Yoga Vacation Program
November 20 — 22, 2025

Filling Our Hearts and Lives with Gratitude

Swami Paramananda

While caught up in the details of daily life, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s truly important. Responsibilities of jobs, families, money, and day-to-day pressures can leave us feeling burned out and focused on what we wish were different — rather than what’s already perfect. When we forget what truly matters, we lose our sense of gratitude for the abundance we already have.

From a yogic perspective, gratitude is aligned with the path of devotion. Gratitude is not only the mere noticing of the bounty that’s already present in our lives, but it invites appreciation and awe for the wondrous influences beyond our own will. It reminds us of the gifts that we receive each moment … just by being. By engaging in gratitude practices that guide our attention to beauty and abundance, the more we remember to be thankful for it.

Gratitude is also centered around sharing, which relates to the yogic practice of selfless service. The more we feel fully cared for in our own lives, the easier it becomes to selflessly serve those in need. By practicing gratitude, we invite more blessings into our own lives and the lives of others. In this special season of gratitude, you’re invited to come and cultivate this profound state of reflection into your own heart.

Offered as 3 workshop and 1 satsangs (subject to change)

The presentations associated with this Yoga Vacation Program begin with a 6am satsang on the first day of the program and conclude with a 6am satsang on the last day of the program.  Click here to read more about the Yoga Vacation Program details and view the ashram schedule for yoga classes and meals during your stay. We suggest you arrive at least one day prior to the start of your program for the optimal experience.

Swami Paramananda is a monk and senior teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. Swami Paramananda joined the Sivananda organization in 2006 and was initiated into Sannyasa (monasticism) in 2016.

A long-time practitioner of yoga, meditation and philosophical studies, he regularly teaches in the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses as well as the Advanced Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses. He also teaches online courses and guides students from around the world in their practice and study.

A much-loved teacher admired for his humor, warmth, and devotion to the practice, he seamlessly weaves classical yoga teachings into modern daily life.

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