Yasodhara Workshops and Satsangs Online

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our satsangs, classes, workshops, course and online retreats provide  opportunities to get together in many ways for mantra, discussion, asanas and reflection.

They can be especially supportive while you are staying at home due to the Coronavirus precautions.

Satsangs

Join us for an uplifting time of meditation, songs and reflection. Chant mantras for your friends, family, world peace and any special concerns. A perfect way to start your weekend.

The next satsang will be on the 17th September 21

Times: Fortnightly, Friday mornings 10-10.45 am (London and Lisbon), 11-11.45 am (Berlin and Budapest) [link

Where: By Zoom – often led from England but with the participation musicians, speakers and musicians from a variety of countries.

All welcome, no fee, donations welcomed for our Yoga charity, the Radha House Association Charity no 1057281, which helps people to get to experience yoga at Yasodhara Ashram.

Contact: jane.a@yasodharayoga.org for more information or to provide your email address for the Zoom link to satsang.

 

Yasodhara Ashram Online Satsangs

For a real treat, go to YouTube for prerecorded satsangs you can enjoy whenever you feel you ready for a top up of Light and joy. Set some time aside anytime to participate in your own satsang at the Temple of Light.

with Swami Lalitananda orSwami Sukhananda and other

 

 

Workshops

Rebirth: Annual AGM, Satsang and Retreat –  Friday, 12 – Saturday, 13 November 2021
in person in Pakefield and online via zoom

Join us for our annual community gathering. This flexible, online and in person event will be hosted on the Friday from Yasodhara Ashram and on the Saturday from our Pakefield retreat centre (Suffolk, England). Join us for some of the program or all of it. Attend in person in Pakefield or online via zoom. (Available to stay overnight in Pakefield is limited to ensure safe distancing, so please contact us soon if you would like to stay.)

 

When: Friday, 12 November, 6 pm to Saturday, 13 November 3.30pm

Contact: James

Cost: All welcome, pay what you can. Friday Satsang by donation; suggested £/€20 per class.
Please have your journal ready and bring your own mat where possible.

 

Radha House Association, Annual General Meeting – Friday 12 November: 2021 – live on Zoom

Yasodhara Yoga teachers offer their time and experience as Karma Yoga, passing the funds they receive to our small charity and others donate to attend satsangs or to support Yasodhara Ashram. All our funds are dedicated to helping to support the Teachings – bringing the Teachings to you ,or helping students with bursaries or supporting stays at the Ashram.

You can join us to find out more and begin your reflection on the theme of Rebirth this year – What does this mean to you? What needs to emerge now?

When: Friday, 12 November, 6 pm to 7pm (London/Lisbon time, add an hour for Central Europe)

Cost: No fee, all welcome

Contact: James for Zoom link

 

Satsang from the Temple of Light with Swami Sukhananda – Friday, 12 November 2021 – live on Zoom

Chant mantra, sing bhajans, meditate together in this beautiful, sacred space. Prepare your own space, with a candle and a comfortable cushion or chair and join us for an uplifting time together.

When: Friday, 12 November, 7 pm to 8pm (London/Lisbon time, add an hour for Central Europe)

Cost: By donation, all welcome

Contact: James for Zoom link

 

Rebirth Retreat – Saturday 13 November 2021

As winter approaches, once again we prepare to withdraw inside, preparing for colder, shorter days. How can we use this time to nurture ourselves and the our seeds of creativity and possibility?

In the caves of the mountain occurs the transformation that takes one beyond the rational mind. This is a process of rebirth. It is like retiring into an enormous womb, to emerge anew. For those who would go to the mountain to spend time in seclusion for meditation,  who have the stamina and courage to retreat in this way, the ascent can be the preparation. (Swami Radha, Hatha Yoga; the Hidden Language, Tadasana, p59)

 

Hidden Language class with JaneCatherine

When: Saturday, 13 November, 10 am

Shared lunch (in Pakefield). Bring something to share

Reflect on our theme of Rebirth with James

When: Saturday, 13 November, 2pm

Contact: James for information and zoom link for both of these sessions

Cost: All welcome, pay what you can; suggested £/€20 per class.

Please have your journal ready a mat and blanket if you have them.

 

 

Saraswati Workshop Saturday, 22 January 2022 –  zoom and in Enfield with Devani

Connect with the goddess Saraswati to refine self-expression and nurture your creativity

“Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge, music, art and wisdom. The name Saraswati translates to “One Who Flows” in acknowledgement of the original form she took as a river in India. It is said that she transformed to that which is formless to inspire human beings in bringing forth their most creative expressions. Yasodhara Ashram is part of the Saraswati yoga lineage.”

 

When: Saturday 22 January 2022, 2pm – 4pm

Contact:  Devani  or 079 82805535 – she will advise you on how to get onto Zoom for the class

 

 

 

Other online

Join James for a new online reflection group starting in January 2021, meeting fortnightly. We will start with an exploration of Kundalini Yoga for the West. If you are interested, please let James know: 

 

When: Mondays fortnightly – Starting 11 January 2021

Contact: James

 

Regular Classes, Reflection Groups and Satsangs – various languages

Join our online community with teachers and students.

If you want to stay in touch, especially if you would like to participate in reflection and discussion, and would welcome or talk with Yasodhara Yoga teachers and others who have some experience of Yasodhara Yoga, the Dream Groups or the post YDC Online Group are for you!. These offer an opportunity for shared spiritual practices and a way to step back, to address life’s challenges, to find your next steps forward.

We are currently offering on-line opportunities on 3 languages and you will more opportunities by clicking on the link here:

 

 

Recent Online Yoga

 

Swami Radhananda: a celebration of life – 8 September 2021

Join the YYEN group on 8 September 2021 as we remember Swami Radhananda. With a memorial taking place at Yasodhara Ashram on this day, we will come together to send our collective love and thanks.
It will be a time of honouring her radiant luminosity and her contribution to the Ashram, to each of us, and to the world. Let’s gather together and remember this wise and kind woman who helped so many of us on our way.

 

 

Dream Workshop – Saturday, 11 September 2021 – on zoom and in Enfield with Devani

 

Dreams are a gateway to intuition—sometimes inspiring, always mysterious and often confusing. They carry messages waiting to be opened and understood. What is my next step? What can I learn from a difficult situation? What gives my life meaning? Learn a time-tested method to invite your dream symbols to speak, offering guidance and clear steps to action.

 

Strength and Flexibility – YYEN Summer Retreat and Satsang from the Temple of Light  July 2021 – Zoom

A day to spend with your yoga practice, supported with suggested refections, coming together to share our insights.

Followed by a Satsang with Swami Sukhananda from the Temple of Light..

 

 

 

Kundalini Yoga: Schritte zur Freiheit, Juin 2021 – Zoom

mit Swami Sukhananda

Kundalini Yoga bietet dir eine symbolische Abbildung deines Geistes. Diese zeigt dir, wie die Yoga Praxis helfen kann, aus deiner inneren Weisheit zu schöpfen und voran zu gehen, unabhängig davon wie gerade die Situation ist. Erforsche die Power des Yoga durch eine Methode der Selbstanalyse und mit Hilfe von Meditationspraktiken, um dein Leben zu transformieren. Jede Wahl die du triffst, jeden Schritt, den du machst kann helfen, Grenzen zu überwinden und dein Potential zu erkennen.

 

Write Your Life –  July 2021 with Swami Sukhananda

Open to your inner voice in this unique class that combines the practices of Yoga with writing. In a Hidden Language of Hatha Yoga process, you will be guided to reflect on how Hatha poses relate to your mind, body and spirit – and your life. Using Mantra and meditation you will explore the power of Saraswati to unlock your creative potential. Your reflections will then be the seeds of inspiration that blossom in writing exercises that reveal how the story of your life can evolve. Suitable for anyone, whether beginner or experienced with yoga and/or writing.

 

 

Spring Retreat – The Miracle of Life – April 2021 – Zoom

A day for joining together from many places.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflection with Carol and Jacqueline, Hidden Language: Hatha Yoga with Jovita

Satsang in the Temple of Light with Swami Sukhananda and Niamh

It was wonderful to be together and a special treat to have the ashram with us. (James, England)

I enjoyed the day very much. It is great to be together again in this way. (Jovita, Portugal)

it was a nice energy to be able to experience directly in the temple. (Diva, Netherlands)

an uplifting satsang and a lovely day. Thank you, everyone who made it possible. (Jaqueline, England)

A most relaxing and light hearted day. A day to reflect deeply on the Miracle of Life and how nourishing that is.  I hope that i continue to return to that connection at infinitum.  People’s reflections, and satsang were so inspiring. (Carol, England)

All mysteriously and beautifully connected with the theme. I felt light and refreshed at the end of the day. A very valuable time! (Devani, England)

 

Daily Morning chanting for Swami Radhananda January through March 2021

Many people joined these session, from Europe and also the rest of the world.

Gratitude and Light!

 

 

 

 

Love Each Other – Satsang from the Temple of Light at Yasodhara Ashram & online weekend AGM retreat –  November 2020

The theme for our weekend of gathering together this year was Joy is the Gift of Love. Swami Sukhananda started with a live Satsang, with Stine Marie, Niamh, Judith and Francesca assisting – 24 of us participated from 9 countries in our first Transatlantic live Satsang.

We reflected on questions about how we can love one another and stay together to support our growth towards the Light in a world where borders have closed and travel has become more difficult.

These are Swami Radha’s words from her last message: Stay together, love each other, support this work and the Ashram in the spirit it was started, granting each other the freedom to have their personal experience of God. Strengthen your faith, and you will have no need for seeking acceptance by others. Open the doors of your heart… Be persistent. Suspend judgment and instead, try to understand.

You can view the Satsang here

It really was so special to have satsang from the Temple! And I would like that to happen again. (Jane, England)

 

Two Weekends of Yoga with the Sivananda Centre, Budapest – October 2020

There is a wisdom in the cells of the body. (Yoga of Healing by Swami Radha)

We took the themes of Yoga and Healing, Gurudasana and 2020 Vision, and My Body as a Temple for a series of workshops over two weekends.

The workshops showed me, that it is possible to look differently at my body. It raised new thoughts in me and the answers on your questions, which I never asked myself, were surprising. I hope I will be able to keep this experience at least for some time, and to have a better relationship with my body. (Budapest, October 2020)

 

Cultivating Compassion  –  August 2020

Loving Kindness to all.

This two session, three day program, with meditations, discussion sessions, Hatha Yoga asanas and reflective walks in nature, brought together students from Hungary, Portugal, England, Germany and Canada.

First of all thank you for the workshop, it was lovely to connect with you through the net, take a glimpse of the amazing scenery you have from the ashram, and see all the girls from various places in the world! (Melinda, Budapest)