Weekly Schedule, Events & Retreats
Satsang
with Swami Shankarananda
Saturdays 7.30pm
$10 or free for your first time - pay at the door
Includes chai & cake
All are welcome!
Satsang is an invitation to deepen your spiritual practice and cultivate a profound connection with yourself and the divine. It is the main event at the ashram each week.
Each satsang features a transformative mix of ecstatic kirtan (call and response chanting of mantras) and meditation. The heart of each satsang is an inspiring spiritual discourse where Swami Shankarananda shares wisdom teachings inspired by the great spiritual teachers throughout the ages as well as talks on Non-dual Shaiva Tantra (Kashmir Shaivism).
Study Group
Tuesdays 7.30pm
$20 pay at the door
Study Group is one of the other highlights of the week in the ashram’s schedule of programs. While satsang can be a little more formal, Study Group is more casual, and invites participants to interact with Swamiji about the class content to ask questions and share experiences.
During this program Swamiji guides an examination of different spiritual texts incudiing those of:
- Baba Muktananda & Bhagavan Nityananda
- Sri Aurobindo
- The Yoga Vasistha
- The Upanishads
- Shiva Stotravali and other Kashmir Shaivite texts
This program is perfect if you want to dive deeper into Kashmir Shaivism and yoga philosophy, not only intellectually but experientially.
Hatha Yoga
Monday 9:15am + 6pm
Thursday 11am
Saturday 10am
The Ashram hosts a variety of weekly yoga classes taught by master teachers, including Tantric Vinyasa, Yin, and Pregnancy/Post-Natal yoga.
Shiva Process Groups
Wednesday 7:30pm
Guided Self-inquiry groups for meditation graduates. If you'd like to participate in these groups but have not done the introductory course, please contact us.
No Mantra & Meditation Tonight
Puja 6:00pm instead By donation
Also known as the Life-Sustaining program, this is your 'drop in and close your eyes' event. Perfect for getting your weekly deeper meditation into your schedule. Low effort, great reward!
Guru Gita Chant
Tuesday & Saturday 7:30am
Sunday 8:30am
Guruji often attends sundays
By donation
The Guru Gita (Song of the Guru) is a 182 verse hymn to the Guru Principle, the mystical grace bestowing power of the divine, found in the ancient scripture the Skanda Purana.
Upcoming Events
October 29th 2023
Meditation Intensive
with Shaktipat
Celebrating the Shakti
The Intensive program is dedicated to the Inner Self & the awakening of the Kundalini energy, also known as Shaktipat.
The Intensive includes a talk from Swami Shankarananda, chanting, meditation sessions, Q&A with Swamiji & darshan. Suitable for both beginner & advanced meditators alike.
This booking includes a vegetarian lunch at the ashram.
Upcoming Retreats
January 2024
India Retreat & Pilgrimage
Return to Ganeshpuri
Join Swami Shankarananda & Devi Ma as they return to Ganeshpuri, the home of the Shiva Yoga lineage. This life-changing pilgrimage is an experience like no other. Spend 2 weeks in Guruji and Devi Ma's company and take your sadhana to the next level.
Swami Shankarananda's latest book 'Ganeshpuri Days: Memoirs of a Western Yogi' is now out!