Yoga Courses
Please note that schedules as listed below are sample schedules for what the days can look like.
The schedule timings vary seasonally as well as from course to course, so your schedule may not match exactly what is written here.
You will receive a detailed daily schedule upon your arrival at the ashram.
Beginner Yoga Course
The Beginner Yoga program (Foundation Course) includes prayers, pranayama, traditional yoga asana, Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita, Vedic Chanting and Meditation. Each day will conclude with Ganga Puja, Havan and Arti at sunset.
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| 6.30 - 7.00am |
Prayer / Pranayama |
| 7.00 - 8.00am |
Hatha Yoga [Traditional Ashtanga] |
| 8.30am |
Breakfast |
| 10.00 - 10.40am |
Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita |
| 10.40 - 11.20am |
Vedic Chanting |
| 12.30pm |
Lunch |
| 2.30 - 3.30pm |
Shramadana |
| 3.30 - 4.30pm |
General Asana Class [open to all] |
| 4.30 - 5:00pm |
Yoga Nidra [open to all] |
| 5.40pm |
Ganga Pooja and Havan |
| 6.00 - 7.00pm |
Ganga Aarti
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note: Late afternoon & evening schedule is subject to change according to time of Aarti, which varies slightly seasonally |
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Vinyasa Yoga Retreat - March 10 - March 22, 2008
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Morning |
| 7.15 - 8.15 am |
Pranayama & Surya/Chandra Namasakars
(Warm up gently with the Rays of the Sun) |
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| 10.00 - 11.00am |
Nada Yoga/ Mudra Techniques/
Chakra Balancing |
| 11.00 - 12.30pm |
Vinyasa Hatha Yoga Class |
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Afternoon |
| 2.30 - 3.30pm |
Discourses and Dialogues (Bhagavad-Gita, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Yoga and Ayurveda, Yoga Chikitsa and Vinyasa Yoga) |
| 3.30 - 4.30 |
Parmarth Hatha Yoga Class |
| 4.30 - 5.00 |
Yoga Nidra/ Meditation |
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Evening |
| 5.30 - 6.00pm |
Ganga Pujan & Havan |
| 6.00 - 7.00pm |
Aarati |
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1. Saturday : Only morning session classes.
2. Sunday : Kriya class in the morning.
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For more information about
Parmarth Niketan's Yoga and Meditation,
please contact:
Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji)
&
Karin O'Bannon
Yoga and Meditation Section, Parmarth Niketan
P.O. Swargashram, Rishikesh (Himalayas) 249304, India
Phone: (0135) 2440088, 2440077, 2434301
[from abroad dial +91-135 instead of 0135];
Fax: (0135) 2440066
E-mail: parmarth@parmarth.com |
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