Upcoming Events
At The Ashram Mount Eliza
Meditating with Mantra Workshop
With Swami Shankarananda
SUNDAY 22 November 2026
10am-1pm
Join us for this workshop as Swamiji guides us through various dharanas on mantra, offers practical instructions, and, most importantly, leads us in sustained practice.
January Retreat & Intensive with Shaktipat
January 9-17 2027
Awaken your inner energy and deepen your connection to the Self during our 10-day January Retreat. Includes accomodation options, day options, or individual programs. Culminates with a Shaktipat Intensive.
Meditation Foundations - Shiva Meditation Course
Starts Wednesday 4 NOV, 7.30pm in Mount Eliza
Based on Swamiji’s best-selling guide to meditation, Happy for No Good Reason, this course covers the most important meditation techniques of the Shiva School, focusing on Self-inquiry. You'll walk away empowered in your new found meditation practice, grounded in grace and tradition. Taught by Swami Turiyananda.
SHAKTI KIRTAN - A Diwali Celebration
Sunday 8th November @ 7pm The Ashram, 27 Tower Road, Mt Eliza VICTORIA
Kirtan is a traditional call-and-response chanting practice of Bhakti Yoga
Join us for an evening of devotional chanting as we celebrate Diwali, the festival of light, and raise funds for the Arunachala Animal Sanctuary.
No experience or singing ability needed. Children are very welcome, so bring the whole family.
Spring into Yoga
Weekly yoga classes
Spring special - bring a new friend for free!
Saturdays at 9am for Slow Flow, with a rotating roster of incredible teachers each sharing their own unique flavour of teaching, including Ishwari, Neelu and Janabai. Join Brahmani Ma on Wednesday at 6pm - 7pm for a general hatha yoga class including meditation, warm up asanas and vinyasa. All classes are suitable for all levels or experience and body types.
Self-inquiry Meditation Training
Available upon request
Learn the powerful method of Self-Inquiry as taught by Swami Shankarananda. This training offers practical tools to calm the mind, dissolve negative emotions, and connect with the Self. Ideal for seekers, practitioners, and those ready for deep inner transformation.
Self-inquiry course with Swami Shankarananda & Devi Ma
Online on demand
A 6-week course. Guruji and Devi Ma introduce this time-honoured yogic practice for investigating the inner world and learning to uplift thought and feeling. Through guided meditation, discussion and practical exercises, you’ll learn skills that can be applied in everyday life.
Swami Shankarananda's latest book 'Try This: Contemplations Insights & Practices for Meditators' is now out!