Illumination of Ha and Tha in Asana Practice - Zoom Event
2022-03-08 20:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online via Zoom
Illumination of Ha and Tha in Asana Practice – Zoom Event with Pandit Ashutosh Sharma.

Pandit Ashutosh was not able to travel to the ashram for the In-person retreat at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, so he will now be joining us live on Zoom for a special session and will speak on the subtleties of hatha yoga and asana practice as taught within the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga Meditation.
Donations: Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic. Kindly contact us at ahymsin@ahymsin.org for more information.
Dates: The live session will be organized on 8 March 2022 at 8:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). Kindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly.
Medium: Online through Zoom
Language: English

For Registrations/Enquiries/Donations: ahymsin@gmail.com

Art of Joyful Living Retreat
2022-04-10 09:00 - 2022-04-15 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Whether one is on a spiritual quest or is simply looking for a way to improve one’s life, the art of joyful living retreat would offer a simple philosophy of living, and practical suggestions for leading a joyful life.
In this in-person special retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we would learn methods for transforming our habit patterns, cultivating inner strength and willpower, maintaining loving relationships, and more.

Japa as a Means of Deepening Sadhana
2022-04-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Online via Zoom
“Japa is mental recitation, or better still, the remembrance of a mantra which gradually awakens energy vibrations in the mind field.” – Swami Veda Bharati
The sages of the Himalayan Tradition continue to call to us gently, insistently – their voices resonating within in moments of silence and stillness. Bowing to their benevolent presence in our lives, we heed their call moving with loving intent towards their outstretched arms, whether in sitting by ourselves in daily sadhana or gathering in joyous connection as initiates.
With the Grace of beloved Swami Veda and blessings of Swami Ritavan, there has arisen an opportunity to lovingly invite you to such a gathering where the teachings of the Tradition will be brought forth. Shri Rabindra Sahu has graciously accepted to speak on Japa as a Means of Deepening Sadhana.
The AHYMSIN Sangha has been recently initiated into Ganesha-Gayatri Mantra practice for one year making this is an opportune time for us to understand the importance of japa in sadhana and receive guidance on the practice of japa: how to incorporate japa into one’s daily sadhana, the several ways of practicing japa, the four phases of japa practice, deepening practice of japa and the effects of regular japa.
You are warmly invited to register for the session, details are below.
Programme Details:
Date: 23rd April 2022
Speaker: Shri Rabindra Sahu
Subject: Japa as a Means of Deepening Sadhana
Time: 19:30 hours SRSG time (15:00 hours UK time)
Duration: 2 hours (20-30min talk followed by discussions)
Mode: Zoom
Programme Outline:

Welcome
Guru Mantra
Guided meditation
Topic: Japa as a Means of Deepening Sadhana.
Rabindra ji will speak for 20 to 30 minutes followed by discussions/Q&A.
Guided meditation

About Rabindra Ji:
Shri Rabindra Sahu is a teacher in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition based at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) Ashram, Rishikesh. Introduced to Indian Philosophy at an early age, Rabindra ji has been teaching at SRSG, traveling within India and overseas for outreach programs. After having worked in the corporates for 10 years he chose to devote himself to the study of the ancient scriptures and believes in experiential understanding.
Preparation:

Participants may find it useful to be prepared with the Ganesha-Gayatri practice that the AHYMSIN Sangha has been initiated into.

Registration:

Participants are requested to register early for the session as we aim to be a small group.
To register, kindly write to Rajini at rajinip79@gmail.com or Tejas at shobhnachandaria@gmail.com
When registering, please mention the following details:

Full name (and name used for Zoom)
AHYMSIN Centre/ Country from where you will participate

As an offering to SRSG, a donation of £15 per person is suggested. Participants are requested to make the offering to SRSG at your local/ regional AHYMSIN Centre. For participants from UK, details will be provided on registration.

We look forward to your loving presence at the session.

Meditation and Its Practice
2022-04-24 09:00 - 2022-04-29 12:00, 2022-05-22 09:00 - 2022-05-27 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
This six-day programme is as much appropriate for beginners as for more advanced seekers treading the path of spirituality. The foundation stones of meditation will be approached in a scientific and systematic manner. Preparations and progressions of meditation practice will be shared step by step. This course will give you the tools to establish and pursue a regular personal meditation practice.
In his book Meditation and Its Practice, Swami Rama of the Himalayas wrote:
“For thousands of years, the science of meditation has been studied and practiced by aspirants who sought to make their lives more serene, creative and fulfilling. Meditation will give you the capacity to improve your health, your relationships and the skilfulness with which you perform your activities. This is because meditation can do something no other technique can accomplish – it introduces you to yourself on all levels and finally leads you to the center of consciousness within, the higher self, which is called Atman.”

Recommended Readings:

Meditation and Its Practice by Swami Rama
“Beginning Meditation” in Night Birds by Swami Veda Bharati
Meditation: Art and Science by Swami Veda Bharati
Audio with book: Learn to Meditate (plus relaxation exercises) by Swami Veda Bharati.
Video: Treading the Path of Superconscious Meditation by Swami Rama
The Royal Path by Swami Rama
Holistic Living Manual by Swami Rama
Conscious Living by Swami Rama

Maunam – Guided Silence Retreat
2022-05-01 09:00 - 2022-05-06 12:00, 2022-12-04 09:00 - 2022-12-09 12:00, 2023-04-02 09:00 - 2023-04-07 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
As our beloved Swami Veda Bharati has said, “The most profound teachings of the Tradition are in silence. The greatest growth of the human mind takes place in silence.”

Come experience deeper levels of your inner self through the practice of silence. This six-day retreat, away from the business of daily life, will help you calm down the constant flow of random thoughts and emotions and rejuvenate yourself on all levels. This retreat includes two days of foundations and preparations to silence, three days of silence practice and introspection, as well as one day of sharing and assimilation.
“Silence is such a profound and deep experience of human existence that only when we have understood silence would we understand all the inspiration that has ever flowed to humanity from the minds and mouths of its great saints and sages.”
– Swami Veda Bharati

Freedom from the Bondage of Karma
2022-05-08 09:00 - 2022-05-13 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Karma – the activity of doing and being – is traditionally symbolized as a rope of many strands made of actions, thoughts, desires, and the latent, subconscious tendencies of personality, holding the human self in the bondage of suffering.
Swami Rama’s book titled – “Freedom from the Bondage of Karma” offers a series of perspectives on man’s most significant responsibility—that of self-understanding. If we are to attempt to understand ourselves and the world through the possibilities available to us within Yoga and allied systems, it becomes important for us to understand the full implications of karma as it appears within the yoga system. Analyzing the mechanisms of karma and the functioning of mind, Swamiji demonstrates the kind of self-study each student of life must undertake to gain liberation and attain freedom from the bondage of karma.
In this residential retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we will learn how karma has been understood in the Bhagavad Gita; what its effects are and how it functions, including in terms of the human mind; and how it is related to our spiritual practice and our modern-day life. We will thus explore the ways that we can take control of our own destiny by making conscious efforts in choosing our actions, thoughts and desires.

Hatha Yoga Retreat: From Movement to Stillness
2022-05-15 09:00 - 2022-05-20 12:00, 2022-06-19 09:00 - 2022-06-24 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
The Himalayan Tradition is a meditative (dhyana) tradition. All the practices, including asanas are practiced to prepare oneself for meditation. Hatha yoga is taught as an integrated practice, which includes centering, correct breathing, breath-awareness, stretching sequences, joints & glands movements, asanas, subtle-body relaxations, pranayamas, and meditation. There is a focus on not only positioning the body correctly, but also on experiencing what is happening within. Asanas are performed with reverence and gentleness in the mind, moving from outside inwards.
Hatha Yoga, as taught within the Himalayan Tradition is understood as “a continuum” involving all the eight limbs of Raja yoga, especially Ahimsa.

Conscious Living
2022-06-12 09:00 - 2022-06-17 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
For Self-Transformation

Swami Rama’s book titled – “Conscious Living” offers practical guidelines that we can follow on the path towards self-transformation, while living in the world, in the midst of a family, a career, and a social life. He says, “The aim of life is contentment and for that you need adjustment.”
In this special seminar with Rabindra Sahu, we will learn to develop some practical means of working with our personality so that we can expand our thinking and mind to realize our full potential.

2022 HYT-TTP North American In-Person Summer Retreat
2022-07-10 06:00 - 2022-07-23 21:30 | Uttarakhand
Dear AHYMSIN family,
Together with our March HYT-TTP 20-Hour Virtual workshop Meditative Mind, Mantra and Voice, we are very happy to announce that registration for our Summer 2022 Level One and Level Two Teacher Training Retreat is now open. The retreat will be held at The Meditation Center (https://themeditationcenter.org/) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA from July 10th to July 23rd, 2022.
We are happy to be able to already announce that we have confirmed Dr. Stephen “Stoma” Parker, Chuck Linke, and Pierre Lefebvre “Pt. Priyadarshana” among the faculty. Please go to Event Page to register. Registration will open shortly.
All Level One participants must be enrolled as students in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition -Teacher Training Program (HYT-TTP) to attend for the retreat. You may register to apply as a new HYT-TTP student.
All HYT-TTP Level Two students must be promoted to Level Two prior to attendance. Please send an email to info@hyt-ttp.com, with a copy to your mentor, of your intention to attend and we will assist you with the promotion process.
We look forward to seeing you this summer!
In Loving Service,
HYT-TTP Administration

Guru Disciple Relationship
2022-07-10 09:00 - 2022-07-15 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
ॐ गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।
गुरुः साक्षात्परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥१॥
Om Om Om gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ,
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ. (1)
Om, Om, Om. To that beautiful and benevolent Guru who is Brahmā, the Creator, Viṣṇu, the Maintainer, and Śiva, the Great Lord through whom all things return to their origin. To that Guru who is the direct experience of Brahman, salutations.
On the sacred occasion of the Guru Purnima (July 13th) and our beloved Swami Veda Bharati’s Mahasamadhi (July 14th), let us get together to delve deeper into the meaning of the Guru Prayer and the sacred relationship between a Guru and a disciple with Rabindra Sahu.

HYT-TTP Virtual Workshop – Deepening Mantra Sadhana
2022-07-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
It is still time to register to the July 2022 HYT-TTP virtual Workshop: Deepening Mantra Sadhana. The 12-hour Virtual Workshop is designed for all HYT-TTP Students, Graduates and Mentors, as well as any current Yoga Teachers or serious practitioners. We will provide Yoga Alliance CEUs for all sessions. Even if it will not be possible for you to attend all the sessions live depending on your time zone, we will allow replays of the sessions for 3 months, so that you can schedule a time that works best for you. The HYT-TTP Faculty will provide sessions of approximately 1 1/2-hours, including live Q&As. Please visit the event page to register.
Schedule & Presenters:

10 July, 10 AM EDT / 7H30 PM IST: Opening/The Process of Initiation – Swami Ritavan Bharati with Adhikari Bhoi
12 July, 8H30 PM EDT / 13 July, 6 AM IST: The Six Treasures: Shama, Dama, Uparati, Titiksha, Shraddha, Samadhana – Carol & Charles Crenshaw
15 July, 8H30 PM EDT / 16 July, 6 AM IST: The Four Right Attitudes – John Sellinger
16 July, 10 AM EDT / 7H30 PM IST: Purusha Pariksha – Personality and Initiation – Swami Radha Bharati
17 July, 10 AM EDT / 7H30 PM IST: Power and Practice of the Mantra – Swami Ritavan Bharati
19 July, 8H30 PM EDT / 20 July, 6 AM IST: Malas: Type and Usage – Rabindra Sahu
21 July, 8H30 PM EDT / 22 July, 6 AM IST: Spanda and Levels of Initiation (Anava, Shakta, Shambhava) – Pt. Stephen “Stoma” Parker
23 July, 10 AM EDT / 7H30 PM IST: Questions and Answers/Closing – All Faculty

Do not hesitate to write to info@himalayanyogatradition.com if you have any questions. We hope to meet many members of our extended AHYMSIN family once again during special event.
In service,
HYT-TTP Admin Team

Creative Use of Emotions
2022-08-07 09:00 - 2022-08-12 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
A journey from a state of conflict, confusion, and unrest to an experience of peace, joy, and radiance, which is the core essence of our being.
We will explore ways in which one’s thinking, feelings, attitudes and self-concept are systematically transformed. And developing a new perspective that is more inclusive, and harmonious for increased happiness and satisfaction.

Sacred Journey
2022-09-04 09:00 - 2022-09-09 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Innately all human beings know that life has a higher purpose, even though they may argue and create philosophies that maintain that life is aimless or an accidental phenomenon in an infinite universe, and thereby nourish and strengthen an inner emptiness and discontentment.
We tend to project that unhelpful and unhealthy interior state into our daily lives and begin to try to fulfil that sentiment of absence looking for completion from the objects and comforts of the world – mostly through our relations and possessions – or even in all kinds of vices, which eventually leads us to even more misery and sorrow. But the paradox is that, despite all of it, we remain attached to the transitory little pleasures. Without realizing what could give us eternal happiness, we keep on going gathering things and renewing relations, and thereby intensifying our bondage and attachment to them. This dependency on the worldly objects for pleasure leads to a very deep-rooted fear of death – the fear of losing all these material things.
“In one way or another everyone strives for happiness, calmness, and peace of heart and mind.”
The Ancient Sages, through the transmission of the perennial wisdom revealed to them, especially in the Upanishads, have showed us that the way to dispel the darkness of confusion and ignorance from our mind is by learning how to think properly in order to discriminate between what is the Absolute Reality and what is Its temporal manifestation, which is subjected to change, death and decay.
Swami Rama also stated in the Introduction of the book on same title:
“To understand death, a person must try to understand the purpose of life and the relationship between life and death. The two are partners, each providing a context for the other. Death is not a period, but merely a pause on a long journey. When life and death are accepted as having real meaning and purpose, and death is understood and accepted as part of the human journey, then the fear of death disappears, and life can be lived fully.”
By thinking properly and correcting our understanding we can live a life purposefully and experience the transition period gracefully. In this residential retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we will make an attempt to understand the purpose of our life, and how to move forward towards our purpose in life.

Intensive Study of Tattva Bodha
2022-10-09 09:00 - 2022-10-14 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Introduction to Tattva Bodha: The Awakening to Truth

Who am I? What is the nature of this world?
This lucid text by Adi Shankarachayra answers many such questions. Tattva Bodha is presented in the form of a dialouge between the Guru and the disciple that expounds the core concepts of Vedanta, thus preparing the seeker for advanced studies of the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and Brahma Sutras.
In an intensive study/satsang with Rabindra Sahu spanning over a week, we would contemplate upon each verse to understand and imbibe its meaning.
Prerequisites: All those who wish to learn about the fundamental principles of Vedanta are lovingly welcome.
For registrations and more information: ahymsin@ahymsin.org

Yoga Nidra Retreat
2022-10-30 09:00 - 2022-11-05 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Yoga Nidra is a state of conscious sleep in which one is in deep sleep and yet remains fully conscious. The yogis use this technique for both sleep and meditation. The quality of rest one receives through this method is entirely different from that which is derived through ordinary sleep.
“For decades we have guided the shavasana practices and yoga nidra in sessions where the teacher does the ‘recital’ and others listen and follow. But we have not TAUGHT the procedures.” — Swami Veda Bharati
Guided practices done in shavasana will be taught in proper sequence, leading to different stages of Yoga Nidra, so students can better absorb and assimilate the effects and awareness which the posture and practices have generated.
Under the guidance of senior teachers, some of whom have been practicing for over 30-50 years, this in-person retreat offers a revitalizing practice that gives total rest to the mind, brain, nervous system, senses, and body. Yoga nidra supports and strengthens the meditational technique and can be applied to learning subtleties of life.
To learn more about Yoga Nidra:

Four States of Yoga Nidra by Swami Veda Bharati
Defining Yoga-Nidra: Traditional Accounts, Physiological Research, and Future Directions by Swami Veda Bharati, Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) and Dr. Manuel Fernandez.
Yoga Nidra Refined Silence by Swami Veda Bharati
Mastering Yoga Nidra by Swami Veda Bharati
Yoga Nidra, Part 1 (video) with Swami Veda Bharati
Yoga Nidra, Part 2 (video) with Swami Veda Bharati
Yoga Nidra (video) with Swami Veda Bharati
My Experiments with Yoga Nidra: Inward Perceptions by Swami Veda Bharati
A Brief Form of Yoga Nidra by Swami Veda Bharati
Dear Yoga Mentor, My Question Is… “difference between yoga nidra and meditation” by Swami Ritavan Bharati
A Successful Yoga Nidra Retreat by Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)
Use of Yoga Nidra for Creativity and for Enhancing Intuitive Faculty by Swami Nityamuktananda Saraswati
After 3 Years of Yoga Nidra by Riccardo Valdettaro
After Years of Yoga Nidra I Am Moved from the Inside
Conquering Sleep: The Practice of Yoga Nidra by Randall Krause (Mokshadeva)

Recommended study materials:

Path of Fire and Light, Volume 2 by Swami Rama
Enlightenment without God by Swami Rama
Om the Eternal Witness: Secrets of the Mandukya Upanishad by Swami Rama
Exercise without Movement as taught by Swami Rama, Vol. 1, by Swami Rama
Mandukya Upanishad (Video Series) by Swami Rama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqWXsj2xZg4&list=PLEF1719C37C7BA62E
Proving the Power of Meditation, Swami Rama in Probe magazine, 1973: http://www.swamiramasociety.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/swamiramaprobe1973.pdf
1973 Britannica Yearbook of Science and the Future, Excerpted from “The Psychic Boom” by Samuel Moffat http://www.swamij.com/pdf/swami-rama-britannica-1973.pdf
Exercise without Movement audio with Swami Ritavan Bharati
My Experiments With Yoga Nidra, by Swami Veda Bharati

There are also three audios below. However, Swami Veda has listed prerequisites for these; please see http://ahymsin.org/main/himalayan-tradition/standard-reading-list.html

Advanced Relaxation audio by Swami Veda Bharati
Yoga Nidra Series audios by Swami Veda Bharati
OM Kriya audio (as taught by Swami Rama, recorded by Ma Radha Bharati).

The books are available through a number of bookstores; those that are out of print can be found at used bookstores and will come up at sites like Amazon.com. For the audios, please contact Himalayan Yoga Publications Trust at info@yogapublication.org

Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program Retreat
2022-11-06 09:00 - 2022-11-19 13:00, 2022-11-21 09:00 - 2022-11-25 13:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Our Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT-TTP) offers an integrated program of self-transformation leading to self-realization in the authentic tradition of Swami Rama of the Himalayas. HYT-TTP, as its parent organization, AHYMSIN, is dedicated to making available the teachings of Swami Rama.
Our program is a systematic, sadhana-based program. “Sadhana” is a Sanskrit word which means undertaking a practice so as to cultivate and refine one’s character. The main goal of our program is to deepen the students’ sadhana so that they can transmit authentic yoga teachings to others, not only from a storehouse of academic knowledge, but also from a depth of personal experience.
Our comprehensive curriculum offered through home study, mentoring, and ashram retreats presents all aspects of yoga and meditation in a spiritually inspiring context. The student’s progression through the home study is managed interactively and facilitated by an active discussion board, each student being followed and supported by a mentor who is well versed in the tradition.
The HYT-TTP consists of 3 levels. Each level requires at least one year of study and practice. The student will progress through three study levels becoming gradually more aware of the subtle layers of personality. Swami Rama defined this growth process as the attainment of some degree of disentanglement from attachments, allowing one to see that which s/he was previously “blind to”:

Level One – Awareness: exploration and self-acceptance
Level Two – Control: mindfulness and regulation of emotions
Level Three – Synthesis: harmonious whole personalit

For more details, kindly visit – www.HimalayanYogaTradition.com

Choosing a Path
2022-11-20 09:00 - 2022-11-25 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Sharing the essential wisdom and living practices of yoga’s major paths: Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Raja Yoga, etc.
In today’s modern times, we have done so much research on matter, mind, and energy, yet we have not discovered the ways and methods of attaining happiness and loving others selflessly. The search for truth alone thus provides a ray of hope for the individual and for humanity as a whole.
This in-person retreat with Rabindra Sahu offers a glimpse into some of the paths of yoga so that we are able to choose the one path that is most appropriate for our own personal spiritual journey.

Spirituality: Transformation Within & Without
2022-12-11 09:00 - 2022-12-16 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Today, we have access to every conceivable kind of knowledge about the world around us, yet few of us have even the dimmest knowledge of our innermost selves. The ancient teachings of the Himalayan Tradition call on us all to return to the fundamental values of mankind, especially as they are articulated by the sages.
In this residential retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we will learn how to integrate these values in our own day-to-day life to find our own inner truth.
As Swami Rama has said in his book – Spirituality Transformation within & without, “Nothing is more mysterious than life itself, and there is no peace without penetrating that mystery. The mystery lies deep in the stream of life. There is an eternal knowledge, not in the outer world, but in the center of Consciousness.”

Yoga is Samatvam: Bhagavad-gita
2023-01-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Online via Zoom
योगस्थ: कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय |
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्यो: समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते || 48||
yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga uchyate. 2.48
Perform actions dwelling in yoga, abandoning attachment, O Conquerer of Wealth, being alike to success and failure. Equanimity is called yoga. – Bhagavad-gita Ch. 2, v. 48.

The Bhagavad-gita propounds sadhakas to perform their daily actions in a manner that does not create any conflicts or suffering for themselves or for others around them. When faced with objects of opposite natures—pain and pleasure, sorrow and joy, one may learn to observe the fleeting nature of the world and maintain the awareness of one’s own essential nature.
Swami Rama in his commentary, the Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita, has explained Samatvam as “the sense of equanimity. It is the characteristic of a yogi who is ever established in knowledge. Such a yogi sees no difference between gold and dirt, heat and cold, pain and pleasure, and so on.”
In this contemplative study with Rabindra Sahu, we would try to learn and apply the principles of this samatvam in our daily life.
As our Master Swami Veda Bharati would often remind us that it is not possible to put a price on the teachings received, there is no course fee for this course. Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic.
Teacher: Rabindra Sahu
Begins: 7 Jan 2023 (Saturday)
The six sessions will be organized over three weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6-7 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) from 7 – 22 Jan, 2023.
Kindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly.
Medium: Online through Zoom
Request: Kindly join only if you are able to commit to all the 6 sessions, as the topics are progressive and systematic.
Last Date for Registration: 6 Jan, 2023 (Friday)
For Registrations/Inquiries/Donations: ahymsin@gmail.com
Recommended Readings:
1. Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Rama
2. Bhagavad Gita by Swami Madhusudan Saraswati

Happiness is Your Creation
2023-01-22 09:00 - 2023-01-27 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
To be happy is to live free of worries and disappointments. Yet this seems often elusive as we go about leading our day-to-day life. It is important thus to identify the causes of our unhappiness and find the direction that allows us to keep centered and joyful at all times.
Swami Rama in his book by the same title has said, “You are a Creation of God, but happiness is your creation. You are equipped with everything you need to live a happy life. Your only job is to discover the source of happiness within and infuse your surroundings with that inner happiness.”
In this in-person retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we explore the keys to unlocking the happiness within by learning to transform our habit patterns and by creating a harmonious balance between our body and mind. By cultivating the right attitude towards our duties, relationships, and our relative position in the world, we can consciously create the conditions that allow us to live happily within and in this world.

The Royal Path
2023-02-05 09:00 - 2023-02-10 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Whether our goal is improved health, emotional balance, enhanced creativity, or spiritual exploration, the practices of Raja Yoga or the Royal Path hold the key.
Swami Rama in his book – The Royal Path introduces us to the ancient yogic techniques as they were practiced by those who attained the highest goal of life: samadhi. In this step-by-step program with Pt. Priyadarshana (Pierre Lefebvre), we will outline the basic physical exercises, mental disciplines, and ethical commitments of Raja Yoga, the Royal Path to self-transformation and enlightenment.
This residential retreat will offer both theoretical and practical aspects of the science, structure, and philosophy of Raja Yoga. We will also learn more about the process, philosophy and practice of meditation within the principles of meditation as the unifying stream of all the world religions.

AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering - 2023
2023-02-12 09:00 - 2023-02-25 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
“Be a Light unto Oneself”

Coming Home
Celebrating Gifts of Illumination and Perennial Presence of Guru:
Swami Ritavan and Guru’s Spiritual Family with the Grace of Mother Gayatri are inviting you to your spiritual home SRSG in Rishikesh with the Global Sangha from 11-25 February, 2023.
“Be a Light unto Oneself” is our theme for our gathering next year.
Rediscover the self-illumined nature of Being, that Truth, the goal of the seekers of liberation. Let the flame of love shine brightly as we invoke this splendour of Mother Gayatri and Guru’s perennial presence in our gathering of kalyana-mitras.
The first week would involve various sessions on our theme, along with a week-long yajna of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra. We will conclude our year-long ongoing sangha practice of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra, before the Mahashivaratri Celebrations on the 18th February. We will also receive the new AHYMSIN Sangha Practice for the next three years from Swami Ritavan Bharati on the sacred occasion of the Mahashivaratri. The following week will continue with special programs and sessions on the theme with Swami Ritavan, the senior members of the AHYMSIN Spiritual Committee and our senior faculty members.

Invitation from Swami Ritavan Bharati
“Come Back Home… To the Homeland of your Consciousness”
Priya sarva-shri,
Recognize the source of yearning, and listen to the pleading of your soul.
Come soul and meet my soul and let us all as magnets of mantric silence join in meditation to know this family – this field of Consciousness is One. Your breath is the river Ganges calling you back home. Your mantra is the sacred chant of the Ancients beckoning your return to your Himalayan Sanctuary. Listen to that inspired message: I Can, I Will, I Must.
Join our Sangha of Sadhakas, our AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering from February 11 – 25, 2023 at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, India. As many of our family members have already planned their visit home, do write to the AHYMSIN office to confirm your accommodation at the earliest.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours in service of the Lineage,
Swami Ritavan Bharati

Holistic Health
2023-03-19 09:00 - 2023-03-24 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
The new yet ancient concept known as holistic health affirms the complete interrelationship between body, mind, and spirit. As an authority in both Eastern and Western techniques, Swami Rama presents a philosophy of total health, in his book titled – “A Practical Guide to Holistic Health”.
This residential retreat with Pt. Priyadarshana (Pierre Lefebvre) will be a wonderful opportunity for all those who are health-conscious and are interested in healthy living. We will explore fundamental questions, such as: “What is the purpose in life?” and “How are you going to achieve that purpose?” Maintaining that each individual possesses the responsibility and the tools to regulate his own well-being, we will discuss the practical aspects of cleansing, nourishing, being still, utilizing the emotions, self-training, and exercise.

Fearless Living Retreat
2023-04-09 09:00 - 2023-04-14 12:00 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
Fear is one of the base emotions of four primitive fountains – food, sleep, procreation and self-preservation.
During this in-ashram retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we will learn to examine our fears, thoughts and actions and their source. With proper understanding and regulation, the program will guide ways to living with clarity, faith and courage.
Living fearlessly introduces one to always remain in spiritual delight.
