Course
Yoga
The morning is an ideal time to connect with the body and breath, and calm your mind through asana, taught daily, and in 5–10 day courses across the Hatha and Higher yogas.
Every morning
Introduction to Asana & Pranayama
Daily, Monday – Friday, 7 am, free.
The morning is an ideal time to connect with the body and breath, and calm your mind through asana. If you are staying at the ashram, you may use this time for private practice on the covered, open-air rooftop yoga shala, which overlooks the garden.
- Daily · Monday to Friday
- 7 am · free
- Covered, open-air rooftop yoga shala overlooking the garden
5–10 day courses
Hatha Yogas
Hatha
Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha Sadhana
Beginner, intermediate and advanced sadhanas (spiritual practices) that can be continued every day on your own, a balanced range of practices, systematically and fully explained.
Breath
Pranayamas
Energy breathing practices to cleanse, balance and increase your energies for daily life, stress management and spiritual evolution, including in-depth practice and theory.
Breath
Advanced Pranayamas
For those who already practise and want to go further.
Gentle
Gentle Yoga
For those who want to go deeper into the subtle levels and develop awareness.
Challenge
Yoga Challenge
An intermediate-level daily sadhana practice that includes Surya Namaskara and a balanced set of practices to harmonize and awaken the chakras, supporting overall health.
Challenge
Extra Yoga Challenge
For those who are more flexible and want a stronger practice.
Cleansing practices · single sessions
Shatkarmas
Cleansing practices done with warm saline water, taught one to one.
Shatkarma
Laghoo Shankaprakshalana
An intestinal wash that cleanses the alimentary canal and the pranic body, purifies the blood and prepares the body for deep sadhana. Traditionally used for constipation, gas, excess weight, diabetes, joint pain and in drug rehabilitation.
Shatkarma
Kunjal Kriya
An upper stomach wash that clears energy blocks from the chakras and releases emotional and psychic blockages. Traditionally used for breathing problems, acidity, bile imbalance, allergies, nasal congestion, sinusitis, headache, migraine and depression.
Shatkarma
Jala Neti
A nasal wash that clears the nasal passages and sinuses and stimulates ajna chakra (third eye). Traditionally used for allergies, coughs and colds, sinusitis, and ear, nose and throat problems.
5–10 day courses
Higher Yogas
Higher
Mudras & Bandhas
Psychic locks and attitude links of body, hands and face to awaken and redirect our pranic energies for health and spiritual practice (sadhana).
Sound
Naada Yoga
The yoga of sound, singing through the chakras, listening to the deep silence, and sourcing the deep vibration.
Prana
Prana Vidya
A Higher Yoga for purifying, balancing and raising the pranic energies, for self-purification, energizing and self-healing.
Attitude
Pratipaksha Bhaavana, Attitudinal Yoga
Becoming aware of and strengthening our attitudes, with ancient techniques from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, used to become calmer and more loving.
Meditation
Yoga Meditation for Happiness
Which yoga meditations to practise for contentment, and how to practise them.
Elements
Pancha Maha Bhuta Meditation
Identifying with the individual tattwas or elements and connecting with their cosmic counterparts. Feeling the Oneness of Creation.
Chakras
Chakra Sadhana
Purifying, balancing and awakening your chakras and nadis and incorporating this into your daily practice.
Kriya
Kriya Yoga Preparation
Familiarize yourself with the techniques in preparation for Kriya Yoga, the Bihar School of Yoga method of Kundalini raising.
Kundalini
Kundalini Yoga
Practices to purify, balance and awaken the chakras and nadis to further your evolution through ancient tantric techniques.
5–10 day courses
Yoga Therapy
Practice shaped around a condition rather than a syllabus. Tell us what you are carrying and Swamiji will build the sadhana around it.
Therapy
Yoga Meditation for an Ailment
Asanas, pranayamas, meditations and cleansing practices chosen for what you are living with. Among them asthma, diabetes, excess weight, back pain, arthritis and rheumatism, high blood pressure and heart trouble, breathing and gastric problems, headache, eyesight, and the stress-related conditions. Also for anxiety and depression, and for recovery after a stroke.
Counsel
Spiritual Counselling
Setting down what you are carrying, and looking for the spiritual answer to it rather than the practical one.
Alongside
Alongside Naturopathy or Ayurveda
Asanas, pranayamas, meditations and cleansing practices, with lifestyle, mantra, and bhakti, gnana and karma yoga, run alongside naturopathic or Ayurvedic treatment rather than instead of it.
5–10 day courses
Specialised Sadhanas
The same practices, arranged for a particular body or a particular time of life.
Women
Yoga Meditation for Women
Chosen for a woman's body and her life: to be strong, healthy and happy.
Pregnancy
For an Easy Delivery
For the good health of mother and baby through pregnancy and towards an easy delivery, and for invoking a special child.
Menopause
To Ease Menopause
To balance the changes of these years and put their extra energy to use, and to begin a new life of fulfilment.
Elders
For the Elderly
To keep physical and mental health, and to stay connected to Higher Spiritual Consciousness.
Teens
Yoga Meditation for Teens
Practices for concentration, for growth, and for settling the hormones.
Children
Fun Yoga for Kids
Playful practice for strength, good health and concentration, and to nurture positive samskaras.
Children
Yoga for Children in Cancer Treatment
Gentle work on body, mind and the immune system, held at whatever pace the child has that day.
Work
Yoga at the Desk
Practices that can be done sitting at your desk, to let go of stress, and to come back refreshed.
Fitness
Fitness Yoga Meditation
To stay fit, focused, positive and happy.
Stress
Stress-Busting Yoga Meditation
To release stress on the spot, and to learn to keep doing it on your own afterwards.
Balance
For Better Health & Peace of Mind
A balanced sadhana of asanas, pranayamas, mudras and meditations, with satsangs on yogic lifestyle, diet and the other observances, for a happy and healthy life.
Also available
Teacher training & requests
- Yoga Meditation Teacher Training: apprenticeships and courses available, contact us for details.
- Please ask us about other practices.
- Certificates of participation will be issued on request.
Enquire
Enquire
Dates and fees are on request. Please tell us when you would like to come and what interests you.
Staying with us for it? See the rooms. You book the room on the same form.
Please note. Yoga, Yoga Nidra, pranayama and the Ayurvedic guidance described here are practices for wellbeing. They are not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, and they do not replace your doctor or therapist. Please do not stop or change any medicine or treatment because of a course. If you have a medical or mental health condition, are pregnant, or are unsure whether a practice is right for you, speak to your doctor first and tell the teacher before you join.