West Coast Teacher's Meeting

09/17/10 to 09/19/10

Presented by Swami Sitaramananda •

Meeting Details

An annual gathering of West Coast Teachers for support, study and exchange. Free for active teachers in Sivananda Yoga and Vedanta centers and ashrams. Accommodations are one-third of the normal rate for all TTC graduates.

This is a time to come together and reconnect with the teaching and the Sivananda Family. It is an opportunity to do your own Sadhana and receive instruction and guidance in your personal practice and teaching, recharging your pranic battery to keep the inspiration strong!

Curriculum

This year's meeting will focus on 'Meditation and the Four Paths of Yoga' . There will also be teaching workshops and discussion forums on topics TBA.

Swami Sitaramananda will be leading the meeting, along with Swami Pranavananda, Swami Padamapadananda and Kailas Chaitanya.

Daily Schedule

Normal ashram daily schedule (below), with special classes and workshops for teachers, to be announced.

6-8am Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture
8-10am Asana Class
10am Brunch
11am Karma Yoga
1-3pm Sivananda Teachers Workshop
3-4pm Free Time and Nature walks
4-6pm Asana Class - teaching workshop
6pm Dinner
7-8pm Om Namo Narayanaya chanting (optional)
8-10pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture

This year we also have a special treat - Keshavacarya Das and Kamaniya will come to give a Kirtan concert during one of the evening Satsangs, to be announced.

Pre-requisite

This meeting is open to all TTC graduates and active Sivananda Yoga teachers.

Cost

Accommodations will be a discounted price of one-third normal accommodations cost, starting from $17/day (tent), and Free for active teachers at SYVC.

Arrival and Departure

The meeting will begin at 8pm on Friday, Sept. 17th and will end on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 3pm.

We will have the Sadhana, Silence and Sutra Study course before the meeting, from Sept. 12-17, specially for teachers with discounted rates. Please try to come early for that.

Resegistration

Please call 530-272-9322 to make your reservation, or register online.

Textbooks - recommended

The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga

Sivananda Companion to Yoga

TTC Manual

Meditation and Mantras by Swami Vishnu-Devananda

About Swami Sitaramananda
Swami Sitaramananda is a Yoga and Meditation teacher for more than 25 years. She is presently the main teacher of the Yoga Teachers Training Courses offered at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, CA where she is serving as the director. She also teaches at other Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams & Centers in India and Nassau, Bahamas, Asia, as well as Centers along the West Coast USA, including her birth country, Vietnam. She is a direct disciple of Swami Vishnu-devananda. She was nominated by her teacher as Goraknath acharya (spiritual teacher, one of the holders of the lineage) in 1989. Her lectures are based on the four classical paths of yoga as well as the 5 points of Health.