Positive Thinking, Living life with joy
3 - 7 May
With our thoughts we hold in our hands the most powerful tools of self transformation. Thoughts are the source of all our actions, they are the silent bricks that build our lives
We carry the responsibility for the quality of our thoughts, for the way we develop our thoughts and so choose the direction in which our life will go. We come to realise that we are the authors of our own life.
Thought is the most creative power in the universe and when the potential contained in the thought is realised, it is the beginning of great spiritual growth.
Wednesday 3 May
4pm | Asana class: Deepening the relaxation experience |
6pm | Vegetarian Dinner |
7.30pm | Satsang: Devotion, the sweetness of life |
Thursday 4 May
6.30am | Satsang: The art of simplicity |
8.15am | Asana class: The strength of the twelve basic postures |
10am | Light breakfast |
10.45am | Karma yoga |
12.00pm | Vegetarian lunch |
1.30pm | Workshop: What is a thought, how are habitual thought patterns formed? |
4.00pm | Asana class: Dynamic forward bends |
7.30pm | Silent meditative walk |
Friday 5 May
6.30am | Satsang: Pranayama, renew your life energy |
8.15am | Class with prolonged pranayama practice |
10am | Light breakfast |
10.45am | Karma yoga |
12.00pm | Vegetarian lunch |
1.30pm | Workshop: Transforming negative thoughts and emotions |
4.00pm | Asana class: Variations in the shoulderstand cycle |
7.30pm | Ganesha puja |
Saturday 6 May
6.30am | Silent meditative walk |
8.15am | Light breakfast |
9am | Karma yoga |
10.30am | Asana class: Stimulating the solar plexus with asanas |
12.00pm | Vegetarian lunch |
1.30pm | Creative visualisation: Yogic techniques to focus on the positive and to kindle creativity |
4.00pm | Asana class: Meditative asana class |
6.00pm | Satsang: Swami Sivananda, his vision for the world |
Sunday 7 May
6.30am | Satsang: Conscience, the light of the soul |
8.15am | Asana class: Beyond physical relaxation |
10am | Light breakfast |
10.45am | Karma yoga and packing |
12.00pm | Vegetarian lunch |
1.30pm | Workshop: Relaxation, the master key to regaining positivity & inner serenity |
Participation
Workshop only: £25
Residential course
Dormitory (4 – 8 beds) £340
Teachers
The workshop and satsangs will be given by Swami Kailasananda, Yoga Acharya and Swami Jyotirmayananda, the director of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre in London.
Course venue
The course will be held in the Sivananda Centre in London – a spiritual oasis amid the pressures of city life. Situated in a quiet residential area, the centre’s welcoming reception area, spacious studios and beautiful peace garden provide an ideal setting for practising yoga, meditation and relaxation. You are welcome to stay in the centre for the length of the course, accommodation will be in a shared room. It is also possible to attend individual workshops, classes and satsangs in case you are unable to participate in the full course.
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