Celebrations and Ceremonies
-
Strengthening Resolve - New Year's Celebration
Overnight (5pm Saturday to 3pm Sunday)
BOOKINGS ARE NOW CLOSED
We welcome you and your friends & family to join us at Mangrove Yoga Ashram for our Strengthening Resolve New Years celebration! We have a packed program planned which includes akhanda kirtan and midnight havan as well as satsang & meditation sessions to help ‘strengthen your resolve’ with Swami Satyadharma.
Vaiyasaki Das & Kishori (based in India) have been touring Australia and are coming back to Mangrove for this last gig, so don’t miss them! Chant Cartel from Melbourne will also be here to run a ‘Mantra, Dance and Asana’ class on NYE day.
There is a choice of either a dynamic or a rejuvenating yoga class on New Year’s morning. Other exciting offerings include a musical yoga nidra and the famous Mangrove chai stall.
The Strengthening Resolve Program concludes at 3pm, but you are welcome to stay on after that for a manjeera workshop with Kaisori, Strengthening Resolve meditation with Swami Satyadharma, dinner and and an evening concert with Vaiyasaki Das after dinner. A $30 additional part day fee applies to stays after 3pm.
Level: Suitable for all, including beginners to yoga
Fees
$70 (overnight stay)
Dates
2011
Dec 31 - Jan 1 -
Easter Holiday Retreat
3 nights (starts at 5pm on Friday and concludes at 3pm on Monday)
Celebrate Easter with various morning workshops and sessions for yogis, families and children. Take time out to relax in the afternoons and be uplifted with inspirational evening satsangs and kirtan.
Mangrove is the perfect place to retreat to for Easter. Escape the holiday rush and rejuvenate yogi-style. Program includes early morning asana classes, morning karma yoga and then a selection of yoga workshops and sessions, including creative arts, exploring the tattwas (elements) and a special session for children. Afternoons include free time to enjoy the ashram, catch up with friends, play games, chill out in the chai tent, work in the garden, bushwalk or hike to the caves. A great time of year to enjoy Mangrove’s natural, spacious environment.
Fees
$360
Dates
2012
6 - 9 April -
Sivaratri - The Dark Night of Shiva
1 night (5pm Sunday to 3pm Monday)
The ‘Dark Night of Shiva’ is an opportunity to experience the transformative power of Shiva (consciousness) through the energy of Shiva mantra, stories and havan. The divine marriage of Shiva and Parvati is also celebrated on this night. Enjoy yoga classes with an inward focus and take up the all night challenge with Akhanda kirtan through till breakfast.
Fees
$150
Dates
2012
19 - 20 Feb -
Navaratri
10 nights (starts at 5pm on first day and concludes at 3pm on final day)
With Swami Satyadharma
Navaratri is considered to be one of the most auspicious times for spiritual sadhana. At this time, nature is in transition and the body and mind also undergo a metamorphosis. This potent nine night mantra sadhana invokes the qualities of the divine mother in her various Shakti forms. Illuminate this power within, drawing from Vedic and Tantric texts, the use of mantra, yantra, mandalas and riveting stories of creation. Take part in the Zen practice of rice yantra designing and building, listen each evening to divine inspiring stories of Devi and sing kirtan.“Navaratri is an attempt to reconnect with the underlying reality within, to tune the individual consciousness with the cosmic consciousness, to redirect life towards the goal of positive evolution.”
Swami Niranjan (Oct 2004 Yoga Magazine)
Fees
$730 for full course or $110 per day
Dates
2012
15 - 25 Oct -
Guru Poornima Overnight Stay
Overnight (starts 5pm and ends 3pm following day)
Flowing on from “Guru Poornima Deepening Sadhana”, Guru Poornima full moon celebrates the time for disciples of all traditions to reconnect and strengthen their commitment to the spiritual path. Refresh and renew your bond with your inner self and the sangha through satsang, colourful stories, soulful kirtan, mantra sadhana, havan and delicious feasts.
Fees
$75
Dates
2012
2 - 3 July -
Guru Poornima - Day stay only
Day Stay (Starts at 9.30am and concludes after dinner)
Flowing on from “Guru Poornima Deepening Sadhana”, Guru Poornima full moon celebrates the time for disciples of all traditions to reconnect and strengthen their commitment to the spiritual path. Refresh and renew your bond with your inner self and the sangha through satsang, colourful stories, soulful kirtan, mantra sadhana, havan and delicious feasts.
Fees
By donation
Dates
2012
2 July
3 July -
Guru Bhakti Yoga (Mahasamadhi Program) Overnight stay
Overnight (Starts at 5pm on first day and ends 3pm next day)
Celebrate the divine life of Swami Satyananda and the anniversary of his Mahasamadhi. Connect at this extraordinary time with the Satyananda Yoga family, reflecting on the life work, teachings and example of a true yogi.
Fees
$75
Dates
2012
5 - 6 Dec -
Diwali
Overnight (starts at 5pm on first day and concludes at 3pm on final day)
Experience this annual festival of lights at Mangrove. Celebrate life, its enjoyment and goodness. Considered to be one of the most auspicious times, in legend, myth and story, Diwali’s significance lies in the victory of good over evil. Celebrated with an abundance of “lights” symbolising illumination in our homes and hearts. Enjoy a fine feast and extended kirtan.
Fees
$150
Dates
2012
13 - 14 Nov -
Guru Bhakti Yoga (Mahasamadhi Program) Day Stay only
Day Stay (Starts at 9.30am and ends at 3pm)
Celebrate the divine life of Swami Satyananda and the anniversary of his Mahasamadhi. Connect at this extraordinary time with the Satyananda Yoga family, reflecting on the life work, teachings and example of a true yogi.
Fees
Personal Retreat Fees apply if staying overnight
Dates
2012
6 Dec -
New Years Eve - Strengthening Resolve 2012 -13
Overnight (starts 5pm Sunday and ends 3pm Monday)
With Swami Satyadharma
Recommit to your spiritual path, starting 2013 clear, grounded and strong in your personal resolve (sankalpa). See the New Year in with Akhanda kirtan, havan and satsang and begin 2013 with inspirational yoga classes, healthy vegetarian food and the beauty and fresh air that nature has gifted.
Fees
Personal Retreat Fees Apply for overnight stay ($75)
Dates
2012
31 Dec - 1 Jan
