50 YEARS Celebrations
The whole month of July our Ashram’s: programs, STRUCTURE and SPACE call us to LIVING YOGA ”Participate!” On Weekdays. A program in the Early Morning, Afternoon, and Evening, set the tone -- call us back from me in the world to the world in me – re-align, harmonize, remind, WAKE UP
The generous SPACE BETWEEN programs calls us to create a personal retreat, for? (you decide) 10 mins, 5 hours, live in for a few days? The Ashram is your retreat environment -- its marvellous LIBRARY offers contact with voices of wisdom contemporary and ancient; tea ceremony on tap in the KITCHEN refreshes our study. Enquiry, contemplation, takes us into the WEST VERANDAH’S afternoon sun or onto SCATTERED SEATS in the garden – inside -- outside -- front verandah – we converse, write, read, gaze into the middle distance; find a yoga mat, lie, sit. chat, practice, breath.
And the quiet room – Venkatesha -- the Master’s Room, calls us into the uninterrupted silence at any time -- others may be there -- we are alone -- in the Ashram’s esoteric Centre, its vital heart.
27-31 JULY there’ll be a Festival with programs back-to-back – energised and illuminated by the five days of the brilliant full moon of Guru Purnima, gratitude. Doors open 6.15am – 9pm throughout July -- make time with yourself; diarise it NOW, “Participate”.
Very best,
Sobha Day, Patron,
SIVANANDA ASHRAM Beacon Yoga Centre
DAILY PROGRAM IN JULY
mornings
Meditation
6:30-7:30am | Satsang Hall
Loving Kindness Practices
7:35-8:00am | Satsang Hall
Puja
Thursdays | 11:15 -12:15pm | Satsang Hall
afternoons
YogaHealing2:00-3:00pm | Yoga Hall
evenings
Parliament
Mondays I 7:00-8:15pm I Library
Sivananda Tradition Chants course with Chinmaya
Tuesdays I 7:00-8:15pm | Satsang Hall
Power of Yoga Sutras course with Swami Parvathi
Thursdays | 7:00-8:15pm | Library
Sivananda Satsang
Fridays | 7:00-8:15pm | Satsang Hall
KirtanSundays | 6:30-8:00pm | Yoga Hall
weekends
Yoga Vasishta WorkshopSaturdays | 4:30-6:30pm | Yoga Hall
special events
Guru Poornima Festival | 5 days
Monday - Friday | July 27-31
LEARN TO CHANT
Sivananda Tradition kirtan workshop
with Chinmaya Saraswati
4 weeks course June 30 - July 21
TUESDAY EVENINGS I 7.00 pm I SATSANG HALL
Step into the transformative practice of sacred sound in this immersive workshop dedicated to kirtan chanting within the Sivananda tradition. Whether you are completely new to chanting or looking to deepen an existing practice, this workshop offers a welcoming space to explore voice, rhythm, and devotion through mantra.
No prior experience is required—only curiosity and an open mind. Join us in this uplifting gathering of voice and vibration, where ancient tradition meets accessible practice, and sound becomes a path toward stillness and connection.
THE POWER OF YOGA SUTRAS
with Swami Parvathi
4 weeks course STARTS JULY 2
THURSDAY EVENINGS | 7.00 pm | LIBRARY
Yamas and Niyamas Foundations of Yoga Living
How to apply the ancient principles of personal development to the modern life and cultivate the serene inner environment. Discover the timeless ethical principles of yoga in this practical and inspiring course on the Yamas and Niyamas—the first two limbs of the yogic path. More than philosophy, these teachings offer a guide for living with clarity, balance, and inner peace in everyday life.
Step into a more mindful, grounded, and meaningful way of living.
YOGA FOR HEALING
A Gift from Our Teachers
Monday to Friday 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Throughout July, our teachers are generously donating their time, experience and presence in the spirit of service and community.
As part of our 50 Years of Living Yoga celebrations, we are offering weekday Yoga for Healing classes by donation, allowing everyone to participate according to their means.
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Mondays | Therapy class with Kellie Brett
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Tuesdays | Community class with Tony Holmes
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Wednesday 15 July | Restorative with Somesha
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Wednesday 22 July | Move, breathe, sit with James McIntyre
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Wednesday 29 July | Move, breathe, sit with James McIntyre
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TThursday 16 July I Gentle class & Yoga Nidra with Liz Pippet
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Thursday 23 July I Yoga nidra with Patricia Roux
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Thursday 30 July | Yoga for Self Remembrance with Shakti
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Fridays | Community class with Gail Marlow
YOGA VASISTHA WORKSHOPS
with Sobha Day
JULY 4,11,18,.25
4.30PM - 6.30PM : LIBRARY
In July’s late Saturday afternoons we enter Vasistha’s teachings -- Venkatesananda guides -- our good company intersperses yoga practices, study, contemplation & discussion -- infuses the spirit, bringing the sublime teachings to life.
MORNING MEDITATION
Monday - Friday Satsang Hall
6:30 am Morning Meditation
7:35 am Loving Kindness practices
Weekly Schedule
Monday Swami Venkatesananda
Tuesday Sobha Day
Wednesday Om Sacha
Thursday Shakti - Gayatri meditation
Friday Swami Parvathi Ananda
PUJA
11:15 - 12:15 pm
Thursdays Satsang Hall
More than ritual, puja is understood as an act of connection and gratitude, where the practitioner expresses respect, devotion, and surrender. It is also seen as a way to cultivate inner purity, mindfulness, and spiritual awareness.
In essence, puja transforms everyday actions into sacred practice by directing attention toward the divine or higher consciousness.
SIVANANDA SATSANG
with Kellie Brett
7:00 - 8:15 pm
Fridays Satsang Hall
Association with the Wise
Our weekly Sivananda Satsang is about bringing to life the ancient wisdom
through participation in reading scriptures, sages and yoga philosophy
and chanting after each reading “so the teaching may reach the heart”.
We create a sattvic atmosphere, culminating in a short meditation
and devotional aarathi (waving of lights).
PARLIAMENT
Mondays
Ashram Library
7.00pm - 8.00pm
To sit in good company and generate receptivity and concentration together, makes this experience so much more than the sum of its parts, inviting deep transmission.
Ashram front door opens at 6.45pm
Please be seated by 6.55pm
Free admission.
Donations Welcome