Yoga Sadhaka Retreats

Yogic Life Style (YLS)

Rishikesh Yog Sansthan offers different yoga retreat programs for beginners of yoga life. The core essence of life will be discussed with many live stories of sages and make such life style as a habit. The “Talent” means the ability of doing a work and proving it in the physical world. But the same is defined in the scriptures as “Pratyahara”.  How far we can able to use the special senses at a time with all sorts of disturbances from external world. In this retreat Rishikesh Yog Sansthan (RYS) offers few techniques of knowing the strength of special senses. The different abilities will promote the further journey of meditation. This Pratyahara rduces the addiction, habits and phobia in general. It improves the creativity and realization as part of transformation.

Aim: Learning the basic rules and regulations of yogic life in practicality and Ishwara Pranidana that is sacrificing every fruit of action to God.

Objective: As sage, Patanjali said, “Yogah Chitta vritti norodhaha”, this program makes the learner to start up the journey of yoga.

Teaching Methodology: As the Vedas well said, life style is the spiritual path. Waking up early morning, start the day with chanting of different mantras, shlokas, daily practices, eating natural foods etc., These will be practically experienced.

Achievements: Self assessment at the beginning and ending of the day makes the learner to understand the status of his or her present life and what is next. This realization happens with this kind of program and is basic routine followed in Gurukulam (traditional Schools) even today as a tradition.

Eligibility: Seekers of any age, any problems and even normal people

Duration: Less than 6 days

Code of Conduct (Yama)

1. Personal honesty and self assessment.
2. Students are accountable to the school authorities for their conduct in the school premises, for their general behavior outside
3. Be punctual and regular to all the sessions planned in the schedule
4. Use of tobacco, alcohol, and non-veg food etc. in any form

Total personality as per the Taittiriya Upanishads helps the learner to grow in spiritual lore.

Guidelines for Students: Calm, listening to Guru all the time (HYP-14). Yoga fails by overeating, overexertion, excessive talk, the observance of disciplines, promiscuous company and unsteadiness (HYP-15). Succeed by having zeal towards learning, bold determination, courage, true knowledge, firmness (belief in the words of Guru), renunciation of unsuitable people (HYP-16). According to Patanjali maha muni, Yama and Niyamas will be the first step in yoga life. Avoid fire, journeys in the beginning of yoga life. Also don’t prefer the hard practice, early morning cold water bath, fasting etc (HYP-1.61).

Making a decision after reading a scripture makes the difference of living. The actual goal of this retreat will be done after analyzing the drama, notes made by the students everyday.

Syllabus

1. Asana: Hatha Yoga (HY), Flow Yoga (FY)
2. Pratyahara
3. Meditation: OM, Trataka, Pranic Energization technique (PET)
4. Pranayama
5. Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT)
6. Streams of Yoga: Karma Yoga, Raja yoga, Gnana yoga, Bhakti yoga
7. Creativity: Drawing, Drama and assignments on Upanishads