INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL COURSE: Silent Retreat with Ananda Yoga
Jayadev and Bhajana guide you on this yogic path that uses silence as a profound tool for listening. A silence that will become richer and richer, day after day, asana after asana. You will raise the antennae of your intuition and practice with active calm to contact your divine inner Self, your purest source of energy. A powerful, authentic and rejuvenating shared experience that you will not forget.
This course is in English only.
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Deepen your Ananda Yoga and meditation practice in a practical way, increasing your perception and control of inner energy, concentration, correct posture, body relaxation and internalization.
Prepare yourself to:
- respect silence, listen to silence
- open yourself to essential, focused communication from your teachers
- intensely practice yoga postures that are accessible to everyone
- receive and give support to the group: sadhana, meditations, classes and meals together!
Silence will be your mantra. A mantra that will lead you to experience a deeper, truer and more transforming contact with yourself and others.
"Silence," said Yogananda, "is the altar of Spirit."
Your teachers:
Tyagi Jayadev Jaerschky, of German origin, started practicing yoga and meditation from age 15. After having worked as a social worker, he went to India in 1987 and remained there for several months. Soon he decided to devote his life fully to the spiritual search. In 1989 he went to live in the Ananda Assisi community in Italy. In 2000 he received his certification diploma at the Ananda Yoga School in California and now is the director of the Ananda Yoga Teachers Training Program. Today Jayadev holds regularly seminars and courses throughout Italy and abroad. He has published 13 books on yoga, among which the bestseller Respira che ti passa!, and he has published many CD of devotional music. In 2014 he has been named Kriyacharya, which means he is authorized to give the sacred initiation of Kriya Yoga. Every year he leads pilgrimages to the sacred Himalayas.
Nayaswami Bhajana MacDow was born in Austria and has lived and traveled all over the world. Since 2002, she has been sharing the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda with great success in Italy, India, Austria, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
After studying extensively with Gyandev, the founder of Ananda Yoga, she was authorized by him to create a teacher training program for Ananda Yoga in India.
During her time at Ananda Assisi, Bhajana offers classes in Ananda yoga, pranayama, chakra and also assists in Raja Yoga teacher training programs and Life Therapy courses.
The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging, is:
650 euros (130 euros per day)* in a single room,
500 euros (100 euros per day)* in a double room,
450 euros (90 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
* Price of membership card not included (18€)
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The program may undergo variationsSunday
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Spiritual practices
7:30 p.m. Dinner
8:30 p.m. Orientation
Monday - Thursday
6:30-8:45 a.m. Morning spiritual practices (recharging, yoga guided meditation)
8:45 a.m. Breakfast in silence
10:00-12:00 Inspirational satsang followed by gentle Ananda yoga practice
12:00 p.m. Meditation
1:30 p.m. Lunch
15:30 Gentle Ananda Yoga
17:30 Recharging exercises and guided meditation
7:30 p.m. Dinner
Evening in personal retreat
Friday
6:30-8:45 a.m. Morning spiritual practices (recharging, yoga guided meditation)
8:45 a.m. Breakfast in silence
10:00 to 11:15 a.m. Conclusion satsang
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Ceremony of Light
1:30 p.m. Lunch
Every Thursday from 6:30 am we have the long meditation, with a break to enter at 7:30 am and the Purification Ceremony at 8:30 am.
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Services
650 euros (130 euros per day)* in a single room,
500 euros (100 euros per day)* in a double room,
450 euros (90 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
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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