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Ashram de Yoga Sivananda Neuville aux bois, Loire Valley, France Founder: Swami Vishnudevananda · Est. 1957 May 2019 – April 2020
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Dear friends of Yoga, Table of content
Recharge and Rejuvenate in Nature. 06......... Our Yoga Masters Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda
06......... The Yoga of synthesis
The Ashram is set in the midst of vast open spaces, old forests with century
08......... What does one do in an Ashram?
old trees populated with countless species of birds, breathtaking sunrises and 09......... What do we teach
sunsets. At the Ashram de Yoga Sivananda people from around the world have 10......... Spiritual festivals
been finding their way back to a holistic lifestyle in harmony with nature for 11......... Temple construction project
15 YEARS, benefitting from increased resistance to stress and improved 12......... Karma Yoga – Volunteer service for Sivananda teachers
physical, emotional and spiritual health. 14......... Certificate courses
15......... Further Training for Yoga Teachers
Our team of voluntary members are looking forward to being of service to you 16......... All Yoga vacation programmes at a glance
during your stay and accompanying your practice step by step. 18......... EVENT CALENDAR: All activities from May 2019 to April 2020
with detailed programme descriptions and rates, month by month
The Sivananda organization has as its stated mission “Practicing and teaching 80......... New! Yoga LIT : Yoga Life Immersion Training
the ancient yogic knowledge for health, peace, unity in diversity and Self- 82......... Sivananda Teachers’ Training Course
84......... Advanced Teachers’ Training Course
realization.” Come and experience the benefits of Yoga in practice.
85......... Sadhana Intensive
We send you our best wishes for inner peace. 86......... International Programmes in India
90......... International Programmes in Austria
Swami Durgananda, Swami Sivadasananda, Swami Kailasananda
92......... Sivananda rural hospital project, Tamil Nadu, India
94......... Sivananda in Europe and worldwide
95......... The teachers of the Ashram
96......... How to get to the Ashram? – Practical Information
99......... Yoga vacation rates & booking information
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06 The Yoga Masters The Five Points of Yoga 07
Swami Sivananda (1887 – 1963) After closely observing the lifestyles and needs of people in the West, Swami Vishnudevananda, the founder
of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, noted that the ancient wisdom of Yoga can be synthesized into five basic
A great sage and yogi of modern India and the inspiration behind the
principles, which can easily be incorporated into our own lifestyles to provide the foundation for healthy living.
international Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. Swami Sivananda served
It is around these five principles that the activities at the Ashram De Yoga Sivananda are based.
many years as a physician before renouncing worldly life. He lived for more
than 30 years as a renunciant in Rishikesh, located on the banks of the
Ganges at the foothills of the Himalayas. There he established the Divine
Life Society and trained an entire generation of recognised yoga masters. Proper Exercise (Asanas)
He wrote more than 200 books and his teachings continue to inspire Enhances the flexibility of the joints, muscles, tendons
people around the world. and ligaments and stimulates circulation. Flexibility and
strength of the spine keep the body youthful.
Serve – Love – Give – Purify – Meditate – Realize
Swami Vishnudevananda (1927 – 1993)
A world-renowned authority on yoga. He was sent by his teacher Swami
Proper Breathing (Pranayama)
Sivananda to the West, where he founded the international Sivananda
Yoga Vedanta Centres in 1957. He was an untiring activist for world peace, a highly Connects the body to its battery, the solar plexus,
regarded master of hatha and raja yoga, and author of the classic textbooks The which is an storehouse of energy. Stress and depression
Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga and Meditation and Mantras. can be overcome by breathing more deeply with
increased awareness.
Health is Wealth – Peace of mind is happiness –
Yoga shows the way
Proper Diet (Vegetarian)
Promotes health and has a positive effect on body and
The 4 Complementary Paths of Yoga mind. It is natural, simple to prepare, easy to digest
and absorb. It is based on proper food choices and
causes the least harm to other living beings and the
The Yoga of Sythesis will bring about integral development. The Yoga of Sythesis develops environment.
the head, heart and hand harmoniously and lead to perfection. – Swami Sivananda
Raja Yoga – Jnana Yoga –
Proper Relaxation (Savasana)
For a person For a person of rational
of mystic temperament. Jnana Relieves the body of existing stress symptoms (including
temperament. Yoga is the path of muscle tension and breathlessness) and also helps
Raja Yoga is the wisdom. develop resistance against external stress factors. Once
way of self restraint body and mind are freed from constant overload they
are at ease and perform more efficiently.
Bhakti Yoga Karma Yoga –
– For a person For a person of
of devotional active temperament. Positive Thinking and Meditation
temperament. Karma Yoga is (Vedanta and Dhyana)
Bhakti Yoga is the the way of selfless
Eliminates negative thought patterns and provides
path of exclusive devotion. service
an experience of inner peace by controlling the mind
through meditation. This is the key to peace of mind.
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08 What does one do in an Ashram? What do we teach? 09
• Rest, Relax and Rejuvenate SATSANG - MEDITATION CHANTING FOR PEACE
• Calm your body and mind in a peaceful and beautiful natural setting The morning and evening meditation sessions are Daily the ashram staff are sharing turns in chanting
• Practice, learn and benefit from Asanas in classes adjusted to all levels the most peaceful hours at the Ashram. The practical mantras for the peace of the world. Everyone is welcome
• Develop and deepen your meditation practice
guidance for positive thinking and mental relaxation to join this meaningful practice.
combined with concentration exercises gradually lead to SPECIAL GUESTS & CULTURAL PROGRAMMES
• Experience the welcome of a positive, supportive community of teachers and practitioners
inner peace. The chanting of Sanskrit mantras (healing We often host workshops and talks with renowned
• Share delicious and nutritious vegetarian meals
and energizing sound sequences) deepens the experience guests speakers from around the world on topics of
• Take part in satsangs, a group practice of meditation, chanting and spiritual discourse of peace. A reading from yoga texts gives inspiring health, science, philosophy and Indian culture.
• Enjoy the transformative power of the yogic life style insights into yoga philosophy and psychology. Details see in our calendar of events, starting page 18
• Get guidance on implementing positive changes in your life from experienced teachers ASANAS - YOGA CLASSES MEALS - THE VEGETARIAN DIET
• Deepen your knowledge on topics such as modern nutrition, health, science, consciousness, positive thinking. The yoga asana classes consist of breathing exercises, Light, nutritious and freshly prepared vegetarian meals
• Visit the Ashram temples and participate in pujas (spiritual ceremonies) sun salutation, basic postures, variations and deep are an integral part of the yoga vacation. The Sivananda
• Equip yourself in the Ashram shop with books, items for your yoga practice and healthy snacks. relaxation. Individual corrections and detailed Yoga Vedanta Centres with many years of experience in
instructions allow participants to perform the exercises both eastern and western cooking have developed menus
safely and in a relaxed manner, enhancing flexibility and which provide a balanced nutrient intake, increased
mobility. Newcomers and those in need of a more gentle vitality and better digestion. Meals are served buffet-style
practice are encouraged to practice simple variations of
HOW TO VISIT? A DAY AT THE ASHRAM the basic poses. Advanced participants are encouraged
and are made from fresh, mostly organic ingredients.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME FOR ANY DATE RANGE KARMA YOGA
to try classical variations and hold the poses longer.
AS YOGA VACATION GUEST. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED DAILY SCHEDULE Share in the Ashram Routine!
Weather permitting, the yoga classes are held outdoors
IN A MORE SPECIFIC TOPIC THERE ARE MANY The Ashram works fully on the principle of voluntary
6am Meditation, Mantra chanting and lecture on our beautiful wooden platform, the spacious lawn or
OPTIONS: service (karma yoga). All the teachers teach and serve on
(Satsang) one of our tiled terraces.
• Themed yoga vacation programmes with set dates a volunteer basis. You can also lend a hand if you like. All
• Four-week Sivananda Teachers’ Trainings Course 8am Asanas and pranayama
LECTURES guests are encouraged to assist for an hour a day. Karma
• Certificate courses on yoga philosophy, asanas, Lectures give space to learn many different yogic Yoga creates a cheerful atmosphere in which to meet
ayurveda and health care 10am Vegetarian Lunch techniques. It is in the daily lectures that the Yoga other people and develop a positive attitude towards
• Further training for yoga teachers 11am Karma yoga (one hour of service in the Vacation themes are explored and practical advice given life, yourself and others – it also purifies the heart and
• Special guest programmes and long holidays weekends
on how these techniques can be applied in our daily lives. sublimates the ego.
Ashram)
• Volunteer programmes for Sivananda Teachers SILENT WALKS PERSONAL TIME
12.30pm Lecture or nature walk or spiritual video The guided silent walks in the pure forest air offer
NEW TO YOGA? moments to treasure – the gentle rising and setting of
The Ashram provides ample free time and space for
First-time visitors to the Ashram are given an introduction 1.30pm Snack and free time self-reflection, meeting with others, reading, shopping
the sun, the songs of many birds, the variety of trees, in the Ashram boutique or exploring the area. There are
to the basic principles of the yoga practice, meditation, 2pm 30-minutes workshops or chanting for bushes and medicinal plants along the footpaths. The many options, but in addition to our courses and daily
the philosophical aspects of yoga and the yoga vacation
world peace (twice weekly) breath deepens, body and mind relax, the flexibility of programming your free time could include
schedule.
the joints increases, the senses regenerate and expand
4pm Asanas and pranayama • Hiring an Ashram bicycle
COURSE LANGUAGE and the mind rediscovers natural contentment and peace.
• Reading in our library
English-speaking guests are welcome throughout the 6pm Vegetarian Dinner WORKSHOPS • Having a tea and sharing the company of other positive
year. Yoga classes are taught in both English and French Our staff team is passionate about sharing and we
8pm Meditation, Mantra chanting and lecture like-minded people in one of our warm comfortable tea
and all lectures in French are translated simultaneously regularly offer workshops which provide interactive
(Satsang) spaces
into English via wireless headphones. question and answer periods as well as hands on • Browsing our Yoga Shop (yoga literature, clothing and
OUR TEAM OF INSTRUCTORS To keep up the spiritual atmosphere of the Ashram,
workshops in asanas and other yoga practices. accessories)
Our team of yoga teachers have all graduated from participation in the morning and evening meditation and QUESTION AND ANSWER TIMES • Year-round hiking
the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses, one asana class daily are mandatory. Personal question on the practice of yoga can be
guaranteeing an authentic experience. All our instructors asked during certain times of the day created for these
lead a yogic lifestyle. Programmes are subject to change or cancellation. meaningful interactions.
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Spiritual festivals and temple activities Temple construction project
at the Ashram de Yoga Sivananda
Let’s increase the vibration of peace to the world together
« Giving is the secret of abundance… »
– Swami Sivananda
Why do we want to build a temple at the Ashram?
Students close to the Ashram and Sivananda How you can help us:
Centre, Dear Friends of Yoga, • Set up a monthly automatic donation from your
We know that a temple is a powerful and pure energy bank account
• Make a one-off donation
The Ashram temples generator – thanks to the power of the mantras that
are repeated every day. • Offer an interest-free loan of € 50,000 or more
To create and maintain a strong uplifting spiritual energy, the Ashram has a main temple and several smaller shrines
with murtis (idols) of various sacred symbols. In the main season a south Indian temple priest is present to perform Those who have visited an authentic temple and Bank account to send your donations
pujas, archanams and aratis (yogic ceremonies). There is also the possibility of personalized pujas for the well-being of attended the ceremonies have experienced this. IBAN: FR76 1480 6000 2470 0187 2739 501
yourself or your loved ones, which will be performed by the priest at the main temple. Inquire for details at the reception. We invite you to invest in the power of mantras, to
SWIFT: AGRIFRPP848
Temple opening hours: Daily 5.30am – 12 noon and 6.30 – 7.30pm elevate the mind and thereby the vibratory level of
the world. Invest in the Ashram, invest in the peace
Credit card and Cheques also accepted
The participation in all spiritual festivals is free of costs. Donations are welcome. of the world, join our project to build the new Ashram As the Ashram is officially recognised by the French
Temple. government as a not-for-profit congregation, all
26 May 2019 23 August 2019
Ayappa temple anniversary Krishna Jayanti Our project is ambitious: we want to raise € 800,000 donations are deductible from your taxes. The
Celebration of the birthday of Lord Krishna, the energy of cosmic love to realise this great project. Ashram is also entitled to receive tax free legacies.
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and joy.
Swami Sivananda’s Mahasamadhi
A very special day during which the energy of the saint 2 September 2019
Ganesha Chaturthi
and master Swami Sivananda is felt intensely. This is the
Celebration of the birthday of Lord Ganesha who represents the
day when Swami Sivananda left his body and attained energy to remove internal and external obstacles on the spiritual path.
what yogis call Mahasamadhi, final liberation. A guru
8 September 2019
puja (devotional ceremony) with an Indian priest will be
Birthday of Master Sivananda
held at the temple. This is an opportunity for all disciples Celebration in honor of the great Yogi and modern saint Swami
of Swami Sivananda to come together and honour the Sivananda who dedicated his life to the service of humanity.
cosmic consciousness manifested through this great
28 September – 8 October 2019
universal master. Navaratri and Vijaya Dasami
16 July 2019 9 days of celebration in honour of the Divine Mother (cosmic energy)
Guru Purnima in Her three main aspects of Durga (destruction of negativity), Lakshmi
Yearly Festival of the full moon night in honour of the (spiritual wealth) and Sarasvati (highest wisdom). On the last day
spiritual Masters of all times and all traditions. A guru (Vijaya Dasami) the victory of our divine nature over our lower mind is
puja (devotional ceremony) with an Indian priest in celebrated.
honour of the great yoga masters Swami Sivananda and 27 October 2018
Swami Vishnudevananda will be held at the temple. Divali
The festival of lights in honor of Goddess Lakshmi, the energy of
7 – 11 August 2019 beauty, abundance and spiritual wealth.
Temple Anniversary Celebration
21 February 2020
7 August : Grand puja to Hanuman to celebrate the Sivaratri – the night of Siva
anniversary of his installation One of the most important spiritual festivals of India. Siva represents
8 August : Temple anniversary celebration the energy of auspiciousness and transformation of consciousness.
11 August : Maha Mrityunjaya Homa for Swami Chanting of the Mantra of Siva during this night generates a very pure
Durgananda’s birthday and peaceful energy.
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“Only in ashrams can students
really start on the spiritual
path, do intense sadhana,
and get into the vibration.”
- Swami Vishnudevananda
Karma Yoga – Volunteer service
For Sivananda teachers:
Many of our yoga teacher training graduates have expressed a long-held
desire for the possibility of community service in an ashram environment.
Discover the joy of serving other people out of a purely selfless motivation, of accepting each task with
enthusiasm and performing it to the best of one’s ability. This is a wonderful aid in developing more
self-discipline and will-power, opening the heart and growing spiritually.
Karma yoga for Sivananda teachers
• Part time karma yoga programme: minimum stay one month, five hours of service per day
• Full time karma yoga programme: minimum stay three month, eight hours of service per day
Please find more information and online Karma yoga contact form on:
sivanandaorleans.org/karma-yoga
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Certificate Courses – Deepen your knowledge and Further training for Yoga Teachers
practice of Yoga, health and spirituality. – Expand your teaching knowledge and ability
The lectures and workshops are integrated into the daily schedule of Yoga vacation which includes Detailed practice and in-depth instruction of teaching methods with experienced Sivananda
meditation, mantra chanting, as well as asana and pranayama classes. The certificate courses are Yoga teachers. The courses are based on teaching material from Swami Sivananda and Swami
suitable for all Yoga practitioners and especially for Yoga teachers and people in the health professions. Vishnudevananda, insights from modern health sciences, and more than 50 years’ teaching experience
The goal is to incorporate these personal experiences into your daily and professional lives. At the end of the Sivananda Yoga Centres in the West.
of the course you will receive a certificate of participation mentioning the number of hours attended.
Topics Topics
Creating and maintaining Yoga and meditation for Asanas – The Foundations How to teach yoga to seniors How to teach yoga to children
healthy relationships anxiety and trauma With Prema Arenas Bonansea With Jaya Bharati Patricia Guedj With Ananta
through Yoga: techniques for With Molly Madhavi Birkholm see page 46 see page 21 see page 49
improving our connections see page 34 The meditation experience
with partners, family Discovering the psycho- With Swami Gopalananda TTC Refresher Yoga and pregnancy
members and co-workers biological causes of diseases see page 52 With Swami Durgananda, Swami Sivadasananda, With Padmavati Ursula Maeder
With Kaivalya Carmel Johnson and how to deal with them The yogic way of cooking! Swami Kailasananda and many Swamis and see page 58
see page 23 With Philippe Bobola With Madalassa teachers from the Sivananda Centres
How yoga works – Anatomy see page 39 see page 54 see page 32 Improve your teaching skills
& Biomechanics of the asanas How to achieve our goals in Yoga and stress management With Kailas
With Padma Julia Descroizilles life? With Omkari Sylvie Guattari Accessible yoga see page 72
see page 29 With Philippe Bobola see page 51 and 74 With Lakshmi Sutter
Introduction to healthy see page 40 see page 37 The art of correcting asanas :
cooking with Ayurveda Yoga psychology – the ancient inverted poses and balancing poses
see page 30 path of Raja Yoga to inner peace With Kailas
Principles of asana alignment
With Kamala Patricia Angel see page 73
With Steven Weiss
see page 42 see page 39
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All yoga vacation topics at a glance Summer Festival Seasonal Holiday Retreats
Bhagavata Saptaha Easter Retreat
All vacation programmes include two Yoga classes, 2 meditations and one lecture or workshop. with honoured guest Sri Venugopal Goswami 1st of May Retreat
Occasionally, there may be a nature walk or a video instead of a lecture.
Inspiring lectures 8th of May Retreat
For dates and a more detailed description, please see the programme calendar, starting page 18 with Swami Durgananda Ascension Retreat
Dynamic asana classes Pentecost Retreat
with Swami Sivadasananda Assumption Retreat
Long weekends and special programmes Temple ceremonies All Saints Retreat
Basic Asana practice The power of positive thinking Christmas and New Year Retreat
Improve your strength and flexibility
The foundations of meditation Indian Music and Dance Guest Speakers
Yoga for the back
Bhagavata Saptaha: Serving world peace
Recharge and Relax: The meditation practice Lila – The Divine Dance of Life with Amandine Roche
Yoga Retreat at 20 % discount with honoured guest Sri Venugopal Goswami Geobiology
Yoga and Silence Retreat Yoga and Music days: with Cécile Dubois
Introduction to the Teachers’ Training Course Sitar concerts The Yoga of positive relationships
with Nicolas Delaigue and Nihar Metha and with Kaivalya Carmel Johnson
Boost your energy and vitality through Yoga The Power of Mantras Carnatic vocal performance
Science and spirituality:
The yogic detox experience with Bhavana Pradyumna
a possible union
Bhakti, the Yoga of joy The magic of Indian dance and music with Philippe Bobola
Vitality and vegetarian cooking with Raghunath Manet
Ayurveda
Relaxation and Stress Reduction Inspiration and teachings from the yogic Bharata Natyam: Indian dance – The art of health-conscious living
with Anusha Cherer with Angela Hope Murray
scriptures: a study week with
Yoga for the family! Carnatic Music
the Swamis of the Ashram Ayurveda – The science of life
Bring your children along! For children from 6 to 12 with Bhavana Pradyumna with Vincent Maréchal
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Event Calendar · Mai 2019 – April 2020
note:
A ll retreats follow the basic daily schedule of the Ashram
with two yoga classes, a lecture and two meditations per day.
Please bring your own towel, Yoga mat, meditation cushion, torch (flashlight) pen
and notebook, blanket or meditation shawl, both comfortable and warm clothes
which cover shoulders and knees, toiletries, slippers, walking shoes for relaxed
nature walks, raincoat, and any course specific material (i.e. books).
Arrival time is around 3pm. Checkout time is 11am.20 CalendarCalendar
April – May 2019 CalendarCalendar
April – May 2019 21
26 April – 1 May, 2019 · 1st OF MAY RETREAT 26 April – 1 May, 2019 1 May – 3 May, 2019
(long 1st of May weekend)
What can I do for the world? FURTHER TRAINING FOR YOGA TEACHERS
The foundations of meditation
Arrival: 3pm, Wednesday 1 May.
The yogic way towards world peace and inner happiness How to teach yoga to seniors Departure: 2pm, Friday 3 May.
with the Swamis and teachers of the Ashram With Jaya Bharati Patricia Guedj
Meditation has been proven to positively impact
Arrival: 3pm, Friday 26 April.
Bharata Natyam performance and Indian dance workshop with Anusha Cherer Departure: 2pm, Wednesday 1 May. mental and physical health. This introduction presents
Arrival: 3pm, Friday 26 April. Departure: 2pm, Wednesday 1 May. techniques to gradually build up a basic daily
Asana class models specifically for seniors are practised
meditation practice at home.
Topics: Bharata Natyam performance and explained.
• How to practice ahimsa (non-violence) in troubled and Indian dance workshop Topics: Topics:
times with Anusha Cherer: • Warm-up exercises • Benefits of meditation
• Learn how to calm and transform your emotions • Special care for the back • Methods to focus and calm the mind: breath,
• Saturday, 27 April at 8 pm:
• Find joy by developing gratitude towards life and • Asana variations for people visualisations, mantras
Bharata Natyam Dance
fellow beings Performance with limited flexibility • How to sit for meditation
• The spirit of selfless service – take the role of a • Sunday, 28 April at noon: • The triangle of life and the eternal
• Best time and place for the meditation practice
contributor instead of a consumer Bharata Natyam Workshop youth of the soul
• Breath and concentration
• Boost your energy through yoga classes for all Anusha Cherer is of French-Sri Lankan With certificate of participation.
practice levels Jaya Bharati Patricia Guedj is an experienced yoga • Creating the proper environment for meditation
origin and lives in Paris. She is a Bharata Natyam
• Enjoy the power of group meditation and mantra artist, a choreographer and an actress. Anusha teaches teacher at the Sivananda Yoga Centre in Paris and Recommended reading:
chanting Bharata Natyam in Paris and performs regularly as solo a yoga therapist with special focus on the needs of “The Sivananda book of meditation“
• Recharge through nature walks dancer in France and abroad. elderly people.
Rates for 2 nights all included:
Rates for 5 nights all included:
tent space 110 €, shared room 132 €, furnished bungalow tent
Rates for 5 nights all included: Tent space 350 €, shared room 405 €, furnished bungalow
tent space 275 €, shared room 330 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 330 €, double room 390 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 tent 2 beds 405 €, double room 465 €, furnished bungalow 2 beds 132 €, double room 156 €, furnished bungalow tent
bed 390 €, double room with bathroom 485 €, single room 485 €, single room with bathroom 565 € tent 1 bed 465 €, double room with bathroom 560 €, single 1 bed 156 €, double room with bathroom 194 €, single room
room 560 €, single room with bathroom 640 € 194 €, single room with bathroom 226 €
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3 May – 8 May, 2019 · 8th OF MAY RETREAT
3 May – 8 May, 2019 (Long 8th of May weekend)
With the Swamis and teachers of the Ashram Certificate Course:
Two lectures “Yoga of positive relationships” with Kaivalya Carmel Johnson Creating and maintaining healthy relationships through Yoga:
Arrival: 3pm, Friday 3 May. techniques for improving our connections with partners, family members and co-workers
Departure: 2pm, Wednesday 8 May.
With Kaivalya Carmel Johnson
Topics: Arrival: 3pm, Friday 3 May. Departure: 2pm, Wednesday 8 May.
• Energizing asana classes and deep relaxation to calm the nervous system
We live in a world where our social, family and intimate relationships are more and more complex and difficult
• 30-minutes asana workshops for in-depth practice to balance. Yoga helps us live healthier, more harmonious and more fulfilling relationships with others and with
• Meditation: find inner peace in silence ourselves.
• Celebrate the joyful spirit of music through group mantra chanting
Topics:
• Make new friends in the Sivananda yoga family and reconnect with old ones
• Understanding the roles of karma and dharma (Universal law) in our relationships
• Enjoy nature walks in the magnificent Orleans forest
• Exploring the four phases of life in the Indian tradition
2 evening lectures “Yoga of Relationships” • Seeing all relationships as spiritual practice
• Connecting our personal relationships to universal love
with Kaivalya Carmel Johnson:
• Appreciating the power of forgiveness and gratitude
Saturday 4 May at 8pm: With certificate of participation.
Seeing all relationships as spiritual practice Kaivalya Carmel Johnson has been teaching yoga at the Sivananda Yoga Centre Paris for the past 15 years as
Sunday 5 May at 8pm: well as teaching and translating in the Teachers’ Training Courses in North India. A Psychology graduate, she has
Connecting our personal relationships to universal love been counselling numerous people in their life paths and their relationships.
Rates for 5 nights all included: Rates for 5 nights all included:
tent space 275 €, shared room 330 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 330 €, double room 390 €, furnished bungalow tent Tent space 350 €, shared room 405 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 405 €, double room 465 €, furnished bungalow tent
1 bed 390 €, double room with bathroom 485 €, single room 485 €, single room with bathroom 565 € 1 bed 465 €, double room with bathroom 560 €, single room 560 €, single room with bathroom 640 €
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12 May – 19 May, 2019 17 May – 19 May, 2019
Basic Asana practice Introduction to the Teachers‘ Training
Arrival: 3pm, Sunday 12 May. Course
Departure: 2pm, Sunday 19 May. Arrival: 3pm, Friday 17 May. Departure: 2pm, Sunday 19 May.
Especially suited for newcomers and The Sivananda Yoga Teachers‘ Training Course was established
students who want to refresh their basic in 1969 and was the first yoga teacher training programme in
practice! the West. This introductory programme includes:
Topics: Practice
• Instruction in the 12 basic postures • Two days‘ direct experience of the training schedule.
• Introduction into the elementary breathing • Structure, dynamics and individual adjustment of the asana
exercises for increased energy and pranayama class.
• The health benefits of asanas • Introduction to meditation and mantra chanting.
• How to improve your health through a yogic • Q&A, individual recommendations.
lifestyle Lectures
• Balance of body and mind through a • Introduction to yoga philosophy.
balanced diet • Info on the daily schedule, curriculum, certificate of
10 May – 12 May, 2019 • Introduction to meditation and positive completion, number of training hours.
6 May – 4 June, 2019 thinking • Getting there, schedule, costs, travel and visa information.
Vitality and vegetarian cooking Recommended reading:
Teachers’ training course Arrival: 3pm, Friday 10 May. “Yoga Your Home Practice Companion“
Recommended reading: “The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga” by
(in French) Swami Vishnudevananda (this book will be required for the Teachers’
Departure: 2pm, Sunday 12 May. Rates for 7 nights all included: Training Course)
Our food choices have a direct impact on our tent space 343 €, shared room 413 €, furnished Rates for 2 nights all included:
8 May – 12 May, 2019
physical health and mental wellbeing. Through bungalow tent 2 beds 413 €, double room 490 €, tent space 110 €, shared room 132 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds
Boost your energy and vitality proper nutrition we can boost our energy level and furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 490 €, double room 132 €, double room 156 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 156 €,
with bathroom 609 €, single room 609 €, single room
through Yoga induce clarity and peace of mind.
with bathroom 714 €
double room with bathroom 194 €, single room 194 €, single room
with bathroom 226 €
Arrival: 3pm, Wednesday 8 May. Departure: 2pm, Sunday 12 May. Topics:
Yogic tools and practices to recharge your physical body • What constitutes a balanced vegetarian diet?
and expand your astral body! • The five components of food – how to cover all
Topics: essentials the body needs
• Reasons for a vegetarian diet – just facts, no
• Yoga asanas for optimal health
emotions
• Breathing exercises to systematically increase your vital
• Food and Prana (vital energy)
capacity
• How to transition step-by-step to a healthy diet
• Relaxation exercises to strengthen the nervous and
• How to use spices
immune systems
• One hands-on cooking class: learn to prepare a
• Yogic techniques to increase and sustain your life force
complete vegetarian meal
• Prana and Chakras: understanding the astral body
Recommended reading:
(subtle energy field) “The Yoga Cookbook” / Sivananda Yoga Centre.
• Choose the positive approach to life Rates for 2 nights all included:
Recommended reading: tent space 110 €, shared room 132 €, furnished
“Yoga Your Home Practice Companion“ bungalow tent 2 beds 132 €, double room 156 €,
Rates for 4 nights all included: furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 156 €, double room
tent space 220 €, shared room 264 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 with bathroom 194 €, single room 194 €,
beds 264 €, double room 312 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 bed single room with bathroom 226 €
312 €, double room with bathroom 388 €, single room 388 €,
single room with bathroom 452 €
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Calendar
May – june 2019 27
19 May – 26 May, 2019 26 May – 29 May, 2019 21 May and 22 May, 2019
Improve your strength and flexibility Yoga for the back Science and spirituality: a possible union
Arrival: 3pm, Sunday 19 May. Arrival: 3pm, Sunday 26 May.
Departure: 2pm, Sunday 26 May. Departure: 2pm, Wednesday 29 May.
Two evening lectures with Philippe Bobola
Especially suited for practitioners from an intermediate level Yogic techniques to protect and strengthen
onwards who want to take the next step in their practice. your back to make it fit for the challenges of Tuesday, 21 May at 8pm: Mysterious water
daily life. Understanding water means penetrating one of life’s mysteries, going for a metaphysical trip
Topics:
which does not require any prior scientific knowledge
• Benefits of asanas on the various body systems Topics:
• Asana variations to increase the flexibility of hips and • Anatomy of the back Wednesday, 22 May at 8pm: Transhumanism
shoulder girdle • Postural alignment Transhumanism advocates the use of science and technique in order to improve the human species
• Challenge yourself - try out some new variations • Asanas to increase the strength and by increasing its physical and mental performance.
• Expansion in the asanas through longer holding of the flexibility of the back
postures • Easy variations for people with back pain Philippe Bobola is a physicist, a biologist and an anthropologist. He taught for 15 years at the University of
• How to balance muscle length and muscle strength • Yoga classes with specific focus on proper Paris. He has authored many articles on physics and biophysics. He lectures all over the world on a wide range of
• Stretch stress and tensions away through asanas body alignment Topics: from science, spirituality, ecology, anthropology, alternative medicine, poetry and art.
• Additional 30-minutes Asana workshops for in-depth This retreat applies wholesome yoga methods,
but it is not a medical therapy for back problems. Rates per night all included:
training of specific postures
tent space 55 €, shared room 66 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 66 €, double room 78 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 78 €,
• Yoga techniques to develop willpower and mental Recommended reading: “Yoga Your Home Practice
double room with bathroom 97 €, single room 97 €, single room with bathroom 113 €
flexibility Companion“
Recommended reading: “The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga” Rates for 3 nights all included: tent space 165 €,
by Swami Vishnudevananda shared room 198 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds
198 €, double room 234 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 5 May – 9 June, 2019
Rates for 7 nights all included: tent space 343 €, shared room
413 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 413 €, double room 490 €,
bed 234 €, double room with bathroom 291 €, single Sadhana Intensive for Sivananda teachers
room 291 €, single room with bathroom 339 €
furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 490 €, double room with bathroom in English with translation into French.
609 €, single room 609 €, single room with bathroom 714 €
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30 May – 2 June, 2019 (long Ascension weekend) 2 June – 7 June, 2019
Certificate Course: Relaxation and
How Yoga Works – Anatomy & Stress Reduction
Biomechanics of the Asanas Arrival: 3pm, Sunday 7 June.
Departure: 2pm, Friday 7 June
With Padma Julia Descroizilles
Arrival: 3pm, Thursday 30 May. Departure: 2pm, Sunday 2 June. Dealing with our levels of stress in a
29 May – 2 June, 2019 · Ascension Retreat Practicing yoga helps the body maintain its complex balance,
responsible way promotes general well-
being and helps us to lead a more relaxed
which boosts the capacity for self-healing. Asanas promote
life.
health by taking the body through a broad range of movements;
ensuring strength and length of muscles. An understanding of Topics:
the anatomy and biomechanics of some these movements is a • Stress syndrome and relaxation response
With the Swamis and teachers of the Ashram useful tool for your own personal asana practice. • The three levels of relaxation
• The yogic model: stress and the 3 Gunas
Topics:
Evening Lecture “How Yoga Works” – Anatomy & Biomechanics • Anatomy of the asanas; how muscles are connected via
• How to go relaxed through the day
of the Asanas with Padma Julia Descroizilles anatomy trains/myofascial meridians • Yoga techniques for increased energy
Recommended reading:
• Biomechanics of back and hips; basics of posture, how to look
Arrival: 3pm, Wednesday 29 May. Departure: 2pm, Sunday 2 June. “Yoga Your Home Practice Companion“.
after your hips, how to sit better, what causes back pain?
Rates for 5 nights all included:
• Biomechanics of shoulders and knees; anatomy of the tent space 275 €, shared room 330 €, furnished
• Energizing asana classes and deep relaxation to calm the nervous system
joints, asana modification to prevent joint pain. bungalow tent 2 beds 330 €, double room 390 €,
• 30-minutes asana workshops for in-depth practice furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 390 €, double room
The rest of the day follows the yoga vacation daily schedule.
• Meditation: find inner peace in silence Language: English with simultaneous with bathroom 485 €, single room 485 €, single room
translation into French with bathroom 565 €
• Celebrate the joyful spirit of music through group mantra chanting
With certificate of participation
• Make new friends in the Sivananda yoga family and reconnect with old ones
Padma Julia Descroizilles is an
• Enjoy nature walks in the magnificent Orleans forest
inspirational physiotherapist in the UK and
a Sivananda trained teacher.
Rates for 4 nights all included:
tent space 220 €, shared room 264 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 264 €, double room 312 €, Rates for 3 nights all included: tent space 210 €, shared room 243 €,
furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 312 €, double room with bathroom 388 €, single room 388 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 243 €, double room 279 €, furnished
single room with bathroom 452 € bungalow tent 1 bed 279 €, double room with bathroom 336 €, single
room 336 €, single room with bathroom 384 €
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10 June – 15 June, 2019
The Power of Mantras
Arrival: 3pm, Monday 10 June.
Departure: Saturday 15 June.
Learn the steps of starting a mantra practice and experience its benefits.
Topics:
• What are Mantras and how to use them?
• The power of sound
• Various forms of Japa (mantra repetition)
• Channel emotions, sooth the nervous system and benefit one’s overall psychological well-being through
meditation with mantras
• Spiritual chanting for opening the heart
• Kirtan workshop: learn the traditional Sivananda yoga chants
Recommended reading: “Meditation and Mantras“
7 June – 10 June, 2019 · Pentecost Retreat by Swami Vishnudevananda
Rates for 5 nights all included:
tent space 275 €, shared room 330 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 330 €, double room 390 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 bed
With Swami Kailasananda and the Swamis and teachers of the Ashram 390 €, double room with bathroom 485 €, single room 485 €, single room with bathroom 565 €
Arrival: 3pm, Friday 7 June. Departure: 2pm, Monday 10 June.
• Energizing asana classes and deep relaxation to calm the nervous system
• 30-minutes asana workshops for in-depth practice
• Meditation: find inner peace in silence
• Celebrate the joyful spirit of music through group mantra chanting
• Make new friends in the Sivananda yoga family and reconnect with old ones
• Enjoy nature walks in the magnificent Orleans forest
• Piano improvisations and music workshop with Alina
Rates for 3 nights all included: tent space 165 €, shared room 198 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 198 €, double room 234 €,
furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 234 €, double room with bathroom 291 €, single room 291 €, single room with bathroom 339 €
7 June – 10 June, 2019 (long Pentecost weekend)
CERTIFICATE COURSE: Introduction to Healthy Cooking with Ayurveda
Arrival: 3pm, Friday 7 June. Departure: 3pm, Monday 10 June.
Ayurvedic nutrition offers a delicious and healthy alternative to conventional food choices as it considers food to be
both nourishment as well as medicine.
3 lectures on ayurvedic health principles: The recipes in the cooking workshops are lacto-vegetarian
• How to eat according to your type of constitution: (recipe booklet included). Vegan and gluten-free alternatives of
the recipes are available for people with special dietary needs.
Vata, Pitta, Kapha
The rest of the day follows the yoga vacation daily schedule.
• Rasa: discovering the six essential flavours of nature
Recommended reading: “The Science of Self-Healing”
• Spices and their properties by Vasant Lad · With certificate of participation.
3 hands-on cooking demonstrations: Rates for 3 nights all included: tent space 210 €, shared
• Get started: prepare a basic, balanced ayurvedic meal room 243 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 243 €, double room
• Cook a feast: delicious South-Indian treats 279 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 279 €, double room with
• Easy recipes for healthy snacks bathroom 336 €, single room 336 €, single room with bathroom
384 €
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15 June – 21 June, 2019
Further training for Sivananda Yoga teachers
TTC Refresher programme:
Inspiring lecture
with Swami Durgananda
With Swami Durgananda, Swami • Five dynamic asana classes (morning) Swami Durgananda is Yoga Acharya for Europe
Sivadasananda, Swami Kailasananda • Five refreshing “How to Teach” workshops and a senior disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda. She
and many Swamis and teachers (afternoon) directs the Sivananda Yoga Centres in Europe and
teaches Yoga philosophy at the Sivananda Teachers’
from the Sivananda Centres. (Some of the classes and workshops will be
training courses around the world, sharing the
taught by Swami Sivadasananda)
inspiration of over 40 years of teaching experience.
For graduates of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Trainings Courses only. • Vibrant satsangs and lectures She is the author of the books Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Arrival: 3pm, Saturday 15 June.
• Temple Ceremonies and The Inner Path.
Departure: 2pm, Friday 21 June.
With certificate of participation.
C o me and j o i n us f o r t h i s i nsp i r i n g t i me !
Language: English with simultaneous translation into French, Spanish and German
Deepen your vision, expand your knowledge, fine-tune your skills, reconnect to the classical
teachings of Yoga and Vedanta, celebrate the positive, dynamic and peaceful message of Rates for 6 nights all included:
tent space 160 €, shared room 270 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 270 €, double room 370 €, furnished bungalow tent 1
Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda, meet Yoga teachers from all over the world. bed 370 €, single room 460 €, single room with bathroom 520 €
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22 June – 27 June, 2019
CERTIFICATE COURSE
Yoga and meditation
for anxiety and trauma
with Molly Madhavi Birkholm
Arrival: 3pm, Saturday 22 June.
Departure: 2pm, Thursday 27 June.
The negative effects of anxiety and trauma are a
major public health concern and a source of enormous
suffering in the world. Cutting-edge clinical research
confirms what yogis have known for thousands of years:
Yoga practice can help to regulate your nervous system,
integrate past traumas held in the body, and allow you
to regain a peaceful sense of wholeness.
In this course you will: 21 June – 28 June, 2019 28 June – 26 July, 2019 30 June – 7 July, 2019
• Gain a basic understanding of Post-Traumatic
Inspiration and teachings Teachers’ training course Improve your strength
Stress Disorder and other trauma and anxiety- (in English with translation into French)
related physical and mental health issues.
from the yogic scriptures and flexibility
A study week with the Swamis of the Ashram 28 June – 26 July, 2019 Arrival: 3pm, Sunday 30 June.
• Understand the impact of trauma and anxiety on
Departure: 2pm, Sunday 7 July.
the nervous system. Arrival: 3pm, Friday 21 June. Departure: 2pm, Friday 28 June.
Advanced
• Discover what clinical research has revealed as Especially suited for practitioners from an intermediate
“best practices” for addressing trauma and anxiety.
Open to students with previous knowledge teachers’ training course level onwards who want to take the next step in their
and especially suited for yoga teachers (In English with translation into practice.
Learn to skilfully choose and introduce evidence
Yogic scriptures contain priceless treasures of wisdom French and Spanish)
based practices for both trauma and anxiety-related Topics:
symptoms in a variety of populations, including those and spiritual insight. • Benefits of asanas on the various body systems
28 June – 30 June, 2019
suffering trauma from accidents; physical, emotional, This week the Swamis will give you glimpses into some • Asana variations to increase the flexibility of hips
or sexual abuse; natural disasters; and individuals with important spiritual scriptures that are not taught in the Bhakti, the yoga of joy and shoulder girdle
general anxiety. Teachers’ Further Training Course, Advanced TTC and Arrival: 3pm, Friday 28 June.
• Challenge yourself - try out some new variations
Sadhana Intensive, such as: Departure: 2pm, Sunday 30 June
The rest of the programme follows the yoga vacation daily • Expansion in the asanas through longer holding of
schedule. • Katha Upanishad – a dialogue to transcend death Bhakti Yoga is the path of love and devotion. Its the postures
With certificate of participation. • Classical Vedantic texts by Shankaracharya: practice opens the heart, removes mental blockages • How to balance muscle length and muscle strength
Molly Madhavi Birkholm is an advanced Sivananda Atmabodha, Bhaja Govindam and develops the experience of joy within.
• Stretch stress and tensions away through asanas
Yoga Instructor and a certified iRest • Teachings from the Yoga Vasishta Topics: • Additional 30-minutes Asana workshops for in-
Yoga Nidra Instructor. She leads • Spiritual stories from the great epics Ramayana and • Introduction to the philosophy and practices of depth training of specific postures
retreats and workshops around Mahabharata Bhakti Yoga • Yoga techniques to develop willpower and mental
the world and specializes in • Spiritual stories from the Srimad Bhagavatam and • Connect to the higher Self, the source of all love flexibility
treating trauma (Post-Traumatic Siva Purana • Transform your emotions through spiritual chanting Recommended reading: “The Complete Illustrated Book of
Stress Disorder) through yoga and • Bhakti Sutras of Narada Yoga” by Swami Vishnudevananda
• The spiritual meaning of yogic symbols, rituals and
meditation. • Every evening chanting of the Lalitha Sahasranama deities Rates for 7 nights all included:
Language: English with simultaneous translation into French in the temple with an Indian priest tent space 343 €, shared room 413 €, furnished bungalow tent
• The power of prayer
Rates for 5 nights all included: Recommended reading: “Sadhana” by Swami Sivananda 2 beds 413 €, double room 490 €, furnished bungalow tent
Recommended reading: “Bliss Divine” by Swami Sivananda
tent space 465 €, shared room 520 €, furnished bungalow Rates for 7 nights all included: 1 bed 490 €, double room with bathroom 609 €, single room
tent 2 beds 520 €, double room 580 €, furnished bungalow Rates for 2 nights all included: 609 €, single room with bathroom 714 €
tent space 343 €, shared room 413 €, furnished bungalow tent tent space 110 €, shared room 132 €, furnished bungalow tent
tent 1 bed 580 €, double room with bathroom 675 €, single 2 beds 413 €, double room 490 €, furnished bungalow tent
room 675 €, single room with bathroom 755 € 2 beds 132 €, double room 156 €, furnished bungalow tent
1 bed 490 €, double room with bathroom 609 €, single room 1 bed 156 €, double room with bathroom 194 €, single room
609 €, single room with bathroom 714 € 194 €, single room with bathroom 226 €
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2 July and 3 July, 2019
Serving world peace
Two evening lectures with Amandine Roche
Tuesday, 2 July at 8 pm:
Heal oneself to heal the world
Wednesday, 3 July at 8 pm:
Tools for inner peace
The rest of the day follows the yoga vacation daily schedule.
Amandine Roche: Human right specialist for the United Nations, author, photographer,
yoga and meditation teacher, founder and director of the Amanuddin Foundation in
Afghanistan and of “Inner peace corps”.
Rates per night all included:
tent space 55 €, shared room 66 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 66 €, double room 78 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 78 €,
double room with bathroom 97 €, single room 97 €, single room with bathroom 113 €
2 July – 7 July, 2019
FURTHER TRAINING FOR YOGA TEACHERS
Accessible yoga
With Lakshmi Sutter
Arrival: 3pm, Tuesday 2 July. Departure: 3pm, Sunday 7 July.
In this practical 5-day programme you will learn how to adapt a classical asana class to the needs
of students with physical disabilities or chronic illness, the elderly, and people with injuries.
This can range from teaching slightly modified classes, to entire classes taught in a chair or in a bed. The course
focuses on the practical application of yoga techniques and the psychological insight necessary for helping
students with disabilities – no matter what their age – to better utilise yoga.
Topics: Language: English with simultaneous
• How to empower people with disabilities by giving translation into French.
them a deeper understanding of the yoga teachings Lakshmi Sutter, Ph.D., comes
• Using additional tools such as a chair, a blanket, a from the USA. She has practiced
strap and a cushion movement for much of her life. She
• How to create a positive group dynamic is a trainer of Integral Hatha Yoga teachers and
• Deepen your personal practice of asanas, enthusiastically shares her fascination with the human
pranayama and meditation body during basic anatomy workshops. Her current
Daily schedule work is developing the Integral Yoga Therapeutic
6 am: Satsang (meditation) Yoga certification program. Lakshmi’s supportive
8 – 9.45 am: Accessible yoga training instruction is suitable for a wide range of abilities, with
12 – 3 pm: Accessible yoga training different classes ranging from gentle and restorative to
4 – 5.45 pm: Sivananda Asana class energetic and challenging.
8 pm: Satsang (meditation)
Rates for 5 nights all included:
Certificate: Students receive a certificate recognised by tent space 625 €, shared room 680 €, furnished bungalow
the Yoga Alliance that will enable yoga teachers and tent 2 beds 680 €, double room 740 €, furnished bungalow
health professionals to teach yoga to students with tent 1 bed 740 €, double room with bathroom 835 €, single
disabilities. room 835 €, single room with bathroom 915 €
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11 July – 14 July, 2019
FURTHER TRAINING FOR YOGA TEACHERS
Principles of Asana Alignment
With Steven Weiss
Arrival: 3pm, Thursday 11 July.Departure: 3pm, Sunday 14 July.
Correct alignment in the asanas is based on a specific set of actions, which are the same for all asanas.
Topics: With certificate of participation.
• Improving the alignment of asanas in the Sivananda Steven Weiss (USA), MS, DC, E-RYT,
Yoga class. C-IAYT is a holistic chiropractor and
• The physiological facts will be presented in Power- nutritionist, yoga therapist and yoga
Point presentations and experienced in workshops teacher with over 35 years of professional
and partner exercises. and yoga practice experience. He is a 1979
• Alignment in the most important regions of an graduate of New York Chiropractic College. Dr.
asana: pelvis and lower back, shoulders and upper Weiss teaches anatomy, alignment principles, yoga
back, legs, knees and feet. therapeutics and nutrition for yoga teacher trainings in
Language: English with simultaneous translation into French the United States and internationally.
Rates for 3 nights all included:
tent space 375 €, shared room 408 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 408 €, double room 444 €, furnished bungalow tent 1
bed 444 €, double room with bathroom 501 €, single room 501 €, single room with bathroom 549 €
7 July – 14 July, 2019 10 July and 16 July, 2019
July 11 – July 15, 2019
The power of positive thinking Science and spirituality:
CERTIFICATE COURSE:
Arrival: 3pm, Sunday 7 July. a possible union
Departure: 2pm, Sunday 14 July.
Two evening lectures with Philippe Bobola
Discovering the psycho-biological causes of diseases
Positive thinking supports our overall wellbeing and Wednesday, 10 July at 8pm: The neuroplasticity of and how to deal with them
helps us to deal with obstacles and challenges in a the brain or its ability to transform itself With Philippe Bobola
constructive way. Neuroscience shows that the brain is as malleable as Arrival: 3pm, Thursday 11 July. Departure: 3pm, Monday 15 July.
Topics: clay and thus offers us unprecedented possibilities for This theoretical and practical course offers a multi-disciplinary approach to health and provides tools
• Positive Thinking – a mental attitude personal transformation and real healing. to get to the source of diseases and trigger a healing process.
• How to guide the mind well Tuesday, 16 July at 8pm: Transhumanism
• Study of the most recent discoveries in biology, This course will be taught in French only.
• Transforming negative thoughts and emotions Transhumanism advocates the use of science and
physics and neurobiology No English translation.
• Creative life management technique in order to improve the human species by
increasing its physical and mental performance. • Understand the functioning and language of cells Philippe Bobola is a physicist, a
• Exercises for developing thought power
Philippe Bobola is a physicist, a biologist and an • Become aware of the ongoing contradictions in the biologist and an anthropologist. He taught for
• Guided contemplation and visualization
Recommended reading: “Thought power” anthropologist. He taught for 15 years at the University cells 15 years at the University of Paris. He has authored
by Swami Sivananda of Paris. He has authored many articles on physics and • Practice of methods to re-harmonize the body and many articles on physics and biophysics. He lectures
biophysics. He lectures all over the world on a wide range all over the world on a wide range of Topics: from
Rates for 7 nights all included: of Topics: from science, spirituality, ecology, anthropology, mind
tent space 343 €, shared room 413 €, furnished bungalow tent alternative medicine, poetry and art. The rest of the programme follows the Yoga vacation daily science, spirituality, ecology, anthropology, alternative
2 beds 413 €, double room 490 €, furnished bungalow tent schedule. · With certificate of participation. medicine, poetry and art.
1 bed 490 €, double room with bathroom 609 €, single room Rates per night all included:
609 €, single room with bathroom 714 € tent space 55 €, shared room 66 €, furnished bungalow tent
2 beds 66 €, double room 78 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 Rates for 4 nights all included:
bed 78 €, double room with bathroom 97 €, single room 97 €, tent space 372 €, shared room 416 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 416 €, double room 464 €, furnished bungalow tent 1
single room with bathroom 113 € bed 464 €, double room with bathroom 540 €, single room 540 €, single room with bathroom 604 €
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