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Swamiji offers several courses, online and offline, some held regularly, others on request.

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The full catalogue

Beyond the courses and retreats above, Swamiji teaches the whole range below, as week-long, weekend or longer courses, individual sessions or groups, online or at the ashram. Most are arranged on request. Write to us with what you are looking for and we will tell you what is possible and when.

Hatha Yoga

5–10 day courses

Asana, Pranayama, Mudra & Bandha Sadhana
A balanced range of all the practices, systematically and fully explained and practised, so that you can carry them on every day at home. Beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
Pranayamas
Energy breathing practices to cleanse, balance and increase your energies, for daily life, stress management and spiritual evolution. Practice and theory in depth.
Advanced Pranayamas
For those already practising who want to go further.
Gentle Yoga
For those who want to go deeper into the subtle levels and develop awareness.
Yoga Challenge
An intermediate daily sadhana including Surya Namaskara and a balanced set of practices covering all movements, to balance and awaken the chakras and for good health.
Extra Yoga Challenge
For those who are more flexible and like a workout.
Shatkarmas · cleansing

Single session, done with saline water

Laghoo Shankhaprakshalana
An intestinal wash to cleanse the pranic energy body and the alimentary canal and purify the blood and aura, in preparation for deep sadhana. Also used for constipation, gas, weight, diabetes and joint pain. It leaves you feeling light.
Kunjal Kriya
An upper stomach wash. It stimulates a rush of energy upwards, clearing blocks from the chakras, and is used for breathing problems, acidity and bile, allergy, blocked nose, sinusitis, headache, migraine and depression.
Jala Neti
A nose wash to cleanse and stimulate ajna chakra and clear the nasal passages and sinuses. Used for allergies, cough and cold, sinusitis and ear, nose and throat problems.
Yoga Therapy

5–10 day courses

Yoga Meditation for ailments
Asanas, pranayamas, meditations and cleansing practices for asthma, diabetes, weight, back pain, arthritis and rheumatism, stress-related ailments, depression, anxiety and tension, high blood pressure, heart problems, eyesight, breathing and gastric problems, headache, stroke and paralysis, and many others.
Spiritual Counselling
Unburdening your problems and finding a spiritual solution to them.
Specialised Yoga Sadhanas

5–10 day courses · asanas, pranayamas, meditations, cleansing practices and counselling

Yoga Meditation for Women
To be strong, happy and healthy.
Yoga Meditation for Easy Delivery
For the good health of mother and baby, and to invoke a special child.
Yoga Meditation to Ease Menopause
To balance and use the extra energy, and start a new life of fulfilment.
Yoga Meditation for the Elderly
To keep good physical and mental health and connect to the Higher Spiritual Consciousness.
Yoga Meditation 4 Teens
Practices for concentration, growth and balancing hormones.
Fun Yoga 4 Kids
For strength, good health and concentration, and to nurture positive samskaras.
Yoga 4 Cancer Kids
For strengthening body, mind and the immune system.
Yoga at the Desk
Practices that can be done at your desk, to release stress, relax, refresh and keep fit.
Fitness Yoga Meditation
To keep fit, focused, positive and happy.
Stress Busting Yoga Meditation
To release stress at once, and to learn to keep doing so on your own.
Yoga Meditation for Better Health & Peace of Mind
Stress management: a balanced sadhana of asanas, pranayamas, mudras and meditations, with satsangs on yogic lifestyle, diet and other observances.
To Augment Naturopathy Treatment
Asanas, pranayamas, meditations, cleansing practices, lifestyle, mantra, and bhakti, gnana and karma yoga.
To Augment Ayurveda Treatment
Asanas, pranayamas, meditations, cleansing practices, lifestyle, mantra, and bhakti, gnana and karma yoga.
Meditations from the Tantras

Pratyahara practices · 5 day courses

Yoga Nidra
Psychic sleep meditation, the hallmark of the Satyananda Bihar School of Yoga. What is Yoga Nidra?
Advanced Yoga Nidra
Five or more advanced versions, including creative, chakra and healing visualisation, conquering fears and phobias, exploring inner and outer space, examining your life roles, forgiveness and creating your future.
Meditation Medley
How to sit comfortably and still, how to begin, how to focus a wandering mind, dealing with pain, and how to go deeper into the practice you already have.
Ajapa Japa
Meditation on the breath with a universal or personal mantra, to calm, focus and purify the mind. The breath is a constant companion and a faithful friend.
Antar Mouna
Witnessing your senses, thoughts and emotions, so as to stand back from the mind and rest in that deep, silent, inner space.
Chidakash Dharana · Art Meditation
Exploring the inner mind screen of our consciousness, and giving it artistic expression.
Tratak
If you cannot keep your eyes closed, open them: gazing at a candle flame or a sunrise to focus and energise. Good for restless minds, children's concentration, good sleep and artistic minds.
Chakra Shuddhi
Purifying, balancing and energising the chakras through breath, visualisation and mantra. It also prepares the ground for Kriya Yoga and a safe kundalini awakening.
SWAN Meditation
Devised by Swami Niranjanji, to view your personality objectively: Strengths, Weaknesses, Ambitions and Needs. A powerful practice for overcoming confusion and finding your focus.
Om Chanting
The varieties of Om chanting within the vibration of a group, experiencing the union of many chanting as one.
Mantra Meditations
Mantra chanting aloud, mentally and silently, through writing and drawing mantras and through walking, and finding the way that benefits you most.
Indian Spirituality

Short and long-term courses, with guidance on related sadhanas

Introductory Sanskrit
Script, pronunciation, meanings, history and chanting.
Introduction to Indian Spirituality
Ancient Indian techniques, to spiritualise our modern lives.
Modern Spirituality
How to spiritualise modern daily life, in experiential and non-sectarian ways.
Introduction to Patanjali Yoga
The practical application of an ancient science to a modern lifestyle, including personality development through ancient psychological techniques.
Bhagavad Gita · Introduction
Philosophy, the practical yogas, meditations, and chanting with correct pronunciation.
The Power of Chanting
Chanting and singing Sanskrit mantras and slokas, and spiritual songs from other traditions.
Bhajan, Kirtan & Sloka
Singing and chanting in a group, to channel the force of our emotions towards peace and upliftment. The harmonium is also introduced.
Ashram Life Experience
Living the discipline, support, simplicity and joy of spiritual community life, helping yourself and others.
Higher Yogas

5–10 day courses

Mudras & Bandhas
The psychic locks and attitudes of body, hands and face, to awaken and redirect the pranic energies for health and for sadhana.
Naada Yoga
The yoga of sound: singing through the chakras, listening to the deep silence, sourcing the deep vibration.
Prana Vidya
Purifying, balancing and raising the pranic energies, for self-purification, energising and self-healing.
Pratipaksha Bhaavana · Attitudinal Yoga
Becoming aware of our attitudes and empowering them, with techniques from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, to become happier and more loving.
Yoga Meditation for Happiness
Which meditations to do, and how, to become happier and more fulfilled.
Pancha Maha Bhuta Meditation
Identifying with the individual tattwas or elements and connecting them with their cosmic counterparts. Feeling the oneness of creation.
Chakra Sadhana
Purifying, balancing and awakening the chakras and nadis, and taking that into your daily practice.
Kriya Yoga Preparation
Familiarising yourself with the techniques in preparation for Kriya Yoga, the Bihar School method of raising kundalini.
Kundalini Yoga
Practices to purify, balance and awaken the chakras and nadis, through ancient tantric techniques.
Teacher Training

Apprenticeships and courses

Yoga Meditation Teacher Training
Apprenticeships and courses are available. Contact us for details.
Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
A professional certification in Yoga Nidra as a therapeutic tool, combining online intensives with a two-week ashram residency and ongoing mentoring. Read more.

If it is not on this list, ask. Swamiji designs courses to fit the people in front of her, so tell us what you are looking for. Certificates of participation are issued on request. Write to swamiyogaratna@gmail.com or WhatsApp +91 80953 29129.