SIVANANDA YOGA CENTRE, GURGAON
“Health is wealth. Peace of mind is happiness. Yoga shows the way.”
YOGA RETREAT for KIDS and PARENTS
a unique holiday
running successfully for the past 10 years
BACKGROUND and OVERVIEW
Welcome to a unique programme – a children and parents yoga summer retreat. Sivananda Yoga Centre, Gurgaon is organizing a residential six days, seven nights yoga camp, a retreat meant for children between age 5 and 12. This wonderful programme, with parents in tow, goes back many decades, with an idea to inculcate yoga to people from an early age.
The kids and parents yoga retreat combines the discipline of yoga and the fun of a camp. The programme allows children to understand the principles of vegetarianism, respect for all religions, develop a love and respect for nature. Children are able to identify with the inner self within a group setting by practicing yoga. Yoga asana, meditation, breathing, relaxation, yoga based activities, games, chanting and lectures are part of the daily routine. There is a day off, where parents and children can also visit nearby places of interest.
A unique and exciting way for your child to spend the summer.
You can view the full daily schedule of the programme below.
No prior experience of yoga is necessary.
We will teach everything step-by-step.
Suitable for beginners, as well as seasoned practitioners of yoga.
MORE DETAILS
1 - 8 June 2025
Arrival - 1 June, Sunday
Departure -8 June, Sunday
Pops resort, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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LOCATION
Palampur, at a height of 1219 mts., is a main spot in the beautiful valley surrounded by tea gardens and pine trees, 30 kilometers from the popular tourist destination Dharamsala. It is surrounded by the Dhauladhar range - mountains and Himalayan peaks are visible in the foreground.
The overall feeling is of an ashram, not a spa, or a resort. The Ashram has comfortable rooms, fairly modern and clean bathrooms, two large asana halls overlooking the mountains, a traditional dining hall and a huge lawn for children to play in nature.
CURRICULUM
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Yoga Asanas
• The sun salutation and the twelve basic yoga postures
• Advanced variations
• Effects of asanas on the physical and astral body
• Proper posture alignment, deep relaxation, release of blocked energy
• Benefits of Yoga Asanas -
Pranayama
• The basic practices: kapalabhati, anuloma viloma (alternate nostril breathing)
• Advanced pranayama exercises -
Kriyas
• The six classical exercises for purifying the body (theory) and the practice of two - kapalabhati and neti -
Yoga Philosophy
•The four paths of Yoga: KarmaYoga (selfless service); Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion, including attendance at devotional rituals); Raja Yoga (mind control), and Jnana Yoga (the path of wisdom and realization) -
Yogic Diet and Nutrition
• Influence of diet on the mind
• Proper diet
• Ethical, health and spiritual reasons for vegetarianism -
Meditation
• Twelve-step guideline to meditation
• Different techniques for mediation
• The benefits of meditation
• Mantras -
Kirtan (Chanting)
• Positive effects of chanting on the emotions
• Correct pronunciation and mental attitude
• Learning classical Sanskrit chants
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND THE FAMILY RETREAT?
A yoga retreat is a welcome break from the routine. It is a unique holiday, filled with boundless energy, good humour, peaceful activities, asana classes, meditation, amazing, simple, yogic food, bonding and sharing, great teachers and wonderful participants.
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Be in a Gurukula environment
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De-stress, gadget less and be blissful
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Learn how to have a happier & more fulfilling life
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Learn the ancient techniques of staying healthy
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Bonding between parents and kids over yoga and health
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Channelizing the kids energy
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Fitness, strength, stamina, flexibility
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A community of like-minded participants & teachers to learn from
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Make new friends for life
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Learn the yoga philosophy of life
MEET THE TEACHERS
Sivananda Yoga Centre, Gurgaon has a teacher body of over 100 active teachers. Each of them has completed his or her International Yoga Teachers’ Training course certified by Yoga Alliance to teach yoga anywhere in the world. This teacher body, growing and maturing as each day goes by, is one of the largest pools of qualified yoga teachers of the Sivananda system in the world, practicing and teaching together at one centre, online and onsite.
Our greatest assets are the faculty who teach the retreat. They are some of the very best in the world, vastly experienced, senior, wise, charismatic, articulate, passionate, and highly motivated in sharing knowledge.
DAILY SCHEDULE- kids
6.00 am Wake up
6.30 am Milk and snacks
7.00 am Meditation, chanting, silent walk
8.00 am Asana and Pranayama class
10.00 am Brunch
11.00 am Karma Yoga
12 noon Lecture
1.00 pm Juice and snacks
1.30 pm Arts and crafts
2.30 pm Time off
4:00 pm Yoga class and games
6:00 pm Dinner
7.30 pm Silent time - reading/writing
9.30 pm Lights out
DAILY SCHEDULE- parents
5.30 am Wake up
6.30 am Meditation, chanting and lecture or silent walk
7.30 am Tea time
8.00 am Asana and Pranayama class
10.00 am Brunch
11.00 am Karma Yoga
12 noon Lecture
1.30 pm Tea time
2.00 pm Yoga Nidra
2.30 pm Time off
4:00 pm Asana and Pranayama class
6:00 pm Dinner
7.30 pm Meditation, chanting and lecture or special programme
9.30 pm Lights out
PREREQUISITES
This retreat is open to all students who wish to deepen their knowledge and application of some of the highest teachings of yoga. Participants do not need to be yoga teachers. Mastery of any yoga practice is not necessary… only your sincere desire for knowledge and your commitment to personal growth.
HOW TO APPLY
Please fill in our online application form. Kindly also submit a minimum, non-refundable deposit of 20% of the course fee (plus 18% GST), to reserve your place in the course. The whole fee can either be paid immediately, or by latest 20 May 2025. Click below for application form and payment details.
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