Mindful Sadhana and Self-Development

We will encourage daily reflection, writing exercises, and journaling in order to understand thoughts, feelings, and experiences based around Vedanta philosophy and its themes.

Intermediate-level students or yoga teachers from any tradition wishing to deepen their understanding.

• Beginners’ level 1 course, or at least 6 months of regular yoga practise, or 2-week yoga vacation at one of our ashrams, or yoga teachers’ training course in any tradition.
• Sincere interest in learning and ability to initiate self-practice at times.

The part-time schedule allows students to continue their study while also working, teaching, or meeting family responsibilities. The online format also allows students from various time zones to attend, creating a richer learning environment.

These courses do not follow a linear progression but a cyclic format, as is seen in nature, our own bodies and minds. The courses may be attended individually in any order that you wish. Completing all three will offer a richer and more complete perspective on yoga sadhana. Time is left between courses for practise and integration of new ideas. A certificate is available upon request for those who complete all three courses.

I enrolled for this program to deepen my personal practise and more importantly to get a holistic understanding and perspective of what sadhana really is. I would say the week long module has given me just that and more! It has been a very enriching experience where I learnt about not just the physical practise but also the symbolism behind it, how to make my own practise meditative and also how to slowly approach certain asanas step by step with kindness and focus. I am looking forward to the second and third module and surely feel inspired to continue my sadhana with a renewed perspective and dedication. Thanks to Nirmala Ji and the team for putting together this wonderful program.

– Radhika, India

The whole course was truly eye, mind and heart opening. Sadhana is practice. Mindful sadhana is practicing by being fully connected to ourselves – body, mind and soul. It is about observing and feeling what is going on deep inside at all levels, in our three bodies. It is about touching our resistances, obstacles, desires, fears… but also about letting go, surrendering. It is therefore about self-development.  I would warmly recommend the course to anyone wishing to advance on the path.

The course renewed my commitment to the practice and the path. With each module, I gained a clearer and deeper understanding of what I was practicing and why. It enriched my experience not only on a personal level, but also for students. I know that even without mentioning anything, students will feel a difference in my teaching.

The teacher and team were all excellent, kind and dedicated. Exchanges with participants were open and stimulating. I also appreciated the 30 minutes we had at the end of the morning to exchange with Nirmala and the way she stimulated us at all levels by writing exercises, showing art work, citing quotes, recommending readings and sharing fragments of her life and experience. – Adeline, France

This course has come exactly at the point that I needed in order to bring myself back into a fuller union. It’s so often like that, isn’t it! Always in fact 🙂 Thank you for your care in guiding us so patiently and beautifully to our own next level. – Sarada, UK

All these topics that we can really describe as Subtle and ‘out of the daily box’ are difficult topics that sometimes you do not want to face or at least never know how to do. [In this course, it] has been more easy, achievable in a certain way; letting me understand some important things and the need to work and deepen others…done with a certain freedom of thoughts and humility. Thank you!
-Marion Hayoun, Hong Kong