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Sadhana Intensive

Build willpower, strength and boost your vital energy

Sadhana Intensive is a two-week programme devised by Swami Vishnudevananda based on his own Hatha Yoga Sadhana in the Himalayas.

He said that six months of this intensive practice gave him the energy to carry out his mission of spreading the teachings of Yoga in the West for the next 40 years.

What you will experience

Sadhana Intensive is not limited to a simple deepening of yoga techniques. It is a rare opportunity for profound inner transformation and accelerated spiritual development.

With the Sadhana Intensive programme you will:

  • Significantly strengthen your personal practice: Up to 8 hours of Hatha Yoga per day
  • Develop exceptional self-discipline
  • Go beyond your limits and cultivate lasting inner strength
  • Purify your energetic system: Intense pranayama and cleansing practices (kriyas)
  • Access the most subtle levels of practice: Mudras, bandhas, mantras and advanced pranayama
  • Deepen your philosophical understanding: Study of classical scriptures that nourish the practice
  • Renew the inspiration that guides your spiritual journey

Ready to experience this transformative intensive programme?

Register for Sadhana Intensive

Programme structure

The Sadhana Intensive is structured around daily individual self-practice sessions, with particular emphasis on intense and prolonged pranayama.

You will progress towards eight hours of Hatha Yoga per day, balanced by the study of classical scriptures.

Twice each day, you will meet with your teachers who will guide you individually in your practice.

The controlled environment and rigorous discipline of Sadhana Intensive create ideal conditions for profound transformation, generating the inner strength and willpower necessary to advance on the spiritual path.

The Sadhana Intensive programme

Concentrated periods of pranayama of progressive intensity. You will develop profound mastery of breath and vital energy.

Daily self-practice sessions (2-3 times per day). In-depth practice of postures to strengthen the body and circulate energy.

Discussion and practice of mudras (seals), bandhas (locks) and mantras to direct and intensify energy.

Practice of shat kriyas (cleansing techniques) to cleanse the physical and energetic body.

In-depth study of three foundational texts.

  • Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Yogi Swatmarama – The classical text on hatha yoga covering asanas, pranayama, mudras and bandhas as well as the process of kundalini awakening
  • Viveka Chudamani by Sankaracharya – Powerful text on Vedanta philosophy detailing concrete means to attain Self-realization
  • Srimad Bhagavatam by Vyasa Maharishi – One of the most important scriptures on bhakti yoga. Opening the heart is one of the keys to accessing the deepest levels of hatha yoga

Daily meditation and chanting, keeping a spiritual diary to follow your inner progression.

Practical information

Prerequisites

  • Be a graduate of the Sivananda yoga teacher training (TTC)
  • Sound physical and mental health
  • High level of self-motivation due to the particularly intensive nature of the training

 

Recommended preparation

Practice 15 to 20 cycles of Anuloma Viloma every day before the training.

Duration
2 weeks (14 days)

Languages
The training is taught in English with simultaneous translation in French, Spanish and German.

Certificate
Participants receive a certificate and the title of “Yoga Bhaskara” from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers.

What to bring?
Books (available at the ashram shop):

  • Hatha Yoga Pradipika (commentary by Swami Vishnudevananda)
  • Viveka Chudamani
  • Your teacher training manual

 

Materials:

  • Yoga mat
  • Meditation cushion and shawl
  • Notebook and pen
  • Kriya equipment
  • Your teacher training uniform
  • Comfortable clothing
  • Bath towel
  • Toiletries

Ready to experience this transformative intensive programme?

Register for Sadhana Intensive

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