Shavasana Weekend

October 24 - 26

Lokananda Retreat Center, Downingtown PA

Give yourself a weekend of profound relaxation coupled with bliss-filled inner explorations in Shavasana.

This reclining yoga pose is the one where you use the least number of muscles possible. Of course, you continue breathing and your heart keeps beating, but even these ease open in a whole new way as you progress through the weekend.;

This is yoga nidra, a classical yoga practice where you use your body to clear your mind and heart, then dive deeper. You will do a few easy yoga poses to help dissolve the hidden tensions in your body and mind. Chanting and meditation with Gurudevi is included, for you to experience own Divine Essence. She helps you get there.

A new Guided Awareness is included along with ones we include in our online course. Each Shavasana features different guidance, taking you progressively deeper within. Profound physical changes and illuminative insights await.

Shavasana is listed in the Sanskrit texts as one of the most important of all the yoga poses. – Gurudevi Nirmalananda

After each Shavasana, you share your descriptions in a group discussion. Hear what is happening for everyone else, and learn as your teacher explains the significance of what is blossoming within. 

Shavasana is amazingly powerful, yet deceptively easy. Sometimes it’s hard to do nothing, and to let tensions and anxieties simply dissolve. That's why we guide you each step of the way.

We make the openings and clearings easier, a specialty of Svaroopa^® Yoga.

TAUGHT BY

Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda

DETAILS

Prerequisites

None

Dates & Times

Friday October 24 2025 begins with Dinner at 5:30 pm, with retreat going from 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Saturday October 25 from 5:15 am - 9:00 pm with Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Dinner included

Sunday October 26 from 6:30 - 11:45 am with Breakfast, also including Lunch (served at 11:45 am)

ONLINE Q&A:

Tuesday October 28 from 7:30 - 8:30 pm (Eastern Time)

Location

Lokananda Retreat Center

116 E. Lancaster Ave, Downingtown PA

Course Confirmation Date

October 10 2025

We confirm the course on or before this date, when we have enough enrollments to confirm. Early rates are available until this date. We will email you with the latest updates.

Tuition

Early Tuition (on or before October 10 2025): Members*: $311.00; Non-Members: $341.00

Standard Tuition: $381.00

Housing and Meals: $322.00

NOTE:  if enrollment exceeds our housing capacity, yogis who register early will be housed and fed at Lokananda, our dedicated retreat facility. 

Yogis who register late will still enjoy Ashram meals, but need to provide their own housing and transportation. We recommend the nearby Home2Suites, where you get a significant discount with the Housing Link you get upon enrollment.

Total Enrollment Fees:

Early Totals (on or before October 10 2025): Members*: $633.00.; Non-Members: $663.00

Standard Totals: $703.00

Postponed H&M: Postpone your Housing & Meals until just before your arrival. Pay for your tuition (early or standard) now, then pay for your Housing & Meals 1 week before your program begins. Contact our Enrollment Team at 610-806-2119 or email.

Course fee on enrollment: Members* early: $311.00; Non-Members early: $341.00; Standard: $381.00

Housing and Meals payment: 1 week before you arrive: $322.00

Monthly Payment Plan: First payment on enrollment $287.00 plus 4 monthly payments of $121.00, on your preauthorized credit card or bank account. Payment plan total: $771.00.

*Memberships that qualify for the discounted early rate: SATYA Membership & Donor Members

More Info

Our Enrollment Advisors will be happy to connect with you and answer any questions - programs@svaroopayoga.org or 610.806.2119