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Cost: Guest Stay Accommodations plus additional $35 for two nights or $20 for one night per person

Please join us for a devotion-filled weekend as we tap into the essence of Guru-Bhakti, reconnect with our Integral Yoga Family and celebrate our new organizational structure.

• Tap into the essence of bhakti through puja, ecstatic chanting, music and dance with leading kirtanists, pujaris & special guests
• Chant the Guru Gita in Sanskrit and English
• Enjoy "The Essence of Devotion" presentation by Nalanie Chellaram of the Gibraltar Integral Yoga Institute
• Experience "At the Master's Feet: Growing Up with Gurudev" as Vidyalayam graduates share their experiences — past and present
• Come into the Golden Present as devotees share post-Mahasamadhi experiences of Sri Gurudev — "I Am Always With You"
• World Premiere of "The Essence of Yoga": A digitally re-mastered film about Integral Yoga featuring Sri Swami Satchidananda filmed at Yogaville East in 1976.

Friday 4 December
8:00 pm - World Premiere of the Shri Guru Gita CD and DVD at Sivananda Hall, with live devotional music in honor of the 95th Jayanthi of our beloved Gurudeva, H.H. Sri Swami Satchidanandaji Maharaj. The musicians include: singers - Sanjay Mahajan (Sanskrit) and Rupali Kusumkar (English); violin - Saraswati Rosenberg; harmonium - Brahma Rosenberg; tabla - Nitin Tripathi; sitar - Skanda Todhunter; keyboard - Satyam Sam Rossitto and Shankar Sabagh; guitar - Rama Bala and Guruseva Munoz.

Saturday 5 December
8:00 am - Puja at Chidambaram
9:00 am - Guru Chants at Sivananda Hall
10:00 am - 95th Jayanthi Puja and Program at Sivananda Hall
1:00 pm - Luncheon (Compliments of the Ashram; please reserve by one week prior via ARC)
4:00 pm - Darshan at Ananda Kutir
7:30 pm - Evening 95th Jayanthi Program

• Kirtan with Satyam Sam Rossitto
• Presentation by the current Yogaville Vidyalayam students
• Bharatha Natyam Dance with Padmarami Rasiah Cantu
• Musical offering with Vivekan Hunt, senior devotee from Texas
• "The Heart of Devotion" with Nalanie Chellaram of the Gibraltar Integral Yoga Institute
• "The Essence of Yoga" World Premiere: A digitally re-mastered film about Integral Yoga featuring Sri Gurudev, filmed at Yogaville East in 1976
• Closing Arati with Integral Yoga Ministers

Sunday 6 December
8:00 am - Special Puja at Chidambaram with the Karunananthans
10:00 am - Morning 95th Jayanthi Program at Sivananda Hall

• Bhakti Chants with Radha and Gopal Metro
• Humor with Swami Murugananda
• "At the Master's Feet" with Vidyalayam graduates sharing their experiences with Sri Gurudev and the Integral Yoga teachings (past and present)
• "Moving Forward on the Wings of Grace" with Swami Karunananda
• Slides of Sri Gurudev and the Younger Generation compiled by Jyothi Sackett and Closing Songs led by Vivekan Hunt

  Accommodations and Prices

Dormitory [Shared Room - Shared Bath]

The most popular accommodations we have are Dormitory Accommodations - shared room and shared bath.

We have two dormitories, Vivekananda Vihar and Ramalinga Nilayam, which are centrally heated and air-conditioned and convenient to meals and programs. The rooms are able to comfortably accommodate from two to eight people in upper and lower bunk beds.

Please advise if you are not able to climb stairs.

Dormitory Private [Private Room - Shared Bath]

Private dormitory rooms with shared bathrooms are also available for one or two people. (One room available for the physically challenged.)

Please advise if you are not able to climb stairs.

Lotus Guest House [Private Room - Private Bath]

Private rooms are available in our three Lotus Guest Houses.

 Each room in our six unit guest house is equipped with kitchenette, full sized bed, sofa, and full bath.

 Each room in our nine unit guest house is equipped with queen sized bed, queen sized sofa bed, and full bath, without kitchenette.

 Our new Lotus Guest House 3 has twenty-two private rooms with private baths and wireless access. Ten of these rooms have a full-size bed, five have a twin bed and seven have two twin beds.

Rooms available for the physically challenged.

Since we have a limited amount of private accommodations available, it is necessary for us to first receive your reservation and make certain that there is availability for your choice.

To insure your first choice of accommodations please register early.

The rates indicated below are for a one night visit and include an an additional $20 per person for this event. These rates include accommodations, all meals and activities.

The rates indicated below are for a two nights visit and include an an additional $35 per person for this event. These rates include accommodations, all meals and activities.

  Applicable Discounts

You are entitled to benefit from discounts that you qualify for. Limit of two 10% discounts per visit. Discounts are issued per person eligible, not per reservation and will be verified and deducted from your reservation after submission. You will be advised of the discounted total.

  10% International discount is offered for participants residing outside the US.

  10% Student discount is offered for full time students. A valid, current student ID is required.

  10% Senior Citizen discount is available for those ages 65 and up.

  10% IYTA member discount is available for those with current membership.

  10% Military is available for active duty or National Guard

Questions? Please email ARC@iyiva.org or call us at (800) 858-YOGA [9642]

If you would like to order photos and/or posters of Sri Swami Satchidananda please visit Shakticom's Photos and Posters page for a selection of pictures ranging in size from 4" x 6" to 20" x 30".