Courses with Satyananda

Retreats
Intensives

One week retreats

These courses are done in residence and can last 7-10 days or even longer. We meet in beautiful places conductive to meditation and spiritual practice. Remember to bring casual clothes because of the light physical exercises we will do like yoga, dance, movements, and walks in nature.

Who am I? - Coming home

Stop, give up the search and discover That which has always been there. You are naturally free and whole. Find your own greatness and who you truly are. One week retreat with Satyananda - an advaita teacher from Sweden in the tradition of Ramana Maharshi. Read more about Who am I?

The purpose of life is to come home,
to find out and live what you truly are
- the never changing Presence.
Nothing else gives lasting satisfaction.
Everything else comes and goes.

Satyananda is inspired by Ramana Maharshi, Papaji, Gangaji, Ananda Mayi Ma and had his realization 2004 in the presence of his final teacher Nukunu. He uses Self inquiry together with other techniques to discover what has always been there, carrying you, living you. There is no me, just Life itself - for ever full!

The basis for the retreat will be to discover that you are already free, complete, and love itself. Nothing is lacking! There will be Self inquiry, meditation, different methods to connect with the body and heart, satsangs, music, movements, dance,  discussions, and talks.

This poem by Satyananda is an indication of the spirit of the course:

Already there

You are what you are looking for.
There is nothing else than just THIS.
Everything is already there.

Closer than your thoughts.
Closer than your feelings.
Closer than you breath.

It is there before anything else has taken a shape.
Silent, resting in Itself.
Complete, without the need of anything else.

The seeker is the problem -
what is in the way.
Find the One who is seeking.
Stop, wait and let everything be, as It is.

You can't do anything.
Just be there.
And the miracle happens -
everything becomes whole.

(Satyananda 2007)

Who am I? - Discovering freedom

This is an independent continuation of the Who am I? - Coming home course. When you clearly see who you are you realize that you are not the doer and that everything is possible. You are not bound or limited by other peoples views or what you have previously thought about yourself. You are free this very moment! You have always been free, you just did not know.

Like the Who am I?-coming home course we will have Self inquiry, meditation, different methods to connect with the body and heart and see through what we previously thought was limitations, satsangs, music, movements, dance,  discussions, and talks. We will also do some exercises that connects the inner and outer, both sitting and walking silently out in nature. I will read my poems and we will have a creative evening where everyone has an opportunity to display her or his own creativity. Included in the course is a possibility to sit 15 minutes private with Satyananda. The schedule and activities can vary dependent on the needs of the group.

Everything is possible

I said ”Everything is possible”.
You are free, just as you are.
No need to do anything,
life takes care of itself. (more)

Klas Satyananda Westholm - satyananda.westholm@gmail.com
Sparvgatan 1 A, 283 35 Osby, Sweden, Phone: +46 479 31066, +46 707891753