Yoga Vacation Week and Positive Thinking

07/12/10 to 07/18/10

Taught by Swami Padmapadananda •

Vacation Details

One of the main reason of stress is our negative feeling and thoughts. Negativities are prevalent nowadays in our busy, fast pace life. Our interactions with others seem to be more negative than bringing comfort and joy. Our minds are saturated and our sensitivity numbed with overload information and the confusion and despair that come from local, national or world news. In this atmosphere, it is difficult for us to access our innate positive and joyful nature, and remember the goodness of men and the grace of God. We lost faith and doubt our path and worry about where the world is going and what will become of us . We need to see clearly and take a break from our busy life to recharge and reconnect with the beauty and meaning of life. We can not change the external but we can change our outlook about it. We can not redo the past and it is not helpful to worry about the future, but we can live in the solid present and make the best of it. There will be workshops and lectures specifically on the power of thoughts, how to be in the present, and how to turn negative feelings and thoughts to positive feelings. How to manage stress and respond positively to challenges. Yoga psychology and philosophy have a wealth of techniques and information that will help us to cope.

\"Some want to get out of the city life of excitement for a while in order to enjoy the peace of nature. Others go to big resorts to find peace and happiness. But the very thing they search for - that is, peace and happiness - cannot be found in such resorts, because of the lack of self-control and self-discipline.

An ordinary person, whether a businessman, professional, house-wife, or even a millionaire with all the wealth inevitable millionaire\'s million problems, goes for a vacation to have rest and relaxation in an atmosphere where they can forget their routine life, filled with worries and anxieties. During the holidays, they try to drown their sorrows, worries, and problems with alcohol, music, dances and other excitements in the evening, and during the day they just lie on a sun-soaked beach, take leisurely walks or a swim in the warm, tropical waters of the ocean. Some may take to their favorite golf course and others will concentrate on a fishing rod. Some may sit around in fashionable restaurants with all kinds of foods and drinks, while their mouths puff out smoke like a chimney. At night, they attend cocktail parties and dancing may last until four a.m. They come to their rooms semi-conscious, sometimes unconscious.

Let us analyze a little. Did they really enjoy their holidays? Did they really get the peace and happiness for which they took their vacation?

The answer is no. They will come back from their vacation and would need a vacation from their vacation. Yoga vacation, on the contrary, is a discipline venture of the body-mind-spirit, and allows you to come back to your life challenges refreshed and recharged from deep within.\"- Swami Vishnu-devananda

Yoga Life, 1971

\"Why Take a Vacation at the Yoga Camp?\" article

Come relax at the ashram and participate in our daily schedule. During this week we will also take a trip to the beautiful, serene Yuba river.

Curriculum

There will be workshops and lectures specifically on the power of thoughts, how to be in the present, and how to turn negative feelings and thoughts to positive feelings. How to manage stress and respond positively to challenges. Yoga psychology and philosophy have a wealth of techniques and information that will help us to cope.

Daily Schedule

6-8am Satsang: Guided silent meditation practice, chanting and lecture
8-10am Yoga Class
10am Brunch
11am Karma Yoga
1-3pm Positive Thinking Workshop
3-4pm Free Time and Nature walks
4-6pm Yoga Class
6pm Dinner
7-8pm Free Time
8-10pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture

Cost

Price of accomodations for 6 nights.  See below for accomodation rates.

Arrival and Departure

The course will begin at 7pm on Friday, July 12th with orientation, and will end at 3pm on Sunday, July 18th.

What to Bring

Thought Power by Swami Sivananda

Essentials of Yoga Practice and Philosophy by Swami Sitaramananda

Positive Thinking Manual

Books are available in the boutique.

Other: slip on shoes, loose comfortable clothing, writing materials, meditation shawl or blanket, yoga mat, flashlight.
All books and materials are available in our boutique.

Reservations

To reserve a place for this course, please register online or email yogafarmregistration@sivananda.org. Then please call to give us your credit card deposit and confirm your reservation.
A deposit paying for your first night\'s stay is required for your reservation. Please note that in case of cancellation, no refund will be given. A credit note for other programs at the Yoga Farm (valid for one year) will be given.

Tuition Discounts

TTC graduates 10%
Seniors (60+) 10%

About Swami Padmapadananda
Swami Padmapadananda was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and began his yoga practice in 1970. He is a senior disciple of Swami Vishnu devananda and was initiated as a sannyasi in 1979. He was named after a disciple of Sankaracharya, Padmapada, the "lotus-footed one". Noted for his heart and humor, he is by nature a 'Bhakta', one who is easily drawn to Bhakti Yoga (the yoga of devotion). Swami Padmapadananda has directed Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in Israel, London, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and the Yoga Ranch in upstate New York. He presently directs the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in San Francisco. He is part of the teaching team of the Yoga Farm, where he conducts various programs during the year.