Seminars

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 € 466

Double room € 567

Single room € 671

Dormitory/Tent/Caravan € 386

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How can you bring light into the dark winter? With the invocation of Divine Light you will learn a powerful meditation technique for transformation and healing.

It was brought to the West by Swami Sivananda Radha, a close disciple of Swami Sivananda. It leads to a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you.

Relaxation techniques, mantras and visualisations enhance your light meditation. Use your inner light as a bridge to your inner wisdom.

Shared room € 214

Double room € 258

Single room € 299

Dormitory/Tent/Caravan € 185

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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 € 466

Double room € 567

Single room € 671

Dormitory/Tent/Caravan € 386

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In this Vedanta teacher training course, you will deepen and consolidate your knowledge of the Vedanta teachings and acquire the tools to introduce people to these teachings.

For example, through Vedanta talks (shravana), the opportunity to ask questions (manana), delivering talks yourself in small groups with feedback, and techniques of systemic counselling. You will learn the systematic structure and sequence of an 8-week Vedanta course.

The scriptures state that everything is awareness. For many people, this often remains an abstract statement that cannot be translated into everyday life. Traditional Vedanta teachings are a means, practised and handed down for millennia, of recognising your nature as awareness and shaping your life on this basis.

In this training, the teachings essential to understanding Vedanta are unfolded using a systematic approach. Step by step, you will prepare your mental faculties to comprehend the fundamental units: awareness, Ishvara and the person.

Vedanta is suitable for people who wish to understand spiritual experiences through background knowledge, who are prepared to let go of misconceptions and who wish to acquire traditional wisdom.

Course content of the Vedanta Course Leader Training:

- Theory and practice of designing a Vedanta course

- Revision of the fundamentals of Vedanta teaching: including basic concepts, motivations, qualifications, the Self, Ishvara, Karma Yoga, Dharma

- Presentation of lectures from the Vedanta course

- Addressing questions regarding understanding

- Personal teaching experience: Each participant delivers several talks and subsequently receives feedback from the small group. By explaining the topics in the talks and addressing questions, you deepen your own understanding of Vedanta teachings.

- Course design and teaching methodology: How do you give an introduction to Vedanta? Structuring an introductory course lasting several weeks. Setting up a Vedanta group. Vedanta and yoga courses.

- Long-term support for aspirants of the Vedanta teachings

The Vedanta course and the Vedanta course leader training programme are based on the book *Understanding Reality* by James Swartz.

The Vedanta course leader training programme is suitable for you if you:

- already have a basic knowledge of traditional Vedanta teachings

Typical exponents of traditional Vedanta include Swami Chinmayananda and Swami Dayananda, as well as disciples in this tradition such as James Swartz, Chandra Cohen and Vedamurti Schönert. Knowledge of Neo-Advaita Vedanta is not sufficient.

- engage with the Vedanta teachings of your own accord, in a concrete and personally relevant way

Shared room € 792

Double room € 937

Single room € 1080

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 682

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Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra is an ancient tantric text in the form of a conversation between Shiva and Parvati on meditation practices. The methods of the 112 techniques discussed expand the awareness and release blocked prana (energy).

Vijnana Bhairava Tantra is a book of practices, not of philosophy. The methods are in their seed form and the entire book can be written on one long piece of paper. 

You will be taught these powerful practices in a simple and uncomplicated way, making it possible for you to attain higher level of spiritual development and inner contentment.

The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra comes from the Kashmiri Shaivite tradition and forms a part of the Rudrayamala Tantra. Its techniques are all inclusive and the practices are for people of all ages; everyone can find a practice suitable for his or her level.

Shared room € 236

Double room € 278

Single room € 320

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 204

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The healing sounds of the sitar, played by Ram Vakkalanka, will bring your meditation practice to a deeper level. You will learn different meditation techniques together with mantras and mudras.

Music is a source of healing, especially for the nervous system; it increases energy and is also a way to progress in spiritual life.

Ram will introduce you to the differences of sattva, rajas and tamas in music and the effects of Indian ragas on the body, mind and soul.

Shared room € 219

Double room € 264

Single room € 306

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 190

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Food not only maintains your body, it also influences your thinking and actions in subtle ways. Yogic cuisine is simple, full of purity and harmony, healthy and delicious.

When you are practicing yoga, such nutrition is essential because it balances the flow of energy in mind and body; it provides you with prana, the energy of life. 

Dr. Sahay will share her insights into the yogic teachings on nutrition plus Indian cuisine, which is among the most delicious and varied in the world. 
 

You will learn: 

• to plan a balanced meal 
• the effect of various spices and how to combine them
• to prepare various dishes with vegetables and legumes: salads, chutneys and desserts. 
   

You will get valuable advice for everyday cooking, as well as for special occasions and for professional cooking in restaurants and retreat centres. 

Shared room € 342

Double room € 404

Single room € 468

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 294

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This week, Ram Vakkalanka, Indian Sanskrit expert, gifted sitar player and experienced meditation leader, is a guest at Yoga Vidya. Ram leads a Nada Yoga meditation with his sitar every morning.

You can take part in open workshops on Sanskrit, mantras, chakras and mudras every day. Ram will also give a Kirtan concert. Experience the heart-opening and healing power of sound.

The theme week offers you several, mostly consecutive, offers on your chosen topic every day. Unlike in a group seminar, you can plan your day freely. 

In addition to the theme week, you are also free to take advantage of the other individual guest offers: daily yoga classes, meditations, guided walks, recitations, sound yoga classes, mandala painting and much more.

If you only want to stay for a few days and not for the whole theme week, you can simply book the desired number of nights as an individual guest. You can register online or by phone. When you register online, please enter how many days you would like to stay in the 'What else would I like to say' field under 'Other information'.

The price is then calculated. Overnight stay including full board, yoga lessons, etc.:

Monday to Friday per day MZ € 64 DZ € 85 EZ € 106 S/Z/Womo € 48; Weekend (Fri-Sun) MZ € 145 DZ € 187 EZ € 231 S/Z/Womo € 114

You can find the complete offer for individual guests at: yoga-vidya.de/individualgast

Shared room € 324

Double room € 425

Single room € 531

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 241

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As the Buddha taught, life is full of pain and suffering. We can’t get rid of the pain, but we can accept it and get rid of the suffering. It is our mind that gets stuck on the suffering, taking much of the joy away.

Take a new perspective on your problems and the way you live your life. Pain is a part of your human condition, trying to avoid it or trying to control it, are the cause of suffering and long-term problems that can ruin your quality of life.

Through practices like mindfulness and attitudinal changes you can learn to embrace the experiences that life offers. 

Escape the trap of avoidance. Develop the openness to accept painful experiences. Practice mindfulness to be present in the moment. Discover what you value most and commit to live a meaningful and vital life. 

Shared room € 209

Double room € 272

Single room € 337

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 162

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Worn out from everyday life? Here you can regenerate in no time with yoga asanas: enjoy your body in movement and rest, in relaxation and stretching. Both lead to a feeling of deep rest and relaxation.

After the yoga class, you will feel reborn - full of strength and energy, joy and lightness that will last for a long time. You will gain new ideas for your own yoga asana practice and, as a yoga teacher, for teaching yoga.

With genuine Spanish liveliness and warmth, Gauri will guide you to new experiences and complete relaxation in the asanas.

Shared room € 209

Double room € 272

Single room € 337

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 162

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To heal, we need to learn to forgive. Past situations may seem like a big load that affects your present life, but these experiences become a transformative power when you learn to forgive.

During this weekend, Swami Tattvarupananda will lead you on a path of transformation using Yoga and Vedanta. You will learn new steps on the path to healing and wholeness.

Shared room € 219

Double room € 264

Single room € 306

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 190

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Yoga Nidra, the ‘psychic and dynamic sleep’, has its origins in Tantra. As part of your training, you will cultivate your awareness through exercises and discussion groups, and learn effortlessly to experience complete relaxation on a mental, spiritual and emotional level.

This technique has a relaxing effect in a scientific and systematic way. After completing the training, you will be able to competently guide yourself and your course participants into this deep state of relaxation and will have achieved greater inner balance.

Course content:

• Yoga Nidra relaxation techniques: structure, explanations, instructions, practical exercises for teaching
• How does Yoga Nidra work on a yogic and scientific level?
• How do you maintain full awareness?
• How can you sharpen your focus and concentrate better?
• Connection with oneself and others
• How do you maintain the energy level you have developed?

Entry requirements: Yoga teacher training of at least 120 teaching units, or having commenced a yoga teacher training course of at least 200 teaching units, or being a Yoga Vidya practice/course leader with at least 108 teaching units.

Shared room €701

Double room € 845

Single room € 993

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 586

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The ancient yogis prescribed some simple yet very effective exercises to maintain high positive energy levels throughout the day. These exercises begin the moment you wake up and continue until the moment you go back to sleep.

They improve your daytime awareness, promote conscious living and make every moment a joyful experience.

Shared room € 219

Double room € 264

Single room € 306

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 190

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5 Days with Swami Tattvarupananda
 
Today, many people feel a longing for inner clarity, emotional stability, and a life that feels harmonious—despite stress, uncertainty, and conflicting demands. This seminar invites you to start right here.
 
Swami Tattvarupananda conveys the timeless wisdom of Vedanta in a lively, humorous, and down-to-earth way. You’ll receive practical tools to better handle emotions like anger, fear, or feeling overwhelmed, make clearer decisions, and develop inner peace regardless of external circumstances.
 
Through accessible teachings, stories, dialogue, and mantra practice, you will learn to understand yourself better, become less entangled in roles and expectations, and develop greater trust in life. The seminar supports you in taking responsibility—without putting pressure on yourself—and shaping your life more consciously, freely, and with greater compassion.
 
This seminar offers you guidance, depth, and serenity—not as a retreat from life, but as an invitation to engage with it more openly, clearly, and humanely.

English with German translation
 

Shared room € 478

Double room € 581

Single room € 688

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 396

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In this seminar you will learn how to heal yourself with mantra, tantra and kriya in Kerala Tantra style. Kerala Tantra is a powerful healing tradition that invokes cosmic energies through a mixture of mantras, mudras, kriyas (actions) and meditation. Tips on the correct pronunciation of Sanskrit mantras will be given if needed.

The seminar includes mudras and kriyas unique to the Kerala Tantra tradition. You will learn how to dispel negative energies, energise, rejuvenate and experience a sense of harmony in life. Recordings of the mantras will be provided to practice after the workshop.

Shared room € 478

Double room € 581

Single room € 688

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 396

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More mindfulness - less stress. Less stress - a more fulfilling everyday (working) life. Mindfulness and meditation are important components of a happy life.

With his extensive spiritual and psychotherapeutic knowledge E. Shanmug shows you in his lively, brilliant lectures the effect of mindfulness on recognizing, so that you can change obsolete patterns. You get a deep understanding of mindfulness and meditation in theory and practice.

Mindfulness is the focus of consciousness on the present moment. Mindfulness enhances the confrontation with the present and leads to a better understanding of how thoughts and feelings affect our health and quality of life.

Mindfulness can be cultivated through the practice of meditation. Mindful meditation is 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.

Mindfulness is an inherent human ability that has been experienced in meditation for millennia. What's new is the scientific interest in mindfulness and meditation in medicine, psychology, social work and economics.

You don’t meditate to “make a killing.” You do it so work doesn’t kill you. When I collapsed in April 2007, I was—by our society’s definition—very successful, but by any sane definition of success, I was not,” also says Arianna Huffington,founder of The Huffington Post .

“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 show that we do not know how to relax properly. And although meditation helps a lot,  42% of people listen to their mobile phone while on vacation. We take less vacation than we deserve. At the same time, according to a Gallup survey, 70% admit being overwhelmed at the workplace or having taken off the job. It's the hamster wheel of today: never checking out at the job, always just checking in.

Mindfulness can be a tool and meditation can be a way of teaching people to cope with their everyday routine, causing the problems that originally made them seek refuge in meditation. Real mindfulness needs to be connected with others, with the community and the wider environment. Meditation is not there to be successful. Meditation helps you to step out.

Every time we break our habits through mindfulness and meditation - whether we're checking our smartphone during a conversation, defensively responding to a colleague's comment, or something else-we weaken our conditioning.

Through mindfulness and meditation we create new furrows, new nerve connections in the brain. In the future, we will less often fall into the old trap of settling for inefficient survival strategies that are not efficient. Mindfulness gradually improves not only our own work habits, but also our work environment.

20 reasons to practice mindfulness and meditation:

1. Mindfulness improves your health.
2. Increases the immune function.
3. Meditation reduces pain, reduces inflammation at the cellular level.
4. Meditation increases your happiness.
5. Increases positive emotions.
6. Mindfulness reduces depression.
7. Mindfulness reduces anxiety.
8. Reduces stress. It improves your social life.
9. Increases social skills and emotional intelligence.
10. Meditation makes you more compassionate.
11. Lets you feel less lonely. It boosts your self-control.
12.Meditation and mindfulness improve your ability to regulate your emotions.
13. Improves your introspection ability and positively changes your brain.
14. Strenghens the brain cells.
15. Enlarges the brain areas associated with emotional regulation, positive emotions and self-control.
16. Increases the thickness of the cerebral cortex related to attentiveness and productivity.
17. Increases focus and mindfulness.
18. Increases the ability to multitask.
19. Improves memory.
20. Improves your creativity and unconventional thinking. It makes you wise.

Daily yoga, meditation and mantra singing.

Shared room € 265

Double room € 312

Single room € 359

Without overnight stay € 229

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Worn out from everyday life? Here you can regenerate in no time with yoga asanas: enjoy your body in movement and rest, in relaxation and stretching. Both lead to a feeling of deep rest and relaxation.

After the yoga class, you will feel reborn - full of strength and energy, joy and lightness that will last for a long time. You will gain new ideas for your own yoga asana practice and, as a yoga teacher, for teaching yoga.

With genuine Spanish liveliness and warmth, Gauri will guide you to new experiences and complete relaxation in the asanas.

Shared room € 209

Double room € 272

Single room € 337

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 162

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Who am I? Why should I refer to myself as masculine or feminine? Why should I not be in the middle of this spectrum? Where is my/our balance? What holds me back from leading the kind of life I/we want? What is dominating my/our life? Which gunas/qualities sway me/us? 

Above all, this seminar is aimed at non-binary, transgender people and people who are in conflict with who they were made to be at birth. We will work on topics such as self-confidence and self-worth, change of perspective, liberation from shame and guilt, toxic stress and trauma. Fight- flight- fright response is converted to emancipation, liberation and freedom from stereotypes.

You will experience self-love & self-compassion. We will use mental & physical relaxation techniques from yoga to achieve the goal at the end of the seminar to get clarity about your/our identity and to be proud of who we/you are.

Shared room € 236

Double room € 278

Single room € 320

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 204

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An Indian monk, well-versed in Sanskrit and Vedanta, teaches through the traditional art of storytelling, in which he masterfully conveys hidden truths. He shares his knowledge at the Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham in India, at Yoga Vidya Germany, and at spiritual centres in France, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Japan, Thailand and Russia.

At the age of 18, having already studied under eminent masters, he entered the Narayana Ashrama Tapovanam in Thrissur, where he studied Vedanta under the guidance of Swami Bhoomananda Thirtha.

He then travelled to the Himalayas and undertook rigorous spiritual practices under the guidance of several masters living there. During this time, his encounter with Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati, the renowned traditional teacher of Vedanta, was the most significant event in his life.

After studying the Prasthanatraya – that is, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahmasutras with the commentary by Adi Sankaracharya – Swamiji mastered the scriptures and the traditional teaching method of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, who initiated him into the traditional Sanyasa order in 2003.

In 2006, Swami Dayananda Saraswati handed over the leadership of the Janaka Janani Kripa Gurukulam to Swami Tattvarupananda. This is an institution where children from socially disadvantaged or underprivileged families receive accommodation, food and clothing, as well as a traditional and academic education.

Shared room € 491

Double room € 598

Single room € 707

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 406

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This is a rare opportunity to make a breakthrough with your yoga practice! Work intensively on asanas; learn advanced asanas in a playful and relaxed atmosphere.

Swami Saradananda's approach is concentrated and systematic. She makes even the most difficult and asanas seem possible to do.

Learn special techniques to improve your flexibility, coordination, endurance and strength. The seminar includes 5 hours of asanas daily, as well as sessions of meditation and Sanskrit chanting.

Shared room € 416

Double room € 534

Single room € 645

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 335

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Tattwa Shuddhi Sadhana is a tantric system designed to purify your entire being on all levels; it prepares your mind and body for the development of a richer inner experience. It includes nyasa (consecration of the body), prana prathishta (installing life into a mandala), panchopara (five ingredients offered in worship) and mantra repetition.

This is a subtle sadhana that provides necessary links to higher practice and leads to the regeneration of tissues and cells. The chakras and nadis are cleared of blockages; tensions and preconceived notions drop away because of the balanced prana and resulting harmony 

The course is taught by Dr. Nalini Sahay, a direct disciple of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. The source of the sadhana is the Srimad Devi Bhagvatam, translated and restructured by Swami Satyananda Saraswati.

Shared room € 488

Double room € 591

Single room € 698

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 406

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This is a rare opportunity to make a breakthrough with your yoga practice! Work intensively on asanas; learn advanced asanas in a playful and relaxed atmosphere.

Swami Saradananda's approach is concentrated and systematic. She makes even the most difficult and asanas seem possible to do.

Learn special techniques to improve your flexibility, coordination, endurance and strength. The seminar includes 5 hours of asanas daily, as well as sessions of meditation and Sanskrit chanting.

Shared room € 236

Double room € 286

Single room € 329

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 204

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The Sri Yantra is the mother of all yantras; it contains the essence of all yantras. Meditation on it is said to vanquish any problems that may arise from anger, jealousy and other negative emotions. Meditation and study of it is a type of spiritual pilgrimage. 

Sri Yantra represents the universe at the macro-cosmic level and the human body at the micro-cosmic level; each circuit corresponds to a chakra of the body. The spiritual journey from material existence to ultimate enlightenment is mapped in the Sri Yantra.

Effective and tested practices based on meditations on the Sri Yantra will enable you to:

• Recharge your energy levels.
• Detach yourself from negative feelings and emotions.
• Cultivate inner silence.
• Increased trust yourself
• Take control of your life.
• To access answers from your inner self.
• Clear your karmas.

Shared room € 236

Double room € 278

Single room € 320

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 204

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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 € 792

Double room € 937

Single room € 1080

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 682

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Every human being is a jewel with special talents and duties. The focus of this seminar will be on discovering and optimizing your unique gifts and talents.

Explore the practical wisdom of yoga to gain new inspiration in life.

Obstacles on your spiritual path will gradually dissolve, leaving you feeling better harmonized with your true self and more insightful in your daily life.

Shared room € 219

Double room € 272

Single room € 315

Dormitory/tent/caravan € 190

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Freedom from anger, fear and rage with yoga and meditation. Are you interested? Then attend this seminar in which you will be taught systematic knowledge about yoga and meditation. Through stories about the art of living, you will find answers about yourself, God and the world.

How do I organise my relationships, deal with conflicts and free myself from dependencies, from everything I "need"? This yoga seminar is also about freedom from desires and inner constraints. This also means freedom from desires and freedom from reaction patterns that prevent us from simply being happy and content.

No previous knowledge of yoga and meditation necessary.

English with German translation. Daily yoga, meditation and mantra chanting.

Shared room € 246

Double room € 296

Single room € 344

Without overnight stay € 212

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