Pratyahara and Dharana Retreat

• Providing of the requisite completing training to the participants endeavour to blossom into integrated personalities with equipoised mind.
• Fetch the attention of people to the importance of meditation which we all need for our further evolution.

7 days (1 weeks) – The total duration for this course is 7 days however with the day of arrival this becomes 8 days.

• Experience in Hatha Yoga practices.
• Sound health physical as well as mental however if there is some health issue, this should be intimated to the school before registering for the retreat.
• To be able to hold a posture of meditation for around 25 minutes.
• More importantly long time practitioners who want experiences of causal level to be a guide to themselves and others in this path.

The “Pratyahara and Dharana Retreat” incorporates several  topics which helps one to enter into Yogic culture of meditation. They are –

Asana – (different basic postures from Hatha Yoga such as purificatory asana for lightness and purification of body, Standing, supine, prone – (backward, forward, spine twist), inversion and balance, specific asana for meditation and relaxation such as Sukhasana and variation, Ardha Padmasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana, Siddha Yoni Asana, Swastikasana, Dhyana Veerasana, Vajrasana, Padadhirasana etc.

Pranayama – techniques for correction of breath, breathing to heat and energise, breathing to balancing, breathing to cool and harmonise. 

Mudra – Some basic gesture of fingers and body to affect energy in body such as –  Jnana, China, Bhirav & Bhairavi etc.

Shat-karma – Jala Neti (Nasal cleansing).

Meditation – Basic practices for mind management such as study of sitting asana, Yogic breathing with awareness, peace establishment,  Stillness of body, awareness of senses, awareness of thought process and Yoga Nidra.

More specifically Kayasthairyama, Sharira darshan and Aatmajnana, Bhao aaropan with still things.

Chakra Awareness, awareness of symbols such as Shivalainga, Cresent/Full moon, Star and Fire etc.

Body awarenss, Antar Mouna, Chidakasha Dharana

Lecture on Some important topics – how to practice different practices of Yoga, how to make programme, ethical guidelines, Yogic life style, holistic approach of Yoga.

Karma Yoga – During the retreat individuals would be required those to participate into Karma Yoga. Depending upon the requirements we may involve you into this.

Suggested Yoga Books for Pratyahara & Dharana Retreat –

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha – Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Raja Yoga – Swami Vivekananda or

Four Chapters on Freedom – Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Yoga Darshan – Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

Anatomy and Physiology – not specified

The daily schedule starts by 5am. All students have to wake up at this time except in some contingencies. The above daily programmes are tentative and subject to change according to need. All classes are held for 6 days in a week.

• 5.30am to 6.30am – Personal practice – (The first day these should be talked about so they can do from the second day)
• 7am – Herbal Drink
• 7.30am to 9am – Hatha Yoga session (Asana, Pranayama, Dhyana)
• 9am to 10am – Lunch
• 11am to 12pm – Lecture on Pranayama and Dhyana
• 1pm to 2 pm – fruits/fruit juice
• 2pm to 4.15pm – Rest
• 4.30pm to 6pm – Asana, pranayama, Dhyana
• 6pm to 7pm – Dinner
• 9pm – Bed time

• 750 EURO only for overseas, NRI students and 13500/- INR only for Indian students including food and accommodation for one person (both in single bed room and sharing rooms). The course fee is calculated from the day of the commencement of the course until the concluding day of the course. The arrival of the student before the commencement of the course and staying of the students after the concluding day of the course don’t come under the concerned course fee. The students have to pay the extra fee for the concerned days.
• For convenience, we hint at the normal exchange rates which keep changing as per the day – 1 USA$ – 68 rupees Indian, 1 Euro – 72 rupees Indian, 1 Australian$ – 47 rupees Indian, 1 Swedish Kr – 8 rupees Indian. The exchange rate keeps changing. You can always check the current rates at www.xe.com
• The Course Fee includes accommodation and required vegetarian food for 7 nights, text books, a note book, a pen, a new Yoga mat, Jala neti pot, education, private consultation etc.
• The fee does not include Flight tickets, airport Pickups and drop backs, day tours, tours after and before course, any other transport costs and students’ personal expense in miscellaneous ways.

Registration – Please Apply or write to us via our email (sanatanayogsandesh@gmail.com) to check the availability of a place. It the place is available we will request you to fill in the registration form online. Then you need to make non-refundable deposit to finally be selected for the course.

Deposit – A non-refundable deposit of 300 Euro only for overseas, NRI students and total retreat fee only for Indian students plus transaction charges/commissions is required to confirm the candidature in the retreat. Please follow Payment.

Cancellation of the application for the course – For the time being we do not provide this facility. Therefore, properly decide before you deposit the amount for the course.

Remaining Payment – The remainder payments can be made after arrival. For more details please look into Orientation guide in Download.

Accommodation, Food & Drink etc. – Please follow Accommodation and Yoga School.