Your time at the Ashram
Holiday, Yoga, Music, Nutrition, Ayurveda - Everything the Heart desires
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Shree Bindu Sewa Sansthan organizes retreats and journeys in different times of the year with different emphasis. We will be happy to welcome you!
Experience Incredible India!!!
1st November - 15th November 2010
18th March - 1st April 2011
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Come with us to Incredible India! This two week adventure will meet all of your needs with a perfect blend of structure, free time, sightseeing and love.Included in the two week retreat is your airfare, meals, daily asana practice, guided meditations, accommodations and travel expenses while in India. You will also be treated to guest yoga teachers, lectures, options to join in on a chakra dance party, pooja ceremonies, ritual baths in the Yumuna and the Ganga and so much more fun and excitement.
Daily we will practice yoga, learn about Ayurvedic cooking, spend time in meditation and begin to get deeper in touch with your most authentic self in this magical country. Our ‘style’ of yoga remains true to the ancient texts of Patanjali we combine the original forms of yoga to be practiced during this retreat; Raja, Bhakti, Karma, Kriya, Gyan (Jnana)and Hatha
In order to the keep our prices so low each participant will be asked to offer sewa (service) while staying at the Ashram in Virndavan. You will also have the opportunity to spend time with the Children of the charity school on the Ashram grounds.
Our time will be spent in North India divided between the auspicious town of Vrindavan and the majestic Rishikesh with a special day trip to Agra to see the infamous Taj Mahal.
Total Price $2500.00 plus applicable taxes
* Based on double occupancy
** Space is limited to ten particpants
*** Price is subject to change due to fluctuating airfares, the earlier the booking the more likely to obtain the quoted price
Terms & Conditions:
1 - Payments: 80% of retreat costs are required (i.e. $2000) at time of booking and no later than August 6, 2010. (This money will be used as resources for purchasing your flights and necessary travel deposits.) Remaining cost (e.g. $500 plus taxes) of the retreat is due one month (1 October 2010) prior to departure.
2 - Cancellation Policy: Up to 4 weeks prior to departure any funds remaining after flight fees, booking fees, and administration fees will be returned to participants. No money will be refunded for cancellations at any later dates.
3 - Flight Fees: This retreat includes roundtrip/return flights. Flights have been estimated at $1,000 and air travel costs in excess of $1,000 will be the responsibility of participants.
What to expect - about the ashram:
Private ayurvedic consultation and therapies include: stress reduction, transitioning, weight loss and individually catered / tailored (i.e. food classes, yoga, meditation, message),
Ashram is fully westernized,
Internet access is provided,
Washer for clothing is available,
Linens (i.e. sheets & towels) are provided,
Drinking water is filtered,
Ayurvedic food is provided.
What to expect - about travels:
Will stay in 4 & 5 star hotels or ashrams,
Will be eating pure food (even while traveling),
Will be traveling by train & car,
Will have driver, chef & local guides accompanying on travels,
Purnendu (bio below) Suann & Angie (bio included on website) will be guiding retreat.
What to bring - suggestion for packing:
One week of clothes would suffice - facilities for washing are provided and/or buy there,
Have small traveling bag to use on trips away from Ashram (see above),
If you like your cosmetic products bring them (otherwise products are available to purchase at the ashram or locally),
Other considerations to pack include: bathing suit, yoga clothes, comfortable shoes for walking/touring (may be good idea for some), and inexpensive flip flops (as shoes are often removed and left outside as a sign of respect at religious sites, shops, etc.)
General information:
Your participation is all for charity - a portion of the costs goes directly towards the retreat expenses and to the nonprofit/charity and a school, which is run by the ashram,
This is an opportunity to live with an India family,
The group will be small, max of 10,
A tourist visa is needed for India,
The costs of the retreat includes everything except your spending money.
Our host & director:
Purnendu Goswami is the director of the Ashram. He makes all arrangements for the visitors and manages all activities in the Ashram. Please contact him if you are a student and want to learn about culture, Yoga, Hindi, Sanskrit, Sri Mad Bhagwat, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Astrology or want to live in the Ashram. Visitors from other Indian cities and abroad, who wish to visit Vrindavan or other places in India can also contact him. He will guide you and arrange your tour.
For booking this retreat please contact suann@jaisiyaram.com
A Musical Journey to India
9th October - 16th October 2010
Experience the healing power of Indian music in Vrindavan, the birth place of chanting Kirtan. Meditate with sound at one of the most powerful places of India!Explore and develop your own voice and sound with Nada Yoga exercises.
Visit the unique temples of Vrindavan and discover an ancient music tradition.
An intensive seminar with yoga and sound therapy in the loving atmosphere of the Shree Bindu Sewa Sansthan Ashram with Yashendu Goswami and Thomas Meisenheimer.
Yashendu Goswami will show you selected and easy Hatha Yoga exercises for your body and breathing system which free the body from tensions, clean the respiratory passages and keep the vocal chords smooth. This helps the whole body to resonate so that your voice can develop freely. Nada Yoga focuses on feeling the resonating spaces in your body, exploring sounds in a playful way and observing the vibration of sound in your body.
In guided sound meditations (with Sitar and Rudra Vina) Thomas Meisenheimer will give you an introduction to the healing powers of Indian music. Chanting of Kirtans and working with sounds will softly make you aware of new resonating spaces and you will get to know the effect of the intervals in Indian music. In the silence after the sound you will approach the aim of Nada Yoga: to merge outer sounds with inner sounds. Your aural sense will be trained by listening to the sounds of nature at the holy river Yamuna or in the evening at music sessions in the temples of Vrindavan.
Before or after this intensive seminar you can ask the Ashram to organize your tour to the surrounding sights.
Prize for the seminar: 7 days – 700 Euro / 1030 Dollar inclusive
If you would like to go on this retreat, please contact thomas@jaisiyaram.com
The Great Himalayas
The great Himalayas are known as the Heart of the Earth and are often called the Crown of the Earth. The seven highest mountains of the world,
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including the Mount Everest, are in the Himalayas. The Himalayas have always been a place for meditation and spiritual practice. Since the beginning of mankind people are attracted by the wonderful peace that invites to a journey not only through the mountains but into the own heart and mind.
As a frequent traveller of the Himalayas Yashendu Goswami says in his words “Just being in Himalayan nature is a great experience of Spiritual Power” Almost every scripture from India is mentioning the Himalayas’ great spiritual power. Not only has Lord Ram spent several years of his life in Himalaya but the word goes that Jesus, too, spent a significant part of his life in the magnificent energy of these mountains.
The name Himalaya has its origin in the Sanskrit words “Him” and “Alaya”. “Him” means snow and “Alaya” means house. The Himalaya is thus the “house of snow”. There are hundreds of interesting places like lakes, valleys, parks and waterfalls that can be visited. The Himalaya is rich in natural treasures such as herbs, gemstones and salt.
On occasion Shree Bindu Sewa Sansthan organizes spiritual trips to the heart of the earth. Everybody is invited to experience the beauty of the Himalaya Mountains. If you would like us to organize a journey for you and your group please write to info@jaisiyaram.com