A gentle Yoga immersion program in English. This workshop will teach you to enhance your mental strength, increase willpower and reduce selfishness.
The workshop is based on the teachings of Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887 – 1963), founder of the Divine Life Society (1936), Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy (1948) and author of over 200 books on Yoga, Vedanta, Health and a variety of spiritual subjects.
- March 1, 2025 – March 29, 2025
- 5 Sessions, Every Saturday
- New York 8am
- Paris 2pm
- Bangkok 8pm
As explained by Swami Sivananda, real yoga is the art of right living; we will learn plenty of techniques and hands-on practices to calm our mind and have lasting happiness. Understanding your mind will give you the capacity to apply practical techniques for calming your mind and achieving serenity and inner peace, the source of lasting happiness.
- Class recordings will be provided for on-going self-practices.
- Optional WhatsApp group among participants for on-going peer-support.
- Limited to 15 spaces. Donation-based workshop.
- Donate as you wish (99 Euro suggested).
- For registration and donation, please email Annapurna
([email protected]).
Each 90-min workshop will consist of:
- Guided breathing practice to calm the mind
- Lectures that explain the various mind processes and techniques that to enhance our endurance, increase willpower, and reduce selfishness.
- Weekly homework to develop techniques for daily life situations.
- Previous homework will be reviewed and discussed in each class
Study Materials
The workshop is based on the teachings of Swami Sivananda through his books, direct teachings from the Divine Life Society, and personal practices of the three instructors. While not required, but it will be helpful if the students are exposed to the original teachings of Swami Sivananda in his own words, especially in the following two books: (1) Mind – its mysteries and control” and (2) “How to cultivate virtues and eradicate vices”.
For English readers, you might find them available online from the Divine Life Society bookstore and Amazons in both hardcopies and e-copies.
https://www.sivanandaonline.org/?cmd=displaysection§ion_id=360
For French readers, you might find those two books and other translated Divine Life Society publications on the Yoga du Mental website, as maintained by Marc.
https://yogadumental.fr/
Registration and Donation Process
To register, please send an email to Annapurna ([email protected]) to inquire for a space in the workshop.
- If a space is available, Annapurna will reply with a confirmation email.
- Please note that the workshop is limited to 15 spaces per module. If the space is full, Annapurna will inform you via email. If you wish to be added to the waiting list, please let us know.
- If you didn’t receive a confirmation email or a thank-you email after donation, please email Annapurna directly.
- Priceless life value. At the workshop, PayPal instruction will be provided.
- Donate as you wish (99 Euro suggested).
Instructors
- Marc Albertus – A Yoga Teacher with over 30-year experience of daily life yoga integration in both professional and private life. French translator of Swami Sivananda publications and others Divine Life Society publications. Living in France and Germany.
- Annapurna – A well-loved Yoga Teacher, Ayurveda massage therapist and a environmental scientist. Living and working in France, Haiti, and USA.
- Prema – A passionate Yoga and Meditation Teacher and a sustainable transport engineer. Living and working in Cambodia, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Zoom Meeting and Class Recordings
- When your registration is confirmed, Prema ([email protected]) will be copied on the confirmation email, and Prema will add the registration email to the Zoom Meetings and Google Drive for class recordings.
- By February15, 2025, If you didn’t receive the Zoom meeting emails or the Google Drive email, please email Prema directly.