Yoga Nidra Seminar Daily Schedule
(Tentative)
Day 1: Thursday, 24 February
Silence Schedule until 3 pm
3-4 pm Orientation
MC – Dr. Dixit
Welcome – Rajah
Purpose of this event – Ma Radha
Outline and objectives of this course – Ma Radha
Introduction of teachers -
4 pm Tea
4:30 AHYMSIN video followed by a tour of the campus – Dr. Dixit
Silence Schedule
8 pm – Major teacher in our Tradition – Swami Veda? Or Swami Ritavan?
Day 2: Friday, 25 February
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Basics Practicum – Atul
11:15-12:45 Guided Diaphragmatic Breathing Practice – Atul
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Self Study
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-5:30 Introduction to Yoga Nidra – Chandramani
5:30-6:30 Relaxation Workshop (each day continuing progressive series) – Pierre
Tension-Relaxation
Brief Systematic Relaxation
6:30-7:00
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Swami Rama video of Mandukya Upanishad (relevant portion)
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 3: Saturday, 26 February
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Science of Breath - Atul
11:15-12:15
12:15-12:45 Guided Diaphragmatic Breathing Practice
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Yoga Psychology and Relevance to YN - Chandramani
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-5:30 Relaxation Practicum – Pierre
Preparatory Sweeping Breath – just 4 places – using visualization initially and then develop suksma body
5:30-6:00 Contemplative Walking -
6:00-7:00 Use of Yoga-Nidra for Creativity and for Enhancing Intuitive Faculty (include smrti yoga [see SVB booklet on that topic]) - Swami Nitya
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Comparing Yoga Nidra w/ other states of consciousness and mind – Stoma
Include Swami Rama video portion on YN lab(?)
How does YN compare to: Sleep, Samadhi, Turiya, Hypnosis, Self-hypnosis, Hypno-therapy, Relaxation, Lucid Dreaming, Meditation, Laya Yoga
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 4: Sunday, 27 February
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Practicum – Pierre
Compare and contrast practicum
Sitting Relaxation
Lying relaxation leading towards YN – going from gross to various layers of subtle
11:15 Holiday
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Musical Entertainment
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 5: Monday, 28 February
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Tibetan yogic techniques to enter yoga nidra (lecture for advanced practitioners of yoga nidra) Manu
11:15-12:15 Karma Yoga
12:15-12:45 Guided Diaphragmatic Breathing Practice
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Practicum – Nadi Shodhanam - Atul
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-6:00 Hatha
6:00-7:00 Preparation for Yoga Nidra – Pierre
31 points
Prep for sweeping breath – expand a bit here
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Satsang
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 6: Tuesday, 1 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Variations of the Heart Cave Practice - Stoma
11:15 Panel and Discussion (Panel: Stoma, Manu, Atul, Vishnu, Pierre and Chandramani)
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:30 Variations of Digestive Breathing - Vishnu
Side-lying resting
Supine resting
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-6:00 Hatha
6:00-7:00 Practicum – Pierre
61 points
Preparation for sweeping breath
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Subtle Body Connections between mind and body – Swami Ritavan
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 7: Wednesday, 2 March, Shivaratri
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-12:15 Free
12:15-12:45 Guided Diaphragmatic Breathing Practice
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Free
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-6:30 Hatha
6:30-7:00 Shivaratri
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Shivaratri
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Day 8: Thursday, 3 March
Silence and Self-Study until 8 p.m.
8:00 Opening Ceremony, which will include a puja-dedication to the Guru lineage, Preview & Overview of Conference, Introductions of those presenting, Recitation Invoking the Presence of Yoganidra, and Recitation of Mandukya Upanishad)
Followed by Prayers
Day 9: Friday, 4 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45 Yoga Nidra and Self-Healing – Daniel Jalba (include emotional aspect)
11:00 Swami Veda Guided Yoga Nidra and Lecture
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Define sleep and yoga-nidra from the perspective of yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism and other related traditions, Part 1 - Stoma
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-5:00 Contemplative Walking
6:00-7:00 Self-Study
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Music Concert
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 10: Saturday, 5 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45 - Dr. Deepak Goel
Followed by a short break
Followed by Dr. Prakash Keshaviah
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Yoga Nidra in Various Texts, Part 2 (more advanced) - Stoma
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30 Workshop and Q&A with Swami Ritavan
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Dr. David Frawley
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 11: Sunday, 6 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
11:00 Swami Veda Guided Yoga Nidra and Lecture
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Literature review of current state of yoga nidra scientific research—A meta-analysis. Dr. Shirley Telles (Intro by Manu) .
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-6:30 Workshop and Q&A with Swami Ritavan
6:30-7:00 Breathing Practice
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Closing Ceremony – Should include Puja and guest feedback – not completely worked out yet
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 12: Monday, 7 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Orientation and review – Dr. Dixit
11:15 Karma Yoga
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Diaphragmatic Breathing – Atul
Review
Subtleties of the breath
Equal force of in and out
Equal length, etc.
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-6:00 Workshop and Q&A with Swami Ritavan
6:00-7:00 Guided Nadi Shodhanam - Atul
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Satsang
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 13: Tuesday, 8 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:0 Sannyasa ceremony followed by free time
11:15
12:15-12:45
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30
3:00-4:00
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-6:30
6:30-7:00
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Introduction to the Chakras – Stoma
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 14: Wednesday, 9 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Preparation for meditation – Pierre
11:15 Panel and Q&A (Panel: Stoma, Manu, Daniel, Atul, Vishnu, Pierre, Peter and Chandramani)
12:15-12:45 Practicum: Agni Sara - Atul
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing – longer version here - Vishnu
3:00-4:00 Practicum – Pierre
Brief preliminary relaxation and complete sweeping breath
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-6:30 Self Study and Walking
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Musical program or play
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 15: Thursday, 10 March
Silence Schedule
Day 16: Friday, 11 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Swami Rama video of Mandukya Upanishad
11:15 Practicum - Pierre
61 Points
Full Sweeping Breath
12:15-12:45 Guided Diaphragmatic Breathing
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Yoga Nidra experiment presentation. A volunteer will enter yoga nidra in front of the audience while hooked up to the EEG. Brainwaves will be projected on the screen on-time and compared to his/her regular deep sleep waves previously recorded at the lab. It has to be an experienced yoga nidra practitioner. Who would like to volunteer? Without a volunteer this presentation will not happen.
- Manu
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30 – 6:00 Hatha
6:00 – 7:00 Om Kriya - Ma Radha
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Sthiti-ni-bandhani or Stabilizing the mind
YS 1.34 – Pracharana-vidharanabhyam va pranasya ??? – Peter or Daniel?
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 17: Saturday, 12 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45 Blue Star Exercise - Pierre
11:15 Chitta Prasadanam - Chandramani
12:15-12:45 Guided Diaphragmatic Breathing Practice
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Guided Digestive Breathing
3:00-4:00 Home Practice and Goals – Ma Radha, Daniel, or Peter
Overview of effective methods
Alternate methods of YN for householders
Alternate method of YN for monks
YN Practicum variation
Guidelines for Practice, such as type surface to lie on, room environment, meals (how long to wait), length of practice…
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-6:30 Hatha
6:30-7:00 Breathing Practice
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Panel – Q&A (Panel: Ma Radha, Stoma, Manu, Daniel, Peter, Pierre, Atul, Vishnu and Chandramani)
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 18: Sunday, 13 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45 Yoga Nidra Practice – Stoma
12:15-6:30 Holiday
1:00-2:00 Lunch
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:00-9:00 Entertainment
9:00-9:15 Prayers
Day 19: Monday, 14 March
5:00-5:15 Morning Prayers
5:15-6:45 Joints & Glands
6:45-7:15 Guided Breathing Practices
7:30-8:30 Meditation
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:45-11:00 Atma Tattva Avolokanam – Vishnu
11:15 Closing Ceremony – Summation, Q&A, Farewell
1:00-2:00 Lunch
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