RESIDENTIAL COURSE: Shiva, the Great Liberator!
On this weekend following the night of Shivaratri, we open ourselves to welcome Shiva's purifying power into our every cell, every thought and every action.
OM namah Shivaya!
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Shiva is the beloved King of yogis, because he purifies everything in us that needs to be purified: our karma, our worldly desires and attachments, our smallness, our low emotional reactions, our ego that brings us so much trouble.
What happens when we purify ourselves? The natural LIGHT of our being remains. We are finally and truly happy!
In this class we invoke Shiva constantly, applying his power: he teaches us, sets an example, leads the way, shows us the yogi's direction, helps us, liberates us.
We practice Ananda Yoga (doable for everyone), chant, invoke, visualize, meditate—all to emerge purified, in the wonderful light of our soul. We also enter the various aspects of Shiva, which are the very principles of life, but also the various aspects of our nature:
Shiva Mahadeva: transcending the dream world
Shiva Nataraja: the Dance of Creation and Destruction.
Learning to dance with Shiva in the infinite cyclicality of Death and Rebirth in inner and outer life.
Shiva Bhairava: Shiva the Terrifying.
Learning to go beyond fear.
Shiva Mahakala: the Great Death of what limits us, to create space for the dimension of the New.
Shiva Omkara: the one who creates Sound.
Finding attunement with the Infinite through Sound.
Shiva Shambo: the Ecstasy of Shiva. The ultimate attainment of Bliss.
So: let us awaken together the Shiva within us. O what beauty, what joy, what liberation when LIGHT wins in our lives!
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Your teachers:
Tyagi Jayadev Boris Jaerschky practices yoga and meditation following the Kriya Yoga tradition of Paramhansa Yogananda, as taught by his disciple Swami Kriyananda. He has lived and taught for more than 30 years at the Ananda center near Assisi, Italy. He has taught in numerous European countries and in India, Egypt, Russia and the United States. He is the director of the European Ananda Yoga School, where he and others train new yoga teachers, and is the author of thirteen books, all best sellers! He sings with passion and has published devotional CDs. Every year he leads a pilgrimage to India, to sacred places in the Himalayas. He is a Kriyacharya, meaning that he is authorized to give initiation in the ancient practice of Kriya Yoga. 
Shantidev (Oliver Graf) is an Ananda Minister and teacher. Since he was a teen-ager, he has dedicated his life to the spiritual quest. In his search for an alternative living model to suit his high ideals, he found in the spiritual community Ananda Assisi the perfect laboratory for blending high thinking, simple living, and practical idealism. In his 30 years of experience in community life he served in many areas. Seeing the need for new economical models he co-created the business “Inner Life” which sells yoga and meditation aids, as well as natural products; for many years he served as director and administrator. Because art is one of his passions, and he understands the great need society has for expressing new transformative ways of creativity, he co-founded the Academy of Art, Creativity and Consciousness. He now dedicates himself to creating beautiful and sacred light sculptures, which he calls “Meditation Art”. You can see his products at https://meditationart.eu/ .The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging, is:
390 euros (130 euros per day)* in a single room,
300 euros (100 euros per day)* in a double room,
270 euros (90 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
* Price of membership card not included €. 18,00
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17:30 – 19:30 Spiritual Practices
19:30 Dinner
20:30 Orientation
Friday
7:00-8:45 Morning spiritual practices
8:45 Breakfast in silence
11:00-13:30 Morning lesson
13:30 Lunch
16:15 - 17:30 Ananda Yoga
17:45-19:30 Energization and meditation or lesson in the spiritual practices
19:30 Dinner in silence
20:30 Orientation for Friday arrivals
Saturday
7:00-8:45 Morning spiritual practices
8:45 Breakfast in silence
11:00-13:30 Morning lesson
13:30 Lunch
16:15 - 17:30 Ananda Yoga
17:45-19:30 Energization and meditation or lesson in the spiritual practices
19:30 Dinner in silence
20:30 Evening program
Sunday
7:00-8:45 Morning spiritual practices
8:45 Breakfast in silence
10:00 - 11:15 Morning lesson
11:30 - 13:00 Sunday satsang and Festival of Light
13:30 Lunch
Kriya Yoga - English Edition by Jayadev Jaerschky
Services
390 euros (130 euros per day)* in a single room,
300 euros (100 euros per day)* in a double room,
270 euros (90 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
* Price of membership card not included €. 18,00
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
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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On this weekend following the night of Shivaratri, we open ourselves to welcome Shiva's purifying power into our every cell, every thought and every action.
OM namah Shivaya!
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