Yoga Vidya Ashram Westerwald / Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg / Yoga Vidya Ashram North Sea / Yoga Vidya Ashram Allgäu
Loving Greetings from Haus Yoga Vidya
We invite you to stay in a peaceful environment where you can gain new insights, access to your intuition, and rediscover your inner resources of happiness. At Haus Yoga Vidya, the daily programme of yoga postures, breathing exercises, deep relaxation, chanting, meditation and vegetarian meals is designed to have an optimal effect on your body, mind and spirit.
Enjoy the rejuvenating tranquillity and closeness to Mother Nature as you replenish your energy and relax completely. In addition to lectures and workshops, there are two meditation sessions and two yoga exercise classes offered daily.
Haus Yoga Vidya also offers many leisure activities such as cycling (Bicycles can be hired from the nearby "Havergoh" guesthouse for a fee. They also offer guided tours.), hiking in the adjoining forests and valleys, excursions that you can take to a variety of local points of interest. You are very welcome at Yoga Vidya throughout the year.
We are always happy to receive your suggestions, comments and registrations. Please send them to: info(at)yoga-vidya.de
Asana classes and guided meditations are usually in German. If you need translation for asana classes, please let us know when you register.
Date: | June 16-18 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230616-31 |
Title: | Geriatric care with Ayurveda |
Instructor: | Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra |
Ageing is a process of physical, psychological and social change in multi-dimensional aspects and as we grow, there are chances of easily getting sick and the main reason for that are degenerative changes in our body. Is there a possibility to change these changes before they start to show symptoms? Keeping these objectives in mind, Ayurveda has a unique system known as Rasayana Treatment, which is also known as Rejuvenation therapy. During this weekend seminar you are going to learn about how to take care of these age related changes from an Ayurvedic perspective with the help of food, herbs, cleaning therapies, and other life style modifications.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan €161
Date: | June 23-25 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230623-4 |
Title: | Nature Yoga – for inner and outer Peace |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
How can you bring your life back into harmony with nature and your true Self?
In this seminar, we will explore our relationships with outer nature and our own nature. We will spend as much time as possible outdoors, practicing yoga and meditation. Our practice will include various meditations on nature as discovered by forest yogis.
We will explore the newly emerging field of religious and spiritual naturalism and evolutionary cosmology of such modern pioneers as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry, Michael Dowd and the Integral Movement. Updating our views to fit into the new comprehensive worldview, we will attempt to gain a greater understanding of our place within the Universe. Only by doing this can we truly find peace, for ourselves and all inhabitants of the earth.
Shared room €201; double room €237; single room €272; dormitory/tent/caravan €174
Date: | Jun 23 - Jul 2 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230623-2 |
Title: | Advanced Yoga Teachers Training Course Intensive A6 – Aparoksha Anubhutli – The direct realizing of your true Self |
Instructor: | Chandra Cohen, Mahavira Wittig |
Jnana Yoga, Vedanta and the direct means to self-realisation. „Aparoksha Anubhuti“, “direct intuitive God-realisation”, with its 144 Sutras is a concise and brilliant work. We will use it to unfold the teachings of Shankaracharya, the great philosopher and master of Vedanta. „Here the means to reach Aparoksha Anubhuti, direct self-realization, for final emancipation, are explained…“ (Verse 2)
A bold promise – The great message of Vedanta will revolutionize your thinking, your understanding of yourself and of the world. It will inspire you to question and overcome certain determined ideas and conceptions. Examining, debating, challenging, meditating on highest metaphysical truths will lead you step by step to a clearer understanding of the essential unity of everything, of your true nature as pure Sat-chid-ananda.
The text gives concrete exercises to directly understand this highest reality. These practical meditations show Shankaracharya’s Jnana Yoga interpretation of the 8 ashtangas in Raja Yoga - Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi - though in a much broader metaphysical sense than Patanjali's Raja Yoga.A unique seminar for the sincere spiritual aspirant which will aid you to highly evolve in your spiritual development.
With an overview of classical Indian scriptures and Darshanas. Other Indian scriptures, systems of philosophy and techniques will also be integrated. In addition: Stress Management and Stress Psychology, Musculoskeletal System: Anatomy and Physiology, Hatha Yoga Teaching techniques.
Shared room €753; double room €912; single room €1.075; dormitory/tent/caravan €626
Date: | Jun 23 - Jul 2 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230623-3 |
Title: | Advanced Yoga Teachers Training Course Intensive F6 – Aparoksha Anubhutli – The direct realizing of your true Self |
Instructor: | Chandra Cohen, Mahavira Wittig, Fernando Machado Silva |
Jnana Yoga, Vedanta and the direct means to self-realisation. „Aparoksha Anubhuti“, “direct intuitive God-realisation”, with its 144 Sutras is a concise and brilliant work. We will use it to unfold the teachings of Shankaracharya, the great philosopher and master of Vedanta. „Here the means to reach Aparoksha Anubhuti, direct self-realization, for final emancipation, are explained…“ (Verse 2)
A bold promise – The great message of Vedanta will revolutionize your thinking, your understanding of yourself and of the world. It will inspire you to question and overcome certain determined ideas and conceptions. Examining, debating, challenging, meditating on highest metaphysical truths will lead you step by step to a clearer understanding of the essential unity of everything, of your true nature as pure Sat-chid-ananda.
The text gives concrete exercises to directly understand this highest reality. These practical meditations show Shankaracharya’s Jnana Yoga interpretation of the 8 ashtangas in Raja Yoga - Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi - though in a much broader metaphysical sense than Patanjali's Raja Yoga.A unique seminar for the sincere spiritual aspirant which will aid you to highly evolve in your spiritual development.
With an overview of classical Indian scriptures and Darshanas. Other Indian scriptures, systems of philosophy and techniques will also be integrated. In addition: Stress Management and Stress Psychology, Musculoskeletal System: Anatomy and Physiology, Hatha Yoga Teaching techniques.
Shared room €753; double room €912; single room €1.075; dormitory/tent/caravan €626
Date: | June 25-30 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230625-3 |
Title: | Meditation Retreat Made Easy |
Instructor: |
A well balanced daily practice of yoga, pranayama, and meditation is essential to emotional healing, mental clarity, success, focus in career and overall good interpersonal relations, as well as a sense of inner self-contentment and meaning in life. Having practiced yoga and meditation for more than 35 years and studied with some of the greatest Yogis and spiritual minds, Swami Bodhichitananda is well qualified to help any level of beginner, intermediate or advanced practitioner.
In this Meditation Retreat, Swamiji will start us with thorough instruction in the basics of meditation and pranayama, how to sit comfortably, with short sitting sessions, 20 minutes, and gradually through the week increase the length of meditation until you can sit comfortably for one hour at a time. You may sit on the floor or in a chair for this Retreat. Personal attention will be given and all your questions answered. Swami Sivananda’s book “Concentration and Meditation” will be the text.
Shared room €433; double room €521; single room €612; dormitory/tent/caravan €363
Date: | June 25-30 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230625-1 |
Title: | Theme Week: Nada Yoga with Ram Vakkalanka – the power of sound |
Instructor: | Ram Vakkalanka |
Ram Vakkalanka is a Sanskrit expert, talented sitar player and experienced meditation leader. Every morning Ram will present a Nada Yoga meditation on his sitar. Even without booking a seminar, you can participate to open workshops on Sanskrit, mantras, chakras and mudras. Ram will also give a kirtan concert in which you can experience the heart-opening and healing power of sound!
In addition, you can participate in daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
Monday-Friday (rate per day): Shared room €55; double room €72; single room €90; dormitory/tent/caravan €41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights): Shared room €124; double room €159; single room €197; dormitory/tent/caravan €97
Please register as an ‘individual guest’, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | June 30 - July 2 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230630-3 |
Title: | Harmonising your Chakras with sound, Mantras and Mudras |
Instructor: | Kaivalya Schönknecht; Ram Vakkalanka |
Harmonising Asanas with the sounds of the Sitar, combined with powerful Mantras and Mudras. Cleasing, activating and opening your Chakras (energy centres) with an integral yoga practice can have transformational effects. Ram and Kaivalya will accompany you this weekend on your journey through the Chakras.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan €161
Date: | June 30 - July 2 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230630-6 |
Title: | The Royal Path of Ashtanga Yoga |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
The eight-limbed path of Patanjali’s Raja Yoga Sutras aims at controlling all thought-waves or mental modifications. When a raja yogi starts his sādhanā (spiritual practice) with the mind, a certain minimum amount of āsanas and prānāyāma are included as a preparation for meditation and concentration.
In this seminar, Swami Bodhichitananda takes you through the eight steps of Raja Yoga for gradually withdrawing the mind from worldly entanglements to pure Self-awareness and absorption. You will learn the yoga philosophy and psychology of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, as well as many concentration and meditation techniques, and obtains a more clear understanding of Raja Yoga and a daily practice of meditation. Main texts will be Patanjali’s “Yoga Sutras”, the Kashmiri text “Vijnana Bhairava”, and Swami Sivananda’s “Mind: It’s Mysteries and Control.”
“Every thought, feeling, perception, or memory you may have causes a modification, or ripple, in the mind. It distorts and colours the mental mirror. If you can restrain the mind from forming into modifications, there will be no distortion, and you will experience your true Self.” — Swami Satchidananda
Shared room €201; double room €237; single room €272; dormitory/tent/caravan €174
Date: | June 30 - July 2 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230630-4 |
Title: | Nadi Shuddhi Sadhana |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
Through the systematic practice of pranayama, selected asanas, mudras and surya-namaskar you can purify the nadis within three months. This brings vigour, vitality, and stability to the body; it enhances clarity of thought and increases mindfulness. You will see positive results in all aspects of your life. Practice is based on traditional yoga texts: Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Siva Samhitha and Jabala Darshana Upanishad.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan/ €161
Asana classes and guided meditations are usually in German. If you need translation for asana classes, please let us know when you register.
Date: | July 2-7 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230702-5 |
Title: | Yoga holiday week - Bhakti, Homa and Puja |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
Sudarsh Namboothiri will be singing mantras and performing arati, homa and puja rituals which are especially powerful; these help to open in the heart. He will also be telling stories of Hindu mythology which contain great truths and are source of inspiration. This is a week for your spiritual heart to gain access to inner strength, peace and joy. Feel free to bring instruments.
Shared room €342; double room €432; single room €523; dormitory/tent/caravan/ €274
Date: | July 2-7 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230702-8 |
Title: | Kundalini, Tantra & Yantra |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
Awakening the power of kundalini is the secret key to higher Yoga, increased energy, greater life fulfilment and spiritual enlightenment. We will learn both the theoretical and practical aspects of kundalini, the Pranic channels (nadis), how to awaken and stabilize higher centers of thought and feeling, the chakras and yantras, and how to visualize and meditate upon them to remove karma & emotional blocks.
Understanding and meditating upon Sri Yantra, the highest of all yantras is the secret to awakening Shakti. By raising Kundalini Shakti (Devi) at the base of the spine through the chakras to join Shiva at the crown of the head, Sahasrara Chakra, you will balance the masculine and feminine aspects of being, bring greater energy and balance to your Yoga practice and to your life.
Shared room €433; double room €521; single room €612; dormitory/tent/caravan €363
Date: | July 2-7 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230702-11 |
Title: | Renovate your life |
Instructor: | Chitra Sukhu |
“Nature’s rhythm pulses through every cell of our being. When you are in harmony with this rhythm the universe becomes a symphony..." - Chitra Sukhu
When you are in alignment with your higher purpose you'll find that your life is effortless, playful and contains moments of extreme joy. In this course you will uncover your unique gift. We will explore the universal laws of attraction, destiny and karma.
This will help you to shift perspective and renovate your life. We are all creators; the question is how many of us are creating consciously? Stop being a victim of circumstance and take charge of your life. It's time to reclaim your authentic self... By uncovering your gift and energizing your natural motivation you'll be in the flow of life, in this space you'll be clear and purposeful. In this workshop you'll learn to uncover your unique gift and better manage your energy.
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €586; dormitory/tent/caravan €336
Date: | Jul 2-7 2023 |
Location: | North Sea |
Register: | N230702-3 |
Title: | Theme week with Swami Yatidharmananda - Stories, Yoga Nidra, Mantras |
Instructor: | Swami Yatidharmananda |
Swami Yatidharmananda will be our guest this week. As a student of Swami Chidananda he talks in his unique and humorous way about his experiences with his master and tells little anecdotes. You will have the opportunity to experience an authentic Swami and master. You can personally experience how inspiring the presence of an Indian master can be! All this in conjunction with a variety of yoga classes, lectures and relaxation exercises.
In addition, you can participate in the open-class activities: daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
Monday-Friday (rate per day):
Shared room €55; double room €72; single room €90; dormitory/tent €41
Weekend (Fri-Sun):
Shared room €124; double room €159; single room €197; dormitory/tent €97.
Please register as an individual guest, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | July 2-11 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230702-1 |
Title: | Advanced Yoga Teachers’ Training Intensive A9 - Upadesha Sahasri |
Instructor: | Chandra Cohen, Kay Cantu, Ramashakti Sikora |
The only authentic independent writing attributed to Sankara. All the others are comments from Shankra to classical works. The first chapter of the prose section (available in German), “How to Enlighten the Pupil” contains valuable lessons on the guru and the student. The final chapter is a special meditation for the sake of the Oneness of the Self. The Verse section includes topics such as the ‘I-notion’, ‘the Nature of Pure Consciousness’, ‘Subtlety’, ‘Negation’, ‘In the Sunlight’, etc. We will discuss all these topics and more as essential components of jnana yoga – the method to Self-Knowledge.
Shared room €753; double room €912; single room €1.075; dormitory/tent/caravan €626
Date: | July 2-11 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230702-2 |
Title: | Advanced Yoga Teachers’ Training Intensive F9 - Upadesha Sahasri |
Instructor: | Chandra Cohen, Kay Cantu, Ramashakti Sikora |
The only authentic independent writing attributed to Sankara. All the others are comments from Shankra to classical works. The first chapter of the prose section (available in German), “How to Enlighten the Pupil” contains valuable lessons on the guru and the student. The final chapter is a special meditation for the sake of the Oneness of the Self. The Verse section includes topics such as the ‘I-notion’, ‘the Nature of Pure Consciousness’, ‘Subtlety’, ‘Negation’, ‘In the Sunlight’, etc. We will discuss all these topics and more as essential components of jnana yoga – the method to Self-Knowledge.
Shared room €753; double room €912; single room €1.075; dormitory/tent/caravan €626
Date: | July 2-7 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230702-3 |
Title: | Yantras -how you can awaken your self-healing power with holy energies |
Instructor: | Ram Vakkalanka |
This is a magnificent course to learn more about yantras, the holy geometries of healing energies, and to know better the different manifestations of the cosmic energies contained within these geometric structures. Visual techniques will be accompanied by mudras and the chanting of mantras, to make this course a powerful, healing experience. Knowledge of visual meditation techniques is advantageous, but not necessary.
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €586; dormitory/tent/caravan €336
Date: | July 7-12 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B240707-7 |
Title: | Theme Week: A New View on Asana Practice with Shiva Shankar |
Instructor: | Shiva Shankar |
Bestowing education is no doubt an art. The teacher has to understand the level of the student in order to impart it. From his early teaching phases, Shiva Shankar believed in building up the competence level of his students and so therefore chooses the subjects that he teaches according to the individual needs, interests, level of experience, capacity and intensity of his students. Experience the Asana in its deepness.
In addition, you can participate in the open-class activities: daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
Monday-Friday (rate per day):
Shared room 55; double room €72; single room €90; dormitory/tent/caravan €41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights):
Shared room €124; double room €159; single room €197; dormitory/tent/caravan €97
Please register as an individual guest, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | July 7-9 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230707-9 |
Title: | Ayurveda in daily life |
Instructor: | Chitra Sukhu |
Ayurveda is a 5.000-year-old system of natural healing that has its origins in the Vedic culture of India.
In this workshop for beginners, we will look at: Your “dosha” or specific mind-body type that will allow you to access more energy, sleep better, improve digestion and allow for better overall health. You will get tips for the specific food for your Dosha and daily exercises for more energy.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 7-9 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230707-2 |
Title: | Aradhana Sadhana: Yoga of the Heart |
Instructor: | Dr. Nalini Sahay |
Aradhana Sadhana, based on the teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Satyananda Saraswati, aims to bridge the gap between your spiritual practice and daily life. Its objective is to awaken intuition and develop your ability to see your reflection in others.
The practice of Aradhana Sadhana includes:
Aradhana Sadhana brings peace and strength. It improves your quality of life, behaviour and thinking patterns, and enhances your sattvic and creative abilities. This seminar is for all seekers who wish to become intuitive and connected. Dr. Nalini Sahay is a direct disciple of Swami Satyananda Saraswati; she is guided by the motto “serve, love, give, meditate and realize”.
Dr. Nalini Sahay is a direct disciple of Swami Satyananda Saraswati; she is guided by the motto “serve, love, give, meditate and realize”.
Shared room €201; double room €237; single room €272; dormitory/tent/caravan €174
Date: | Jul 7-9 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230707-6 |
Title: | Practice meditation with Swami Yatidharmananda |
Instructor: | Swami Yatidharmananda |
Experience that meditation is your own nature, totally independent of your actions. You will learn practices from the treasure of experiences of Swami Yatidharmananda to stabilize your own praxis and bring it to a deeper level, to extend your intuitive skills, to be here and now, to handle stress, anger and fear in daily life and to find clarity what you expect from your life, a personal transformation.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 7-9 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230707-3 |
Title: | Ramayana - the essence of Yoga and the yoga of essence |
Instructor: | Ram Vakkalanka |
The Ramayana, by Valmiki, is one of the great epic poems of India. It invites you to expand your understanding of yoga beyond the mat. Ramayana shows that life is yoga, and yoga is life!
Ramayana teaches the essence of yoga in the form of a story…the story of our lives. Its characters represent various aspects of our being. Ramayana throws light on the purpose of life, advocating a life of purpose. We can find guidelines of Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga as well as Karma Yoga in Ramayana. Join us to explore this wonderful ancient text.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 7-9 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230707-4 |
Title: | Yantra, Meditation and Creation |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
According to the Tantra Shastra, yantra is the manifestation of the Universe itself. Yantra, Mantra and the deity are the same. Creation of the yantra or the chanting of the mantra creates the particular vibration of the deity, invoking its energy within and around us. It also elevates us to higher level of consciousness.
Yantra is the geometrical form of the particular deity, each yantra is different and it evokes different higher potentials and possibilities.
In this two day yantra-meditation programme, you will make a yantra with herbal powders and be introduced to all its components: dots, circles, squares, triangles and their effects on your system. Ultimately yantra meditation is the process of going back to the source of creation. Initiation into guided yantra meditation with visualisation techniques and chanting of mantra will complete this very special weekend.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 9-14 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230709-2 |
Title: | Learning Harmonium and Kirtan in classical Indian Style |
Instructor: | Ram Vakkalanka |
This is a great seminar for those who want to learn Kirtan and Mantra Chanting in classical Indian style using the Harmonium. Knowledge of the fundamentals of music would be an asset but not a must for the participants. You will learn how to play Harmonium, sing some mantras and chants in classical Indian style using Ragas and how to improvise in the Raga tradition. Sanskrit will be served on the side as necessary. You are welcome to bring any musical instrument(s) you are familiar with.
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €586; dormitory/tent/caravan €336
Date: | July 9-12 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230709-1 |
Title: | Vegan Indian Cooking with Nalini |
Instructor: | Dr. Nalini Sahay |
You will learn to cook delicious Indian food with simple spices and different flavours. The aim is to get the taste of the ingredients with minimum cooking.
Stir, steam and lightly fried; the choice is yours. Crisp and crunchy vegetables, and colourful lentils cooked with a variety of oils. Flavours of sesame, coconut, peanut and olive oils in the foods prepared. Different kinds of chutneys and raitas with soya yoghurt. Fragrant rice pulaos, tea time snacks and desserts. You will learn how quick it is to make vegan Indian food.
Shared room €292; double room €344; single room €399; dormitory/tent/caravan €250
Date: | July 9-14 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230709-7 |
Title: | Kriya Yoga Intensive |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
This is an introduction to Kriya Yoga, the “meditation practice of a higher era”, revived by the deathless Himalayan Yogi Babaji. Experience for yourself the theory, tradition and practice of Kriya Yoga.
Swami Bodhichtitananda will teach the basic techniques:
Swami Bodhichitananda will introduce you to the ancient and original Kriya Yoga tradition of Mahavatar Babaji, the deathless Yogi legend who has wandered the Himalayas for ages, and in modern times reintroduced the lost science Kriya Yoga for a new age of emerging higher consciousness.
Kriya Yoga is considered one of the easiest and fastest ways to gain control of the mind and prana, to develop strong concentration, peace of mind, and a great sense of “coming home” to one’s own self. Swamiji will give all the Yogic and Meditation practices necessary to begin a steady meditation practice, and preparation for initiation into Kriya Yoga as well as the Energization Exercises, a set of 39 Exercises developed by Paramahansa Yogananda for gaining control of the Prana(Life Energy), being able to direct it at will to various body parts for healing and revitalization, and gaining control of the restless mind.
Swami Bodhichitananda Saraswati is authorized as a Kriya Yoga Acharya in the lineage of Paramahamsa Yogananda by H.H. Swami Jnanananda Giri, a great Kriya Yoga Master of the Himalayas, and with blessings of H.H. Swami Chidananda, successor to Swami Sivananda.
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €585; dormitory/tent/caravan €337
Date: | July 9-14 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230709-4 |
Title: | Mathruka Nyasam – tantric introduction and initiation to the practice of mantra |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
Tantric technique of purifying the pranic channels and depicting the 51 sanskrit letters in one’s body, which increase the capacity of annamaya kosha, pranamaya and manomaya koshas and brings clarity in vijnanamaya kosha and naturally leads to Ananda. This is the proper way to start the mantra sadhana. Then only it helps to absorb all the effects of the mantra properly.
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €586; dormitory/tent/caravan €336
Date: | July 9-14 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230709-6 |
Title: | Theme week: Swami Yatidharmananda talks about Swami Chidananda |
Instructor: | Swami Yatidharmananda |
Swami Yathidharmananda, a direct disciple of Swami Chidananda talks about the life of his master. As a monk he travels around the world to share his knowledge and wisdom with yoga practitioners. His teachings bring together Jnana, Karma, Bhakti, Raja, Kundalini and Hatha Yoga as taught by his master. His Yoga classes are very inspiring. Come and join Swami Yathidharmananda and his teachings.
Monday-Friday (rate per day): Shared room €55; double room €72; single room €90; dormitory/tent/caravan €41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights): Shared room €124; double room €159; single room €197; dormitory/tent/caravan €97
Please register as an ‘individual guest’, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | July 14-16 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230714-6 |
Title: | Kriya Yoga Advanced |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
This is continuation and deepening of Swamiji’s Kriya Yoga seminar for beginners, with more practice and support of the First Kriya Yoga Initiation. All who are initiated within the lineage of Lahiri Mahasaya’s Kriya Yoga are welcome. Also, those who have been regularly practicing the preliminary practices of Hamsa and Om Technique, from the first seminar, can take Initiation into First Kriya at the beginning of this seminar, or on last afternoon of the first Kriya seminar, during the regular Initiation Ceremony. Those who have regularly, i.e. daily, practiced the First Kriya for a minimum or one year can request Second Kriya Practices.
Shared room €201; double room €237; single room €272; dormitory/tent/caravan €174
Date: | July 14-21 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230714-2 |
Title: | Prana healing: basic training course |
Instructor: | Dr. Nalini Sahay |
Based on the teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Satyananda, Dr. Nalini Sahay has developed a system of prana healing that helps to release blocked energy; it opens the chakras and enables prana to flow smoothly. Like Reiki, these techniques have a profound impact on physical and mental health, both in self-healing and in the healing of others.
Dr. Sahay has been able to show the efficiency of these techniques in healing illnesses; she has used them in her work with AIDS victims and homeless people in the slums of Delhi. The techniques can also support drug addicts, alcoholics and others in overcoming their addictions.
You will learn to harmonize your energies to heal different levels of your being, as well as transmit prana healing energy to others. Dr. Sahay puts great emphasis on not accepting money for transmission of prana healing energy. The course includes valuable and easily applicable techniques for yoga teachers, health practitioners, social workers, psychotherapists, nurses and everybody who wants to help people who have problems. Dr. Sahay teaches in English with German translation.
Shared room €688; double room €812; single room €937; dormitory/tent/caravan €591
Date: | July 14-16 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230714-11 |
Title: | Tantra – Techniques for transformation and liberation |
Instructor: | Chitra Sukhu |
"Most of us are sleeping but we don't know that until we wake up"-Chitra Sukhu
In the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, Shiva expounds on 112 techniques that will help you go beyond ordinary consciousness. In this course we will explore a few of these techniques that will leave you with a feeling of expansion and presence. These methods are so powerful that, if practised regularly, you can transform your life. You will find yourself more aware and awake.
If you can experience life as it is, without elaboration, you find yourself in the moment, in eternity. These techniques will take you there, refining your personality and transforming your life. This experience is a gift; I would like to share it with everyone; this is my gift to you.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 14-23 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230714-1 |
Title: | Advanced Teachers’ Training Intensive H - Gheranda Samhita |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
Gerandha Samhita is an ancient hatha yoga scripture postulating seven stages to perfection. It views your body and mind as the vessels of your soul.
This seminar is practical as well as theoretical in its approach to hatha yoga. Through the regular practice of kriyas, asanas, mudras, bandhas, pranayama, pratyahara and dhyana, you are led to access your intuition and gain higher experiences. The training includes chakra meditations, breathing techniques and advanced energy-focusing practices.
Swami Saradananda is the perfect teacher with whom to study these techniques. Many of them are reflected in her recent books "The Power of Breath", "Chakra Meditation" and "The Essential Guide to Chakras".
Shared room €753; double room €912; single room €1.075; dormitory/tent/caravan €626
Date: | Jul 14-16 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230714-4 |
Title: | Rituals to the ancestors - Shraddham |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
According to the Vedic tradition there are 5 important duties in life which we have to perform, they are called Pancha Maha Yajnas (5 great acts or rituals). In all these 5 rituals Pitru Yajam (rituals to the ancestors) is considered to be the most important one and it must be practiced.
Indian tradition contends that 21 past generations of ancestral genes are present in our bodies, and the last 3 generation of genes are still active in our system. Therefore remembrance of that lineage is very important for our worldly as well as our spiritual development.
In this course you learn about the science of SHRADDHAM and how to practice it in your life.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 16-21 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230716-8 |
Title: | Awakening the Guru Within |
Instructor: | Chitra Sukhu |
This course will give you the tools and techniques to move through life with enhanced ease and grace. I know many of you would love a guidebook to this journey called life. Well, this is the next best thing!
I have learned to tune to the higher intelligence, known as “buddhi”, and am happy to share this knowledge with you. This will help you to see and feel things as they really are and give you access to the ‘big picture’ (macro perspective). In this way, you will come to know that everything is perfect as it is.
In this course you will:
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €586; dormitory/tent/caravan €336
Date: | July 16-21 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230716-7 |
Title: | Prana Yoga and Psychic Healing |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
Prana, often referred to as life energy or vital force, is the key to gaining control of the mind, bringing health and vitality to the body. Pranayama is the practice of life force control, prana, in the Yoga System. There are two types of Pranayama, Hatha Yoga Pranayama and Raja Yoga Pranayama; Hatha Yoga being the physical manipulation of breath to bring the prana into the central channel of the spine, while Raja Yoga uses our own awareness, directing our Consciousness along the Psychic channels in the body. In other words, we use awareness to direct our prana at will. This brings greater prana into the system, energizing us with greater life force, greatly calms the mind for concentration and meditation, and can also be used for directing self-healing to various parts of the body.
By energizing our pranic body with greater amounts of life energy, we can also direct it to others for their healing of body and mind. This is the key to psychic healing of oneself and others. Swamiji will guide participants in theory and practice of the most subtle and direct forms of Raja Yoga pranayama, as well as the basics of Hatha Yoga pranayama.
By control of prana, the mind can be easily controlled, because the mind is fastened to the prana, like the bird to the string. Just as the bird that is tied to a post by a string, after flying here and there, finds its resting place in the post, so also this mind-bird after running hither and thither, in various sensual objects, finds its resting place during deep sleep in prana.
-Swami Sivananda-
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €585; dormitory/tent/caravan €337
Date: | July 16-21 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230716-5 |
Title: | Theme Week: Indian rituals and recitations |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
This week, you can experience the profound effect of Indian rituals every day, with Vedic recitations. These rituals allow inner collection, heart-opening and lots of inspiration for the spiritual path.
In addition, you can participate in the open-class activities: daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
Monday-Friday (rate per day): Shared room €55; double room €72; single room €90; dormitory/tent/caravan €41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights): Shared room €124; double room €159; single room €197; dormitory/tent/caravan €97
Please register as an individual guest, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | July 21-23 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230721-1 |
Title: | Mathruka Nyasam – tantric introduction and initiation to the practice of mantra |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
Tantric technique of purifying the pranic channels and depicting the 51 sanskrit letters in one’s body, which increase the capacity of annamaya kosha, pranamaya and manomaya koshas and brings clarity in vijnanamaya kosha and naturally leads to Ananda. This is the proper way to start the mantra sadhana. Then only it helps to absorb all the effects of the mantra properly.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 21-23 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230721-5 |
Title: | Shadow Work in the Light of Yoga with Swami Bodhichitananda |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
A good understanding of our "shadows" and how to use the appropriate tools to work on them towards a more positive and healthy life is the requirement for shadow work.
You will learn to shed more light on your shadows through practices such as voice dialogue, experience of self-perspectives, special pranayama techniques and more.
Swami Bodhichitananda teaches the right understanding of the mind and psychological development from the beginning. Some practices such as Voice Dialogue with different sub personalities that often block our experience of our greater sense of self, the 3-2-1 exercise to experience different self -perspectives, keeping a diary for self/Self exploration and Pranayama practices specifically designed to clear blockages in the energy/Prana channels and chakras bringing a greater sense of health and wellbeing.
English with German translation
Shared room €201; double room €237; single room €272; dormitory/tent/caravan €174
Date: | July 23-28 2023 |
Location: | North Sea |
Register: | N230723-5 |
Title: | Mindfulness (Detachment / Mindfulness, Cognitive Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Cognitive Psychology) |
Instructor: | Shanmug Eckhardt |
Mindfulness is a quality of human consciousness characterized by an accepting awareness of and enhanced attention to the constant stream of lived experience. Being mindful increases engagement with the present moment and allows for a clearer understanding of how thoughts and emotions can impact our health and quality of life. Mindfulness can be cultivated through meditation practice. Mindfulness meditation practices have been formalized in programs such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) as well as other programs. Although mindfulness is an inherent human capacity that has been examined introspectively for millennia, scientific interest in mindfulness is burgeoning in the fields of medicine, psychology, social work, and business, as well as other areas.
You don't meditate to "make a killing." You do it so work doesn't kill you.
"When I [Arianna Huffington] collapsed in April 2007, I was—by our society’s definition—very successful, but by any sane definition of success, I was not," Huffington said, "As long as our culture defines success as money and power, we’re stuck on a treadmill of stress, sleep deprivation, and burnout."
The statistics suggest we don't know how to turn off. Forty-two percent of people check their phones on vacation. We're taking fewer vacation days than we're allotted. And at the same time, a Gallup Poll shows that 70% of us also admit to having "checked out" or "actively disengaged" at our jobs. It's the work hamster wheel du jour: never checking out from our jobs, but barely checking in.
Mindfulness can turn into a tool to teach people to cope while they continue on the same old course that caused the problems they sought meditation to address in the first place. In order for mindfulness to be genuine article, it has to be connected to others, to the community, to the larger environment.
You don't meditate for success. Meditation helps you keep your edge.
Each time we stand up against a habit—whether it’s checking our smartphone during a conversation or reacting defensively to a co-worker’s passing remark—we weaken the grip of our conditioning. We lay down new tracks in the brain and fashion new synaptic connections. We become less likely in the future to default to patterns that can trap us into being satisfied with ineffective and outmoded strategies. We take steps to improve not only how we are at work but the work environment itself.
20 reasons to practice Mindfulness
It Boosts Your HEALTH
1 - Increases immune function
2 - Decreases Pain
3 - Decreases Inflammation at the Cellular Level
It Boosts Your HAPPINESS
4 - Increases Positive Emotion
5 - Decreases Depression
6 - Decreases Anxiety
7 - Decreases Stress
It Boosts Your SOCIAL LIFE
8 - Increases social connection & emotional intelligence 9 - Makes you more compassionate
10 - Makes you feel less lonely
It Boosts Your Self-Control
11 - Improves your ability to regulate your emotions
12 - Improves your ability to introspect It Changes Your BRAIN (for the better)
13 - Increases grey matter
14 - Increases volume in areas related to emotion regulation, positive emotions & self-control
15 - Increases cortical thickness in areas related to paying attention
It Improves Your Productivity
16 - Increases your focus & attention
17 - Improves your ability to multitask
18 - Improves your memory
19 - Improves your ability to be creative & think outside the box (see research by J. Schooler)
20. It Makes You WISE(R)
Shared room €447; double room €544; single room €655; dormitory/tent €370
Date: | July 23-28 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230723-25 |
Title: | Toxic Stress and Trauma management |
Instructor: | Dr. Nalini Sahay |
Toxic Stress and Trauma management seminar will enable you to understand how to deal with toxic stress and trauma. You will identify the fight, flight, freeze response. You will learn to recognize the signs of toxic stress like physical pain or discomfort like headaches, muscle aches, gastrointestinal upsets, depression, ADD, diabetes, anorexia, obesity, asthma, blood pressure, and insomnia .
You will understand and identify the cause of different traumas. You will find out what is the root source of your feelings of pessimism, self -blame, poor coping skills and rejection.What are the risk factors for this behavior pattern. You will be coached in handling the toxic stress and trauma and taught techniques to manage it. You will learn to be free from toxic Stress and trauma through Self Compassion.
Shared room €431; double room €519; single room €609; dormitory/tent/caravan €361
Date: | July 23-28 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230723-4 |
Title: | Asanas Intensive with Sudarsh |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
Is a perfect practise to cope with the day to day challenges of daily life. It includes breathing techniques for balancing the 5 pranas in the system thus enhancing one's awareness to a meditative state. It's practise focusses on the central nervous system, the chakras, and the glands.
The practice helps one to have a strong and at the same time a flexible body and a sharp awareness. Prana becomes naturally steady by the practise. Deep and long breathing (ujjayi) and different kinds of Kapalabhathi make the respiratory system strong. It is a traditional system of practise developed by Swami Bodhananda of South India. Acharya Chandran master is the current master of the system.
It's a practice for those who want to go the higher level of sadhana.
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €586; tent/caravan: €336
Date: | July 23-28 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230723-5 |
Title: | Holiday week with Swami Yatidharmananda |
Instructor: | Swami Yatidharmananda |
Swami Yatidharmananda will be our guest this week. You will have the opportunity to experience an authentic Swami and master. You can personally experience how inspiring the presence of an Indian master can be! All this in conjunction with a variety of yoga classes, lectures and relaxation exercises.
Shared room €342; double room €432; single room €523; tent/caravan: €274
Date: | July 23-28 2023 |
Location: | North Sea |
Register: | N230723-4 |
Title: | Stretch and Relax- Asanas for relaxation and well-being |
Instructor: | Gauri Agulla Castro Eckhardt |
Exhausted from everyday life? This seminar will enable you to regenerate in no time: Enjoy your body in motion and in relaxation. After each asana class you will feel like a new person - full of power and energy, joy and ease that will linger for a long time. You will get new ideas for your own exercise practice and, if you are a yoga teacher, for your teaching as well. With true Spanish vibrancy and warmth, Gauri leads you to new experiences and complete relaxation in the asanas.
Shared room €447; double room €544; single room €644
Date: | July 23-28 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230723-1 |
Title: | Theme Week: Yoga for the hands |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
Hands have their needs too! This workshop series is helpful for anyone who works at a desk and/or uses a computer. The exercises will help improve hand movements for all everyday activities and for keyboard and mouse work. You will learn techniques to put less stress on the joints and muscles of the hands. Swami Saradananda will also introduce you to basic energetic concepts of working with mudras. You will learn about the flow of prana in the hands and how to put this knowledge into practice with your own hands. The workshops are mainly practical, with a little bit of theory.
In addition, you can participate in daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
English with German translation
Monday-Friday (rate per day): Shared room €55; double room €72; single room €90; dormitory/tent/caravan €41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights): Shared room €124; double room €159; single room €197; dormitory/tent/caravan €97
Please register as an individual guest, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | July 28-30 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230728-12 |
Title: | Law of attraction |
Instructor: | Chitra Sukhu |
"The universe is constantly listening to your thoughts and answers… every moment of every day you are in a dialogue with life... Look at your life and you will know your thoughts… life is your thoughts solidified..." - Chitra Sukhu
You are conditioned to experience the world with your physical senses, but the subtle senses are needed for the inner journey. Using the outer world as our laboratory, we will experiment with awareness. The link between the inner reality and its outer manifestation. There will be practical exercises to affect change.
We’ll explore the Law of Attraction and how to manipulate energy through meditation and mantras, and how to speak the language of the universe.
Set your intention for this workshop and join us to make your dream the reality.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; dormitory/tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 28-30 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230728-4 |
Title: | Introdution to Ayurveda (with pulse diagnosis and Dosha analysis) |
Instructor: | Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra |
After an introduction to the basics of Ayurveda, your Doshas will be determined. Based on that you will receive advice for your health on all levels, for appropriate nutrition and how to improve your quality of life and live in accordance with the law of nature.
You will learn to work with the self-healing powers of the body, to even out disharmony and keep your mind and body in balance.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; tent/caravan €161
Date: | Jul 28-30 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230728-3 |
Title: | Rituals to the ancestors - Shraddham |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
According to the Vedic tradition there are 5 important duties in life which we have to perform, they are called Pancha Maha Yajnas (5 great acts or rituals). In all these 5 rituals Pitru Yajam (rituals to the ancestors) is considered to be the most important one and it must be practiced.
Indian tradition contends that 21 past generations of ancestral genes are present in our bodies, and the last 3 generation of genes are still active in our system. Therefore remembrance of that lineage is very important for our worldly as well as our spiritual development.
In this course you learn about the science of SHRADDHAM and how to practice it in your life.
Shared room €187; double room €225; single room €261; tent/caravan €161
Date: | July 28-Aug 4 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230728-8 |
Title: | Yoga Nidra Advanced - Yoga Teachers’ Training |
Instructor: | Dr. Nalini Sahay |
In this seminar, you will learn to bring yourself to a deep state of relaxation and meditation – and how to bring your mind out of this state gradually and effectively. You will practice Nyasa, Pratyahara and Chidakasha Dharana, which facilitate an internalization of the mind. The end result is a highly developed state of awareness and relaxation.
Yoga Nidra is one of Swami Satyananda Saraswati’s major contributions to modern-day spiritual life. He derived the practice from the Tantras, where it is defined as psychic and dynamic sleep. It is a method of relaxing by creating one-pointedness of mind. The seminar leader, Dr. Nalini Sahay, trained with Swamiji at the Bihar School of yoga.
Yoga teachers will learn to give detailed explanations of Yoga Nidra, ensuring that they are clear in their comprehension of the subject. With practice, participants will learn to be completely aware and effortlessly relaxed.
Course content:
Prerequisite: Yoga Teachers’ Training + 7-day Yoga Nidra 1 course
Shared room €597; double room €719; single room €846; dormitory/tent/caravan €499
Date: | July 30 - Aug 6 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230730-3 |
Title: | Chakra Teachers’ Training |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
Introduce your students to the concept of chakras and how they relate to yoga practice, as you deepen your own understanding. This seminar will look at the functions and reciprocal influences of the chakras on each other and on the unconscious and conscious minds. As an advanced training for yoga teachers, it is unique in its practical as well as its theoretical approach to this much talked about topic.
Adapt your yoga practice to move energy upward to higher consciousness. Access the equally important “step-down” work of these swirling vortexes of subtle energy. This seminar looks at ways that you and your students can use the chakras to manifest your ideas and dreams into a more creative embodiment. Swami Saradananda is recognized as an international authority on Chakras
Her books include:
Shared room €688; double room €812; single room €937; dormitory/tent/caravan €591
Date: | July 30 - Aug 4 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230730-2 |
Title: | Yoga holiday week – Bhakti, Homa and Puja with Swami Nivedanananda |
Instructor: | Swami Nivedanananda |
Swami Nivedanananda will be our guest this week. Every day he will perform Indian rituals and recite powerful Vedic mantras. You get a deep insight into Indian Bhakti Yoga and in the diversity of Indian rituals. You will have the opportunity to experience these events with an authentic Swami and master. You can personally experience how inspiring the presence of an Indian master can be! All this in conjunction with a variety of yoga classes, lectures and relaxation exercises.
Shared room €342; double room €432; single room €523; tent/caravan €274
Date: | July 30 - Aug 4 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230730-1 |
Title: | Kriya Yoga Intensive |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
This is an introduction to Kriya Yoga, the “meditation practice of a higher era”, revived by the deathless Himalayan Yogi Babaji. Experience for yourself the theory, tradition and practice of Kriya Yoga.
Swami Bodhichtitananda will teach the basic techniques:
Swami Bodhichitananda will introduce you to the ancient and original Kriya Yoga tradition of Mahavatar Babaji, the deathless Yogi legend who has wandered the Himalayas for ages, and in modern times reintroduced the lost science Kriya Yoga for a new age of emerging higher consciousness.
Kriya Yoga is considered one of the easiest and fastest ways to gain control of the mind and prana, to develop strong concentration, peace of mind, and a great sense of “coming home” to one’s own self. Swamiji will give all the Yogic and Meditation practices necessary to begin a steady meditation practice, and preparation for initiation into Kriya Yoga as well as the Energization Exercises, a set of 39 Exercises developed by Paramahansa Yogananda for gaining control of the Prana(Life Energy), being able to direct it at will to various body parts for healing and revitalization, and gaining control of the restless mind.
Swami Bodhichitananda Saraswati is authorized as a Kriya Yoga Acharya in the lineage of Paramahamsa Yogananda by H.H. Swami Jnanananda Giri, a great Kriya Yoga Master of the Himalayas, and with blessings of H.H. Swami Chidananda, successor to Swami Sivananda.
Shared room €431; double room €519; single room €609; dormitory/tent/caravan €361
Date: | July 30 - Aug 4 2023 |
Location: | Allgäu |
Register: | A230730-2 |
Title: | Yin Yang Yoga |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
Yin yang yoga is a combination of static postures and movements of the body. Focussing on the deep tissues and the muscular system but getting over all benefit for the system. First heating up the body with rhythmic and repetitive movements then holding the posture and going deep into the asana.
It's a perfect practise to improve flexibility and strength. Yoga teachers may learn excellent techniques how to help others. Through the techniques of yin yang yoga one will be able to overcome the limitations of the physical body and eventually it helps to calm down the mind and prepare oneself to enter into deep relaxation.
Shared room €407; double room €495; single room €586
Date: | July 30 - Aug 27 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230730-4 |
Title: | Yoga Therapy Training: 4-Week Intensive |
Instructor: | Acharya Harilalji |
This advanced course is designed for those who wish to deepen their knowledge of yoga and yoga therapy. Students will learn the basic concepts of Panchakosha Tattwa (the five sheaths of life), aadhi (stress), vyadhi (disease), and aadhija vyadhi (psychosomatic ailment).
They will be introduced to the techniques used in Yoga Therapy and Yogic Physiotherapy: breathing movements, asanas, pranayamas, shat kriyas (cleansing exercises), cyclic relaxation, prana channeling, and various meditation techniques. Yoga therapy works on many levels to erase psychosomatic ailments and alleviate such diseases as asthma and allergy, back pain, knee pain, headache and migraine, arthritis, anxiety and depression, and muscular dystrophy.
After consultation with the patient, the therapist recommends and teaches various techniques. The patient then practices on his/her own until the illness is controlled or cured. Yoga Vasishta, Taitariya Upanishad, Prasna Upanishad, Yoga Sutra, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, and Bhagavad Gita are among the traditional texts that provide the theory, as well as the practices, used in Yoga Therapy.
This course places emphasis on experiencing the wisdom of yoga, rather than merely acquiring information.
Shared room €2.553; double room €3.046; single room €3.557; dormitory/tent/caravan €2.163
Asana classes and guided meditations are usually in German. If you need translation for asana classes, please let us know when you register.
Date: | Aug 4-6 2023 |
Location: | Allgaeu |
Register: | A230804-3 |
Title: | Nadi Shuddhi Sadhana |
Instructor: | Sudarsh Namboothiri |
Through the systematic practice of pranayama, selected asanas, mudras and surya-namaskar you can purify the nadis within three months. This brings vigour, vitality, and stability to the body; it enhances clarity of thought and increases mindfulness. You will see positive results in all aspects of your life. Practice is based on traditional yoga texts: Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Siva Samhitha and Jabala Darshana Upanishad.
Shared room € 187; double room € 225; single room € 261; dormitory/tent/caravan/ € 161
Date: | Aug 4-9 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230804-2 |
Title: | Advanced Yoga Teachers’ Training – Pawanmuktasana |
Instructor: | Dr. Nalini Sahay |
Pawanmuktasana is a set of effective practices designed to make your mind and body suppleand relaxed. People all ages can benefit mentally, emotionally and physically from regular practice.
They work on all aspects of the body to restore our balance and wellbeing. You will enjoy theseminar; its benefit is threefold: your body will become flexible, your prana (energy) will flow and your mind will be more focused.
Shared room € 434; double room € 521; single room € 612; dormitory/tent/caravan € 363
Date: | Aug 4-6 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230804-4 |
Title: | Yoga, Spirit and Nature |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
How can we bring our lives back into harmony with nature and our own true Self? In this seminar, we will explore our relationship with outer nature and our own inner nature. We will spend as much time as possible outdoors, practicing yoga and meditation. Our practice will include various meditations on nature, these were discovered by forest yogis.
We will also explore the newly emerging field of religious and spiritual naturalism and evolutionary cosmology of such modern spiritual pioneers as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry, Michael Dowd and the Integral Movement. Updating our views to fit into the new comprehensive worldview of Reality, we will attempt to gain a greater understanding of our place within the Universe. Only by doing this can we truly find Peace, not only for ourselves, but also for humanity and all of Earth’s inhabitants.
Shared room € 201; double room € 237; single room € 272; tent/caravan € 174
Date: | Aug 6-13 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230806-10 |
Title: | Ayurveda Marma Therapy Training |
Instructor: | Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra |
Marmas make up the meridian point system of Ayurveda, they correspond to organs, nerves, and bodily systems. Through manipulation of marmas by means of abhyanga (massage), mardana (acupressure), aromatherapy, pranic healing, herbs (lepa), raktamokshan (blood-letting), marma puncture, and agni karma, blockages in prana (life energy) can be removed and energy flow stimulated, resulting in a healthy state of body, mind and spirit.
The workshop includes:
• Introduction of Marma Therapy
• History of Marma Therapy
• Marma and Chakra
• Marma and constitutions
• Marma and Pulse Diagnosis
• Marma and Tongue Diagnosis
• Types of Marma treatment
• Psychological aspect of Marma therapy
• Different meridian systems of Marma therapy
• Marma location & identification
• Marma & disorders
• Marma & Ayurvedic oils
• Marma meditation
Shared room € 688 double room € 812; single room € 937; dormitory/tent/caravan € 591
Date: | August 6-11 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230806-5 |
Title: | Clairvoyance Training Course |
Instructor: | Chitra Sukhu |
Learn techniques to develop your sixth sense. Everyone has the ability to be psychic. In this course you will learn techniques to develop your psychic senses. You can use this ability for your own personal development and also to help your students and clients. This will be a fun, practical, experiential workshop. Some topics we will explore and experiment with:
Topics:
• Using the platform of the Yamas and Niyamas of Raja Yoga as the foundation for psychic development.
• Learning and practicing exercises to strengthen the aura, essential for all psychic work.
• Clairvoyance: internal visualization exercises and techniques to develop the psychic sight.
• Chakras: what are they, how to see, feel and balance them.
• Automatic Writing: to tap into our higher self, communicate with our spirit guides; ask questions and receive answers.
• Auras: developing clairvoyance to see, interpret and balance them.
• Intuitive Practice: using tools, we’ll practice with others to develop and strengthen our intuitive abilities.
• Pendulum: learn to use the pendulum for easy answers to practical questions about life, health, partnership, jobs and decisions.
What to bring:
• journal
• pendulum
• picture of someone you would like to send love and healing to
• open-mindedness towards yoga and spirituality along with a desire to explore new areas of yourself
Shared room € 510; double room € 599; single room € 690; dormitory/tent/caravan € 440
Date: | August 6-11 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230806-1 |
Title: | Kundalini, Tantra & Yantra |
Instructor: | Swami Bodhichitananda |
Awakening the power of kundalini is the secret key to higher Yoga, increased energy, greater life fullfilment and spiritual enlightenment. We will learn both the theoretical and practical aspects of kundalini, the Pranic channels (nadis), how to awaken and stabilize higher centers of thought and feeling, the chakras and yantras, and how to visualize and meditate upon them to remove karma & emotional blocks.
Understanding and meditating upon Sri Yantra, the highest of all yantras is the secret to awakening Shakti. By raising Kundalini Shakti (Devi) at the base of the spine through the chakras to join Shiva at the crown of the head, Sahasrara Chakra, you will balance the masculine and feminine aspects of being, bring greater energy and balance to your Yoga practice and to your life.
Shared room € 431; double room € 519; single room € 609; dormitory/tent/caravan € 361
Date: | Aug 6-13 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230806-4 |
Title: | Mudra Teachers’ Training |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
You will learn to introduce your students to the practice of mudras and integrate them into a regular practice. Deepen your own understanding of these powerful gestures to direct psychic energy through the hands into specific channels of the subtle body for meditation and self-healing. This week-long training will look at the functions and benefits of hand positions that enable you to seal psychic energies into specific channels within your subtle body. Mudras are potent spiritual tools that can enhance the purification and good health of your physical, mental and psychic being. With regular practice, mudras help to restore balance within the microcosm and bring it into harmony with the macrocosm. As an advanced training for yoga teachers, this seminar is unique in its practical as well as theoretical approach to this much talked-about topic.
In this seminar, Swami Saradananda will inspire you to want to learn more about mudras and to encourage you to practise them. She is recognized as an international authority on Mudras and is the author of the popular book “Mudras for Modern Life”.
Topics to be covered include:
• What are mudras and how do they work
• Directing the flow of prana through the use of hand gestures
• Integrating mudras with chakras, meditation and breath work
• Using mudras to enhance the flow of psychic energy
• Mudras for physical health and well-being
• Integrating the practice of mudras into your daily life
Shared room € 688; double room € 812; single room € 937; dormitory/tent/caravan € 591
Date: | Aug 6-11 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230806-1 |
Title: | Theme Week: Indian Rituals and Recitations with Swami Nivedanananda |
Instructor: | Swami Nivedanananda; Sitaram Kube |
Swami Nivedanananda will be our guest this week. Every day he will perform Indian rituals and recite powerful Vedic mantras. You will have the opportunity to experience these event and tune to the inspiring presence of an Indian master.
In addition, you can participate in daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
Monday-Friday (rate per day): Shared room € 55; double room € 72; single room € 90;dormitory/tent/caravan € 41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights): Shared room € 124; double room € 159; single room € 197;dormitory/tent/caravan € 97
Please register as an individual guest, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | Aug 11-16 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230811-4 |
Title: | Kriya Yoga Intensive |
Instructor: | Dr. Nalini Sahay |
If you have been practicing asanas, pranayamas, mudras and bandhas regularly for two years or more, you may be ready to learn Kriya Yoga. These twenty powerful practices constitute a conflict-free, non-confrontational set of exercises for awakening your inner power. Kriya Yoga techniques enable you to open the chakras, purify the nadis, and awaken Kundalini Shakti.
After completing this course, it is suggested that you continue with the practice for thirty minutes daily, in the manner specified. The various practices harmonize the pranic forces within your body. They help you to attain bliss, peace, and stillness. Vipareeta karani, mudra amrit pan, mudras and bandhas regulate your system. The degenerative process is reversed as the sahasrara chakra is stimulated. This improves the functioning of all bodily organs, systems, mind and emotions.
Traditionally, these techniques were never taught publicly, but were communicated verbally from guru to disciple. Paramahamsa Swami Satyanandaji first taught these kriyas in the early 1960s because he felt that Kriya Yoga fulfils the needs of spiritual enlightenment in this millennium. Dr. Sahay is a direct disciple of Swami Satyanandaji, carrying on his teachings.
Shared room € 431; double room € 519; single room € 609; dormitory/tent/caravan € 361
Date: | Aug 13-18 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230813-5 |
Title: | Yoga, Writing and Meditation |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
Through the key practices of yoga, writing and meditation, you will awaken your creativity and strengthen your inner voice to find new forms of self-expression and your inner peace. This writing workshop is a holistic experience for which you do not need any writing experience.
In this experimental retreat, alongside group-Satsang and Yoga sessions, there will be special meditations and writing workshops to help release inner barriers and help you find new ways to express yourself. To support the process of discovery, we will engage in times of voluntary silence (mouna) to unleash your creative energy and listen to your inner voice. Your writing and meditation tutor, Swami Saradananda, is a published author and experienced yoga teacher.
Shared room € 403; double room € 487; single room € 574; dormitory/tent/caravan € 335
Date: | Aug 13-18 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230813-10 |
Title: | Yoga for the gently ageing "human vehicle" with Narayani |
Instructor: | Narayani |
"It is difficult to attain a human birth, so try your best to realise yourself in this birth". As Swami Sivananda continues in this chant, .... we do a little asana, a little pranayama and a little meditation to achieve this. We do these things every day with great regularity. With age and the condition of the body, the practice changes. Wisdom and acceptance......preparation for the next great adventure now perfect the practice.
You can enjoy this course with your "body vehicle".....it really doesn't matter if it's an old model or a new one, come anyway.
As Swami Chidananda said, "Come, let us realise. Joy is eternal, it will never die. Suffering is illusory, it will never live."
Shared room €597; double room €719; single room €846; dormitory/tent/caravan €499
Date: | Aug 18-25 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230818-5 |
Title: | Yama Niyama Training |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
In the most famous section of the classical Yoga Sutra, Patanjali prescribes ethical guidelines known as Yama and Niyama. These are not strict rules, but an in-depth description of human potential. They offer you a path to a life of deeper awareness, integrity, and joy.
The Yama-Niyama training will give you the inspiration and guide you to deepen your personal practice on many levels, to integrate the yamas and niyamas into your daily life, and how to pass on the ethical guidelines of yoga to your students.
The goal of the course is to help you understand the ancient teachings in a way that is relevant to modern lifestyles. The training is suitable for yoga teachers and serious students of yoga and includes guidance on meditation.
In this training you will learn to:
• To treat yourself and others with kindness
• Calm your mind
• Choose gratitude and moderation in daily life
• To judge yourself and others less
• Understand the nature and function of the mind
• How the mind and body interact in meditation
• The effects of lifestyle and diet on meditation
• To help students make meditation an integral part of daily life
• How to encourage students in their meditation practice
Participants will receive a comprehensive manual as well as an extensive bibliography with suggested further reading.
Shared room € 688; double room € 812; single room € 937; dormitory/tent/caravan € 591
Date: | Aug 20-25 2023 |
Location: | North Sea |
Register: | N230820-5 |
Title: | Asana Intensive with Narayani |
Instructor: | Narayani |
Work intensively on your asanas and be inspired by lectures and meditation. Narayani is the co-author of the book "Yoga". Her way of teaching is magical; she will guide you in a playful manner. You will find yourself doing the most difficult variations and be amazed at how much is possible. As a result of her long and intensive asana practice and more than 30 years of teaching experience, Narayani can give you excellent advice. Her calm and joyful personality is always an inspiration! This program includes little theory and longer asana classes.
Shared room € 526; double room € 614; single room € 704; dormitory/tent/caravan € 456
Date: | August 20-27 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230820-2 |
Title: | Ayurveda Marma Massage Training |
Instructor: | Anantharavi Thillainathan |
Marmas are centres of the three bio-energies: vata, pitta and kapha, as well as the three basic qualities of Nature: sattva, rajas and tamas. By using soft circular movements on marma points, you can release toxins, compacted energies, and suppressed or blocked emotions. Learn how to use marmas to re-establish the harmonic flow of prana. In this training, you will learn to locate the marma points and to work on them so that health in the various body organs may be re-established or maintained. Included are recognized elements of Ayurveda therapy training, holistic therapy training and holistic massage therapy training.
Shared room € 688; double room € 812; single room € 937; tent/caravan € 591
Date: | Aug 20-23 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230820-3 |
Title: | Movement of chakras |
Instructor: | Nathiba Anantharavi |
In this seminar you will learn the anatomy and energy movement of the major and minor chakras in your body and how they are connected to each other. In addition, you will learn how Nadis relate to the chakras and their sound vibrations. The technique of Vasi Yoga from the Siddha tradition awakens subtle energy. The framework of the seminar consists of meditation, satsang and yoga lessons.
Shared room € 243; double room € 295; single room € 352; tent/caravan € 203
Date: | Aug 20-25 2023 |
Location: | Allgäu |
Register: | A230820-1 |
Title: | Theme Week: Indian rituals and recitations with Swami Nivedanananda |
Instructor: | Swami Nivedanananda, Sitaram Kube |
Swami Nivedanananda will be our guest this week. Every day he will perform Indian rituals and recite powerful Vedic mantras. You will have the opportunity to experience these event and tune to the inspiring presence of an Indian master.
In addition, you can participate in daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
Monday-Friday (rate per day):
Shared room € 55; double room € 72; single room € 90; dormitory/tent/caravan € 41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights):
Shared room € 124; double room € 159; single room € 197;dormitory/tent/caravan € 97
Please register as an individual guest, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | Aug 24-26 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230823-1 |
Title: | Siddha Yoga |
Instructor: | Nathiba Anantharavi |
Deepen your yoga practice with the method of the Indian Siddhas. Activate your chakras and 12 main Nadis. Practice Siddha Pranayama combined with Mantra and Bija Mantra techniques to free you from physical and mental suffering. Learn the self massage technique of the Siddhas and harmonize and activate your energy centers.
Shared room € 162; double room € 199; single room € 233; tent/caravan € 135
Date: | Aug 25-27 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230825-2 |
Title: | Ayurveda Marma Massage |
Instructor: | Anantharavi Thillainathan |
Learn the ayurvedic Marma Massage. We have 108 marmas from head to toes. Marmas are centres of the three bio-energies: vata, pitta and kapha, as well as the three basic qualities of Nature: sattva, rajas and tamas. By using soft circular movements on marma points, you can release toxins, compacted energies, and suppressed or blocked emotions. Marma Massage is stimulating the inner organs, prevents and helps to cure sickness.
Shared room € 187; double room € 225; single room € 261; tent/caravan € 161
Date: | Aug 27-Sept 3 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230827-2 |
Title: | Panchakarma Group Cure |
Instructor: | Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra |
Panchakarma, the well known ayurvedic treatment, is one of the most effective methods of cleansing the entire body. It regenerates and vitalizes you, starting from the cellular level. Deep-seated blockades are released; the total organism is detoxified and regenerated. This process is especially effective when assisted by yoga, meditation and the singing of bhajans. “Pancha” means “five” and “karma” means “techniques of cleansing”. The five techniques of cleansing are: Vamana (therapeutic vomiting), Vireka (purgation), Basti (oil enema), Nasya (cleaning of the nose), and Rakta Mochana (cleaning the blood using herbs). The process of deep cleansing activates your power of self-healing. This process will be assisted by daily abhyanga massages (either by another participant in the workshop or by guided self-massage), exhalation therapy and a special diet. Dr. Devendra will also discuss the ayurvedic concept of constitution.
Shared room € 673; double room € 790; single room € 907; dormitory/tent/caravan € 582
Date: | Aug 27 - Sep 1 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230827-1 |
Title: | Kriya Kundalini Yoga |
Instructor: | Anantharavi Thillainthan |
This seminar can provide a breakthrough experience for your yoga practice! It is for advanced yoga students and those who want to make more rapid progress. There will be extended holding of the positions, combined with mindfulness and concentration. The yoga classes will have different priorities: Chakra Concentration, affirmations and mantra recitation.
Kriya Hatha Yoga includes 18 postures selected by Babaji (guru of Paramahansa Yogananda) to form an efficient system for rejuvenating the physical body and preparing it for the more subtle phases of Kriya Yoga. The immortal Himalayan master is living proof of theireffectiveness. Each posture has several stages, making them suitable for both beginners and experienced students. There will be more practice and less theory. Chanting and meditation complete the seminar.
Shared room € 407; double room € 495; single room € 586; tent/caravan € 336
Date: | Aug 27 - Sept 1 2023 |
Location: | Allgäu |
Register: | A230827-2 |
Title: | Meditation retreat with Swami Saradananda |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
This is a unique opportunity to explore new spiritual depths and enjoy the satsang of an internationally renowned teacher of yoga and meditation. Remove yourself from your
everyday life; immerse yourself in the spiritual energy of meditation. Dive deep into your practice; gain new inspiration and insights. Swami Saradananda is an inspiring teacher who will help you to deepen and refine your practice. Her extended meditations, combined with daily periods of silence, will lead you to an integral experience and a heightened state of awareness.
Shared room € 419; double room € 507; single room € 597
Asana classes and guided meditations are usually in German. If you need translation for asana classes, please let us know when you register.
Date: | Sep 1-3 2023 |
Location: | Allgäu |
Register: | A230901-2 |
Title: | Mudras |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
Learn to use your hands to direct psychic energy for meditation and self-healing. Mudras are hand positions that enable you to seal psychic energies into specific channels within your subtle body. They are powerful spiritual tools that can enhance the purification and good health of your physical, mental and psychic being. With regular practice, mudras can sharpen and expand your spiritual wisdom. They help to restore balance within the microcosm and bring it into harmony with the macrocosm.
This weekend seminar will introduce you to the basic energetic concepts of working with mudras. It promises to be unique in its practical as well as theoretical approach. You will learn about the subtle energies in the hands and each finger. You will also be encouraged to put this information into practice, using your own hands.
The morning asana classes will focus on hand health and flexibility. This weekend promises to be especially helpful for everyone who does computer work.
Shared room € 201; double room € 237; single room € 272
Date: | Sep 3-10 2023 |
Location: | North Sea |
Register: | N230903-2 |
Title: | Theme Week: Indian rituals and recitations with Swami Nivedanananda |
Instructor: | Swami Nivedanananda, Sitaram Kube |
Swami Nivedanananda will be our guest this week. Every day he will perform Indian rituals and recite powerful Vedic mantras. You will have the opportunity to experience these event and tune to the inspiring presence of an Indian master.
In addition, you can participate in daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
Monday-Friday (rate per day): Shared room € 55; double room € 72; single room € 90; dormitory/tent/caravan € 41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights): Shared room € 124; double room € 159; single room € 197; dormitory/tent/caravan € 97
Please register as an individual guest, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | Sep 3-8 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230903-2 |
Title: | Vedanta in a stressful everyday life |
Instructor: | Swami Nityabodhananda |
Modern life seems offer no escape from the stress of continuous sensory input. The study of Vedanta can help you to solve the problem by encouraging you to shift your focus from your busy life to your inner self. This can direct you onto the liberating path of independence of thinking. It brings a shift in your life by changing your vision. You experience greater joy and fulfilment.
Shared room € 407; double room € 495; single room € 586; tent/caravan € 336
Date: | Sep 8-10 2023 |
Location: | Westerwald |
Register: | W230908-2 |
Title: | Self growth and self discovery with Swami Nityabodhananda |
Instructor: | Swami Nityabodhananda |
Swami Nityabodhananda has deep Vedantic knowledge; his stories about self-growth and self-discovery enable you to find your own path. In doing so, you will learn that even serious obstacles in your life can aid your growth. By recognising behavioural patterns and practising self-observation, you will be able to take important steps along the spiritual path.
Shared room € 187; double room € 225; single room € 261; tent/caravan € 161
Date: | Sep 10-15 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230910-5 |
Title: | Theme Week: Prayer – Inner Freedom with Swami Nityabodhananda |
Instructor: | Swami Nityabodhananda |
Prayer, devotion and practice help you to free yourself from being dependent on external circumstances for your happiness. In this week you will learn how prayer can lead you to inner freedom.
In addition, you can participate in daily yoga classes, meditation, guided walks, recitations, drawing of mandalas and much more. You can register for the entire week or only for a few days as an individual guest, booking your room only but having the option of attending talks and classes.
Monday-Friday (rate per day): Shared room € 55; double room € 72; single room € 90; dormitory/tent/caravan € 41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights): Shared room € 124; double room € 159; single room € 197; dormitory/tent/caravan € 97
Please register as an individual guest, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | Sep 15-17 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230915-9 |
Title: | What I really want |
Instructor: | Swami Nityabodhananda |
One has a certain discriminative knowledge with reference to what one wants. Because I seem to want a lot of things to achieve fullness, happiness ... I need to see the fact that the sense of lack centered on the 'I' can never be removed by anything outside of 'I'. Seeing this fact is the beginning of spirituality!
Shared room € 187; double room € 225; single room € 261; dormitory/tent/caravan € 161
Date: | Sept 29 - Oct 1 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B230929-20 |
Title: | Jiva Pariksha - Ayurveda Tongue Diagnosis |
Instructor: | Amarjeet S. Bhamra |
In Ayurveda, the Jiva or tongue is not only an organ of speech and taste, but also a powerful tool for diagnosis. The tongue represents the location of the various organs and is a diagnostic tool that provides information about the patient's condition. The surface of the tongue is a reflection of our internal environment, and if you look at it regularly, you will notice how often it changes. At the beginning of the digestive tract, it serves as a window to see how well you are digesting your food and whether toxins are accumulating. By beginning to see the colour, moisture, coating, size, shape, contours, surface and edges of the tongue, you can assess your client's current state of health and get the first clues as to what the tongue reveals. This analysis is still practised by Ayurvedic doctors today.
Health professionals, traditional/complementary massage therapists and newcomers to naturopathy.
Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology
Shared room € 187; double room € 225; single room € 261; dormitory/tent/caravan € 161
Asana classes and guided meditations are usually in German. If you need translation for asana classes, please let us know when you register.
Date: | Oct 1-6 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231001-22 |
Title: | Theme Week: Ayurveda |
Instructor: | Amarjeet S. Bhamra |
5 days for the health of the back, shoulders, abdomen and the beauty of the face. Amarjeet, a master of all Ayurvedic bodywork systems, teaches in a spirit of pleasant practical exploration. You will receive valuable tips from Ayurveda for your back and abdominal health and learn to make your beauty shine from within.
Monday-Friday (rate per day): Shared room € 55; double room € 72; single room € 90; dormitory/tent/caravan € 41
Weekend (Fri-Sun, 2 nights): Shared room € 124; double room € 159; single room € 197; dormitory/tent/caravan € 97
Please register as an ‘individual guest’, indicating the number of days you wish to stay and which type of room you prefer. Email for registration: rezeption(at)yoga-vidya.de
Date: | Oct 1-6 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231001-5 |
Title: | Kriyas: the Cleansing Power of Yoga with Swami Saradananda |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
Purifying pranayama and a cleansing asana practice focusing on the 2nd Chakra, as well as special meditations, will lead to the rejuvenation of body and mind, awaken the creative power within you and promote flexibility in your spine. After morning talks with Swami Saradananda and an asana practice led by her, the afternoons are set aside for relaxing and peaceful walks in the forest as well as another open yoga class. After the Satsang a special mind-clearing programme awaits you for a good night's sleep and a refreshed wake-up in the morning. Everything you learn you can do at home afterwards: from breathing work to space clearing.
Shared room € 419; double room € 507; single room € 597; dormitory/tent/caravan € 349
Date: | Oct 6-8 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231006-24 |
Title: | Nuh Pariksha - Ayurveda Nail Diagnosis |
Instructor: | Amarjeet S. Bhamra |
Nuh Pariksha is a unique diagnostic tool. From the condition of the nails, vitamin and mineral deficiencies are identified, the need for detoxification and a sense of the health of the internal organs, as well as the condition or imbalance of Vata, Pitta and Kapha, the presence of toxins and the need for detoxification are understood. You will learn to perform Nuh Pariksha at a professional level. After the age of 40, the body generally becomes rigid, Vata increases in our body and we experience degeneration. White patches on the nails indicate calcium and zinc deficiency. Bitten nails indicate nervousness and mineral deficiency. Hanging nails show a lack of proteins and vitamins. Brittle nails show a deficiency of iron/vitamin A. Split nails show a deficiency of Agni in the stomach. Yellowish nails indicate an imbalance of the liver. Bluish nails indicate an imbalance of the lungs and heart. Pale nails indicate poor circulation and anaemia.
Health professionals, traditional/complementary massage therapists, manicure and pedicure therapists and beginners in naturopathy.
Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology
Shared room € 187 double room € 225; single room € 261; dormitory/tent/caravan € 161
Date: | Oct 6-15 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231006-1 / B231006-2 |
Title: | Advanced Yoga Teachers' Training A7/F7 - Yoga Vasishta |
Instructor: | Swami Saradananda |
The Yoga Vashishta is an unbeatable guide to happiness in the midst of all the vicissitudes of life! Look forward to a very special, once-in-a-lifetime seminar. The highest philosophical wisdom will be sensitively, intuitively and wisely interpreted and explained.The Yoga Vasishta is one of the most important Jnana Yoga texts. Prince Rama fees despair because of the suffering he sees in the world; he seeks a deeper meaning to life. His guru, the wise Vasishta, explains to him the highest wisdom of Vedanta, the philosophy of Oneness. The work is full of incredible stories - sometimes funny, often surreal, in parallel universes and worlds - to show us the illusionary nature of this world and our usual notions of "me" and "world".
But the Yoga Vasishta is not a work solely for scholars and world-renouncing ascetics. Its basic message is: realise that behind the seemingly relative world there is an absolute manifested Truth. Realise that you are in fact Brahman, pure consciousness and break free from all limiting identifications. This is the way to overcome suffering and live happily.
Alternatively, also as F7 bookable: With additional Vedanta lectures (instead of stress management and training theory). F7 also has other teaching techniques.
Required literature:
"The Yoga Vidya Asana Book", "Yoga Vidya Yoga Teacher Handbook", "Yoga Vasishta" (Eng. Edition, published by Yoga Vidya Verlag)
Shared room € 753; double room € 912; single room € 1.075; dormitory/tent/caravan € 626
Date: | Oct 15-22 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231015-6 |
Title: | Ayurveda Medicine Training: Basic Course |
Instructor: | Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra |
This systematic two-part training offers you the unique opportunity to study the 5,000 year old time-honoured medical system of India – Ayurveda. You will be introduced to the theory and practice under the expert guidance of a traditional Ayurveda doctor.
Curriculum:
This course is suitable for homeopaths, doctors, therapeutic practitioners, nutritional counsellors, physiotherapists, masseurs and yoga teachers who would like to extend their range of knowledge. It is also for interested lay-people.
Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra, M.S. (Ayurveda) Shalya, Banaras Hindu University, B.A.M.S., P.D.C.R., Dip.Yoga. Teaches and consults at various national and international institutions. He is trained in both - traditional Ayurveda and Western Medicine. He is a master of Ayurveda Marma therapy and Pulse diagnosis. Dr. Mishra is the founder-director of the Kewalya Nature Care Society, which is working for the propagation and development of Ayurveda, Yoga and other Natural sciences.
Pre-requisite: basic knowledge of Ayurveda and yoga (for example: an Ayurveda weekend or yoga and meditation introductory weekend)
Shared room € 759 double room € 883; single room € 1.010; dormitory/tent/caravan € 663
Asana classes and guided meditations are usually in German. If you need translation for asana classes, please let us know when you register.
Date: | Nov 12-19 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231112-9 |
Title: | Ayurvedic Vegan Cooking Training |
Instructor: | Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra |
Enter the secrets and basics of the Aryuvedic kitchen - In a proven combination of theory and practical cooking workshops under the expert guidance of Dr. Devendra. Based on his great experience and expertise he will acquaint you with the intricacies of Ayurvedic kitchen which you won’t be able to find easily in cookbooks.
The practical part consists of cooking vegan Aryuvedic and Indian dishes in a group setting according to the Aryurvedic principles. You will learn how to…
The main target group for the Ayurvedic Vegan Cooking Training are Aryuvedic health advisors, who offer Ayurvedic nutrition counselling or Ayurvedic cooking workshops themselves or who want to learn more details about the Ayurvedic kitchen. The training is also suitable for “hobby chefs” and professional chefs who want to include vegan Aryuvedic dishes in their range.
Requirements: Experience in cooking
Shared room € 688; double room € 812; single room € 937; dormitory/tent/caravan € 591
Date: | Nov 24-26 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231124-6 |
Title: | Marma points on the feet - effective treatment |
Instructor: | Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra |
Marma points are secret points located throughout the body. Feet massage is one of the daily routine mentioned in Ayurveda to keep our self healthy. It is not only preventive in nature but also curative in nature. During this education you will learn the following aspects of Marma Massage on feet:
Shared room € 187; double room € 225; single room € 261; dormitory/tent/caravan € 161
Asana classes and guided meditations are usually in German. If you need translation for asana classes, please let us know when you register.
Date: | Dec 1-10 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231201-9 |
Title: | Panchakarma Group Cure |
Instructor: | Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra |
Panchakarma, the well known ayurvedic treatment, is one of the most effective methods of cleansing the entire body. It regenerates and vitalizes you, starting from the cellular level. Deep-seated blockades are released; the total organism is detoxified and regenerated. This process is especially effective when assisted by yoga, meditation and the singing of bhajans. “Pancha” means “five” and “karma” means “techniques of cleansing”. The five techniques of cleansing are: Vamana (therapeutic vomiting), Vireka (purgation), Basti (oil enema), Nasya (cleaning of the nose), and Rakta Mochana (cleaning the blood using herbs). The process of deep cleansing activates your power of self-healing. This process will be assisted by daily abhyanga massages (either by another participant in the workshop or by guided self-massage), exhalation therapy and a special diet. Dr. Devendra will also discuss the ayurvedic concept of constitution.
Shared room € 866 double room € 1.016; single room € 1.166; dormitory/tent/caravan € 749
Date: | Dec 17-22 2023 |
Location: | North Sea |
Register: | N221218-2 |
Title: | With dedication to compassion |
Instructor: | Swami Sukhananda |
How to remain compassionate when the world around us seems to demand the opposite of us? It takes warmth and the willingness to have compassion for oneself, one's loved ones and the world around us. How can you deepen your understanding of yourself and others so that caring, kindness and mindfulness can grow? Experience the gift of an open heart through the hidden language of the Hatha Yoga Asanas, your imagination, meditation and your inner fire of love.
Shared room € 407; double room € 495; single room € 586; dormitory/tent € 336
Date: | December 25-29 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231225-1 |
Title: | The hidden language of the Asanas |
Instructor: | Swami Sukhananda |
Take a step beyond Hatha Yoga, listen to your inner intelligence. Use this opportunity to explore meditation in asanas sequences. Experience and deepen your knowledge of the true power and mystical potential of each pose. Use this knowledge to bring quality to your everyday decisions and experiences.
Shared room € 324; double room € 395; single room € 469; dormitory/tent/caravan € 269
Date: | Dec 29-31 2023 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231229-3 |
Title: | Renewing in the light |
Instructor: | Swami Sukhananda |
How can you bring light in the dark of winter? The Divine Light Invocation is a powerful meditation for transformation, concentration and healing brought to the west by Swami Sivananda Radha. Whether learning it for the first time or renewing this practice, you can deepen your understanding of yourself and the world around you. In this workshop you explore the relaxation techniques, mantras and visualizations that can strengthen your meditation on Light. Use the potential of the Light within to build a bridge to your own inner wisdom.
Shared room € 187; double room € 225; single room € 261; dormitory/tent/caravan € 161
Date: | Dec 31 2023-Jan 5 2024 |
Location: | Bad Meinberg |
Register: | B231231-1 |
Title: | Kundalini Yoga - Steps to Freedom |
Instructor: | Swami Sukhananda |
Kundalini Yoga provides you with a symbolic map of your mind. It shows how the practices of Yoga can help you to connect to your inner wisdom and move forward, whatever the situation might be. Explore that the power of Yoga transforms your life through a process of self-inquiry and meditation practices. Each choice you make, each step you take, can help you to overcome limitations and bring you closer to your potential. Suitable for all levels.
Shared room € 407; double room € 495; single room € 586; dormitory/tent/caravan € 336
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