SYVP activities will start again here in Amboli by October 2011.

The SYVP ashram conducted a Yoga Teacher Training Course - level I , a Hatha Yoga Intensive and four yoga sadhana camps during the period from December 2010 to April 2011. All went well by Gurudev's Grace.

Swami Govindananda and Sita from Japan stayed in the ashram for the whole of the season activities. Swami Tattvarupananda participated in all the major courses teaching the Vedanta philosophy. Other staff members who were part of the ashram activities were Tulasi from Japan and Lakshmi - Laura McMohan from UK.

The ashram being at a hill station at an altitude of about 2500 ft from sea level had a very cool and silent atmosphere throughout the season, which were very conducive for the yogic activities. The ashram accommodation capacity is only 26 people in dormitory and double room accommodation together. The comparatively small number of yoga students at a time was also a good attraction for many visitors.

During May to September there are to be no yoga courses at the Amboli ashram conducted by Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham.

Those who would still like to come and stay in the ashram, enjoying the relatively cool climate and the rainy season, may email sivanandapeetham@gmail.com. One may undergo more secluded personal practice of spiritual discipline while staying in the ashram during this time.

From May to September, Swami Govindananda and Swami Tattvarupananda will travel and give classes at other locations in India and abroad.

Yoga retreat - Almora, Himalayas May 15 - 21, 2011:

Swami Govindananda conducted a yoga retreat at the Dol Ashram, Almora, Himalayas in association with the Sivananda Yoga Centre, Gurgaon, India (www.yogashowstheway.com) during May 15 - 21, 2011. The international group of retreat participants were the yoga students from Sivananda Centre, Gurgaon.

YTTC - I in Almora in Himalayas Jun 12 - Jul 10, 2011:

SYVP will be conducting its second Yoga Teacher Training Course - level I at the Kalyanika Himalaya Devasthan Asharm in Dol, Almora District in Himalayas from Jun 12 - Jul 10, 2011. The registrations for the course are still going on. Swami Govindananda, Swami Tattvarupananda, Swami Nivedanananda, Arun Pandala and Dr Rashmi Mehrotra will be the main teachers with many others assisting in the teaching process. For more details visit the ashram web site: www.sivanandapeetham.org

Or http://www.sivanandapeetham.org/html/Course_location_02.html for information on the ashram.

Those who are already yoga teachers are very welcome to stay in the ashram during the YTTC time to rejuvenate and refresh their knowledge of yoga. One may email to sivanandapeetham@gmail.com for further information.

Staff Travel

Swami Govindananda is in the process of visiting abroad - Germany, UK, Australia and Japan during July to September. Once the details are finalised it will be published in the newsletter as well as in Swamiji's blog - http://swamigovindananda.wordpress.com.

Swami Tattvarupananda has just concluded his two month long travel through Europe which he started in the beginning of April. By the end of May Swamiji returned to India to his Gurukulam in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His itinerary of travel is given in his web site www.jjkgurukualm.org. Swamiji gave a lot of Vedanta talks, seminars, yoga teachings during the tour and met and inspired many spiritual aspirants with his humble and spiritual presence.

Those who are interested to know more details, and also to get Swami Govindananda and Swami Tatvarupananda to visit and give some yoga programmes in their area may please contact : sivanandapeetham@gmail.com

Yoga Teacher Training Course - level I - Nov 6 - Dec 4 2011

Yoga Teacher Training Course - level I - Feb 22 -Mar 7 2012

These will be the third and fourth Yoga Teacher Training Course of level 1, conducted by the team of Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham. The course participant number is restricted to 25, the total capacity of the Amboli ashram. The registrations for this course has started already. All are welcome to join.

Yoga Teacher Training Course - level II - Jan 15 - Feb 12, 2012

The first ever YTTC - level II by SYVP will be held in Amboli ashram. A quarter of the seats for this course are already filled. The graduates of the first level YTTC are eligible to join this course.

Hatha Yoga Intensive - Dec 14 - 29, 2011

In the last season of Dec - Apr 2011, this course attracted the maximum number of people in Amboli ashram. The ideal ashram set-up in the middle of the forest land makes the people come again for the same course. The graduates of the first level YTTC are eligible to join this course.

Yoga Sadhana Camp - October 16 - 30, 2011 / Dec 30 - Jan 13, 2012 / Apr 18 - May 2, 2012

These 2 week long yoga camps can be attended by both beginner level as well as advanced level yoga aspirants.

The camp during new year will be very special with study of Vedanta directly from scriptures. This course offers traditional Vedanta teaching directly based on scriptures. Apart from regular satsangs and daily twice hathayoga classes, the detailed study on Adi Sankaracharya's 'Tatwabodha' - a text on Vedanta philosophy for beginner level students, will be offered. In future there will be yoga camps where focus will be on other yoga and vedanta scriptures.

Yoga Teacher's Intensive - Mar 25 - Apr 9, 2012

This course is specially designed for Yoga Teachers to come together and be in the ashram environment sharing their experiences with other teachers as well as for rejuvenating themselves reconnecting to the ashram vibrations. Special pranayama sessions, asana workshops, lectures on yoga sutras, long meditation sessions and silent hours for introspection...etc are speciality of this course.