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Expand your yoga skills with daily practice in the Swedish nature of endless forests, seas to swim and wild animals to explore. With your daily practice in Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation and Mantras in this wonderful nature you can open your connection to your inner self, your nature in conformity with the nature. Experience a strong feeling of creativity, compassion and vitality.

You get the chance to practice two times daily advanced Pranayama, Satsang with Meditation and Mantras, Asanas, workshops and talks. The daily schedule can be adapted to weather, mood or needs of the group, e.g. hiking, sightseeing in Stockholm and more.

Furthermore does the Retreat Center own a garden, which provides salads and herbs for the delicious vegan cuisine. Nurturing for your physical and mental selves.

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ABOUT SIVANANDA YOGA

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Sivananda Yoga comes from the lineage of Swami Sivananda, as brought to the west by his disciple Swami Vishnudevananda in the late 1950s, making this style of practice an important part of yoga’s first wave of popularity outside India.

Sivananda (1887-1963) was well-known in India in the 1930s, when he founded an ashram in Rishikesh. He had previously been a practicing doctor. Because he spoke English well and wrote many treatises in English, he was sought after by western students who wished to study yoga and Vedanta.He founded the Divine Life Society in 1936 to organize and disseminate his teachings.

Yoga Vidya Germany is in the lineage of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnu-devananda. Sukadev Bretz was a direct disciple of Swami Vishnu-devananda for 12 years. In 1992 he founded Yoga Vidya in Frankfurt, Germany, as a non-profit organisation. Now in 2018 Yoga Vidya is Europe’s leading and largest yoga educational organisation with 4 Ashrams and more than 80 centres in whole Germany, including centres in Austria, The Netherlands and France. The headquarter of Yoga Vidya is in Bad Meinberg. Now there is space for 650 yogis. Next year with the newest project Mahameru there will be space for nearly 1.000 yogis.

The Sivananda method is based on five principles for optimal health and spiritual growth, as described by Vishnudevananda. They are:

1. Proper exercise (Asana, focusing on twelve poses (see below) in particular)
2. Proper breathing (Pranayama)
3. Proper relaxation (Savasana)
4. Proper diet (Vegetarian)
5. Positive thinking (Vedanta) and meditation (Dhyana)

A typical class begins with pranayama exercises. After warming up with sun salutations, the focus is on mastery of the twelve basic poses in the following order:

1. Headstand
2. Shoulderstand
3. Plow
4. Fish
5. Seated Forward Bend
6. Cobra
7. Locust
8. Bow
9. Seated Spinal Twist
10. Crow or Peacock
11. Standing Forward Bend
12. Triangle

Savasana closes the class. The 12 basic poses were carefully selected and include inversions, backbends, forward bends, twists, balances, and hamstring stretches. A little of everything, in other words. The poses are ideally done slowly and with control to stretch and strengthen the body as well as open the chakras. As students become proficient in the 12 basic poses, variations may be introduced.

The goal of this practice is to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The asana system is fairly fixed, so you must enjoy working slowly and methodically to fully master the prescribed poses. An interest in Indian philosophy is also a good indicator that you’ll enjoy Sivananda yoga.

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DAILY SCHEDULE

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TUESDAY 4th

4pm – Check in

4.30pm – Asanas and Pranayama

7pm – Delicious vegan evening meal

8pm – Satsang

9pm – introduction

Evening: Time for sauna, dip in the lake and rest

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WEDNESDAY TO MONDAY

7am – advanced Pranayama

8am – Satsang, Asanas and Pranayama

9am – Silent Breakfast

1.30pm – Succulent vegan lunch buffet

3pm – Workshop / Tour / Talk

5.15pm – Asanas and Pranayama

7pm – Delicious vegan evening meal

9pm – Satsang

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TUESDAY

7am – advanced Pranayama

8am – Satsang, Asanas and Pranayama

9am – Silent Breakfast

1.30pm – Succulent vegan lunch buffet

3pm – Check out

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TEACHER’S BIO

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SOUL Space

We welcome you wholeheartedly to our place. Shambala consists of seven buildings in nature within which you can find two yoga salas, ten twin bedrooms, four triple bedrooms, one four-bed dormitory, three separate huts, a floating sauna and a lake!

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KITCHEN = HEART

The kitchen is the heart of Shambala. We just love to make delicious vegetarian and vegan food for you. We not only use the best possible ingredients, but we also take care of food combinations to ensure that you are in top energetic shape all throughout the retreat.

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COMMUNITY LIFE

Shambala is a joint effort. From the residential community and core staff, to the volunteers, to the teachers and guests that visit us every year. Since the beginning, our central focus has been to create a place where people can live together in harmony.

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“This place is a loving, supportive and trusting environment sufficiently removed from ‘everyday life’ that people generally feel free to express themselves in an authentic way, and there is great potential to discover new insights and find inspiration.”.

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GALLERY

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How to get here

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Shambala Gatherings
Borntorpet 1
Skinnskatteberg
Sweden

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Located just two hours away from Stockholm in Skinnskatteberg, Sweden, the area is easily accessible by air, train and car, making a great option for a short break wildlife destination.

• Coming by air: The nearest airport to Shambala is Stockholm Vasteras. The second nearest airport is Arlanda airport, the main airport in Sweden. You can easily take a train all the way to Skinnskatteberg from both of them.
• Coming by train / bus: We are fortunate to have a train / bus station at Skinnskatteberg only 5 minutes ride from the center. We offer free pick up services from this station in summer.
• Coming by car: Simply open this Google map on your navigator and follow directions to Borntorpet 1 in Skinnskatteberg, Sweden.

Click here for more details on location

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