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Course languages: English, Polish, Lithuanian, Russian
The courses will take place at the Recreation Center”Zelva”, set amidst a beautiful forest on the shore of the “Zelva” lake.
The resort is 7 km from Vievis, and about 43 km from Vilnius.
It has 9 huts and buildings of different sizes. There are basketball and volleyball courts for active recreation. Two large docks at the lake are convenient for accessing the water to swim.
A special atmosphere is created by the tall pines and oaks with their wide spreading branches. The entire area is an oasis of peace and an ideal place for meditation and yoga practices.
There are several halls – the main spacious hall for yoga practice and lectures and several smaller ones – all with wooden parquet floors. Outside, there are sports fields and a wooden platform where the practice of asanas and meditation is possible open air.
The resort complex has different buildings. They offer various accommodation options, from a 5-6 bed dormitory to rooms (single, double and triple). Each house has separate shower and toilet facilities. There are no rooms with toilet and/or shower.
Two wholefood, lacto-vegetarian meals are served daily according to yogic principles. Meals are usually taken outdoors; if it is raining, in the dining room. The food is prepared by professional cooks who practice yoga.
Once a week, on the day off, sauna is availible.
Arrival: May 22 from 2 pm
Departure: June 20 before 2 pm
Once a week you will have a day off. No lectures or asana classes are held on that day.
It will be possible to join an excursion organized by us.
Swami Vidyananda is co-director of the Sivananda Yoga Center Munich. She shares her many years of teaching experience with patience and sensitivity.
Atmaram is a direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda for over thirty years and currently co-director of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp in Val Morin, near Montreal, Canada. He has been sharing his dedication and enthusiasm for all aspects of Yoga in the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses worldwide, and specially in Eastern Europe.
Durga Devi is the head of the Sivananda Yoga Centre in Vilnius. She has been a yoga teacher since 2003, and has taught yoga, meditation and philosophy at many international courses for Sivananda yoga teachers.
As well as other experienced yoga teachers from the Sivananda Yoga Centre in Vilnius and other countries.
For Eastern European nationals currently living and working in Eastern Europe:
| Shared (5-6 beds): | 1,650 € |
| Triple room: | 1,800 € |
| Double room: | 1,900 € |
| Single room: | 2,000 € |
For all others residing in the West:
| Shared (5-6 beds): | 2,300 € |
| Triple room: | 2,700 € |
| Double room: | 2,800 € |
| Single room: | 2,900 € |
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP for students and the unemployed. Price: 1,350 €. Only for the “shared” category.
A student ID or labor exchange ID is required. The number of places is limited.
For more information, call +370 (648) 72 864
Accommodation, meals, course and examination fee, Training manual, two yoga pants, two t-shirts.
Not included: travel, excursion, kriya materials (cleansing exercises), any other additional services.
The deadline for course payment is 2 weeks before the course start date.
Please do not purchase tickets for the trip or transfer any funds until you receive confirmation of your registration from us.
Certificate from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre organisation (ISYVC) is awarded on successful completion of the course. The diploma is entitled “Yoga Siromani”.
The International Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses consist of three levels:
| Teachers’ Training Course (TTC) | 401 units of 45 min or 301 units of 60 min |
| Advanced Teachers’ Training Course (ATTC) | 437 units of 45 min or 328 units of 60 min |
| Sadhana Intensive | 173 units of 45 min or 130 units of 60 min |
The Yoga Alliance recognises the TTC for the 200 hours Registered Yoga School Standards and the TTC plus ATTC for the 500 hours Registered Yoga School Standards. School standartą.
The courses will be taught in English, Lithuanian, Polish and, if necessary, Russian. The lectures and meditation sessions will be in English and translated into the various languages. A modern wireless translation system and headphones will be used for translations (you can bring your own or buy them in our shop at the course).
Please note: These books are not included in the course fee. They can be purchased at the Sivananda Yoga Centres, via the online shop, or in our on-site shop.
| 5:30 am | Wake up |
| 6:00 am | Meditation, mantra chanting and lecture |
| 8:00 am | Asanas and pranayama |
| 10:00 am | Brunch |
| 11:00 am | Karma Yoga (helping out with chores) |
| 12:00 pm | Bhagavad Gita or Kirtan |
| 2:00 pm | Main lecture in philosophy or anatomy |
| 4:00 pm | Asanas and pranayama |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 8:00 pm | Meditation, mantra chanting and lecture |
| 10:00 pm | Lights out |
The curriculum is based on the five points of yoga which can be understood as the practical application of the four traditional yoga paths:
Daily: two meditation sessions, two yoga classes, two lectures, one hour of service to the ashram community. One day a week is lecture-free.
The daily in-depth practice with individual corrections comprises:
Driving from Vilnius: Take the Vilnius – Kaunas highway. After entering Vievis, pass the pedestrian bridge (over the highway), and before reaching the highway overpass for cars, at the end of the town of Vievis, turn right. At the intersection, turn right again, towards Kazokiškii.
Driving from Kaunas: After reaching Vievis, get on the viaduct (which goes over the highway), drive towards the village of Kazokiškių.
From Kazokiškės: Continue on the bridge over the railway, take the roundabout to Alesninki (Kazokiškės direction). Pass the village of Alesninkai, follow the main paved road until you see the arrow “Poilsiavietė ‘Zelva’ 5 km” on the left side of the road, then turn left. Don’t get confused by the 200 m. AB “Zelva” (farm) arrow on the right side of the road!
Continue through the forest on the main road for 4.1 km to the wooden cross (on the right) and turn left (turn at an angle of more than 90 degrees), after 900 m you will reach the yellow gate of the recreation centre.
GPS coordinates:
N54°49´29.8
E24°47´39.1
Participating in this yoga teacher training course requires inner openness and sincere acceptance and respect for the instructions given by the teachers.
Before registering, please meet or talk on the phone with Durga Devi (Sivananda Yoga Centre in Vilnius). She can answer your questions and help you to better understand the spiritual nature of the course.
The registration is confirmed upon receipt of a EUR 300 deposit.
Account for transfer:
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center
LUMINOR
LT114010049500729689
Full payment must be made no later than 4 weeks before the course begins.