Calendar/Schedule at a Glance

I thought this dated list with location information might make it easier to find the best time/offering for you to join us.

Details are found under the Retreats or Workshops or Training Certification pages.

Feb 6 - 12, 2015: Recovery 2.0 Beyond Addiction FREE Online Conference

Recovery 2.0: Beyond Addiction is a free online conference that brings together the voices of 30+ professionals and thought leaders to deliver cutting-edge, inspirational, spiritual, medical and practical approaches to overcoming addictions of all kinds. We’ve gathered the best information and teachers in the world to help inspire people struggling with addiction, supporting their families and loved ones as well as those who work in the field of recovery. You will leave more aware, more empowered, and with the tools you need for successful recovery, optimal health and a life of fulfilling purpose, BEYOND ADDICTION!

Tune into the live streaming video conference from Feb 6 – 12, 2015.

Sign up for FREE here

Durga’s interview will stream Feb 6th for 24 hours only.

May 3 - 9, 2015: Nassau, Bahamas

7-day retreat $484 plus accommodation,

Web: www.sivanandabahamas.org
Email: nassau@sivananda.org

Phone: 1-866-446-5934 or 242-363-2902

The Yoga Retreat is an island paradise with crystal clear water and pure white sands… a true sanctuary of peace and natural beauty. It is located across the bay from Nassau on one of the finest beaches of the world. Five and a half acres of tropical paradise await you where you will find a heaven far from the hectic demands of everyday life.

The Retreat is built around a semi-closed outdoor meditation temple. There are spacious exercise platforms facing the warm blue green water of the Caribbean. Swaying palms provide you with shade and shelter. You can stay in one of our cozy wooden cabins, or if you prefer, you may pitch a tent in the quiet coconut grove. Here is the perfect environment for you to enjoy the warm companionship of like-minded people from around the world.

Pleasant, simple lodgings include a choice of semi-private rooms overlooking the ocean, or comfortable cabins clustered around an oriental-style footbridge. Tents may be pitched in a shady coconut grove. Advanced reservation is necessary. As some categories of accommodation fill quickly, we recommend you reserve early.

You do not need to be a yoga practitioner to come on the retreat. Although the teaching makes reference to the 12 steps, Yoga of Recovery is an independent retreat for people in recovery. It is not affiliated with any 12-step program and it is not a requirement that guests are a member of any 12-step program. Attendance at the open 12-step meeting is optional.

We require alcohol/chemically dependent guests to have at least three months of continuous sobriety. Those with eating disorders and behavioral addictions (relationships, gambling, spending etc.) should have enough stability to embark on this work.

Ayurvedic Consultations are available with Durga during the retreat for additional fee – book with Durga when you arrive.   Ayurvedic treatments are available at an additional cost through the Well-Being Center.  It is recommended to book treatments in advance of the course

May 14-17, 2015: YoR Retreat weekend at Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs FL

Yoga of Recovery Retreat with Yogi Amrit Desai

Enroll Today: 352-685-3001 or admissions@amrityoga.org
Tuition: $799 includes meals and accommodations

Have you ever said “I just seem to have an addictive personality”? Many of us have although that does not lead us to search out the nearest rehab – indeed most of us notice our addictive cycles around many things other than, or along with drugs and alcohol.

Whether you’re in recovery or would just like a new perspective on how to really grow rather than slipping and sliding on your own best intentions, this workshop will offer you new tools for self-understanding and care. We’ll offer the best in behavioral health care from both Yoga and Ayurveda.

Let’s take the energy we use up maintaining, justifying and wrestling with our addictive personalities and transform it to deepen our understanding of our life, embodied self and purpose.

• Gurudev (Yogi Amrit Desai) Darshan and Q&A on how Yoga helps us overcome all addictions
• Daily practice of Amrit Yoga and/or Amrit Method of Yoga Nidra with Collette
• The Roots of our Addictive Personalities/behaviors (6 Tenets of YoR)
• How do we get from Struggling and stuck in a rut to release, relief and stability? (Gunas – down and out of addiction Chronic stress response – your stress signature (Gunas and Doshas – Restless, Irritable, Discontent – Hospitals, Jail & Institutions to Happy, Joyous and Free)
• Emotional Regulation through simple sense self soothing techniques (Life is Sweet – Sattvic sweet self care suggestions)

May 28 - 31, 2015: Upstate New York - Catskills, NY, USA

(Retreat fee $250 plus 3 nights accommodations $60-$155 per night, arrive Thursday afternoon May 28, leave afternoon Sunday May 31)

Web: sivananda.org/ranch
Email: yogaranch@sivananda.org
Phone: 1-845 436 6492

The Yoga Ranch is located 100 miles from New York City, on 77 acres in the New York Catskills. A shortline bus from Penn Station takes you there in just over one hour from NY city.  There are two guest buildings; one is a turn-of-the-century farmhouse, the other a small 1920′s hotel built by the original owners as a place to provide fresh air for their NYC neighbors. Most accommodation is in simple shared rooms or single rooms, with separate, shared bathrooms.  Several small apartments with private bathrooms are also available.  Tenting is also welcome.

June 19 - 22, 2015: Yogaville, Buckingham, VA

4-day retreat $295 plus accommodation

Registration begins Friday 4 pm, Program begins Friday 8 pm and ends on Monday at 12 pm/noon – See more at: 

Web: www.yogaville.org
Email: ARC@iyiva.org
Phone: Domestic: (800) 858-YOGA (9642), Int’l: (434) 969-2048

This retreat offers a comprehensive program that integrates Ayurveda and Yoga with recovery tools and 12-Step Principles, for a holistic mind, body and spirit approach for all those affected by addiction and self-destructive behaviors, and for people with family members with histories of addiction.

We explore the root causes of addiction and healing from addiction using a multi-dimensional perspective, focusing on healing the physical body, strengthening the mind and cultivating Sattva—peace and serenity. Every age group and all addictive and self-destructive tendencies are addressed.

Among other things, you will also explore deeper aspects of the physical dimension of healing from addiction through Ayurveda, that works at healing and purifying the body and mind.

Please note: we require alcohol/chemically dependent guests to have at least three months of continuous sobriety. Those with eating disorders and behavioral addictions (relationships, gambling, spending, etc.) should have enough stability to embark on this work.

Private Ayurvedic consultations and body treatments will also be available (additional fee and pre-booking required).

Situated on the banks of the James River in Buckingham, Virginia with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop, Yogaville encompasses over 600 acres of serene, wooded landscape.

The most popular accommodations are Dormitory Accommodations – shared room and shared bath. Private dormitory rooms with shared bathrooms are also available for one or two people. Private rooms are available in our two Lotus Guest Houses. You may also bring your own tent, bedding and towels and camp in a quiet, wooded area. Campers have use of bathroom, shower, and laundry facilities nearby. Tent sites are available both with and without platforms.

July 28 - 31, 2015: Grass Valley, California, USA

 4-day retreat $250 plus accommodation

Web: www.sivanandayogafarm.org
Email: yogafarm@sivananda.org
Phone: 800-469-9642 or 530-272-9322
Guest feedback from previous Yoga of Recovery retreat at The Yoga Farm -

“I came to the YoR retreat mainly to grow in my sprituality and bring more yoga into my daily life. The benefits that I have gained have far exceeded my expectations. I learned how disconnected I was to myself and how I was filling myself with empty promises and worldly goods that left me feeling more depleted than before I started. I gained a connectedness to my body and soul that I have never experienced before. I am able to listen to what my body needs (not what it has been programmed to want) and satisfy that need with what I have learned. … The Yoga of Recovery retreat gave me the courage, as well as settled some underlying fears, …. The lectures helped me to gain insight into my addictive behaviors that I had been engaging in even though I was 14 years sober. I learned how to eat and take care of needs that had gone ignored in the past. By better understanding who I am through the Ayurveda ways of living, I feel as if I have found the person I was always meant to become. Underneath the fear, the weight, the food, the emotions, and the shame, my experience at the Ashram and Yoga of Recovery retreat have helped me to find the courage to change and be more connected to myself, my higher power, and my larger community. I would recommend this retreat to anyone in or out of recovery who is searching for a deeper sense of self.”

The Yoga Farm is in the beautiful Sierra foothills of Northern California - surrounded by rolling hills, forests of oak and pine, and clear streams. Here are 70 acres of secluded peace and solitude, where the sounds of nature soothe the mind and body – ideal for yoga retreats and meditation.  In spring and summer yoga classes are held on the outdoor deck shaded by a grove of oak trees.  You can take a meditative walk in our Peace Miracle Labyrinth; casual, contemplative walks around the beautiful 40 acres, and the adjacent 30 acres or hike the 108 steps to Siva hill.  A cedar sauna is open year round.  Pleasant, simple lodging in dorms, double occupancy rooms or cabins.  Our cabins are set on the hillside overlooking the pond and surrounded by the natural beauty of the ashram, providing total peace and tranquility.  If you prefer to sleep closer to nature in the fresh, clean open air you can bring your own camping gear.

Ayurvedic Consultation and Body Treatment available for additional fee. Book early to ensure availability of therapists.

April 11-14, 2016: Nassau, Bahamas

Yoga of Recovery Symposium

with Swami Sitaramamanda, Durga Leela, and special guests TBA

This Yoga of Recovery symposium brings together pioneers in the field of Spirituality, Yoga and Recovery. Join us for an exploration of cutting-edge, practical, inspirational teachings about addiction, recovery and personal transformation.  Learn how to recognize addiction, the different types of addictions, compulsive behaviors, craving and clinging, and how we view addiction in ourselves and others. Explore the similarities between the eight limbs yoga and the 12 steps programs. Find out how to overcome compulsive behaviors and cravings. Discover the light beyond the darkness of addiction. Experience the effects of sense- therapies and other yoga and ayurveda techniques for recovery and well being.

Swami Sitaramananda is the Director of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California, and a direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda. She has many years of experience teaching meditation, Yoga philosophy and positive thinking all over the world. She has authored a Positive Thinking Manual and is an expert in the art of teaching positive thinking and how to deal with the mind and emotions.  http://www.sivanandabahamas.org/

April 11 - 16, 2016: Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas

Yoga of Recovery Symposium

with Swami Sitaramamanda, Durga Leela, and special guests TBA

5-day Yoga Vacation Program $29 per day plus accommodation ($60-127 per night, includes 2 meals per day)

Ayurvedic Consultation and Body Treatment available for additional fee.  Book early to ensure availability of therapists.

 Web: www.sivanandabahamas.org
Email: nassau@sivananda.org

Phone: 1-866-446-5934 or 242-363-2902

This Yoga of Recovery symposium brings together pioneers in the field of Spirituality, Yoga and Recovery. Join us for an exploration of cutting-edge, practical, inspirational teachings about addiction, recovery and personal transformation.  Learn how to recognize addiction, the different types of addictions, compulsive behaviors, craving and clinging, and how we view addiction in ourselves and others. Explore the similarities between the eight limbs yoga and the 12 steps programs. Find out how to overcome compulsive behaviors and cravings. Discover the light beyond the darkness of addiction. Experience the effects of sense- therapies and other yoga and ayurveda techniques for recovery and well being.

Swami Sitaramananda is the Director of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California, and a direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda. She has many years of experience teaching meditation, Yoga philosophy and positive thinking all over the world. She has authored a Positive Thinking Manual and is an expert in the art of teaching positive thinking and how to deal with the mind and emotions.