Fri 9.12 / 3pm - Sun 11.12 / 3pm
Yoga@home
The daily yoga practice at home lets you tap new energy, which can change your outlook on life.
Workshops introduce the most effective exercises for the daily routine, based on various asana sequences with a duration of at least 15 minutes. In an introduction to the practice of concentration and meditation, you will learn the time-honoured techniques of gaining control over the mind – a kind of mental hygiene for daily life.
A cooking workshop gives practical tips for optimising your diet for both body and mind.
All this, together will a list of recommended reading, will equip you for successful Yoga@Home.
Fri 9.12 / 3pm - Sun 11.12 / 3pm
AYURVEDA, YOGA AND HEALTH
You learn the basics of Ayurveda and the Ayurvedic science of nutrition, including many recipes and tips for your body type.
The physical and mental characteristics of the three body types – Vata, Pitta, Kapha – are clarified. In addition to the yogic guidelines for optimal nutrition, you will learn how to find the ideal balance of the six food tastes. A workshop on typical spices, their effects and constitution-related uses prepares you for the Ayurveda cooking course: Together, we prepare an Ayurvedic menu with grains, vegetables, pulses, salad and dessert.
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Fri 9.12 / 3pm - Sun 11.12 / 3pm
YOGA TEACHERS’ TRAINING PREP COURSE
>> Info Yoga Teachers' Training Course
Tue 20.12 / 3pm - Thur 22.12 / 3pm *
Vegetarianism and Ecology
with Martin Schlatzer, nutritional ecologist, University of Vienna
Topics:
• Animal husbandry and its impact on climate change
• Sustainable nutrition by 2050? Nutrition and the conflicting interests of environmental protection and nutritional safety.
Martin Schlatzer publishes articles and books and gives lectures on the topic of vegetarian nutrition, as well as on nutrition in the context of health, the environment, climate and society.
Thu 22.12.2011 / 3pm - Sun 8.1.2012 / 3pm
Special programme for
Christmas and New Year
Bring the year to a close in a relaxed atmosphere full of new inspiration.
Meditation practice, dynamic workshops and lectures with experienced instructors, winter
walks, downhill and cross-country skiing, vegetarian delicacies and many special guests.
Christmas Party with Yoga Acharyas, staff and yoga teachers from all over Europe. Mantra
chanting and meditation, international Christmas carols and Christmas message, festive
meal and surprises. New Year’s Eve Celebration and Peace Concert with meditation,
mantras and music.
The special programmes are covered by the general daily rate for yoga vacation and are
open to all participants. Special programmes recommended for yoga teachers.
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Thur 22.12 / 3pm - Mon 26.12 / 3pm
Asana-Special:
Anatomical Details in the Asana
With Swami Narayanananda
- Exploring th range of spinal movements
- Balance for the nervous system
- Asanas and the internal organs
- Asanas in harmony with the 5 elements
Swami Narayanananda is the director of the Sivananda Yoga Centre in Munich and a
dynamic instructor.
Thur 22.12 / 3pm - Mon 26.12 / 3pm
Lecture series
Yoga – Expansion of Consciousness
With Swami Sivadasananda, Yoga Acharya
- Ashtanga – eight steps towards union of body, mind and soul
- The subtle anatomy of asanas and pranayama
- Willpower, concentration and meditation
Swami Sivadasananda is a senior student of Swami Vishnudevananda who has taught
workshops in yoga teacher training courses around the world for many years. He is known
for his profound knowledge and his dynamic and precise teaching style.
Recommended reading: Vishnudevananda Upadesha by Swami Vishnudevananda
Thur 22.12 / 3pm - Thur 29.12 / 3pm
Spiritual Highlight
South Indian Temple Meditations
With a priest from India.
Traditional temple ceremonies (Pujas) help
- Fascinating shapes of the Yantra (meditative image)
- Classical scripture recitations (Mantras)
- Symbolic hand gestures (Mudras)
Fri 23.12 / 3pm - Thur 29.12 / 3pm
Lecture series: Vitality through Ayurveda
With Sanjay Kulkarni, Ayurveda Acharya, Pune, India
Practical dietary advice for improving the digestive system and boosting the immune
system
- Daily and seasonal routines in harmony with nature
- Recipes with spices and herbs that aid digestion
- Ayurveda cleansing techniques
- Immune power from the kitchen pharmacy
Sanjay Kulkarni is an Ayurveda Acharya from Pune, India, and has taught Ayurveda around
the world for over twenty years. He draws on his wealth of knowledge to give practical
advice on how to prevent disease and develop radiant health.
Fri 23.12 / 3pm - Sat 31.12 / 3pm
Asana-Special
Sivananda Beginners’ Guide to Yoga
Learn the fundamentals of Yoga with the classical Sivananda system.
Theory:
• Basic principles of yoga for integral health.
• Overcoming stress.
• Step-by-step relaxation.
Practice:
• Abdominal breathing, deep breathing and pranayama.
• Better flexibility through the Sun Salutation.
• Basic postures with preliminary exercises and deep relaxation.
• Introduction to concentration and meditation.
Textbook: Sivananda Beginner's Guide to Yoga, Gaia Books
Sat 24.12 - Sat 31.12
CHRISTMAS Yoga Sadhana WEEK
Daily:
Before the morning Satsang: 30 minutes of Pranayama practice
11 am: Puja with a South Indian priest
12 pm: Asana coaching class with individual instruction
Before the evening Satsang: Either “OM Namo Narayanaya” chanting for world peace,
Likitha Japa (meditative mantra writing) or Sanskrit verse recitation
Sat 24.12
Christmas Party
With Yoga Acharyas, staff and yoga teachers from all over Europe.
Mantra chanting and meditation, international Christmas carols,
Christmas message, festive meal and surprises.
Tue 27.12 / 3pm - Fri 30.12 / 3pm
Asana-Special
Energy Expansion through Yoga
with Swami Sivadasananda, Yoga Acharya
- Skeletal and respiratory muscles in the Sun Salutation
- Solar plexus: Nerve plexus and energy centre
- Pranayama: Purifying and stabilising the energy pathways
- Sublimating energy through Mantra Yoga
Recommended reading: Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga
by Swami Vishnudevananda
Tue 27.12 / 3pm - Fri 30.12 / 3pm
Lecture series
Yoga – Music of the Soul
With Swami Ramapriyananda
- Mantra chanting – nectar for the nervous system
- Meditation and the four levels of sound
- The Mantra ‘OM’ – philosophy and practice
Swami Ramapriyananda is the director of the Sivananda Yoga Retreat House. She is a very
experienced teacher with great attention to detail.
Recommended reading: Meditation and Mantras by Swami Vishnudevananda
Sat 31.12 / 3pm - Tue 3.1. 2012 / 3pm
Asana-Special With individual Coaching Class
Mind–Body Dynamics in the Asanas
With Swami Atmaramananda, Yoga Acharya
- Asanas and deep relaxation
- Vital energy (Prana) and willpower
- Enhanced stretching of both body and mind
- Self-observation in one’s practice
Swami Atmaramananda is the director of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre in Berlin and
is a long-time student of Swami Vishnudevananda. He teaches in the yoga teachers’ training
courses around the world with devotion and humour.
Recommended reading: Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnudevananda
Sat 31.12 / 3pm - Tue 3.1.2012 / 3pm
Lecture Series
Know Your Self
Lectures with Swami Durgananda, Yoga Acharya
The 68 verses of Atma Bodha (Self-Knowledge) by Sankaracharya describe the
philosophical essence of being. It is a contemplative study through which restlessness,
doubts and suffering gradually disappear.
Swami Durgananda, Yoga Acharya, is a senior student of Swami Vishnudevananda and director of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres in Europe. Her practical and intuitive style of teaching is the result of intensive practice and over 30 years of teaching experience.
Recommended reading: Atma Bodha
Sat 31.12 / 8pm
New Year’s Eve Celebration and Peace Concert
Beginning the new year with meditation, mantras and music.
Sat 31.12.2011 / 3pm - Sat 7.1.2012 / 3pm
Spiritual Highlight -
the divine essence of man
with guest of honour Sri Venugopal Goswami, Bhakti Yoga Acharya, Vrindavan, North India
With guest of honour Sri Venugopal Goswami, Bhakti Yoga Acharya, Vrindavan North India
Yogic wisdom accompanied by live music – sublime Ragas and dynamic rhythms with tabla, harmonium and bamboo flute.
Experience this unique of spiritual discourse that communicates the eternal truths of the classical yoga scriptures and the ancient Indian epics.
For centuries, storytelling, poetry, music and philosophy have evolved into a spiritual art form whose many layers of meaning uplift heart and mind in equal measure.
Sri Venugopal Goswami comes from an over 500 year old family tradition. His revered father initiated him into the teachings of the classical Bhakti scriptures in the Radha Raman Temple. Sri Venugopal Goswami studied for many years under the world-famous Indian vocalist Pandit Jasraj, an award-winning leading exponent of classical Hindustani music.
Mon 2.1 / 3pm - Sun 8.1 / 3pm
Asana-Special
Sivananda Beginners’ Guide to Yoga
Learn the fundamentals of Yoga with the classical Sivananda system.
Theory:
• Basic principles of yoga for integral health.
• Overcoming stress.
• Step-by-step relaxation.
Practice:
• Abdominal breathing, deep breathing and pranayama.
• Better flexibility through the Sun Salutation.
• Basic postures with preliminary exercises and deep relaxation.
• Introduction to concentration and meditation.
Textbook: Sivananda Beginner's Guide to Yoga, Gaia Books
Wed 4.1 / 3pm - Sun 8.1 / 3pm
Asana-Special
Finding Balance with Asanas
With Swami Ramapriyananda
- Asana and body awareness
- Individual tips for better posture
- Breath expansion in the asana
- Selected variations
Recommended reading: Yoga: Your Home Practice Companion
by the Sivananda Yoga
Centres
Tue 4.1 / 3pm - Sun 8.1 / 3pm
Lecture Series
The Classical Meditation Paths of Yoga
With Swami Kailasananda, Yoga Acharya
- The Self, Karma and reincarnation
- Mindfulness, concentration and meditation
- Saguna (concrete) and Nirguna (abstract) Meditation
- Bhakti – the sublimation of emotions
- Obstacles and experiences in meditation
With Swami Kailasananda, Yoga Acharya, director of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
in England and France.
Recommended reading: Meditation and Mantras by Swami Vishnudevananda
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S RATES
(22.12.2011 - 8.1.2012)
Per day:
45 € (plus accommodation)
From 7 days: 42 € (plus accommodation)
5% Partner Discount on yoga when booking for 2 persons at the same time.
Rates valid until 8.1.2012.
ROOM AND BOARD
We will be happy to book your room and board in the adjacent eco-hotel or in a nearby
guest house. Wholesome organic vegetarian meals (2 per day)
will be served in the eco-hotel.
www.hotel-florian.at
Rates for accommodation and meals per person:
In dormitory: 39 €/ 36 € from 4 overnight stays
Shared room: 47 € / 42 € from 4 overnight stays
Triple room: 54 € / 50 € from 4 overnight stays
Double room: 59 €
Single room: 71 €
Double and single rooms can be booked for a minimum of 7 nights.
