RESIDENTIAL COURSE: Kriya Yoga and Self-realization
This weekend course is dedicated to Kriya Yoga, a true philosophy of life that teaches how to raise energy levels, master out-of-control emotions, refine perceptions and cope with life's trials with calmness, centerdness, and inner strength.
Description
"Untying the cord of breath, which binds the soul to the body,
Kriya serves to prolong life and enlarge the consciousness to infinity.
The yoga method overcomes the tug of war between the mind and the matter-bound senses,
and frees the devotee to re-inherit his eternal kingdom."
—Paramhansa Yogananda
Kriya is a specific meditation technique which accelerates human evolution and which leads to God-realization. This weekend course is an introduction to the philosophy and science of Kriya Yoga and teaches specific practices that help you to focus your mind in meditation and control your energy through pranayama.
Subjects include:
• What is Kriya Yoga, its benefits and how it can help accelerate our spiritual growth;
• What is karma, how it is created, and how Kriya can help overcome it;
• The path, the practices and life style of a Kriya yogi;
• The importance and the meaning of discipleship;
• The steps to preparing for initiation into Kriya.
Please note: Dear friends, we will do our best, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a translation for everything in your program. We apologise for any inconvenience!
Your teacher:
Tyagi Yogindra (Claudio Gregorelli) began practicing yoga at a very young age and in the early 80's taught therapeutic yoga in Milan. He was particularly attracted by the books of Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda, and in 1985 he moved from Brescia to Lake Como, where the Ananda Europa community was located at the time.
After training as an Ananda Yoga teacher at Ananda Village in California, from 1997 until 2004 he taught yoga and the practices and basic principles of Kriya Yoga, both in the programs at Ananda and in courses and seminars in various Italian cities. He was invited by the University La Sapienza of Rome to teach a two-years course sponsored by a well-known pharmaceutical company, studying the effects of yoga on patients suffering from multiple sclerosis.
From 2005 to 2010, with his wife Gitanjali, he lived mainly in India at the newly founded Ananda community in Gurgaon, spreading the ideals of community life and the teachings of Kriya Yoga through seminars and satsangs in several urban centers of India.
Upon returning to Ananda Assisi, in recent years he has been mainly involved in organizing guest programs and coordinating Ananda's teaching staff.
The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging, is:
240 euros (120 euros per day)* in a single room,
180 euros (90 euros per day)* in a double room,
160 euros (80 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
* Price of membership card not included (18€)
Credits immagine corso: https://thebuddhaspot.com/
240 euros (120 euros per day)* in a single room,
180 euros (90 euros per day)* in a double room,
160 euros (80 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
* Price of membership card not included (18€)
We will offer you:
- Full board from the evening of arrival to lunch on the day of departure
- All meditations and guided sadhana
- Ananda Yoga classes
- The course and materials (if any)
- The essentials for your practice: meditation cushions, yoga mats, Aum-board
- Kirtan and other evening programs
Affermazioni per l'autoguarigione
di Swami Kriyananda
Guarire con la Volontà Divina
di Paramhansa Yogananda
Affermazioni scientifiche di guarigione-Meditazioni metafisiche di Paramhansa Yogananda
Services
The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging, is 240 euros (120 euros per day)* in a single room, 180 euros (90 euros per day)* in a double room and 160 euros (80 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
We will offer you:
-Full board from the evening of arrival to lunch on the day of departure
-All meditations and guided sadhana
-Ananda Yoga classes
-The course and materials (if any)
-The essentials for your practice: meditation cushions, yoga mats, Aum-board
-Kirtan and other evening programs
* Price of membership card not included (18€)
Accommodation: information and prices
Cost table
Attention: During the Covid-19 period the prices below are no longer applicable. The correct all-inclusive price for each course can be found on its individual page.
| Single room with bathroom | € 72.00 |
| Single without bathroom | € 61.00 |
| Double room with bathroom | € 56.00 |
| Double without bathroom | € 48.00 |
| Triple room with bathroom | € 48.00 |
| Triple without bathroom | € 41.00 |
| Dormitory (4-5 beds) | € 36.00 |
Note: To the price of lodging and food, you have to add the price of the seminar, that includes all activities: Energization Exercises Lessons, yoga and meditation and evening activities (on most evenings).
Payments can be made in cash, by Eurocheck, credit card (MasterCard and Visa), Bancomat. We can’t accept cash over 1000.00 euros.
Opportunity
Next time you come to Ananda, sign up for the program Yoga in Action to get a taste of community service and receive a discount on the cost of the course. You can choose the option Yoga in Action for any course where this program is available and you can continue with this option as long as you wish. Your service project might change each day.
When we learn to serve with the right attitude, this is a spiritual practice and is called Karma Yoga. The daily practice of Karma Yoga is a joyful and practical spiritual discipline that will benefit every aspect of your life.
At Ananda, there are two levels of the Yoga in Action option:
Yoga in Action Level 1
75€/course of 5 days
With Level 1, you will serve for a period of one and a half hours. This experience gives you a chance to contribute to the beautiful atmosphere of Ananda.
Yoga in Action Level 2
35€/course of 5 days
Yoga in Action Level 2 is only available if you have had prior experience of the Yoga in Action Level 1 option, or any of the Community Living Programs. With Level 2, you will serve for a period of three hours, split into two periods of daily service.
How to Register for This Program
In the page of the course you want to participate to, you will find, if available, the special price of the course with Yoga in action level 1 and 2. When you sign-up on the website or call or write us to book the course, just indicate that you wish to participate to the Yoga in Action Level 1 or 2 program. It’s that easy. Once you arrive at Ananda you will need also to complete a Yoga in Action Form and return it to our reception office.
How to book
You may make your reservation directly here on the website or by phone (+39 0742 813620) or email (info@ananda.it). Your booking needs to be confirmed by our reception office. For courses held online, there is no need to indicate the details of your stay (date of arrival, departure…).
For courses held at our center in Assisi, please indicate your arrival and departure dates and times, the program you wish to attend, your preferred accommodation, your address, phone and email. If you need to modify your reservation, please inform us at least one week in advance.
Our reception office is open from:
Monday to Saturday 9:30-1:30pm, 2:30-5:30pm
Sunday 9:30-11:30am, 2:30-5:30pm
For on-site courses, the programmes start on the evening of the day indicated.
If you cannot arrive during office hours, please let us know in advance.
Please contact us to check what translations are available. Courses, both on-site and online, may be cancelled if there are fewer than five participants.
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This course is offered only in Italian. For information, see our Italian site.
4 Days
This weekend course is dedicated to Kriya Yoga, a true philosophy of life that teaches how to raise energy levels, master out-of-control emotions, refine perceptions and cope with life's trials with calmness, centerdness, and inner strength.
Weekend
3 Days