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The YDC is an intensive three-month program designed to give students an in-depth introduction to the major branches of yoga and a foundation in personal and spiritual development. The course is of lasting value not only to potential yoga teachers but also to all those who wish to deepen their yoga practice and make permanent changes in their approach to life.
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
Celebrate the coming of spring. A weekend of Karma Yoga, workshops and time to reflect on your own. Join us for the Garden Blessing, the opening of the garden for the coming season. As always, enjoy our traditional Easter egg hunt and a hike to Easter Rock.
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
After completing the Yoga Development Course, the next step of our Teacher Training program 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.
Prerequisites:
This training builds on the foundation laid through the 700 hours of practice and instruction of the Yoga Development Course.
We invite all members of Yasodhara Ashram Society, the Friends of Radha Foundation, and the Association for the Development of Human Potential to our AGM. Join us to reconnect with our community and be a part of things to come.
By Contribution; deposit $50
In Life Seals® you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals® can open doors of awareness and help you gain a new perspective on yourself and your direction in life.
Recommended book: The Divine Light Invocation
This special five-day program gives you the opportunity to gain perspective on your life through two of Swami Radha’s most powerful self-development workshops – Life Seals® and Straight Walk®.
Starting with Life Seals®, you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals® can open doors of awareness and help you understand yourself and your direction in life.
Taking your insights from Life Seals®, you enter the Straight Walk®. Swami Radha based this course upon an ancient Buddhist practice of self-awareness. The Straight Walk® includes several walking meditations practiced with observation and concentration. Steps are taken, literally and symbolically, to understand your perception and gain a new perspective of your issues and choices. You observe both your emotional response and rational thinking to help you make decisions aligned with your ideals.
Integrated in the program is personal retreat time to review and synthesize your learning so that you can apply insights into your daily life.
Recommended book: The Divine Light Invocation
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
In this spacious retreat you will learn new ways to support yourself in making changes that reflect your ideals. Each day includes instruction, group work and plenty of personal time for reflection and practice. Instruction focuses on our core practices such as the Divine Light Invocation, Mantra, Relaxation, Dream Yoga and Hatha Yoga. Learn to use tools that will help you make key transformations in your life.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
Sitar Concert Returns to The Temple of Divine Light!
The Mishras: Classical North Indian Ragas and Meditative Music with three generations of master musicians from Benares, an ancient spiritual centre of traditional music and Indian culture.
Tickets available at Nelson & District Credit Union – East Shore Branch and at the Yasodhara Ashram Bookstore, (250) 227-9224.
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
This five-day program taps into the devotional nature of the heart through music, sound and dance. Music & Consciousness is an original workshop developed by Swami Radha to awaken inner knowledge through the power of sound. Combining Music & Consciousness with mantra and sacred dance, this series offers a pathway to the Divine through creative expression.
In Music & Consciousness, you will listen to seven musical pieces and draw your impressions of each. By looking at the drawings in relation to your life, you can open to an intuitive sense of your path and where you are. This workshop provides an effective way to sidestep the rational mind and receive insights directly from your own deeper wisdom. Dip into the secret language of your unconscious – a world of symbol, myth and metaphor that can guide you in practical and mysterious ways.
The Mantra workshop will deepen your understanding of the effects of sound as you investigate your own voice through chanting. Mantras are words of power that are devotional by nature and can calm the emotions, improve concentration and promote healing. You will observe the effect of different mantras as well as the power of silence.
In the Sacred Dance workshop you have the opportunity to express feelings that are beyond words — that only gestures, only a look can express. When the body is an instrument of devotional expression, it is at its most beautiful. The art of sacred dance combines movement, music, prayer and reflection. Set to mantras, prayers and devotional songs, sacred dance provides a way to explore the body as a spiritual tool. (No dance experience is needed.)
Together these workshops offer an experience of self-knowledge and Bhakti Yoga, the Yoga of Devotion.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
Music has the power to heal, the power to awaken. In this workshop you will listen to seven musical pieces and draw your impressions of each. By looking at the drawings in relation to your life, you can open to an intuitive sense of your path and where you are. This workshop is an effective way to sidestep the rational mind and receive insights directly from your own deeper wisdom. Dip into the secret language of your unconscious – a world of symbol, myth and metaphor that can guide you in practical and mysterious ways.
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
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.
Recommended book: The Yoga of Healing
Recommended CD: Relaxation
Anusha Fernando: A performer, teacher and Artistic Director of Shakti Dance Society, Anusha Fernando brings her understanding of Bharata Natyam Indian Classical dance’s depth of tradition and its potential for new creation to two solo Bharata Natyam performances, “Earth” and “Water”.
Tickets available at Nelson & District Credit Union – East Shore Branch and at the Yasodhara Ashram Bookstore, (250) 227-9224.
In the Self-Image workshop you will explore how you see yourself through written reflections and video recordings. The image you put out to others is the basis of responses that you get back. What is your self-image now? What do you want to change? You will be recorded in groups and individual situations. Watching yourself on video is a powerful tool for learning. Can you take a new look? Can you allow yourself to change?
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
By exploring your self-image and questioning who you really are, you can peel away external layers and come closer to your essence. These two original workshops developed by Swami Radha are often a pivotal point for self-understanding when offered in the Yoga Development Course. In this five-day intensive you are given the opportunity to face yourself and to see yourself in a new way.
In the Self-Image workshop you will explore how you see yourself through written reflections and video recordings. The image you put out to others is the basis of responses that you get back. What is your self-image now? What do you want to change? You will be recorded in groups and individual situations. Watching yourself on video is a powerful tool for learning. Can you take a new look? Can you allow yourself to change?
With your learning from the Self-Image workshop, you then deepen your investigation in the Identification workshop. The question, “Who are you?” opens the doors of inquiry and breaks limiting concepts. Swami Radha emphasized that many of our problems arise from wrong identification. If you are the body, what happens when your body dies? If you are the mind, do you change with each changing personality aspect? Who are you underneath the shifting personalities? The Divine Light Invocation is offered as a practice to support your identification with your inner Light and potential.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Kundalini Yoga for the West
To celebrate the Ashram’s 50th Anniversary, we are inviting guests to register for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: The first Saturday of each month – June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Fee:
$25/ adults
$10/ ages 6 – 18
Free for children 5 and under
All are invited to our evening satsang (devotional service) held at the Temple of Light between 8-9pm.
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
In this spacious retreat you will learn new ways to support yourself in making changes that reflect your ideals. Each day includes instruction, group work and plenty of personal time for reflection and practice. Instruction focuses on our core practices such as the Divine Light Invocation, Mantra, Relaxation, Dream Yoga and Hatha Yoga. Learn to use tools that will help you make key transformations in your life.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
Sacred Dance, Hidden Language & Relaxation
Give yourself the time to honour and respect your body. In this program, you will listen to your body’s messages through the Hidden Language Hatha Yoga course – a method that Swami Radha pioneered to find the mystical meanings of the asanas; you will practice devotional movement through sacred dance as an expression of the heart; and you will absorb the healing and rejuvenating benefits of deep relaxation.
Hidden Language Hatha Yoga is a gentle and meditative style of Hatha Yoga that includes writing, visualization and mantra. Hidden Language reveals the profound interconnections of body, mind, speech and spirit. As you stretch your body, you can open your mind and expand your awareness of the sacred in yourself and in the world.
Taking your insights from Hidden Language, you move into Sacred Dance, where you have the opportunity to express feelings that are beyond words, that only gestures, only a look can express. When the body is an instrument of devotional expression, it is at its most beautiful. The art of sacred dance combines movement, music, prayer and reflection. Set to mantras, prayers and devotional songs, sacred dance provides a way to explore the body as a spiritual tool. (No dance experience is needed.)
Go inward in Relaxation, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Using a guided relaxation practice, you will emerge renewed and full of Light.
Re-enter your life with these sustaining practices to nourish yourself and to respect your body as a divine messenger.
Recommended book: Hatha Yoga: the Hidden Language
Recommended CD: Relaxation
The Hidden Language is a gentle and meditative style of Hatha Yoga that includes writing, visualization and mantra. Hidden Language reveals the profound interconnections of body, mind, speech and spirit. As you stretch your body, you can open your mind and expand your awareness of the sacred in yourself and in the world.
Recommended book: Hatha Yoga: the Hidden Language
Where do dreams come from? What messages do they hold? Dream Yoga is a powerful way to get in touch with your Higher Self. Learn Swami Radha’s step-by-step method to unlock the language of your unconscious. By working with the symbols and metaphors of your dreaming life, you can begin to understand how dreams can offer guidance and support in your waking life.
Recommended book: Realities of the Dreaming Mind
Learn to open the doors to your unconscious through the exploration of your personal symbolism. The Dream Yoga workshop, based on Swami Radha’s book, Realities of the Dreaming Mind, helps you open to the meaning of your dreams, which are a direct message from the unconscious mind. In Straight Walk® you work with the metaphor of walking toward your goal or toward an upcoming choice. The combination of Dreams and Straight Walk® encourages a deepening trust in a source within yourself that you can count on.
Where do dreams come from? What messages do they hold? Dream Yoga is a powerful way to get in touch with your Higher Self. Learn a step-by-step method to unlock the language of your unconscious. By working with the symbols and metaphors of your dreaming life, you can begin to understand how dreams can offer guidance and support in your waking life.
Taking your understanding of symbolism from your dream work, you enter the Straight Walk®. Swami Radha based this course upon an ancient Buddhist practice of self-awareness. You will work with a number of different walking meditations, practicing observation and concentration. Steps are taken, literally and symbolically, to understand your perception and to gain perspective of your issues and choices. By observing both your emotional and your rational responses, you gain a more complete picture of your current situation and can make decisions from a balanced perspective.
Included in the program is time to gather your symbolic messages in order to apply your insights into your real life situation.
Recommended books:
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
The Divine Light Invocation
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
What better time to focus on the Light than on the magic of summer solstice?
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.
Explore this powerful practice in-depth, along with relaxation techniques, visualizations and meditations on Light. Learn how the Divine Light practice can be a positive, healing force in your life.
Recommended book: The Divine Light Invocation
Recommended CD: Guided Meditation
Join us for the 18th Annual Ashram Strawberry Social. There will be lots of strawberries, used book sale, music, and community!
For more information, please contact us.
A Sufi Zikr at the Ashram!
On Friday, June 28 from 7 – 9 pm, join us and participate in a Zikr offering with Kabir and Mirabai.
Zikr is a Sufi circle dance, a practice of “Divine Remembrance” that employs unified movement, rhythm, sound, breath, music, and sing of sacred phrases. It is a heart-centered moving meditation and all are welcome.
By Contribution
Music & Consciousness, Sacred Dance and Mantra
This five-day program taps into the devotional nature of the heart through music, sound and dance. Music & Consciousness is an original workshop developed by Swami Radha to awaken inner knowledge through the power of sound. Combining Music & Consciousness with mantra and sacred dance, this series offers a pathway to the Divine through creative expression.
In Music & Consciousness, you will listen to seven musical pieces and draw your impressions of each. By looking at the drawings in relation to your life, you can open to an intuitive sense of your path and where you are. This workshop provides an effective way to sidestep the rational mind and receive insights directly from your own deeper wisdom. Dip into the secret language of your unconscious – a world of symbol, myth and metaphor that can guide you in practical and mysterious ways.
The Mantra workshop will deepen your understanding of the effects of sound as you investigate your own voice through chanting. Mantras are words of power that are devotional by nature and can calm the emotions, improve concentration and promote healing. You will observe the effect of different mantras as well as the power of silence.
In the Sacred Dance workshop you have the opportunity to express feelings that are beyond words — that only gestures, only a look can express. When the body is an instrument of devotional expression, it is at its most beautiful. The art of sacred dance combines movement, music, prayer and reflection. Set to mantras, prayers and devotional songs, sacred dance provides a way to explore the body as a spiritual tool. (No dance experience is needed.)
Together these workshops offer an experience of self-knowledge and Bhakti Yoga, the Yoga of Devotion.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
The Mantra Yoga workshop will deepen your understanding of the effects of sound as you investigate your own voice through chanting. Mantras are words of power that are devotional by nature and can calm the emotions, improve concentration and promote healing. You will observe the effect of different mantras as well as the power of silence.
Recommended book: Mantras: Words of Power
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
Who is Divine Mother? Who is She in me? Swami Radha describes Divine Mother as the power that manifests all and that gives birth to sound and speech. Her forms range from gentle compassion to loving ferocity. Her powers include wisdom, strength, harmony and intimate knowledge. In this retreat, you will move closer to this feminine power through movement, drawing, reflection and mantra. Take time to seek Her in the natural beauty around you and to invite Her presence into your own heart. What is Her message for you?
Recommended book: The Divine Light Invocation
To celebrate the Ashram’s 50th Anniversary, we are inviting guests to register for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: The first Saturday of each month – June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Fee:
$25/ adults
$10/ ages 6 – 18
Free for children 5 and under
All are invited to our evening satsang (devotional service) held at the Temple of Light between 8-9pm.
This year we extend a special invitation to families of all ages, shapes and sizes to attend our first Family Week – a program especially designed to support you. Join together with others to experience the potential of family life in a community. We’ve arranged the schedule so parents have time for reflection and practice activities. Children have opportunities to play in the garden, meet the chickens and help with harvesting. Teens can enroll in the Teen Program, which is led by inspiring young adults. Spend family time together in yoga, work, play and retreat.
Join the Yasodhara Ashram Teen Program! Come build self-confidence, make friends and learn ways to get to know yourself. Your days will be filled with yoga classes, art, music and outdoor activities.
For teens ages 13 to 18
In Life Seals® you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals® can open doors of awareness and help you gain a new perspective on yourself and your direction in life.
Recommended book: The Divine Light Invocation
This special five-day program gives you the opportunity to gain perspective on your life through two of Swami Radha’s most powerful self-development workshops – Life Seals® and Straight Walk®.
Starting with Life Seals®, you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals® can open doors of awareness and help you understand yourself and your direction in life.
Taking your insights from Life Seals®, you enter the Straight Walk®. Swami Radha based this course upon an ancient Buddhist practice of self-awareness. The Straight Walk® includes several walking meditations practiced with observation and concentration. Steps are taken, literally and symbolically, to understand your perception and gain a new perspective of your issues and choices. You observe both your emotional response and rational thinking to help you make decisions aligned with your ideals.
Integrated in the program is personal retreat time to review and synthesize your learning so that you can apply insights into your daily life.
Recommended book: The Divine Light Invocation
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.
Recommended book: The Yoga of Healing
Recommended CDs: Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn a practice – 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.
Recommended books: Kundalini Yoga for the West and The Yoga of Healing
Learn what it means to teach from your experience through our intensive fourteen-day Hidden Language training process, and gain greater appreciation of the body as a spiritual tool.
Hidden Language Hatha Yoga is the unique style developed by Swami Radha that takes asanas far beyond physical exercise. From the knowledge, tools and insights you gained in the YDC and the foundation you built through the Hatha Teacher Training, you will gain confidence in transmitting this evocative method.
As a teacher, you will learn to use the tools of metaphor, symbolism and written reflection to help others access the “hidden” messages of the asanas – physically, psychologically and spiritually. You can expand the potential of yoga by offering students an appreciation of the body as a spiritual tool.
Prerequisites: The Yoga Development Course, as well as the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. Completion of the YDC book report project is also a requirement.
Renewal: Every three years.
Visit the Hidden Language Hatha Yoga Certification page.
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
In this spacious retreat you will learn new ways to support yourself in making changes that reflect your ideals. Each day includes instruction, group work and plenty of personal time for reflection and practice. Instruction focuses on our core practices such as the Divine Light Invocation, Mantra, Relaxation, Dream Yoga and Hatha Yoga. Learn to use tools that will help you make key transformations in your life.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
To celebrate the Ashram’s 50th Anniversary, we are inviting guests to register for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: The first Saturday of each month – June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Fee:
$25/ adults
$10/ ages 6 – 18
Free for children 5 and under
All are invited to our evening satsang (devotional service) held at the Temple of Light between 8-9pm.
Join us as we honour Yasodhara Ashram’s 50th year of growing into Light!
We are having a multi-day celebration and everyone is invited. Each day expect something special – from the opening ceremony, to bhajan parties and dance offerings, to our 50th Anniversary gala and devotional puja.
We will also be showcasing the Ashram’s rich history and the exciting innovations of our current team. Learn more about how the Ashram works behind the scenes and get involved in creating a vision for the next 50 years.
Come for part of the celebration or stay for the whole event. Sing, dance and enjoy the Light of this special and enduring spiritual home. Come home!
(Watch for a more detailed celebration schedule to be released in 2013)
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
Give yourself the time to honour and respect your body. In this program, you will listen to your body’s messages through the Hidden Language Hatha Yoga course – a method that Swami Radha pioneered to find the mystical meanings of the asanas; you will practice devotional movement through sacred dance as an expression of the heart; and you will absorb the healing and rejuvenating benefits of deep relaxation.
Hidden Language Hatha Yoga is a gentle and meditative style of Hatha Yoga that includes writing, visualization and mantra. Hidden Language reveals the profound interconnections of body, mind, speech and spirit. As you stretch your body, you can open your mind and expand your awareness of the sacred in yourself and in the world.
Taking your insights from Hidden Language, you move into Sacred Dance, where you have the opportunity to express feelings that are beyond words, that only gestures, only a look can express. When the body is an instrument of devotional expression, it is at its most beautiful. The art of sacred dance combines movement, music, prayer and reflection. Set to mantras, prayers and devotional songs, sacred dance provides a way to explore the body as a spiritual tool. (No dance experience is needed.)
Go inward in Relaxation, stilling the mind and body, connecting to your inner source of peace, harmony and joy. Using a guided relaxation practice, you will emerge renewed and full of Light.
Re-enter your life with these sustaining practices to nourish yourself and to respect your body as a divine messenger.
Recommended book: Hatha Yoga: the Hidden Language
Recommended CD: Relaxation
Kundalini and Dream Yoga Teacher Certification is more than teacher training; it is an adventure of expanding awareness and discovering potential. This intensive two-week program is a profound experience of being together with others of like-mind and coming closer to your own self. The questions “Who am I?” and “What is the purpose of my life?” are the foundation of an ongoing self-inquiry that leads to transformation.
Using the questions and practices in Kundalini Yoga for the West, you will study energy, imagination, emotions, heart, will, mind, consciousness, the power of choice, the power of the senses, the power of speech. You create plans and teach in small group sessions with your colleagues. Learning to maintain a focus on Light, you build an adjustable framework to meet your students’ needs.
As part of this course, you also explore the unconscious levels of mind through recording and interpreting your dreams. Using Swami Radha’s Dream Yoga method, you access the meaning of your dreams and tap the benefits of that inner wisdom. Then in small groups you learn to guide others in their dream interpretations by asking questions, offering tools and helping each person unlock the symbolic messages to attain insights they can apply in their lives.
To remain certified, teachers renew every three years. Many teachers return more frequently, finding this program an advanced learning experience and an opportunity to collaborate, to be inspired in their teaching, and to further their own personal development.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Yoga Development Course and the YDC book reports.
In Sacred Dance you have the opportunity to express feelings that are beyond words—that only gestures, only a look can express. When the body is an instrument of devotional expression — it is at its most beautiful. The art of sacred dance combines movement, music, prayer and reflection. Set to mantras, prayers and devotional songs, sacred dance provides a way to explore the body as a spiritual tool. (No dance experience is needed.)
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
Who are you beyond your role as wife, partner, mother, sister, daughter? How are you realizing your potential as a woman? What does yoga offer you? Come together with other women, in a powerful and intimate gathering, to discuss these questions, investigate your life and support each other. This is a safe and sacred space, a time for personal nourishment.
Recommended books:
Carried by a Promise
Radha: Diary of a Woman’s Search
The Divine Light Invocation
Spend two hours with two talented and experienced musicians and discover the expressiveness of ragas that form the basis of classical Indian music. Ragas evoke moods, feelings and sentiments in ways not experienced with other types of music. Explore why and how the mere acoustical wave patterns of musical notes affect us in such profound manners. Understand how the signatures of ragas etch distinct melodic and spiritual messages in our minds that are neither apparent to our auditory senses nor obvious to our intellect.
Raj and Utpal have been performing together for almost 30 years. Their music has been licensed to several prestigious museums as well as yoga and meditation schools. They have collaborated with several musicians of different genres, and firmly believe that music transcends all boundaries! Their five CDs with 36 compositions are available through iTunes and Amazon and many other online distributors; see indiepool.com.
You might also enjoy this other workshop with Raj and Utpal:
– Flute and Tabla
For Tickets:
– Yasodhara Ashram Bookstore (250) 227-9224
– Otter Books in Nelson (250) 352-3434
This workshop is designed for the beginner to the advanced Flute and/or Tablas student. Join Raj and Utpal to deepen your learning, practice, and learn the techniques and tips of two very experienced and talented musicians. Please bring your Flute and/or Tablas with you.
Raj and Utpal have been performing together for almost 30 years. Their music has been licensed to several prestigious museums as well as yoga and meditation schools. They have collaborated with several musicians of different genres, and firmly believe that music transcends all boundaries! Their five CDs with 36 compositions are available through iTunes and Amazon and many other online distributors; see indiepool.com.
You might also enjoy this other workshop with Raj and Utpal:
– Introduction to Indian Classical Music
For Tickets:
– Yasodhara Ashram Bookstore (250) 227-9224
– Otter Books in Nelson (250) 352-3434
Raj and Utpal present a collection of enigmatic ragas and mystical melodies, each one of which creates a particular mood and conveys a unique sentiment. Immerse yourself in the serene and soothing ambience of ragas. Let the melodies resonate with your feelings. Experience how ragas can help you relax, meditate, contemplate, improve your emotional balance, and enjoy life!
Join us for classical Indian ragas with Raj and Utpal. Enjoy an evening of mystical melodies and meditative music.
You might also enjoy these workshops with Raj and Utpal:
– Introduction to Indian Classical Music
– Flute and Tabla
For Tickets:
– Yasodhara Ashram Bookstore (250) 227-9224
– Otter Books in Nelson (250) 352-3434
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
To celebrate the Ashram’s 50th Anniversary, we are inviting guests to register for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: The first Saturday of each month – June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Fee:
$25/ adults
$10/ ages 6 – 18
Free for children 5 and under
All are invited to our evening satsang (devotional service) held at the Temple of Light between 8-9pm.
This is a special day to honour the lineage of spiritual teachers who inspire and support us at Yasodhara Ashram – Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, Swami Radha and Swami Radhananda.
A quiet time to reflect and recognize the preciousness of all we have been given.
Cost: by contribution; deposit $50
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
In Life Seals® you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals® can open doors of awareness and help you gain a new perspective on yourself and your direction in life.
Recommended book: The Divine Light Invocation
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.
Recommended book: The Yoga of Healing and CDs: “Relaxation” and “The Divine Light Invocation”)
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
Buddhist Retreat
With Venerable Losang Samten
An initiation into the healing practice of Medicine Buddha
involving Visualization and Mantra.
Friday, September 27th – Sunday, September 29th
Green Tara, Dorgee Namjong, Palden Lhamo & Medicine Buddha
For more information about the retreat and general information on Venerable Losang Samten and his work, please contact us.
www.losangsamten.com
e. info@dharmac.com
t. (877) 342-7622
Swami Radha based this course upon an ancient Buddhist practice of self-awareness. The Straight Walk® includes several walking meditations practiced with observation and concentration. Steps are taken, literally and symbolically, to understand your perception and gain a new perspective of your issues and choices. You observe both your emotional response and rational thinking to help you make decisions aligned with your ideals.
Recommended book: The Divine Light Invocation
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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? Each day you will learn a practice – 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.
Recommended books:
Kundalini Yoga for the West
The Yoga of Healing
How do you maintain the ideals of yoga in your daily life, in your family, in your work, in your community? What would it mean to accept the challenge to change, open your heart and mind, and live life fully?
This special five-day yoga workshop is led by Swami Radhananda, author and spiritual director of Yasodhara Ashram. Swami Radhananda will help you explore how a life infused with practice and self-inquiry can become a life of meaning and potential.
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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
With a focus on gratitude, this weekend is a time to look at what each of us has harvested in our lives and what we want to preserve. What are you grateful for and how do you express it? Participate in our annual Karma Yoga work-bee. Experience the joy of being in community as well as having quiet time on your own.
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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Mantras: Words of Power
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
This year to help celebrate our 50th Anniversary we have introduced a monthly Bhajan Blast. By live-streaming this musical event presented by our own “Elastic Band” and resident dancers, we invite you right into the Radha Room to join us.
Bhajans are devotional songs expressing love for the Divine. The Sanskrit word, bhajan, derives from bhakti, meaning the path of the heart. And a “blast” is a fun, enthusiastic gathering as well as a powerful electronic communication! We also offer a sacred dance, keeping alive the tradition so cherished by Swami Radha.
Please join us on Sunday, October 20th, from 7 – 8 pm Pacific for Bhajan Blast 10.
October’s dance will be Tirisiran Giriyan – a Song of Lord Siva, choreographed by Meera Grimes.
Let’s connect, wherever you are!
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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
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: $780; deposit $100
Recommended book: The 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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
This year to help celebrate our 50th Anniversary we have introduced a monthly Bhajan Blast. By live-streaming this musical event presented by our own “Elastic Band” and resident dancers, we invite you right into the Radha Room to join us.
Bhajans are devotional songs expressing love for the Divine. The Sanskrit word, bhajan, derives from bhakti, meaning the path of the heart. And a “blast” is a fun, enthusiastic gathering as well as a powerful electronic communication! We also offer a sacred dance, keeping alive the tradition so cherished by Swami Radha.
Please join us on Sunday, November 17th, from 7 – 8 pm Pacific for Bhajan Blast 11.
Let’s connect, wherever you are!
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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
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 session, Wednesday evenings, 7:45-9:15 p.m.
Cost
Drop-in HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
The Service & Study Program is for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
ONE-MONTH KARMA YOGA INTRODUCTION
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dream and Kundalini.
The Service and Study program will give you an opportunity to experience life, yoga and work in a truly transformative way.
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: $780; deposit $100
Recommended book: The Yoga of Healing
Recommended CDs: Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
This year to help celebrate our 50th Anniversary we have introduced a monthly Bhajan Blast. By live-streaming this musical event presented by our own “Elastic Band” and resident dancers, we invite you right into the Radha Room to join us.
Bhajans are devotional songs expressing love for the Divine. The Sanskrit word, bhajan, derives from bhakti, meaning the path of the heart. And a “blast” is a fun, enthusiastic gathering as well as a powerful electronic communication! We also offer a sacred dance, keeping alive the tradition so cherished by Swami Radha.
Please join us for the last Bhajan Blast of 2013 on Sunday, December 15th, from 7 – 8 pm Pacific for Bhajan Blast 12.
Let’s connect, wherever you are!
Step out from the pressure of the holidays and honour the Light in the tranquil and beautiful setting of Yasodhara Ashram. Join us at any point from the Winter Solstice to the New Year, as we celebrate the gifts of the year and enjoy the peace of the season. Take yoga classes and workshops, join others in Karma Yoga, sing, dance and reflect. A precious time of devotion and renewal.
Cost: $100/day; deposit $50
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The YDC is an intensive three-month program designed to give students an in-depth introduction to the major branches of yoga and a foundation in personal and spiritual development. The course is of lasting value not only to potential yoga teachers but also to all those who wish to deepen their yoga practice and make permanent changes in their approach to life.
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
February 7-9, May 30-June 1, July 16-20, October 3-5
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? 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:
February 7-9: $395; deposit $100
May 30-June 1; $395, deposit $100
July 16–20: $790; deposit $100
October 3-5: $395; 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 one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Yasodhara Ashram and Community Connections invite you to the next talk in the Resiliency series: Rural Alternatives on the Eastshore.
Join us for an evening of learning and discussion as conservation ecologist, Gregory Utzig, highlights the impact of climate change on the West Kootenays and its ecological and forest ecosystems. How will climate change impact the West Kootenays? What do we need to know – what are the challenges and potential solutions?
Discussion and refreshments will follow the presentation.
All are welcome and attendance is free.
NOTE – EVENT RUNS FROM 7 – 9 PM MOUNTAIN TIME
Join us this Sunday, March 16th
7 – 8:30 pm Pacific (New Length – 1.5 hours)
For the first Bhajan Blast of 2014!
We’ll be honouring Swami Radha’s birthday (March 20th) with special Prasad, bhajans and dance.
You may want to organize a special Prasad for your gathering as well!
On Sunday night, just go to: yasodhara.org/bhajan-blast
You’ll be able download lyrics and chat with us.
Just type in your name on the bottom right where it says “Enter Name Here” and start sharing in the text box below.
Join us wherever you are!
Previous Bhajan Blasts are available for viewing 24/7 at: yasodhara.org/bhajan-blast/bhajan-blast-archive
December 6-10 (2013), March 21-23, July 6-8, September 19-21
As winter turns to spring, find balance and renewal within yourself.
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.
CYCLE OF LIGHT SERIES:
Scheduled during the equinoxes and solstices, Cycle of Light Retreats focus on renewal and relaxation through times of change. Honour the seasonal cycles of light by nourishing your own inner Light.
Cost:
December 6-10, 2013: $780; deposit $100
March 21-23: $395; deposit $100
July 6-8: $395; deposit $100
September 19-21: $395; 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
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
After completing the Yoga Development Course, the next step of our Teacher Training program 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.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
April 18-21
Celebrate the coming of spring in this weekend of Karma Yoga, special activities and quiet reflection time. Join us for the Garden Blessing – the opening of the garden for the coming season – and enjoy our traditional Easter egg hunt and hike to Easter Rock.
Cost: $100/day; deposit $50 (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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
May 1
We invite all members of Yasodhara Ashram Society, the Friends of Radha Foundation, and the Association for the Development of Human Potential to our AGM. Join us to reconnect with our community and be a part of things to come.
Cost: By Contribution; deposit $50 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 2-4, June 11-13, July 21-23
In Life Seals you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals can open doors of awareness and help you gain a new perspective on yourself and your direction in life.
Cost: $395; 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
May 5-12, June 2-9, September 9-16, October 14-21
“Discover Yasodhara” is for those who are interested in experiencing daily life in a spiritual community, and a great way to get to know Yasodhara Ashram. This is a one-week work and study program, with a balanced focus on the practice of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and introductory classes in the practices of Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation, Sacred Dance and reflection.
This program is a unique opportunity to experience yoga, work and community life at one of the most enduring spiritual communities in North America.
Program features include:
Service
- Learn about Karma Yoga: the practice and philosophy
- Experience how the Ashram functions by participating in work areas throughout the community
- Participate in our Karma Yoga work schedule four hours/day five days of your one-week stay
Study
- A one-day introduction and orientation
- Morning Hatha or Hidden Language Hatha Yoga classes, six days a week
- Satsang in the Temple every evening
- Yasodhara Yoga workshops half-days for five days and a final day of reflection and synthesis
Cost: $525; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 5-12
June 2-9
September 9-15
October 14-21
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
May 9-11, December 5-7
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: $395; 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 CDs:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
May 15-25, June 19-29, July 26-August 5, August 21-31, October 16-26
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Cost: $1500; deposit $200 (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
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
A Sufi Zikr at the Ashram!
On Friday, May 16th from 7 – 9 pm, join us and participate in a Zikr offering with Kabir and Mirabai.
Zikr is a Sufi circle dance, a practice of “Divine Remembrance” that employs unified movement, rhythm, sound, breath, music, and sing of sacred phrases. It is a heart-centered moving meditation and all are welcome.
By Contribution
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
May 23-25, October 17-19
Leave your cellphone, smartphone, laptop and tablet at home. Quiet the digital distractions and go inward during this two-day retreat. Gain perspective on your relationship to technology. Ask, how does communication work unmediated by computers? Who am I without the constant stream of Internet information? Using meditation, mind-watch and Mantra, this retreat gives you a chance to observe yourself unplugged.
*All participants will be asked to sign a contract to ‘not plug in.’ You can drop off any digital distractors at the office.
Cost: $395; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 23-25
October 17-19
February 7-9, May 30-June 1, July 16-20, October 3-5
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? 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:
February 7-9: $395; deposit $100
May 30-June 1; $395, deposit $100
July 16–20: $790; deposit $100
October 3-5: $395; 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
Sitar Concert Returns to The Temple of Divine Light!
The Mishras: Classical North Indian Ragas and Meditative Music with three generations of master musicians from Benares, an ancient spiritual centre of traditional music and Indian culture.
Tickets available at Nelson & District Credit Union – East Shore Branch; Otter Books, Nelson and at the Yasodhara Ashram Bookstore, (250) 227-9224.
May 5-12, June 2-9, September 9-16, October 14-21
“Discover Yasodhara” is for those who are interested in experiencing daily life in a spiritual community, and a great way to get to know Yasodhara Ashram. This is a one-week work and study program, with a balanced focus on the practice of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and introductory classes in the practices of Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation, Sacred Dance and reflection.
This program is a unique opportunity to experience yoga, work and community life at one of the most enduring spiritual communities in North America.
Program features include:
Service
- Learn about Karma Yoga: the practice and philosophy
- Experience how the Ashram functions by participating in work areas throughout the community
- Participate in our Karma Yoga work schedule four hours/day five days of your one-week stay
Study
- A one-day introduction and orientation
- Morning Hatha or Hidden Language Hatha Yoga classes, six days a week
- Satsang in the Temple every evening
- Yasodhara Yoga workshops half-days for five days and a final day of reflection and synthesis
Cost: $525; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 5-12
June 2-9
September 9-15
October 14-21
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
June 6-8
In the Self-Image workshop you will explore how you see yourself through written reflections and video recordings. The image you put out to others is the basis of responses that you get back. What is your self-image now? What do you want to change? You will be recorded in groups and individual situations. Watching yourself on video is a powerful tool for learning. Can you take a new look? Can you allow yourself to change?
Cost: $395; 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
We invite neighbours and visitors to register for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: The first Saturday of each month – June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Cost:
$25/ adults,
$10/ ages 6 – 18,
free for children 5 and under
June 7
July 5
August 2
Sept 6
All are invited to our evening satsang (devotional service) held at the Temple of Light between 8-9pm. Call ahead if you would like to reserve overnight accommodation.
Registration
Please contact us to reserve a place in this special program.
June 11-13, July 21-23
In Life Seals you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals can open doors of awareness and help you gain a new perspective on yourself and your direction in life. Couples are welcome!
Cost: $395; 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
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
May 15-25, June 19-29, July 26-August 5, August 21-31, October 16-26
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Cost: $1500; deposit $200 (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
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
June 20-22, December 19-21
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.
CYCLE OF LIGHT SERIES:
Scheduled during the equinoxes and solstices, Cycle of Light Retreats focus on renewal and relaxation through times of change. Honour the seasonal cycles of light by nourishing your own inner Light.
Cost: $395; 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:
Guided Meditation
June 27-July 1, July 30-August 3, October 24-28
In this spacious retreat you will learn new ways to support yourself in making changes that reflect your ideals. Each day includes instruction, group work and plenty of personal time for reflection and practice. Instruction focuses on our core practices such as the Divine Light Invocation, Mantra, Relaxation, Dream Yoga and Hatha Yoga. Learn to use tools that will help you make key transformations in your life.
Cost: $790; 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
Please join us as we celebrate the 19th Annual gathering of friends and neighbours!
Join us for strawberry shortcake, used book sale, live music, kid zone, and community!
All are welcome. No need to RSVP.
You may have heard that we had a fire in the Temple. The fire was contained to the Temple building itself and no one was hurt. All of the other buildings and land are untouched. Even the garden around the Temple remains beautiful and pristine.
We want you to know that the Ashram is safe, open and welcoming. Our programs, retreats and courses will continue as usual, and so will the Strawberry Social!
At 2:30pm, we will also offer a special thank you to our volunteer firefighters and emergency services for their outstanding efforts during our recent Temple fire.
Thank you to all of our friends and neighbours for your kindness and generosity. Let’s come together to recognize and celebrate our strength in community.
For more information, please contact us.
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
July 1-3
Music has the power to heal, the power to awaken. In this workshop you will listen to seven musical pieces and draw your impressions of each. By looking at the drawings in relation to your life, you can open to an intuitive sense of your path and where you are. This workshop is an effective way to sidestep the rational mind and receive insights directly from your own deeper wisdom. Dip into the secret language of your unconscious – a world of symbol, myth and metaphor that can guide you in practical and mysterious ways.
Thought is vibration. Sound is also vibration. Knowledge is vibration… to understand the delicate modes of vibration it is necessary to begin on a personal level.
Cost: $395; 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
July 4-6
Who is Divine Mother? Who is She in me? Swami Radha describes Divine Mother as the power that manifests all and that gives birth to sound and speech. Her forms range from gentle compassion to loving ferocity. Her powers include wisdom, strength, harmony and intimate knowledge. In this retreat, you will move closer to this feminine power through movement, drawing, reflection and mantra. Take time to seek Her in the natural beauty around you and to invite Her presence into your own heart. What is Her message for you?
Cost: $395; 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
We invite neighbours and visitors to register for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: The first Saturday of each month – June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Cost:
$25/ adults,
$10/ ages 6 – 18,
free for children 5 and under
June 7
July 5
August 2
Sept 6
All are invited to our evening satsang (devotional service) held at the Temple of Light between 8-9pm. Call ahead if you would like to reserve overnight accommodation.
Registration
Please contact us to reserve a place in this special program.
December 6-10 (2013), March 21-23, July 6-8, September 19-21
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:
December 6-10, 2013: $780; deposit $100
March 21-23: $395; deposit $100
July 6-8: $395; deposit $100
September 19-21: $395; 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 9 – 13
Families of all ages, shapes and sizes are invited to attend our popular Family Week! Join together with others to experience the potential of family life in a community. This program has been especially designed to support you. We’ve arranged the schedule so parents have time for personal reflection and time to connect with other parents. Children have opportunities to play in the garden, meet the chickens and help with harvesting. Spend family time together in yoga, work, play and retreat.
Cost:
Per Adult — $450
Child 0-5 no charge
Child 6-12 — $50
Teen 13-17 — $170
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
We also offer a sliding scale. We want this to be an open invitation to all interested families to participate. And if you can contribute more, your generosity will benefit another family. Thank you!
July 9 – 13
If you are a young woman aged 13-18, 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 (selfless service) and nightly satsang. Make friends, have fun and learn about yourself in this supportive and nurturing community.
This program runs concurrently with Family Week.
For teen girls ages 13 -18.
Cost: $175; deposit $50 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
July 15-19
What is Energy and how does it manifest? What are the secrets of the mind and heart? How do the mystical teachings of yoga help us to create the kind of world we want to live in?
Light & Vibration is Swami Radha’s final book, a culmination of her wisdom and teachings. In it, she attempts to explain the unexplainable, the dance between the mysteries of the universe and our place in it. In this course, using her teachings as inspiration, we explore our own very personal paths to higher consciousness.
The promise inherent in yoga is that all of us can access the hidden place of the mind, where Light is always present. Through spiritual practices, study and reflection, we will examine our understanding of mind, heart, Light and vibration, looking to unify the inner and outer worlds.
This special four-day workshop is led by Swami Lalitananda, editor of Light & Vibration.
Cost: $950; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Light & Vibration: Consciousness, Mysticism and the Culmination of Yoga
February 7-9, May 30-June 1, July 16-20, October 3-5
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? 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:
February 7-9: $395; deposit $100
May 30-June 1; $395, deposit $100
July 16–20: $790; deposit $100
October 3-5: $395; 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
May 2-4, June 11-13, July 21-23
In Life Seals you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals can open doors of awareness and help you gain a new perspective on yourself and your direction in life.
Cost: $395; 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
Kundalini & Dream Yoga Teacher Certification is more than teacher training; it is an adventure of expanding awareness and discovering potential. This intensive two-week program is a profound experience of being together with others of like-mind and coming closer to your own self. The questions “Who am I?” and “What is the purpose of my life?” are the foundation of an ongoing self-inquiry that leads to transformation.
Using the questions and practices in Kundalini Yoga for the West, you will study energy, imagination, emotions, heart, will, mind, consciousness, the power of choice, the power of the senses, the power of speech. You create plans and teach in small group sessions with your colleagues. Learning to maintain a focus on Light, you build an adjustable framework to meet your students’ needs.
As part of this course, you also explore the unconscious levels of mind through recording and interpreting your dreams. Using Swami Radha’s Dream Yoga method, you access the meaning of your dreams and tap the benefits of that inner wisdom. Then in small groups you learn to guide others in their dream interpretations by asking questions, offering tools and helping each person unlock the symbolic messages to attain insights they can apply in their lives.
To remain certified, teachers renew every three years. Many teachers return more frequently, finding this program an advanced learning experience and an opportunity to collaborate, to be inspired in their teaching, and to further their own personal development.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Yoga Development Course and the YDC book reports.
July 26-August 5, August 21-31, October 16-26
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Cost: $1500; deposit $200 (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
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
June 27-July 1, July 30-August 3, October 24-28
In this spacious retreat you will learn new ways to support yourself in making changes that reflect your ideals. Each day includes instruction, group work and plenty of personal time for reflection and practice. Instruction focuses on our core practices such as the Divine Light Invocation, Mantra, Relaxation, Dream Yoga and Hatha Yoga. Learn to use tools that will help you make key transformations in your life.
Cost: $790; 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
We invite neighbours and visitors to register for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: The first Saturday of each month – June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Cost: $25/ adults,
$10/ ages 6 – 18,
free for children 5 and under
June 7
July 5
August 2
Sept 6
All are invited to our evening satsang (devotional service) held at the Temple of Light between 8-9pm. Call ahead if you would like to reserve overnight accommodation.
Registration
Please contact us to reserve a place in this special program.
August 3-5
In Sacred Dance you have the opportunity to express feelings that are beyond words—that only gestures, only a look can express. When the body is an instrument of devotional expression — it is at its most beautiful. The art of sacred dance combines movement, music, prayer and reflection. Set to mantras, prayers and devotional songs, sacred dance provides a way to explore the body as a spiritual tool. (No dance experience is needed.)
Cost: $395; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
August 8 – 10
In the height of summer we gather together to celebrate the Ashram, the teachings and our lineage. Join us as we express our gratitude through music, dance and art; devotion, discussion and retreat. Includes a special puja (ceremony) to honour our lineage of teachers.
Cost: $100/day; deposit $50 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Learn what it means to teach from your experience through our intensive fourteen-day Hidden Language training process, and gain greater appreciation of the body as a spiritual tool.
Hidden Language Hatha Yoga is the unique style developed by Swami Radha that takes asanas far beyond physical exercise. From the knowledge, tools and insights you gained in the YDC and the foundation you built through the Hatha Teacher Certification, you will gain confidence in transmitting this evocative method.
As a teacher, you will learn to use the tools of metaphor, symbolism and written reflection to help others access the “hidden” messages of the asanas – physically, psychologically and spiritually. You can expand the potential of yoga by offering students an appreciation of the body as a spiritual tool.
Prerequisites: The Yoga Development Course, as well as the Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. Completion of the YDC book report project is also a requirement.
Renewal: Every three years.
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
August 14-17
Whether you are single or part of a couple, here is the opportunity to look at what it means to be in a relationship.
In this workshop the focus is on personal clarification. How do you bring out the best in yourself? In your partner? What is love? What challenges are you facing and what choices can you make? How do you bring your spiritual self into a relationship?
Take stock and clarify where you stand through writing and discussion, exploring concepts such as dependence, independence and interdependence. This liberating personal investigation is supported by spiritual practices and self-development work, including elements from Straight Walk and Life Seals.
*People in all stages of relationship are welcome to attend this course, as couples or on your own.
Cost: $595; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
August 17-19
Give yourself time in the tranquil, natural setting of the Ashram to reflect on your life and your next steps. Allow space to ask yourself questions, such as, What do I want to do with the time that is remaining? What is the purpose of my life now? What is my new perspective and how do my priorities need to change?
Cooperating with the aging process allows you new choices about how to live the rest of your life. Address the shifting needs of your body and mind using gentle Hidden Language Hatha Yoga, reflection and personal practice. Deepen your awareness of your past, present and future self.
Cost: $395; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
August 20 – 24
Who are you beyond your role as daughter, partner, mother, sister? How are you realizing your potential as a woman? What does yoga offer you? Come together with other women, in a powerful and intimate gathering, to consider these questions, investigate your life and support each other. This is a safe and sacred space, a time for personal nourishment.
Cost: $790; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended books:
Carried by a Promise
Radha: Diary of a Woman’s Search
The Divine Light Invocation
May 15-25, June 19-29, July 26-August 5, August 21-31, October 16-26
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Cost: $1500; deposit $200 (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
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
August 26-28
In this course, you ask yourself the question, “Who am I?” By exploring who you really are, you can peel away external layers and come closer to your essence. With what do you want to identify? Your body? If you are the body, what happens when your body dies? If you are the mind, do you change with each changing personality aspect? Who are you underneath the shifting personalities? The Divine Light Invocation is offered as a practice to support your identification with your inner Light and potential.
Cost: $395; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
June 6-11, August 26-31
By exploring your self-image and questioning who you really are, you can peel away external layers and come closer to your essence. These two original workshops developed by Swami Radha are often a pivotal point for self-understanding when offered in the Yoga Development Course. In this five-day intensive you are given the opportunity to face yourself and to see yourself in a new way.
In the Self-Image workshop you will explore how you see yourself through written reflections and video recordings. The image you put out to others is the basis of responses that you get back. What is your self-image now? What do you want to change? You will be recorded in groups and individual situations. Watching yourself on video is a powerful tool for learning. Can you take a new look? Can you allow yourself to change?
With your learning from the Self-Image workshop, you then deepen your investigation in the Identification workshop. The question, “Who are you?” opens the doors of inquiry and breaks limiting concepts. Swami Radha emphasized that many of our problems arise from wrong identification. If you are the body, what happens when your body dies? If you are the mind, do you change with each changing personality aspect? Who are you underneath the shifting personalities? The Divine Light Invocation is offered as a practice to support your identification with your inner Light and potential.
Cost: $890; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
June 6-11
Aug 26-31
Recommended books:
The Divine Light Invocation
Kundalini Yoga for the West
August 29-31
Change happens – sometimes its something you’ve worked hard for, sometimes it comes unexpectedly. After the change there is the transition, from ending to beginning, old to new. This means letting go of the familiar, navigating the unknown and creating a new reality.
Transitions are an invigorating and challenging time. In this course you will explore your past experiences of transition and identify what choices you want to make now. By working with reflective tools, such as writing and drawing, and a selection of spiritual practices to help you prepare for change, access strength during transition and clarify options for your next steps.
Experience how yoga can support you in times of ending and beginning, change and transition.
Cost: $395; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
We invite neighbours and visitors to register for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: The first Saturday of each month – June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Cost:
$25/ adults,
$10/ ages 6 – 18,
free for children 5 and under
June 7
July 5
August 2
Sept 6
All are invited to our evening satsang (devotional service) held at the Temple of Light between 8-9pm. Call ahead if you would like to reserve overnight accommodation.
Registration
Please contact us to reserve a place in this special program.
This is a special day to honour the lineage of spiritual teachers who inspire and support us at Yasodhara Ashram – Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, Swami Radha and Swami Radhananda.
A quiet time to reflect and recognize the preciousness of all we have been given.
Cost: $100; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 5-12, June 2-9, September 9-16, October 14-21
“Discover Yasodhara” is for those who are interested in experiencing daily life in a spiritual community, and a great way to get to know Yasodhara Ashram. This is a one-week work and study program, with a balanced focus on the practice of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and introductory classes in the practices of Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation, Sacred Dance and reflection.
This program is a unique opportunity to experience yoga, work and community life at one of the most enduring spiritual communities in North America.
Program features include:
Service
- Learn about Karma Yoga: the practice and philosophy
- Experience how the Ashram functions by participating in work areas throughout the community
- Participate in our Karma Yoga work schedule four hours/day five days of your one-week stay
Study
- A one-day introduction and orientation
- Morning Hatha or Hidden Language Hatha Yoga classes, six days a week
- Satsang in the Temple every evening
- Yasodhara Yoga workshops half-days for five days and a final day of reflection and synthesis
Cost: $525; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 5-12
June 2-9
September 9-15
October 14-21
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
December 6-10 (2013), March 21-23, July 6-8, September 19-21
Pause, rest and find balance as daylight shortens and we shift into fall.
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.
CYCLE OF LIGHT SERIES:
Scheduled during the equinoxes and solstices, Cycle of Light Retreats focus on renewal and relaxation through times of change. Honour the seasonal cycles of light by nourishing your own inner Light.
Cost:
December 6-10, 2013: $780; deposit $100
March 21-23: $395; deposit $100
July 6-8: $395; deposit $100
September 19-21: $395; 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
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
February 7-9, May 30-June 1, July 16-20, October 3-5
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? 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:
February 7-9: $395; deposit $100
May 30-June 1; $395, deposit $100
July 16–20: $790; deposit $100
October 3-5: $395; 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
October 5 – 10
How do you maintain the ideals of yoga in your daily life, in your family, in your work, in your community? What would it mean to accept the challenge to change, open your heart and mind, and live life fully?
This special five-day yoga workshop is led by Swami Radhananda, author and spiritual director of Yasodhara Ashram. Swami Radhananda will help you explore how a life infused with practice and self-inquiry can become a life of meaning and potential.
Cost: $1250; $200 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
October 10–13
With a focus on gratitude, this weekend is a time to look at what each of us has harvested in our lives and what we want to preserve. What are you grateful for and how do you express it? Participate in our annual Karma Yoga work-bee. Experience the joy of being in community as well as having quiet time on your own.
Cost: $100 per day; deposit $50 (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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
May 5-12, June 2-9, September 9-16, October 14-21
“Discover Yasodhara” is for those who are interested in experiencing daily life in a spiritual community, and a great way to get to know Yasodhara Ashram. This is a one-week work and study program, with a balanced focus on the practice of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and introductory classes in the practices of Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation, Sacred Dance and reflection.
This program is a unique opportunity to experience yoga, work and community life at one of the most enduring spiritual communities in North America.
Program features include:
Service
- Learn about Karma Yoga: the practice and philosophy
- Experience how the Ashram functions by participating in work areas throughout the community
- Participate in our Karma Yoga work schedule four hours/day five days of your one-week stay
Study
- A one-day introduction and orientation
- Morning Hatha or Hidden Language Hatha Yoga classes, six days a week
- Satsang in the Temple every evening
- Yasodhara Yoga workshops half-days for five days and a final day of reflection and synthesis
Cost: $525; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 5-12
June 2-9
September 9-15
October 14-21
May 15-25, June 19-29, July 26-August 5, August 21-31, October 16-26
One of our most popular programs for students of all levels, this course is designed to offer practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yogic practices such as Mantra, Kundalini and Karma Yoga, combined with original courses Swami Radha created for personal development, such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
Cost: $1500; deposit $200 (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
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
May 23-25, October 17-19
Leave your cellphone, smartphone, laptop and tablet at home. Quiet the digital distractions and go inward during this two-day retreat. Gain perspective on your relationship to technology. Ask, how does communication work unmediated by computers? Who am I without the constant stream of Internet information? Using meditation, mind-watch and Mantra, this retreat gives you a chance to observe yourself unplugged.
*All participants will be asked to sign a contract to ‘not plug in.’ You can drop off any digital distractors at the office.
Cost: $395; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 23-25
October 17-19
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
June 27-July 1, July 30-August 3, October 24-28
In this spacious retreat you will learn new ways to support yourself in making changes that reflect your ideals. Each day includes instruction, group work and plenty of personal time for reflection and practice. Instruction focuses on our core practices such as the Divine Light Invocation, Mantra, Relaxation, Dream Yoga and Hatha Yoga. Learn to use tools that will help you make key transformations in your life.
Cost: $790; 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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
If taking both $115
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $750; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $525; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
June 20-22, December 19-21
Bring Light into deepest darkness and prepare for awareness to expand.
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.
CYCLE OF LIGHT SERIES:
Scheduled during the equinoxes and solstices, Cycle of Light Retreats focus on renewal and relaxation through times of change. Honour the seasonal cycles of light by nourishing your own inner Light.
Cost: $395; 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:
Guided Meditation
Step out from the pressure of the holidays and honour the Light in the tranquil and beautiful setting of Yasodhara Ashram. Join us New Year’s, as we celebrate the gifts of the year and enjoy the peace of the season. Take yoga classes and workshops, join others in Karma Yoga, sing, dance and reflect. A precious time of devotion and renewal.
Cost: $100/day; deposit $50
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $825; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $600; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
The YDC is an intensive three-month program designed to give students an in-depth introduction to the major branches of yoga and a foundation in personal and spiritual development. The course is of lasting value not only to potential yoga teachers but also to all those who wish to deepen their yoga practice and make permanent changes in their approach to life.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $825; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $600; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $825; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $600; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
March 20-22, May 15-17, July 15-17, December 4-6
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: $450; 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
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $825; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $600; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
April 3-6
Celebrate the coming of spring in this weekend of Karma Yoga, special activities and quiet reflection time. Join us for the Garden Blessing – the opening of the garden for the coming season – and enjoy our traditional Easter egg hunt and hike to Easter Rock.
Cost: $100/day; deposit $50 (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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
After completing the Yoga Development Course, the next step of our Teacher Training program 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.
Prerequisites:
This training builds on the foundation laid through the 700 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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $825; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $600; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
May 1
We invite all members of Yasodhara Ashram Society, the Friends of Radha Foundation, and the Association for the Development of Human Potential to our AGM. Join us to reconnect with our community and be a part of things to come.
Cost: By Contribution; deposit $50 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 1-3, July 2-6, September 18-20
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? 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 1-3: $450; deposit $100
July 2-6: $840; deposit $100
September 18-20; $450; 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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
May 8-10, July 27-29
In Life Seals you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals can open doors of awareness and help you gain a new perspective on yourself and your direction in life.
Cost: $450; 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
May 8 – 13 and July 27-August 1
This special five-day program gives you the opportunity to gain perspective on your life through two of Swami Radha’s most powerful self-development workshops – Life Seals and Straight Walk.
Starting with Life Seals, you create personal symbols that represent your mind, essence, senses, likes, dislikes, and positive and negative characteristics. This process allows the unconscious to come forward, revealing patterns, life lessons and the potential for change. Life Seals can open doors of awareness and help you understand yourself and your direction in life.
Taking your insights from Life Seals, you enter the Straight Walk. Swami Radha based this course upon an ancient Buddhist practice of self-awareness. The Straight Walk includes several walking meditations practiced with observation and concentration. Steps are taken, literally and symbolically, to understand your perception and gain a new perspective of your issues and choices. You observe both your emotional response and rational thinking to help you make decisions aligned with your ideals.
Integrated in the program is personal retreat time to review and synthesize your learning so that you can apply insights to your daily life.
Cost: $950; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
May 8 – 13
July 27 – August 1
Recommended book:
The Divine Light Invocation
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
May 14-24, July 16-26, August 20-30, October 15-25
Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be — ten days reprieve from stress in a safe and nurturing place of reflection.
The peace and beauty of the natural surroundings and the guidance of experienced teachers can help you open your mind to new possibilities and support you in finding your own answers. You will leave with tools to create more meaning, joy and relaxation in your life and with more trust in your ability to live a balanced life.
For students of all levels, this course offers practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yoga and meditation practices such as mantra and visualization combined with in-depth self-development courses such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga.
Cost: $1500; deposit $200 (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
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
March 20-22, May 15-17, July 15-17, December 4-6
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: $450; 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
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
May 22-26, October 23-27
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: $840; 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 CDs:
Relaxation and The Divine Light Invocation
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $825; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $600; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
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 HLHY
$8/class or $64 for the whole session
Dream Yoga
$64 for the whole session
May 29-June 2, September 20-24
In this spacious retreat you will learn new ways to support yourself in making changes that reflect your ideals. Each day includes instruction, group work and plenty of personal time for reflection and practice. Instruction focuses on our core practices such as the Divine Light Invocation, Mantra, Relaxation, Dream Yoga and Hatha Yoga. Learn to use tools that will help you make key transformations in your life.
Cost: $840; 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
June 1-8, August 14-21, September 16-23
“Community: Work & Practice” is for those who are interested in experiencing daily life in a spiritual community, and a great way to get to know Yasodhara Ashram. This is a one-week work and study program, with a balanced focus on the practice of Karma Yoga (selfless service) and introductory classes in the practices of Yasodhara Yoga – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams, Kundalini, Divine Light Invocation, Sacred Dance and reflection.
This program is a unique opportunity to experience yoga, work and community life at one of the most enduring spiritual communities in North America.
Program features include:
Service
- Learn about Karma Yoga: the practice and philosophy
- Experience how the Ashram functions by participating in work areas throughout the community
- Participate in our Karma Yoga work schedule four hours/day five days of your one-week stay
Study
- A one-day introduction and orientation
- Morning Hatha or Hidden Language Hatha Yoga classes, six days a week
- Satsang in the Temple every evening
- Yasodhara Yoga workshops half-days for five days and a final day of reflection and synthesis
Cost: $625; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
June 1-8
August 14-21
September 16-23
June 5-7
In this course, you ask yourself the question, “Who am I?” By exploring who you really are, you can peel away external layers and come closer to your essence. With what do you want to identify? Your body? If you are the body, what happens when your body dies? If you are the mind, do you change with each changing personality aspect? Who are you underneath the shifting personalities? The Divine Light Invocation is offered as a practice to support your identification with your inner Light and potential.
Cost: $450; deposit $100 (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
You are invited to be part of the Ashram for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: Every second Saturday, June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Cost:
$25/ adults,
$10/ ages 6 – 18,
free for children 5 and under
June 6
June 20
July 4
July 18
August 1
August 22
September 5
NEW! The Extended Taste of the Ashram program adds Karma Yoga, dinner, evening satsang (devotional service), overnight accommodation and breakfast to our regular Taste of the Ashram program. Find out more.
Registration
Please contact us to reserve a place in the Taste of the Ashram program, or register online for the Extended Taste of the Ashram (overnight) program.
One year later… To Remember, Honour and Celebrate!
On the one-year anniversary of the fire at the Temple of Light, we invite you to join us for a special gathering dedicated to the Temple.
We will remember our beloved Temple, honour the firefighters and ambulance society for their efforts, and celebrate new beginnings.
Join us for a presentation of the design concept for the new Temple of Light, a preview of art donated by local artisans and craftspeople for an online auction this summer to raise funds for the new Temple as well as tea, snacks and an informal community gathering.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to working together to make the new Temple a reality!
June 12-14, August 11-13
Leave your cellphone, smartphone, laptop and tablet at home. Quiet the digital distractions and go inward during this two-day retreat. Gain perspective on your relationship to technology. Ask, how does communication work unmediated by computers? Who am I without the constant stream of Internet information? Using meditation, mind-watch and Mantra, this retreat gives you a chance to observe yourself unplugged.
*All participants will be asked to sign a contract to ‘not plug in.’ You can drop off any digital distractors at the office.
Cost: $450; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
June 19-21, December 18-20
What better time to saturate yourself with Light than during the magic of summer solstice?
In this retreat, we honour the seasonal cycles of light by nourishing your own inner Light. 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: $450, 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:
Guided Meditation
You are invited to be part of the Ashram for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: Every second Saturday, June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Cost:
$25/ adults,
$10/ ages 6 – 18,
free for children 5 and under
June 6
June 20
July 4
July 18
August 1
August 22
September 5
NEW! The Extended Taste of the Ashram program adds Karma Yoga, dinner, evening satsang (devotional service), overnight accommodation and breakfast to our regular Taste of the Ashram program. Find out more.
Registration
Please contact us to reserve a place in the Taste of the Ashram program, or register online for the Extended Taste of the Ashram (overnight) program.
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $825; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
We recognize that young people have a unique set of challenges and opportunities, energy and interests. The Ashram is a supportive environment to figure out your next steps in life.
Our one month Young Adult (18-30) Service & Study Programs are for those who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, learning new skills and studying yoga. We are a multi-generational community, and you will be working and learning alongside other young people, elders, families and everyone in-between.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $600; $50 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks
Please join us as we celebrate the 20th Annual gathering of friends and neighbours!
Join us for strawberry shortcake, used book sale, live music, kid zone, and community!
All are welcome. No need to RSVP.
For more information, please contact us.
May 1-3, July 2-6, September 18-20
What is the mind? What are its tendencies? How can it be directed? 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 1-3: $450; deposit $100
July 2-6: $840; deposit $100
September 18-20; $450; 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 3-5
Bharata Natyam Indian Classical dance is one of the most ancient forms of sacred dance and a highly evolved mind-body practice. The practice provides tools to explore the themes such as the experience of connection to the Divine and the potential for liberation. This cherished dance form of India is characterized by humility, discipline, grace and rigorous technique.
Join guest teacher Anusha Fernando, the Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Shakti Dance, for this weekend of exploration.
Some dance experience is required.
A two-hour dance class (no dance experience required) is also being offered.
Cost: $450; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
July 3-5
Whether you are single or part of a couple, here is the opportunity to look at what it means to be in a relationship.
In this workshop the focus is on personal clarification. How do you bring out the best in yourself? In your partner? What is love? What challenges are you facing and what choices can you make? How do you bring your spiritual self into a relationship?
Take stock and clarify where you stand through writing and discussion, exploring concepts such as dependence, independence and interdependence. This liberating personal investigation is supported by spiritual practices and self-development work, including elements from Straight Walk and Life Seals.
*People in all stages of relationship are welcome to attend this course, as couples or on your own.
Cost: $450; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
July 4
Bharata Natyam Indian Classical dance is one of the most ancient forms of sacred dance and a highly evolved mind-body practice. The practice provides tools to explore the themes such as the experience of connection to the Divine and the potential for liberation. This cherished dance form of India is characterized by humility, discipline, grace and rigorous technique.
Join guest teacher Anusha Fernando, the Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Shakti Dance, , for this two hour introduction to the practice.
No dance experience is required.
A weekend workshop is also being offered (dance experience required).
Cost: $50; $25 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Please contact us to reserve a place in this special class.
You are invited to be part of the Ashram for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: Every second Saturday, June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Cost:
$25/ adults,
$10/ ages 6 – 18,
free for children 5 and under
June 6
June 20
July 4
July 18
August 1
August 22
September 5
NEW! The Extended Taste of the Ashram program adds Karma Yoga, dinner, evening satsang (devotional service), overnight accommodation and breakfast to our regular Taste of the Ashram program. Find out more.
Registration
Please contact us to reserve a place in the Taste of the Ashram program, or register online for the Extended Taste of the Ashram (overnight) program.
A performer, teacher and Artistic Director of Shakti Dance Society, Anusha Fernando brings her understanding of Bharata Natyam Indian Classical dance’s depth of tradition and its potential for new creation to Yasodhara Ashram.
Anusha will offer two solo Bharata Natyam performances about the longing for Shiva and the joy of dancing. An Ashram sacred dance offering and bhajans will round out the evening.
July 8 – 12, 2015
Family Week 2015 is full. Please call 1-800-661-8711 if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Families of all ages, shapes and sizes are invited to attend our popular Family Week! Join together with others to experience the potential of family life in a community. This program has been especially designed to support you. We’ve arranged the schedule so parents have time for personal reflection and time to connect with other parents. Children have opportunities to play in the garden, meet the chickens and help with harvesting. Spend family time together in yoga, work, play and retreat.
Cost:
Per Adult — $495
Child 0-5 no charge
Child 6-12 — $50
Teen 13-17 — $170
(See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
We also offer a sliding scale. We want this to be an open invitation to all interested families to participate. And if you can contribute more, your generosity will benefit another family. Thank you!
July 14-16, September 25-27
Give yourself time in the tranquil, natural setting of the Ashram to reflect on your life and your next steps. Allow space to ask yourself questions, such as, What do I want to do with the time that is remaining? What is the purpose of my life now? What is my new perspective and how do my priorities need to change?
Cooperating with the aging process allows you new choices about how to live the rest of your life. Address the shifting needs of your body and mind using gentle Hidden Language Hatha Yoga, reflection and personal practice. Deepen your awareness of your past, present and future self.
Cost: $450; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
March 20-22, May 15-17, July 15-17, December 4-6
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: $450; 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 14-24, July 16-26, August 20-30, October 15-25
Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be — ten days reprieve from stress in a safe and nurturing place of reflection.
The peace and beauty of the natural surroundings and the guidance of experienced teachers can help you open your mind to new possibilities and support you in finding your own answers. You will leave with tools to create more meaning, joy and relaxation in your life and with more trust in your ability to live a balanced life.
For students of all levels, this course offers practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Instruction is given in a variety of traditional yoga and meditation practices such as mantra and visualization combined with in-depth self-development courses such as Life Seals, Dream Yoga and the Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga.
Cost: $1500; deposit $200 (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
Kundalini Yoga for the West
Realities of the Dreaming Mind
July 17-19
What are your ethics as a yoga teacher? In this workshop, you will articulate your own values and participate in lively discussions about ethics with other teachers. Together we will explore the foundations of ethics in yoga through the study of Patanajali’s Yoga Sutras. Using the yamas (abstinences) and niyamas (observances), we will look at how these principles relate to practice and teaching in your own life.
Some questions for consideration: Are ethics a private matter? Is regulating yoga through an external regulatory board the right direction? What is yoga? How do you clarify and live your values as a yoga teacher?
This course is open to yoga teachers from all traditions.
Cost: $450; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
July 17-19
Use your imagination to create a beautiful sanctuary for the Most High within you. In this workshop, Swami Jyotihananda will lead you on an exploration of Temple as metaphor. What is your foundation of character? What challenges do you face and how can you elevate and open to the Light? Take time to manifest your desire for the sacred through mantra, visualization and drawing; then absorb the wonder of your creation.
Participation in this workshop will help support the rebuilding of the new Temple of Light. In addition, donations towards the Temple Rebuild are gratefully appreciated.
Cost: $450; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
You are invited to be part of the Ashram for a short day program that gives a taste of this special community. Join us for a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of our environmental initiatives and gardens.
Dates: Every second Saturday, June through September
Schedule:
11-12:15 – Hatha Yoga class. Please come early to register at the bookstore where you will be directed to the classroom. We supply yoga mats and blankets. Children and adults are welcome. The class is open to all levels.
12:30 – Enjoy an organic and locally-harvested lunch.
1:15-2:30 – Take a guided tour of our grounds, abundant gardens, environmentally designed buildings and devotional spaces.
Cost:
$25/ adults,
$10/ ages 6 – 18,
free for children 5 and under
June 6
June 20
July 4
July 18
August 1
August 22
September 5
NEW! The Extended Taste of the Ashram program adds Karma Yoga, dinner, evening satsang (devotional service), overnight accommodation and breakfast to our regular Taste of the Ashram program. Find out more.
Registration
Please contact us to reserve a place in the Taste of the Ashram program, or register online for the Extended Taste of the Ashram (overnight) program.
July 19-23
What is Energy and how does it manifest? What are the secrets of the mind and heart? How do the mystical teachings of yoga help us to create the kind of world we want to live in?
Light & Vibration is Swami Radha’s final book, a culmination of her wisdom and teachings. In it, she attempts to explain the unexplainable, the dance between the mysteries of the universe and our place in it. In this course, using her teachings as inspiration, we explore our own very personal paths to higher consciousness.
The promise inherent in yoga is that all of us can access the hidden place of the mind, where Light is always present. Through spiritual practices, study and reflection, we will examine our understanding of mind, heart, Light and vibration, looking to unify the inner and outer worlds.
This special four-day workshop is led by Swami Lalitananda, editor of Light & Vibration.
Cost: $960; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
Recommended book:
Light & Vibration: Consciousness, Mysticism and the Culmination of Yoga
This one month Service & Study Program is for those (30+) who are interested in experiencing life in a spiritual community, developing skills and studying yoga.
This is a live and work program, with a focus on the practice of Karma Yoga or selfless service. Participants are also introduced to the different forms of yoga that we practice here – including Mantra, Hatha, Dreams and Kundalini.
The Service & Study Program will give you an opportunity to experience life, work and yoga in a truly transformative way.
Cost: $825; $100 deposit (See our Cancellation Policy)
Includes shared accommodation, three meals daily, morning hatha, retreat/workshop, and evening satsang.
The actual cost for a one-month stay is $1200. The Ashram subsidizes this program through fundraising.
Application required: Processing time is 1-2 weeks