All topics are part of the daily schedule:
6:00 am Morning meditation, mantra chanting and spiritual reading.
8:00 am Yoga class with energising yoga poses and breathing exercises.
10:00 am Vegetarian brunch.
Afterwards, there is time for a sauna, a massage, a walk along one of the hiking trails or sit back and read a book on the sunny terrace.
2:00 pm Workshop or lecture.
4:00 pm Yoga class. Feel your body becoming more flexible, your breath calmer and your mind clearer.
6:00 pm Vegetarian dinner.
7:30 pm Silent evening meditation and mantra chanting followed by an interesting lecture. You may like to to drink some herbal tea and retire early to bed.
During the week and at weekends we offer two sets of topics. You can participate in both at no extra charge.
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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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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.
Fri 27.1 / 3pm - Sun 29.1 / 3pm *
FURTHER TRAINING FOR YOGA TEACHERS:
BACKWARD-BENDING ASANAS AND MEDITATION POSTURES
Systematic training of the back muscles. Developing the meditation posture.
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Fri 27.1 / 3pm - Sun 29.1 / 3pm
YOGA FITNESS
This programme focuses on strengthening body and mind for all-round health.
Yoga asanas provide an optimal development of muscle strength and flexibility. This is excellent prevention against posture faults such as lordosis, kyphosis or scoliosis, and helps improve existing posture faults.
In addition to learning the natural resting breath, you will learn pranayama breathing exercises that systematically increase your vital capacity.
Relaxation exercises strengthen the nervous and immune systems.
Enjoy the energising vegetarian food, specially adapted to the yoga practice.
Fri 27.1 / 3pm - Sun 29.1 / 3pm *
THOUGHT POWER AND POSITIVE THINKING
"You sow a thought and reap an action. You sow an action and reap a habit. You sow a habit and reap a character. You sow a character and reap your destiny." Swami Sivananda
Besides the daily practice of asanas, pranayama and meditation for relaxation of body and mind, we will focus in lectures and workshops on the world of thoughts, creative life management, exercises for developing thought power, guided contemplation and visualisation.
