September 4–7, 2020

with Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Dharmananda, Swami Jnaneswariananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, Andrew Foss PhD, Durga Leela, Mary Thompson, Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, Manas Kshirsagar and Swami Vashistananda

Description

This Labor Day Weekend take special workshops on how to be strong and free from anxiety during Covid-19 times. We have many special guest speakers that will enlighten us on topics about Yoga, Ayurveda, Jyotish, Vedanta and much more.

Daily Schedule

Friday, Sept 4

12:00–1:00 pm – “Intro on How to have a retreat from home” with Swami Dharmananda
2:00–3:30 pm – “Nutrition & cleansing for stress management” with Mary Thompson
4:00–6:00 pm  – Yoga Class
7:30–9:00 pm – “Facing fears, anxiety in Covid time, using Yoga and Vedanta philosophy and techniques” with Swami Sitaramananda

Saturday, Sept 5

6:00–7:30 am – “Liberation and bondage seen through Jyotish” with Andrew Foss
8:00–10:00 am   – Yoga Class
12:00–1:30 pm – “Medical Astrology and the current public health crisis” with Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar
2:00–3:30 pm  – “Ayurveda & Women’s Health” with Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar
4:00–6:00 pm  – Yoga Class
7:30–9:00 pm  – “Yoga of Recovery” with Durga Leela

Sunday, Sept 6

6:00–7:30 am  – “Jyotish and Vedanta” with Andrew Foss
8:00–10:00 am  – Yoga Class
12:00–1:30 pm – “How to strengthen respiratory cardiac system” with Swami Jnaneswariananda
2:00–3:30 pm   – “Immortality of the soul according to Bhagavad .Gita, Chapter 2” with Swami Dharmananda
4:00–6:00 pm  – Yoga Class
7:30–9:00 pm   – “Ayurveda & Health” with Durga Leela

Monday, Sept 7

6:00–8:00 am  – “Detoxification and Purification” with Manas Kshirsagar
8:00–10:00 am  – Yoga Class
12:00–1:00pm  – “Neuroplasticity and pain” with Swami Sivasankariananda
2:00–3:30 pm  –  “Final Puja” with Swami Vashistananda

Presentation Summaries

“Ayurveda Astrology: How to survive a collective and individual bad transit” with Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar
Jyotish is a helpful tool to understand an individual chart as well as nations, world events and collective humanity.
Various transits, eclipse and planetary motions can affect many of the world events including pandemics. Covid 19 has affected the whole world and has helped us understand the unexpected adversity and novel way to heal and bridge hearts. We will look at the basics of Vedic Astrology and decode the impact of planetary transits.

“How to Strengthen Womens’ Health in Time of Crisis” with Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar
Women’s Health is affected by the pandemic significantly as they balance their work, family, children and their individual health. The pandemic has generated lot of fear and anxiety that has affected our hormones, sleep and digestion.
Ayurvedic tools are very effective in boosting the immunity and daily self care rituals are proving to be the best tools for prevention. We will learn about the 5 Sense therapy, Important Spices, healing foods and time tested herbal formulations. We will also learn about some daily rituals to optimize your health & well being.

“Facing fears, anxiety in Covid time, using yoga and vedanta philosophy and techniques” with Swami Sitaramananda
Vedanta philosophy points out to our true immortal Nature, our consciousness that is untouched , unhurt, all knowledge, eternal and blissful. Yoga techniques help us to control our mind and allow us to see our true self, thus liberates us from all fears and anxieties. This is the precious teachings of Sivananda Yoga vedanta center, the combination of both Yoga and Vedanta.

“Yoga of Recovery” with Durga Leela
YoR reframes the addiction problem and solution according to the Vedic perspective. This reframing allows all of us to see our current involvement in the one addiction process that is alive and well within most of us.

“Ayurveda & Health” with Durga Leela
Health designates a process of adaptation. Ayurveda is a holistic science where there is a personalized approach towards the management of health and disease. Ayurveda’s central concept is oriented in predictive, preventive and personalized medicine – it provides us with a way to balance through self-understanding and self care, activating our organic coping capacity in the face of risk, stress, uncertainty, pain, and sickness.

“Nutrition & Cleansing for Stress management” with Mary Thompson
Our food has the power to uplift our state of mind and bring ease to our way of being or to do the opposite and worsen our stress. By bringing attention to our dietary choices we can better prepare ourselves internally for the stresses we are exposed to externally. This class will discuss the Gunas of foods, beneficial foods for managing our state of mind, and the dining habits that will calm the nervous system, support digestion, and improve our overall health.

“Immortality of the soul according to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2” with Swami Dharmananda
Our chief duty in life is to realize our Eternal nature as Atman. Sri Krishna delivers practical guidance to help us recognize the binding thought patterns (karmas) in our mind and sets us on the journey to transform these thought patterns into selfless actions that sustain our well-being through life’s daily challenges.

“Detoxification and Purification” with Manas Kshirsagar
The guiding principle of Ayurveda and the other Eastern healing arts is the interconnection of all things. We aren’t simply an isolated collection of atoms and molecules, but are an inseparable part of the infinite field of intelligence. From this holistic perspective, health isn’t merely the absence of illness or symptoms ― it is a higher state of consciousness that allows vitality, well-being, creativity, and joy to flow into our experience. In contrast, illness is a disruption ― a blockage in the flow of energy and information that creates a sense of separation or alienation from the field. Symptoms and sickness are the body’s signal that we need to restore balance, eliminate whatever is causing the blockages, and reestablish the healthy flow of energy and information. Detoxification and Purification is the best way to attain such refinement.

Date & Pricing Details

– Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7, 2020
– $150–250 sliding scale
– Individual sessions also available
– Recordings are included with the conference

Teachers

Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar
Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar is a classically trained Ayurvedic physician and a gold medalist from prestigious Pune University. A Rig Vedic Bramhin by tradition and an accomplished Clinician by training adds tremendous value to his clients and students alike. He is an insightful Medical Astrologer and Vedic Counselor. www.ayurvedichealing.net  
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Andrew Foss PhD
Andrew Foss, PhD, is the author of the book Yoga of the Planets, Their Mantras and Philosophy. He is the creator of Shri Jyoti Star, the world’s best software for Vedic Astrology. He is the President and co-founder of BAVA, the British Association of Vedic Astrology and the…  
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Swami Sitaramananda
Swami Sitaramananda is a senior acharya of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers and is director of the Sivananda Yoga Farm, California and the Sivananda Yoga Resort and Training Center, Vietnam.  She is acharya of China, Taiwan, and Japan as well. Swamiji is the organizer and teacher of…  
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Durga Leela
Durga Leela is founder of Yoga of Recovery, a comprehensive program integrating Ayurveda and Yoga with recovery tools for a holistic mind, body and spirit approach for those affected by addiction and self-destructive behaviors. Yoga of Recovery is currently offered as workshops, retreats and certificate courses. Durga holds…  
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Mary Thompson
Mary Thompson, C.A.S., P.K.S., (Ayurvedacharya), is a graduate of the California College of Ayurveda and senior teacher with certifications as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Pancha Karma Specialist. Mary is a graduate of the first graduating class of the College in 1997. In 2008 she received the Charaka…  
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Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar
Dr. Manisha is an accomplished Ayurvedic Physician and is teaching and practicing ayurvedic medicine in the west for over two decades. She is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Licensed Esthetician and specializes in Clinical Nutrition. She offers regular workshops on Ayurvedic Cooking, Skin & Beauty, Panchakarma therapies and Ayurvedic…  
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Swami Jnaneswariananda
Swami Jnaneswariananda joined the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in 1995 and has been director of centers and ashrams in Canada and Italy. She teaches Hatha Yoga, Meditation, Anatomy, and Vedanta at Teacher Training Courses in North America, Italy and India. Swami Jnaneswariananda took vows of Sannyas in 2001.…  
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Swami Dharmananda
Swami Dharmananda is assistant director of the Yoga Farm and is in charge of the Karma Yoga program.  He is a faculty of the Sivananda Institute of Health (SIHY) and is one of the main teachers of Yoga Philosophy and Meditation at the Ashram. He took sannyas vows…  
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Manas Kshirsagar
Manas Kshirsagar is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner. He comes from a Rig Vedic Bramhin tradition with an extensive Ayurvedic background. He graduated from Aloha Ayurveda Academy and completed his BS in Health and Physiology from Maharishi University of Management. He is an acclaimed Wellness Consultant, and expected to…  
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Swami Vashistananda
Swami Vashistananda comes from the Namboodri lineage in Southern India, Kerala and was the personal priest of Swami Vishnudevananda. Swamiji has been a long-time teacher of bhakti and vedanta in the Sivananda organization ever since. He has been at the Yoga farm since October 2014 and does ceremonies…  
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