3 Day Holistic Health Retreat Weekend: Yoga for Stress Resilience in Los Angeles, California, USA
Yoga Wellness Retreat in the USA
More than 70% of doctor visits are due to diseases or health conditions caused by stress. Stress adversely affects physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual health if untreated for long periods of time. This holistic health retreat will help you to recognize the sources of stress in your daily life and provides the yogic tools to increase one’s stress resilience and cultivate a positive outlook on life.
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Highlights
- Daily Satsang (meditation and chanting)
- Daily yoga asana classes
- Afternoon workshops
- 2 nights private accommodation
- 3 vegetarian meals daily
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Dining area
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Meditation garden
- Picnic area
- Yoga deck
- Yoga studio
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Library
- Parking lot
You will be accommodated in a private room with a shared same-gender bathroom.
Program
Address your lifestyle choices and how to change them through:
- eating a balanced, vegetarian diet
- limiting caffeine and alcohol
- proper sleep
- regular exercise (asana)
- conscious breathing exercises (pranayama)
- regular meditation
- creative pursuits
- spiritual diary writing
- recognizing factors that trigger stress response
Schedule
Friday, February 24
- 18:00 - 19:30 Asana class
- 19:30 Vegetarian dinner
Saturday, February 25
- 06:00 - 07:30 Satsang (silent meditation, chanting and a talk)
- 08:00 Light breakfast
- 10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class: gentle asanas and pranayama
- 12:00 Vegetarian lunch
- 13:00 - 14:30 Talk: Yoga and Stress Resilience
- 14:45 - 15:45 Relaxation Techniques
- 15:45 Individual follow-ups
- 16:00 Karma Yoga
- 18:00 Dinner
Sunday, February 26
- 06:00 - 07:30 Satsang on the topic of prana
- 08:00 Light breakfast
- 10:00 - 11:30 Yoga class: gentle asanas and pranayama
- 12:00 Vegetarian lunch
- 13:00 - 14:30 Talk: Positive Thought Power
- 14:45 - 15:45 Meditation techniques
- 15:45 Individual follow-ups
- 17:30 - 19:30 Satsang and soup (optional)
You are welcome to stay in the center for the rest of the afternoon, even after checking out of your room.
Instructors
Swami Sivasankariananda
Swami Sivasankariananda, C-IAYT, director of the Los Angeles Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, served as director of the San Francisco Center from February of 2015 to September 2019. She returned to LA where she lived for 20+ years. She completed her TTC at the Yoga Farm in 1997 and ATTC there in 2008. Swamiji has been on yatra in north and south India and Mount Kailas. She loves to teach and is particularly fond of the Bhakti yoga practices. She took sannyas in 2017 and is a certified yoga therapist.
Radha
Radha completed the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course (TTC) in 2014, Advanced Yoga Teacher Training in 2017, and began the 800-hour Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training in 2019. She has assisted Hatha Yoga, Kirtan and Mantra chanting in TTC in Ashrams and Centers in California, New York and Vietnam. She particularly enjoys kirtan, storytelling, mantra chanting, puja ceremonies and japa practices.
Retreat location
The retreat will take place in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is located in the historic Jefferson Park/West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, near the corner of West Adams Boulevard and 7th Ave, just minutes east of the Crenshaw exit on the 10 freeway. There is easy access via surface streets, too. It is the only residential yoga retreat in Los Angeles.
It is tucked away in a grand home in a historic neighborhood of the city. It is extremely calm and peaceful. Fresh vegetarian cooking on the premises. It has a protected environment, no TV or loud music, and no alcohol or drugs. There is a shady side garden to enjoy and a large library of inspirational books awaits any book lover.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
The package includes 3 vegetarian meals daily: light breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No caffeine or alcohol is served.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Whole food
- Yogic
Things to do (optional)
Recommended in the neighborhood
- Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens is called a “spiritual oasis in the city,” its purpose is to provide a place for people to take time out of their busy lives to visit, reflect, and be rejuvenated by the peace and nature present
- The Exposition Park Rose Garden is a historic 7-acre sunken garden across from the USC campus. It has been called “one of the city’s best-kept secrets”
What's included
- 2 nights accommodation
- 3 vegetarian meals daily
- Daily yoga practice
- Daily pranayama
- Daily satsang session (meditation and chanting)
- Afternoon talks
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Toiletries
- Snacks
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Los Angeles International Airport
12 km
Transfer not provided
Bob Hope Airport
19 km
Transfer not provided
Driving directions from Venice or Santa Monica
- Take the I-10 East, exit Crenshaw.
- Turn right on Crenshaw, left on West Adams, right on Edgehill, then left onto W 27th Street.
Driving directions from Downtown Los Angeles Area
- Take the I-10 West towards Santa Monica.
- Exit Arlington.
- Turn left.
- Turn right on West Adams, then left on 7th Ave and right onto W 27th Street.
Driving direction from the South Bay
- Take the I-405 North to La Cienega Boulevard.
- Turn right onto Stocker Street.
- Turn left on S La Brea Ave.
- Turn right on W Jefferson Boulevard, left on 7th Ave, and left on W 27th Street.
Driving direction from the San Fernando Valley
- Take the I-101 South to Marathon Street.
- Turn left on N Kingsley Drive and right on Melrose Ave.
- Turn left on N Wilton Place, which becomes S Wilton Place, then Arlington Ave.
- Turn right on West Adams, then left on 7th Ave and right onto W 27th Street.
Driving direction from Orange County
- Take the I-5 North to the I-10 West and exit Arlington Ave.
- Turn right on West Adams, left on 7th Ave, and right onto W 27th Street.
Driving direction from San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire
- Take the CA-60 West to the I-10 West and exit Arlington Ave.
- Turn right on West Adams, left on 7th Ave, and right onto W 27th Street.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 15% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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