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Yoga LIT - Yogic lifestyle immersion

 6-month residential training to deepen your practice

You have completed the Sivananda teacher training, perhaps even the advanced training or Sadhana Intensive, and you’re wondering what the next step is to advance in your practice and spiritual life?

The Yoga LIT (Life immersion training) program offers you a unique opportunity to immerse yourself for six months in a complete yogic lifestyle.

Study, practice and serve within a spiritual community, under the guidance of an experienced Swami.

A true training will make you a messenger of new hope, a new vision and a new culture.

Swami Sivananda

A yogic lifestyle immersion programme for deep transformation

This yogic lifestyle immersion allows you to:

  • Deepen your yoga experience after the TTC, ATTC or Sadhana Intensive
  • Develop your teaching skills by assisting and teaching asana classes, with feedback from experienced Sivananda teachers
  • Live in a spiritual community: participate in daily satsangs, enjoy the warm support of the community
  • Improve your lifestyle with yogic nutrition, regularity of practice, development of positive thinking
  • Advance in your personal practice through collective sadhana and individual guidance
  • Study traditional texts of yoga philosophy with the guidance of an experienced Swami
  • Practice Karma Yoga to fully integrate into the community and discover your hidden talents

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Study programme (1700 hours)

  • Raja Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
  • The functioning of the mind: vrittis, samskaras, chitta vrittis
  • The practice of positive thinking: pratipaksha bhavana
  • Conquering anger and fear
  • Yamas and niyamas – the ethical foundations of Raja Yoga
  • Ashtanga – the 8 limbs of Raja Yoga
  • Different forms of meditation according to Patanjali
  • Origin of Vedanta: Vedas, Upanishads, Tattva Bodha, Yoga Vasishta
  • The 6 systems of philosophy
  • Shankaracharya: his life and mission
  • The 3 bodies and Vedic principles
  • The law of karma
  • Vedic practices: sakshi bhava, neti neti, mahavakyas
  • The 4 paths to liberation and the 4 ashramas
  • Bhakti Sutras of Narada
  • The 9 forms of bhakti and the 5 devotional sentiments
  • Gods and goddesses and their symbolism
  • Traditional texts: Ramayana, Mahabharata, Srimad Bhagavatam
  • Yogic festivals and their symbolism
  • Learn to perform rituals: arati and puja
  • Learn to play Jaya Ganesha on the harmonium
  • Lead kirtan chanting in the Sivananda tradition
  • Benefits of asanas
  • Different sequences for varied levels (20, 40, 60, 90 min)
  • Yoga for the back and alignment in postures
  • Shat kriyas (purification exercises)
  • The art of relaxation
  • The science of pranayama
  • Hatha Yoga Pradipika
  • Cooking classes and lectures on yogic nutrition
  • Learn to prepare balanced vegetarian meals
  • Proper use of spices
  • Principles of yogic nutrition
  • Asanas and pranayama (individual or group practice): 257 hours
  • Meditation, japa, kirtans and participation in satsangs: 483 hours
  • Preparation and assistance or teaching of asana classes twice a week
  • 4 hours per day of selfless service
  • Contribute to community life
  • Develop your hidden talents
  • Practice detachment in action

Two-hour meeting with the Swami supervising the program, once a week. You present orally the subjects studied during the week, thus developing your teaching and lecture facilitation skills.

Writing a ten-page memoir on a subject chosen from the themes studied, validated by the training coordinator.

Daily programme

1 day of rest per week.

Training information

Objectives

Immersion in yogic life. Residential programme to immerse yourself in a yogic lifestyle, to deepen knowledge of the four classical paths of yoga, develop teaching abilities and go further in self-knowledge, while living in the inspiring and protective atmosphere of the ashram and guided by a Swami.

Duration

6 months, 1700 hours of training

Prerequisites

  • Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training diploma (TTC)
  • Interview with the Yoga LIT programme coordinator after review of online registration
  • Valid health insurance in France

 

Start date

Anytime, depending on availability. The first week is a trial period.

Vacation possibility: 3 weeks during the 6 months.

Languages

English or French

Certificate

Diploma awarded: “Training in yogic lifestyle – personal practice and teaching”, 1700 hours

Accessibility

For any accommodation needs related to a disability, we invite you to contact us directly to study together the possibilities for following the training.

Rates

  • €5,150 – Shared room accommodation, meals included
  • €8,950 – Private room with bathroom accommodation, meals included

Study books not included

Special discount

25% discount for registration in the ATTC or Sadhana Intensive training if completed after the Yoga LIT programme. This offer is valid for 1 year after the end of the Yoga LIT programme and only applies to trainings taking place at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in France.

What to bring?

Materials:

  • Yoga mat
  • Meditation cushion and shawl
  • Mala for japa
  • Notebook and pen
  • Laptop
  • Bath towel
  • Comfortable and warm clothing (covering shoulders and knees)
  • Indoor sandals and walking shoes
  • Toiletries
  • Earplugs
  • Alarm clock and flashlight
  • TTC manual and uniform

 

Books (available at the ashram shop):

  • Sadhana by Swami Sivananda
  • The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnudevananda
  • Yoga Mind & Body
  • Hatha Yoga Pradipika with commentary by Swami Vishnudevananda
  • Tattva Bodha
  • Yoga Vasishta
  • Sivananda chant book
  • Meditation and Mantras by Swami Vishnudevananda
  • Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras with commentary by Swami Durgananda
  • The Mahabharata
  • The Ramayana
  • The Srimad Bhagavatam
  • TTC manual

 

Additional necessary books will be available at the ashram library.

How to register to the yogic lifestyle immersion programme Yoga LIT?

  1. Fill out the online registration form
  2. Interview with the programme coordinator after review of your application
  3. Pay €500 deposit to confirm your registration
  4. The balance will be due at the end of the one-week trial period

 

Contact
yogalit@sivananda.net
+33 (0) 2 38 91 88 82

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