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Holiday retreats, Special events, Symposiums
Holidays | Spiritual Celebrations | Special Music & Arts Guests | Special Guest Teachers
While every day at the Yoga Farm is special, some are extra special! The Yoga Farm commemorates the holidays by inviting special guests to come share their talents and teachings in honor of the day.
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Easter - March 29 - April 01, 2013- Awakening the Inner Light for Renewal and Liberation with Swami Ramananda and Uma Reed
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Memorial Day - May 23 - May 27, 2013 - The Art of Peace, Energy Healing, and Buddha Purnima with Stephen Longfellow Fiske and Master Wenwei Ou
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4th of July - July 04 - July 07, 2013 - Vedic Astrology Conference: Matching Karmas with Yogic and Vedic Solutions with Kailasnath Krishnan, Bill Levacy, Komilla Sutton, Andrew Foss PhD, James Kelleher, Dr. Rami Bleckt, Sadasiva, Keiko Ito
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Labor Day - August 29 - September 02, 2013 - Vedic Knowledge Integration Forum with Pandit Vamadeva Shastri, Yogini Shambhavi, Komilla Sutton, Amarananda Bhairavan, Andrew Foss PhD
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Thanksgiving - November 28 - December 01, 2013 - Bhagavata Purana and stories of Divine Love with Edwin F. Bryant (Adwaita das) and Karnamrita Dasi
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Christmas & New Year - December 27 - January 02, 2014 - Celebration of Oneness! Rejuvenation and Renewal with Synne Kune Loh, Anuradha Prabhashankar, and Angelika
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Also - September 09 - September 13, 2013 - The New Cosmology and Universe Story - An interfaith dialog retreat with Joseph Mitchell, CP, Swami Omkarananda, Rev. Peter Rood, Karuna Mata (Rev Karen MacQueen), Dr. Chris Chapple
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Chinese (Lunar) New Year - Sunday, February 10
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Sivaratri - Sunday, March 10 - all night vigil and chanting in honor of the Lord of the Yogis, Siva
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Buddha Purnima - Saturday, May 25- full moon celebration of the Lord Buddha
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Master Swami Sivananda Mahraj Mahasamadhi Day - Sunday, July 14 - commemorating the final liberation of the great Master
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Guru Purnima - Monday, July 22 - full moon celebration honoring all gurus
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Krishna Jayanti - Wednesday, August 28 - celebrating the birthday of Sri Krishna
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Ganesha Chaturti - Monday, September 09 - celebrating the birthday of Ganesh, the remover of obstacles
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Navaratri - Saturday, October 05 - Monday, October 14, 2013 - 9 night celebration of the Divine Mother
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Diwali - Saturday, November 02 - Festival of Lights
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Swami Vishnudevananda Mahasamadhi - Saturday, November 09 - celebrating the final liberation of the Yoga Farm's founder
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Swami Vishnudevananda's Birthday (December 31)
The Yoga Farm hosts many Special Guests throughout the year. They are some of the most accomplished teachers in Yogic Sciences, Ayurveda, Kirtan, and Creative & Performing Arts.
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Stephen Longfellow Fisk, Peace Troubadour
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Hasu Patel, Master Sitar Player
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GS Sachdev, Master of the Bansuri, an ancient Indian flute
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Anuradha Prabhasankar, Bharatanatyam Classical Indian Dancer
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Sree Lata-Suresh, Bharatanatyam Classical Indian Dancer
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Angelika, Spiritual Musician and Singer
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Prema Hara, Kirtanists
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Babukishan Das Baul, Kirtanist
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Karnamrita Dasi, Kirtanist
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Jai Uttal, Kirtanist
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Uma Reed, Kirtanist
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Silvia Nakkach, Sound Healer
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Pieter Weltevrede, Dutch Master Artist, Yantra and Deity Painter
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Synne Kune Loh, Motivational Speaker and Artist
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Pandit Vamadeva Shastri, Vedic Scholar and founder of the American Institute of Vedic Studies
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Yogini Shambhavini, Tantra Yoga author and teacher
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Dr. Mark Halpern (Dr. Siva), founder and President of the California College of Ayurveda
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Dr. Tim McCall, M.D., author of Yoga as Medicine
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Dr. Manoj Chalam, PhD, Vedanta and Bhakti teacher
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Bill Wilson, President of MidWest Permaculture
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Durga Leela (Catherine O'Neill), Ayurvedic Practitioner and founder of Yoga of Recovery
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Ambika (Jennifer Andrews), Ayurvedic Practitioner and founder of Ambika's Ayurveda
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Komilla Sutton, Vedic Astrologer and co-founder of BAVA (British Assn. of Vedic Astrology)
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Bill Levacy, Vedic Astrologer, President of ACVA (American College of Vedic Astrology)
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Krishna Darshan, Vedic Astrologer and Yoga Teacher
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Pandit Samavedula, Vedic Priest
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We welcome you to come enjoy one of these Holidays or Special Events and feel the peace and tranquility that visitors to the Yoga Farm have experienced for more then 40 years.