Cost: $465; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
After completing the Yoga Development Course, the next step in teacher training is the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. In this course you will learn how to teach classical asanas and integrate spiritual practices into the classroom. The approach is experiential – learning through teaching in small groups. You are encouraged to teach from a sense of self-acceptance – listening to your own body and offering from your own experience. Prior to certification you are also asked to complete a practicum of leading 6 classes (either at the Ashram or elsewhere) and reporting on what you learned.
Prerequisites:
This training builds on the foundation laid through the 675 hours of practice and instruction of the Yoga Development Course.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
May 6 – 8, July 31 – August 4, October 14 – 18
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost:
May 6 – 8: $465; deposit $100
July 31 – August 4: $855; deposit $100
October 14 – 18; $855; deposit $100
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
May 13 – 18, July 15 – 20
Give yourself the gift of five days to renew, reflect and reconnect to yourself, five days in an environment dedicated to spiritual well being. Absorb the beauty of nature and remember what gives your life meaning and joy. This retreat offers a blend of gentle Hatha Yoga, relaxation and spiritual practice. A breather…. When the body and the mind relax, what can happen?
Cost: $970; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
May 20 – 22, July 29 – 31
Yoga offers many spiritual gifts to access health and wholeness. Yogic practices provide a means of clearing the body and mind, giving you the strength to be who you really are. In the healing process you have the space to reflect on your life. The retreat is for those seeking physical, mental or spiritual healing. Spacious and nurturing, this is a time to go inward, accessing your compassion and inner Light.
Cost: $465; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
May 27 – 29, July 22 – 24, September 2 – 4
Being compassionate towards ourselves, those around us and the world requires the willingness and courage to be kind-hearted. How do you live an ideal of compassion in a world that seems to express so much of the opposite? How can you deepen your understanding so kindness and concern can grow? Using practices of visualization, meditation and breath, experience the gift of an open heart.
Cost: $465; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD:
The Divine Light Invocation
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
The Ashram offers the following weekly classes to our local communities:
- Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class (drop-in), Wednesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m.
- Dream Yoga, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost:
Drop-in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga
$8/class or $72 for the 10-week session
Dream Yoga
$72 for the 10-week session
$125 if taking both Hidden Language Hatha Yoga and Dream Yoga.
June 10 – 12, July 1 – 3, August 12 – 14, December 2 – 4
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $465; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
June 17-19
What better time to saturate yourself with Light than during the magic of summer solstice?In this retreat we explore the practice of the Divine Light Invocation, along with relaxation techniques, visualizations and meditations on Light.
The Divine Light Invocation is a standing meditation that combines the body, breath and mind in a concise practice of visualizing Divine Light, recognizing the Light within and learning how to share this Light with others. It is one of the most integral practices at Yasodhara Ashram.
Cost: $465, deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD:
The Divine Light Invocation CD
June 27 – July 3, July 25 – 31, August 22 – 29, September 19 – 25
Discover what it is like to live and grow in a spiritual community! This one-week work and study program offers a balanced blend of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and classes in Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation and sacred dance. Take this unique opportunity to deepen self-understanding, gain useful spiritual tools as well as practical skills, and become an active part of a vibrant community. Your days will be divided equally between selfless service in various areas of the Ashram and courses.
Cost: $675; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Our Three Month Community Immersion Program is designed to give you a deep dive into community living. You will learn about yourself, your values, your approach to service and the dedication and support it takes to create harmonious communities.
At Yasodhara Ashram we intentionally draw in people from all generations. Our core programming retains the essential and innovative teachings of Swami Radha, and our teaching methodology is experiential and small group-focused. We trust the intelligence of those who come here and give you the opportunity to learn from each other. Come to learn and serve!
Cost: Pay What You Can—2016 only! Value of $2,475. Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Start Dates: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 19, October 17, November 14, December 12
Application required:
June 10 – 12, July 1 – 3, August 12 – 14, December 2 – 4
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $465; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
July 13 – 17
Balancing daily life demands—work, relationships, family, information input—and taking care of yourself can be challenging. How can you stay centered and calm? How can you step back to gain perspective and move forward with clarity? Learn yogic techniques such as breath, visualization, reflection and relaxation to help restore calm and a clear sense of what is most important in your life.
Cost: $855; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CDs:
Guided Meditation and The Divine Light Invocation CD
July 13 – 15, August 19 – 21
The lake, mountains, sky and forest of Yasodhara Ashram invite you to take refuge, to awaken to your own nature, to remember your interconnection with all of life. What is it like to experience the majesty of mountains as you do Mountain pose? Or learn balance from a tree? Hike the forest trails, walk the beaches, find your special places for silence and meditation. How does nature reflect back what you need to know? Yoga & Nature can give you perspective and connect you to a sense of the sacred.
Cost: $465; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Hatha Yoga, the Hidden Language & The Inner Life of Asanas
May 13 – 18, July 15 – 20
Give yourself the gift of five days to renew, reflect and reconnect to yourself, five days in an environment dedicated to spiritual well being. Absorb the beauty of nature and remember what gives your life meaning and joy. This retreat offers a blend of gentle Hatha Yoga, relaxation and spiritual practice. A breather…. When the body and the mind relax, what can happen?
Cost: $970; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
May 27 – 29, July 22 – 24, September 2 – 4
Being compassionate towards ourselves, those around us and the world requires the willingness and courage to be kind-hearted. How do you live an ideal of compassion in a world that seems to express so much of the opposite? How can you deepen your understanding so kindness and concern can grow? Using practices of visualization, meditation and breath, experience the gift of an open heart.
Cost: $465; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD:
The Divine Light Invocation
This intensive two-week teacher certification program is based on a foundation of self-inquiry and experiential learning/teaching. Using the questions and practices in Kundalini Yoga for the West, you will study the potential of each level of consciousness, then teach in small groups with your colleagues. To access guidance from the unconscious mind, you will explore the symbolism of your own dreams and learn to help others in their personal interpretations, using Swami Radha’s dream yoga method (as elucidated in Realities of the Dreaming Mind).
This certification program can help you gain confidence in teaching the spiritual dimensions of yoga by focusing on Light, building on your personal experience and learning to create a framework adaptable to your students’ needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Yoga Development Course and the YDC book reflections.
Renewal: Every three years.
June 27 – July 3, July 25 – 31, August 22 – 29, September 19 – 25
Discover what it is like to live and grow in a spiritual community! This one-week work and study program offers a balanced blend of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and classes in Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation and sacred dance. Take this unique opportunity to deepen self-understanding, gain useful spiritual tools as well as practical skills, and become an active part of a vibrant community. Your days will be divided equally between selfless service in various areas of the Ashram and courses.
Cost: $675; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Our Three Month Community Immersion Program is designed to give you a deep dive into community living. You will learn about yourself, your values, your approach to service and the dedication and support it takes to create harmonious communities.
At Yasodhara Ashram we intentionally draw in people from all generations. Our core programming retains the essential and innovative teachings of Swami Radha, and our teaching methodology is experiential and small group-focused. We trust the intelligence of those who come here and give you the opportunity to learn from each other. Come to learn and serve!
Cost: Pay What You Can—2016 only! Value of $2,475. Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Start Dates: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 19, October 17, November 14, December 12
This program is only available to people in Canada.
Application required:
May 20 – 22, July 29 – 31
Yoga offers many spiritual gifts to access health and wholeness. Yogic practices provide a means of clearing the body and mind, giving you the strength to be who you really are. In the healing process you have the space to reflect on your life. The retreat is for those seeking physical, mental or spiritual healing. Spacious and nurturing, this is a time to go inward, accessing your compassion and inner Light.
Cost: $465; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation
May 6 – 8, July 31 – August 4, October 14 – 18
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost:
May 6 – 8: $465; deposit $100
July 31 – August 4: $855; deposit $100
October 14 – 18; $855; deposit $100
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
August 7 – 11
If you are a young woman aged 13-17, Shakti Camp is designed for you. This week-long Ashram adventure includes activities such as dance, arts, hiking and swimming as well as yoga classes, journaling and group discussions. With other young women, explore the issues that matter most to you: what stresses you out at home or school? What does friendship mean to you? Grow in confidence as you look at your body image, personal power and self-expression.
You also have a chance to experience life in a spiritual community with powerful female role models. Join us for daily Hatha Yoga classes, Karma Yoga (service) and nightly satsang. Make friends, have fun and learn about yourself in this supportive and nurturing community.
For teen girls ages 13 to 17.
Cost: $325 (or pay what you can); deposit $50 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.. Local Eastshore teens free.
This two-week teacher certification program will deepen your understanding of the system of Hatha Yoga that Swami Radha called “the Hidden Language,” which integrates the asanas with the power of mind and symbolism. You will learn —through your own personal reflection, study and practice teaching—how to offer the gift of Hidden Language to others .
Take this next step in using metaphor, symbolism and written reflections to help students access the insightful messages that the asanas can bring. The process involves trusting your own intuition and that of your students. Learn to create a safe, light framework and fill it with an atmosphere that empowers each person’s awareness. Teach the unity of yoga, where body and mind communicate.
Prerequisites: The Yoga Development Course, as well as the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. Completion of the YDC book reflection project is also a requirement.
Renewal: Every three years.
June 10 – 12, July 1 – 3, August 12 – 14, December 2 – 4
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $465; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
July 13 – 15, August 19 – 21
The lake, mountains, sky and forest of Yasodhara Ashram invite you to take refuge, to awaken to your own nature, to remember your interconnection with all of life. What is it like to experience the majesty of mountains as you do Mountain pose? Or learn balance from a tree? Hike the forest trails, walk the beaches, find your special places for silence and meditation. How does nature reflect back what you need to know? Yoga & Nature can give you perspective and connect you to a sense of the sacred.
Cost: $465; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Hatha Yoga, the Hidden Language & The Inner Life of Asanas
June 27 – July 3, July 25 – 31, August 22 – 29, September 19 – 25
Discover what it is like to live and grow in a spiritual community! This one-week work and study program offers a balanced blend of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and classes in Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation and sacred dance. Take this unique opportunity to deepen self-understanding, gain useful spiritual tools as well as practical skills, and become an active part of a vibrant community. Your days will be divided equally between selfless service in various areas of the Ashram and courses.
Cost: $675; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Our Three Month Community Immersion Program is designed to give you a deep dive into community living. You will learn about yourself, your values, your approach to service and the dedication and support it takes to create harmonious communities.
At Yasodhara Ashram we intentionally draw in people from all generations. Our core programming retains the essential and innovative teachings of Swami Radha, and our teaching methodology is experiential and small group-focused. We trust the intelligence of those who come here and give you the opportunity to learn from each other. Come to learn and serve!
Cost: Pay What You Can—2016 only! Value of $2,475. Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Start Dates: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 19, October 17, November 14, December 12
This program is only available to people in Canada.
Application required:
May 27 – 29, July 22 – 24, September 2 – 4
Being compassionate towards ourselves, those around us and the world requires the willingness and courage to be kind-hearted. How do you live an ideal of compassion in a world that seems to express so much of the opposite? How can you deepen your understanding so kindness and concern can grow? Using practices of visualization, meditation and breath, experience the gift of an open heart.
Cost: $465; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD:
The Divine Light Invocation
June 27 – July 3, July 25 – 31, August 22 – 29, September 19 – 25
Discover what it is like to live and grow in a spiritual community! This one-week work and study program offers a balanced blend of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and classes in Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation and sacred dance. Take this unique opportunity to deepen self-understanding, gain useful spiritual tools as well as practical skills, and become an active part of a vibrant community. Your days will be divided equally between selfless service in various areas of the Ashram and courses.
Cost: $675; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Our Three Month Community Immersion Program is designed to give you a deep dive into community living. You will learn about yourself, your values, your approach to service and the dedication and support it takes to create harmonious communities.
At Yasodhara Ashram we intentionally draw in people from all generations. Our core programming retains the essential and innovative teachings of Swami Radha, and our teaching methodology is experiential and small group-focused. We trust the intelligence of those who come here and give you the opportunity to learn from each other. Come to learn and serve!
Cost: Pay What You Can—2016 only! Value of $2,475. Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Start Dates: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 19, October 17, November 14, December 12
This program is only available to people in Canada.
Application required:
March 18 – 20, September 23 – 25
Celebrate this special time of equal day and night, by reflecting on balance. Balancing daily life demands – work, relationships, family, information input – and taking care of yourself can be challenging. How can you stay centered and calm? How can you step back to gain perspective and move forward with clarity? Learn yogic techniques such as breath, visualization, reflection and relaxation to help restore calm and a clear sense of what is most important in your life.
Cost: $465; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 6 – 8, July 31 – August 4, October 14 – 18
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost:
May 6 – 8: $465; deposit $100
July 31 – August 4: $855; deposit $100
October 14 – 18; $855; deposit $100
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Our Three Month Community Immersion Program is designed to give you a deep dive into community living. You will learn about yourself, your values, your approach to service and the dedication and support it takes to create harmonious communities.
At Yasodhara Ashram we intentionally draw in people from all generations. Our core programming retains the essential and innovative teachings of Swami Radha, and our teaching methodology is experiential and small group-focused. We trust the intelligence of those who come here and give you the opportunity to learn from each other. Come to learn and serve!
Cost: Pay What You Can—2016 only! Value of $2,475. Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Start Dates: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 19, October 17, November 14, December 12
This program is only available to people in Canada.
Application required:
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Our Three Month Community Immersion Program is designed to give you a deep dive into community living. You will learn about yourself, your values, your approach to service and the dedication and support it takes to create harmonious communities.
At Yasodhara Ashram we intentionally draw in people from all generations. Our core programming retains the essential and innovative teachings of Swami Radha, and our teaching methodology is experiential and small group-focused. We trust the intelligence of those who come here and give you the opportunity to learn from each other. Come to learn and serve!
2016 Start Dates: November 14, December 12
This program is only available to people in Canada.
Application required:
June 10 – 12, July 1 – 3, August 12 – 14, December 2 – 4
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $465; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga — the yoga of action and selfless service — and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga—tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600; Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Young Adults and Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2016 Program dates: January 4 – February 1, February 1 – February 28, March 7 – April 4, April 18 – May 16, May 2 – May 30, May 30 – June 27, June 27 – July 25, July 25 – August 22, August 22 – September 19, September 19 – October 17, October 17 – November 14, November 14 – December 12, December 12 – January 9
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Our Three Month Community Immersion Program is designed to give you a deep dive into community living. You will learn about yourself, your values, your approach to service and the dedication and support it takes to create harmonious communities.
At Yasodhara Ashram we intentionally draw in people from all generations. Our core programming retains the essential and innovative teachings of Swami Radha, and our teaching methodology is experiential and small group-focused. We trust the intelligence of those who come here and give you the opportunity to learn from each other. Come to learn and serve!
2016 Start Dates: November 14, December 12
This program is only available to people in Canada.
Application required:
December 16 – 18
As we approach the turning point of Winter Solstice, honour the seasonal cycles of light by nourishing your own inner Light. Practice the Divine Light Invocation, relaxation techniques, visualizations and meditations on Light. By being receptive, invoking and channeling Light, we help to counter the forces that result in destructive actions in ourselves and in the world. Recognizing that we are all born of Light encourages us to care for each other and our planet.
Cost: $465, deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD:
The Divine Light Invocation CD
The Yoga Development Course (YDC) is an intensive three-month program designed to expand awareness through personal and spiritual development. Built on a series of integrated workshops that weave experiential learning with various practices of yoga, the YDC offers powerful tools for transforming and enhancing life. The course is valuable not only to yoga students and teachers but to all those who wish to make lasting changes and to live a richer, more meaningful life.
The YDC is the prerequisite for our Teacher Certification programs.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
March 17 – 19, September 22 – 24
Celebrate this special time of equal day and night, by reflecting on balance. Balancing daily life demands – work, relationships, family, information input – and taking care of yourself can be challenging. How can you stay centered and calm? How can you step back to gain perspective and move forward with clarity? Learn yogic techniques such as breath, visualization, reflection and relaxation to help restore calm and a clear sense of what is most important in your life.
Cost: $475; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
April 4 – 11, August 22 – 29
Discover what it is like to live and grow in a spiritual community! This one-week work and study program offers a balanced blend of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and classes in Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation and sacred dance. Take this unique opportunity to deepen self-understanding, gain useful spiritual tools as well as practical skills, and become an active part of a vibrant community. Your days will be divided equally between selfless service in various areas of the Ashram and courses.
Cost: $725; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Spring Beginnings Intake (April 4 – May 1) includes workshops and orientations specific to adults age 30 and under, on a pay-what-you-can basis.
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: The Young Adult Program costs $600 on a sliding scale. Participants of the Spring Beginnings intake are welcome on a pay what-you-can basis with no bursary application necessary.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 Spring Beginnings Intake: April 4 – May 1
Not able to make this date? The Young Adult program runs throughout 2017: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
After completing the Yoga Development Course, the next step in teacher training is the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. In this course you will learn how to teach classical asanas and integrate spiritual practices into the classroom. The approach is experiential – learning through teaching in small groups. You are encouraged to teach from a sense of self-acceptance – listening to your own body and offering from your own experience. Prior to certification you are also asked to complete a practicum of leading 6 classes (either at the Ashram or elsewhere) and reporting on what you learned.
Prerequisites:
This training builds on the foundation laid through the 675 hours of practice and instruction of the Yoga Development Course.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
May 12 – 14, Sept 8- 10
Yoga offers many spiritual gifts to access health and wholeness. Yogic practices provide a means of clearing the body and mind, giving you the strength to be who you really are. In the healing process you have the space to reflect on your life. The retreat is for those seeking physical, mental or spiritual healing. Spacious and nurturing, this is a time to go inward, accessing your compassion and inner Light.
Cost: $475; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
June 5 – 10
Decelerator is a 5-day retreat that offers you the pause needed to gain a new viewpoint on your life – personally and at work. Participants will explore their personal and spiritual landscape using a blend of yogic practices and sessions inspired by design thinking, appreciative inquiry and open systems theory.
Cost: Private Room: $1390, Shared Room: $1125; $150 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
This two-week teacher certification program will deepen your understanding of the system of Hatha Yoga that Swami Radha called “the Hidden Language,” which integrates the asanas with the power of mind and symbolism. You will learn —through your own personal reflection, study and practice teaching—how to offer the gift of Hidden Language to others.
Take this next step in using metaphor, symbolism and written reflections to help students access the insightful messages that the asanas can bring. The process involves trusting your own intuition and that of your students. Learn to create a safe, light framework and fill it with an atmosphere that empowers each person’s awareness. Teach the unity of yoga, where body and mind communicate.
Prerequisites: The Yoga Development Course, as well as the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. Completion of the YDC book reflection project is also a requirement.
Renewal: Every three years.
June 16-18
What better time to saturate yourself with Light than during the magic of summer solstice? In this retreat we explore the practice of the Divine Light Invocation, along with relaxation techniques, visualizations and meditations on Light.
The Divine Light Invocation is a standing meditation that combines the body, breath and mind in a concise practice of visualizing Divine Light, recognizing the Light within and learning how to share this Light with others. It is one of the most integral practices at Yasodhara Ashram.
Cost: $475, deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD:
The Divine Light Invocation CD
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
June 27 -29, Sept 1 – 3, Dec 1 – 3
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $475; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
July 14 – 16, Aug 18 – 20, Oct 27 – 29
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost: $475; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
July 21 – 23, Sept 29 – Oct 1
Breath is the key to quiet the mind, create space and allow clarity to emerge. Between the ingoing and outgoing breath, there is a centre of stillness, a place of deep mystery and potential. Awaken your intuition and discover what emerges. Find ways to make this internal balance present in your life.
Cost: $475; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
July 28 – 30, August 25 – 27
The lake, mountains, sky and forest of Yasodhara Ashram invite you to take refuge, to awaken to your own nature, to remember your interconnection with all of life. What is it like to experience the majesty of mountains as you do Mountain pose? Or learn balance from a tree? Hike the forest trails, walk the beaches, find your special places for silence and meditation. How does nature reflect back what you need to know? Yoga & Nature can give you perspective and connect you to a sense of the sacred.
Cost: $475; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Hatha Yoga, the Hidden Language & The Inner Life of Asanas
This intensive two-week teacher certification program is based on a foundation of self-inquiry and experiential learning/teaching. Using the questions and practices in Kundalini Yoga for the West, you will study the potential of each level of consciousness, then teach in small groups with your colleagues. To access guidance from the unconscious mind, you will explore the symbolism of your own dreams and learn to help others in their personal interpretations, using Swami Radha’s dream yoga method (as elucidated in Realities of the Dreaming Mind).
This certification program can help you gain confidence in teaching the spiritual dimensions of yoga by focusing on Light, building on your personal experience and learning to create a framework adaptable to your students’ needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Yoga Development Course and the YDC book reflections.
Renewal: Every three years.
August 13 – 17
If you are a young woman aged 13-17, Shakti Camp is designed for you. This week-long Ashram adventure includes activities such as dance, arts, hiking and swimming as well as yoga classes, journaling and group discussions. With other young women, explore the issues that matter most to you: what stresses you out at home or school? What does friendship mean to you? Grow in confidence as you look at your body image, personal power and self-expression.
You also have a chance to experience life in a spiritual community with powerful female role models. Join us for daily Hatha Yoga classes, Karma Yoga (service) and nightly satsang. Make friends, have fun and learn about yourself in this supportive and nurturing community.
For teen girls ages 13 to 17.
Cost: $325 (or pay what you can); deposit $50 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.. Local Eastshore teens free.
July 14 – 16, Aug 18 – 20, Oct 27 – 29
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost: $475; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
April 4 – 11, August 22 – 29
Discover what it is like to live and grow in a spiritual community! This one-week work and study program offers a balanced blend of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and classes in Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation and sacred dance. Take this unique opportunity to deepen self-understanding, gain useful spiritual tools as well as practical skills, and become an active part of a vibrant community. Your days will be divided equally between selfless service in various areas of the Ashram and courses.
Cost: $725; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Fall Harvest Intake (August 22 – September 18) includes workshops and orientations specific to adults age 30 and under, on a pay-what-you-can basis.
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: The Young Adult Program costs $600 on a sliding scale. Participants of the Fall Harvest intake are welcome on a pay what-you-can basis with no bursary application necessary.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 Fall Harvest Intake: Aug 22 – Sept 18
Not able to make this date? The Young Adult program runs throughout 2017: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
July 28 – 30, August 25 – 27
The lake, mountains, sky and forest of Yasodhara Ashram invite you to take refuge, to awaken to your own nature, to remember your interconnection with all of life. What is it like to experience the majesty of mountains as you do Mountain pose? Or learn balance from a tree? Hike the forest trails, walk the beaches, find your special places for silence and meditation. How does nature reflect back what you need to know? Yoga & Nature can give you perspective and connect you to a sense of the sacred.
Cost: $475; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Hatha Yoga, the Hidden Language & The Inner Life of Asanas
June 27 -29, Sept 1 – 3, Dec 1 – 3
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $475; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
May 12 – 14, Sept 8- 10
Yoga offers many spiritual gifts to access health and wholeness. Yogic practices provide a means of clearing the body and mind, giving you the strength to be who you really are. In the healing process you have the space to reflect on your life. The retreat is for those seeking physical, mental or spiritual healing. Spacious and nurturing, this is a time to go inward, accessing your compassion and inner Light.
Cost: $475; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11, Dec 12 – Jan 8
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
March 17 – 19, September 22 – 24
Celebrate this special time of equal day and night, by reflecting on balance. Balancing daily life demands – work, relationships, family, information input – and taking care of yourself can be challenging. How can you stay centered and calm? How can you step back to gain perspective and move forward with clarity? Learn yogic techniques such as breath, visualization, reflection and relaxation to help restore calm and a clear sense of what is most important in your life.
Cost: $475; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
July 21 – 23, Sept 29 – Oct 1
Breath is the key to quiet the mind, create space and allow clarity to emerge. Between the ingoing and outgoing breath, there is a centre of stillness, a place of deep mystery and potential. Awaken your intuition and discover what emerges. Find ways to make this internal balance present in your life.
Cost: $475; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
July 14 – 16, Aug 18 – 20, Oct 27 – 29
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost: $475; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
2017 program dates: Jan 10 – Feb 6, Feb 7 – Mar 6, Mar 7- April 3, April 4 – May 1, May 2 – May 29, May 30 – June 26, June 27 – July 24, July 25 – Aug 21, Aug 22 – Sept 18, Sept 19 – Oct 16, Oct 17 – Nov 13, Nov 14 – Dec 11
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
2017: Dec 1 – 3
2018: June 29 – July 1, Aug 31 – Sept 2
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $475; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
December 15 – 17
As we approach the turning point of Winter Solstice, honour the seasonal cycles of light by nourishing your own inner Light. Practice the Divine Light Invocation, relaxation techniques, visualizations and meditations on Light. By being receptive, invoking and channeling Light, we help to counter the forces that result in destructive actions in ourselves and in the world. Recognizing that we are all born of Light encourages us to care for each other and our planet.
Cost: $475, deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD:
The Divine Light Invocation CD
The Yoga Development Course (YDC) is an intensive three-month program designed to expand awareness through personal and spiritual development. Built on a series of integrated workshops that weave experiential learning with various practices of yoga, the YDC offers powerful tools for transforming and enhancing life. The course is valuable not only to yoga students and teachers but to all those who wish to make lasting changes and to live a richer, more meaningful life.
The YDC is the prerequisite for our Teacher Certification programs.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Mar 16 – 18, Sept 21 – 23
Celebrate this special time of equal day and night, by reflecting on balance. Balancing daily life demands – work, relationships, family, information input – and taking care of yourself can be challenging. How can you stay centered and calm? How can you step back to gain perspective and move forward with clarity? Learn yogic techniques such as breath, visualization, reflection and relaxation to help restore calm and a clear sense of what is most important in your life.
Cost: $490; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
After completing the Yoga Development Course, the next step in teacher training is the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. In this course you will learn how to teach classical asanas and integrate spiritual practices into the classroom. The approach is experiential – learning through teaching in small groups. You are encouraged to teach from a sense of self-acceptance – listening to your own body and offering from your own experience. Prior to certification you are also asked to complete a practicum of leading 6 classes (either at the Ashram or elsewhere) and reporting on what you learned.
Prerequisites:
This training builds on the foundation laid through the 675 hours of practice and instruction of the Yoga Development Course.
April 27 – 29, July 23 – 25
Enrich your experience of the world around you and open your heart to wonder. What would it mean to remove filters that keep you from seeing, tasting, hearing, touching, smelling what is? Explore how your sense perceptions interact with your mind’s interpretation. By building awareness of mind and senses, you can start to choose your way of being moment-by-moment, awakening to your own potential.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
May 4 – 6, Sept 28 – 30
Breath is the key to quiet the mind, create space and allow clarity to emerge. Between the ingoing and outgoing breath, there is a centre of stillness, a place of deep mystery and potential. Awaken your intuition and discover what emerges. Find ways to make this internal balance present in your life.
Cost: $490; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 11 – 13, Sept 14 – 16
Yoga offers many spiritual gifts to access health and wholeness. Yogic practices provide a means of clearing the body and mind, giving you the strength to be who you really are. In the healing process you have the space to reflect on your life. The retreat is for those seeking physical, mental or spiritual healing. Spacious and nurturing, this is a time to go inward, accessing your compassion and inner Light.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
June 1 – 3, July 27 – 29, Aug 24 – 26
The lake, mountains, sky and forest of Yasodhara Ashram invite you to take refuge, to awaken to your own nature, to remember your interconnection with all of life. What is it like to experience the majesty of mountains as you do Mountain pose? Or learn balance from a tree? Hike the forest trails, walk the beaches, find your special places for silence and meditation. How does nature reflect back what you need to know? Yoga & Nature can give you perspective and connect you to a sense of the sacred.
Cost: $490; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Hatha Yoga, the Hidden Language & The Inner Life of Asanas
June 19 – 24
Decelerator is a 5-day workshop that offers you the pause needed to gain a new viewpoint on your life – personally and at work. Participants will explore their personal and spiritual landscape using a blend of yogic practices and sessions inspired by leadership frameworks.
An of Era of Acceleration
People are under tremendous pressures today, perhaps greater than at any other time in history. Whatever the lifestyle, one seems to move too fast to digest the experiences that take place each day. The pressure felt is not exclusively because of work, but also due to the enormous amount of material that has to be assimilated to survive in a highly competitive environment.
The natural life rhythm simply cannot absorb the constant impact of living in a hyper-connected, media rich, turbulent environment.
Quite simply, people are destabilized and fatigued.
As catalysts engaged in creating a better world, we need energy to persevere. The true source of power and renewal is often buried to such a degree that support is needed to reclaim it. Once reclaimed we can realign with our intentions with new awareness and new strategies.
For more information, visit: www.decelerator.ca
Cost: Private Room: $1390, Shared Room: $1125; $150 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
There is a modest sliding scale available. For more information, email prior to registering: hello@decelerator.ca
June 22 – 24
What better time to saturate yourself with Light than during the magic of summer solstice? In this retreat we explore the practice of the Divine Light Invocation, along with relaxation techniques, visualizations and meditations on Light.
The Divine Light Invocation is a standing meditation that combines the body, breath and mind in a concise practice of visualizing Divine Light, recognizing the Light within and learning how to share this Light with others. It is one of the most integral practices at Yasodhara Ashram.
Cost: $490, deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD:
The Divine Light Invocation CD
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
June 29 – July 1, Aug 31 – Sept 2
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
July 16 – 20
How can you cultivate an understanding heart, a compassionate spirit, a luminous mind? In this four-day retreat, allow your questions to surface. Enter a space of curiosity, reflection and creativity as you explore your inner world. Supported by the beauty of the Ashram landscape and by the vibrant atmosphere of the new Temple, discover what needs to be revealed so you can shine more brightly.
Led by Swami Lalitananda, senior teacher and president of Yasodhara Ashram, you are invited to expand your awareness, let go of old burdens and lighten up! Discover the benefits of proven yogic practices and the limitless quality of sacred space. Open to all — whether new or experienced in Yasodhara teachings.
Cost: $950; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
This intensive two-week teacher certification program is based on a foundation of self-inquiry and experiential learning/teaching. Using the questions and practices in Kundalini Yoga for the West, you will study the potential of each level of consciousness, then teach in small groups with your colleagues. To access guidance from the unconscious mind, you will explore the symbolism of your own dreams and learn to help others in their personal interpretations, using Swami Radha’s dream yoga method (as elucidated in Realities of the Dreaming Mind).
This certification program can help you gain confidence in teaching the spiritual dimensions of yoga by focusing on Light, building on your personal experience and learning to create a framework adaptable to your students’ needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Yoga Development Course and the YDC book reflections.
Renewal: Every three years.
April 27 – 29, July 23 – 25
Enrich your experience of the world around you and open your heart to wonder. What would it mean to remove filters that keep you from seeing, tasting, hearing, touching, smelling what is? Explore how your sense perceptions interact with your mind’s interpretation. By building awareness of mind and senses, you can start to choose your way of being moment-by-moment, awakening to your own potential.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
July 27 – 29, Aug 17 – 19, Oct 26 – 28
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
This two-week teacher certification program will deepen your understanding of the system of Hatha Yoga that Swami Radha called “the Hidden Language,” which integrates the asanas with the power of mind and symbolism. You will learn —through your own personal reflection, study and practice teaching—how to offer the gift of Hidden Language to others.
Take this next step in using metaphor, symbolism and written reflections to help students access the insightful messages that the asanas can bring. The process involves trusting your own intuition and that of your students. Learn to create a safe, light framework and fill it with an atmosphere that empowers each person’s awareness. Teach the unity of yoga, where body and mind communicate.
Prerequisites: The Yoga Development Course, as well as the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. Completion of the YDC book reflection project is also a requirement.
Renewal: Every three years.
August 12 – 16
If you are a young woman aged 13-17, Shakti Camp is designed for you. This week-long Ashram adventure includes activities such as dance, arts, hiking and swimming as well as yoga classes, journaling and group discussions. With other young women, explore the issues that matter most to you: what stresses you out at home or school? What does friendship mean to you? Grow in confidence as you look at your body image, personal power and self-expression.
You also have a chance to experience life in a spiritual community with powerful female role models. Join us for daily Hatha Yoga classes, Karma Yoga (service) and nightly satsang. Make friends, have fun and learn about yourself in this supportive and nurturing community.
For teen girls ages 13 to 17.
Cost: $325 (or pay what you can); deposit $50 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.. Local Eastshore teens free.
July 27 – 29, Aug 17 – 19, Oct 26 – 28
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available for Elders on fixed income.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
June 1 – 3, Aug 24 – 26
The lake, mountains, sky and forest of Yasodhara Ashram invite you to take refuge, to awaken to your own nature, to remember your interconnection with all of life. What is it like to experience the majesty of mountains as you do Mountain pose? Or learn balance from a tree? Hike the forest trails, walk the beaches, find your special places for silence and meditation. How does nature reflect back what you need to know? Yoga & Nature can give you perspective and connect you to a sense of the sacred.
Watch this short video for a taste of the Yoga & Nature Retreat.
Cost: $490; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Hatha Yoga, the Hidden Language & The Inner Life of Asanas
June 29 – July 1, Aug 31 – Sept 2
Experience the quiet and tranquility of Yasodhara Ashram. In this retreat, you will focus on going inward, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Each day you will go deeper into a relaxation practice to emerge renewed and full of Light. Re-enter your life with sustaining practices to keep the relaxation, with all of its benefits, alive.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
May 11 – 13, Sept 14 – 16
Yoga offers many spiritual gifts to access health and wholeness. Yogic practices provide a means of clearing the body and mind, giving you the strength to be who you really are. In the healing process you have the space to reflect on your life. The retreat is for those seeking physical, mental or spiritual healing. Spacious and nurturing, this is a time to go inward, accessing your compassion and inner Light.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD:
Relaxation
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-October 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-December 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Mar 16 – 18, Sept 21 – 23
Celebrate this special time of equal day and night, by reflecting on balance. Balancing daily life demands – work, relationships, family, information input – and taking care of yourself can be challenging. How can you stay centered and calm? How can you step back to gain perspective and move forward with clarity? Learn yogic techniques such as breath, visualization, reflection and relaxation to help restore calm and a clear sense of what is most important in your life.
Cost: $490; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 4 – 6, Sept 28 – 30
Breath is the key to quiet the mind, create space and allow clarity to emerge. Between the ingoing and outgoing breath, there is a centre of stillness, a place of deep mystery and potential. Awaken your intuition and discover what emerges. Find ways to make this internal balance present in your life.
Cost: $490; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-December 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
July 27 – 29, Aug 17 – 19, Oct 26 – 28
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn various practices – including visualization, breathing techniques, concentration and reflection – to help you understand different levels of mind and to approach the mind’s expansive potential. The natural beauty and silence of the Ashram support your search for this silence and beauty within.
Cost: $490; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the Young Adult Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Adults $825; Elders (60+) $825 (six hour work day option available); Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program. (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Bursary Applications are available.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The Young Adult Program is for people 18-30 interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills.
This live-and-work program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service—and also introduces participants to Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness.
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. This program is run jointly with the One Month(OM) Program. Young Adults (18-30) are offered a reduced fee structure and Elders (60 and over) can choose to work six-hours instead of eight.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Cost: Free of Charge May-December 2018! Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included. Regular Cost: Young Adults (18-30) $600 (sliding scale). Bursary applications are available for Young Adults unable to pay 50% of the cost ($300). Deposit $100 when you are accepted into the program.
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Shared accommodation and meals included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service while introducing participants to the main Yasodhara Yoga practices such as Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. The Young Adult Program (18-30 years) is now an integral part of the One-Month Program.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Investment: No Fee. Although there is no fee, you will be investing your time and energy, and your intentions, in the community. This program is funded by donations. Donations are welcome any time, to keep the opportunity available for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Please note that applications for this intake need to be received by December 16.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The Yoga Development Course (YDC) offers three months of yoga in the deepest sense of the word, as a path to Liberation. Come and expand your understanding. Heal. Give yourself the spiritual nourishment you need. Challenge yourself to evolve.
This program, set in the Ashram’s pristine forest and lake during quiet winter, offers a balance of self-inquiry with group work in a community of like-minded people, a process that leads to new discoveries and purposeful change.
During the YDC, spiritual practices such as mantra, dream yoga and Light meditations help you access hidden levels of mind. And three months of reflection supports a process of clarification. Who are you now and how do you want to live your life? Which old patterns are limiting? Where have you created a helpful foundation?
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the YDC. Swami Radha’s original vision is vibrantly alive at the core of this program while Swami Radhananda’s experiential learning approach updates the teaching process.
The YDC is the prerequisite for our Teacher Certification programs.
We also offer an extended-stay program after the YDC for up to five months at no charge to support students in the work they have done during the YDC. Visit the YDC page to find out more.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service while introducing participants to the main Yasodhara Yoga practices such as Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. The Young Adult Program (18-30 years) is now an integral part of the One-Month Program.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Investment: No Fee. Although there is no fee, you will be investing your time and energy, and your intentions, in the community. This program is funded by donations. Donations are welcome any time, to keep the opportunity available for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service while introducing participants to the main Yasodhara Yoga practices such as Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. The Young Adult Program (18-30 years) is now an integral part of the One-Month Program.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Investment: No Fee. Although there is no fee, you will be investing your time and energy, and your intentions, in the community. This program is funded by donations. Donations are welcome any time, to keep the opportunity available for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Mar 22 – 24, Sept 20 – 22
Stay overnight after the program ends and have breakfast the next day at no extra cost
Celebrate this special time of equal day and night, by reflecting on balance. Balancing daily life demands – work, relationships, family, information input – and taking care of yourself can be challenging. How can you stay centered and calm? How can you step back to gain perspective and move forward with clarity? Learn yogic techniques such as breath, visualization, reflection and relaxation to help restore calm and a clear sense of what is most important in your life.
Cost: $500; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang. After the program ends, stay overnight and have breakfast the next day at no extra cost.
Take this opportunity to experience yoga and work in a truly transformative way!
The One-Month (OM) Karma Yoga program is for anyone interested in living in a spiritual community to explore work, develop self-knowledge and gain skills. This program focuses on Karma Yoga —the yoga of action and selfless service while introducing participants to the main Yasodhara Yoga practices such as Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini Yoga — tools that can help expand awareness
Yasodhara Ashram is an intergenerational community where people of all ages—from youth to elders and everyone in between—work together. The Young Adult Program (18-30 years) is now an integral part of the One-Month Program.
The program helps you deepen self-knowledge, integrate as a valued working member of the community and take away a life-changing experience.
Investment: No Fee. Although there is no fee, you will be investing your time and energy, and your intentions, in the community. This program is funded by contributions. Contributions are welcome any time, to keep the opportunity available for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Shared accommodation, meals and workshops included.
Dates: Click here for a list of all program intake dates.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
After completing the Yoga Development Course, the next step in teacher training is the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. In this course you will learn how to teach classical asanas and integrate spiritual practices into the classroom. The approach is experiential – learning through teaching in small groups. You are encouraged to teach from a sense of self-acceptance – listening to your own body and offering from your own experience. Prior to certification you are also asked to complete a practicum of leading 6 classes (either at the Ashram or elsewhere) and reporting on what you learned.
Prerequisites:
This training builds on the foundation laid through the 675 hours of practice and instruction of the Yoga Development Course.
April 12 – 14, Sept 13 – 15
Stay overnight after the program ends and have breakfast the next day at no extra cost.
Enrich your experience of the world around you and open your heart to wonder. What would it mean to remove filters that keep you from seeing, tasting, hearing, touching, smelling what is? Explore how your sense perceptions interact with your mind’s interpretation. By building awareness of mind and senses, you can start to choose your way of being moment-by-moment, awakening to your own potential.
Cost: $500; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang. After the program ends, stay overnight and have breakfast the next day at no extra cost.