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Online Courses

We offer two kinds of online course: live courses broadcast via Zoom, and self-study courses provided through our own online portal. Both are excellent ways to access our teachings from anywhere in the world.
In addition, we offer occasional in-depth online trainings.

Live Online

These 1-day and 2-day courses offer opportunities for you to take short yoga retreats with us in the comfort of your own home live via Zoom.

Upcoming live courses

In-Depth

Our in-depth trainings are for advanced practitioners and yoga teachers, providing structured teachings over a number of monthly sessions, including a 6 month yoga nidra course. 

Our in-depth trainings

Self-Study

Our self-study courses cover a range of core yogic topics with options for beginner, intermediate and more advanced practitioners.

Our self-study courses

Live Online Courses

Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

Balancing the Challenges in Life

Date: Sun 14th April 2024
Tutor(s): Tulsi
Price: £35
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Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

Honouring Lord Shiva

Date: Sun 12th May 2024
Tutor(s): Reva
Price: £35
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Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

An Introduction to Tattwa Shuddhi

Date: Sun 23rd June 2024
Tutor(s): Swami SatyaDaya
Price: £35
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In-Depth Online Trainings

Yoga Nidra Training Course

Tutors: Swami Krishnapremananda and Tulsi

This six-month training course is designed for yoga teachers, therapists and experienced yoga practitioners who wish to teach yoga nidra safely and skillfully to their students.

It will systematically teach the eight classical stages of yoga nidra – opening stages or settling, sankalpa or resolve, rotation of awareness, breath awareness, pairs of opposites, visualisation, sankalpa repeated, and externalisation.

Dates

The course is taught over six training days over a six-month period.

The next training course will run from May 26th to November 23rd 2024.

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Further Yoga Teacher Training

With Tulsi, Swami Krishnapremananda, Swami SatyaDaya and Ananda Devi

This course is for qualified yoga teachers who wish to deepen their studies and further their experience of the subtleties of yoga and meditation. 

The course will explore of a range of practices and provide a deepening of knowledge and skills to enhance your personal practice and bring greater confidence, clarity and depth to your teaching.

Our current training is ongoing until March 2024. Our next further yoga teacher training will probably start in 2025 and more details will be available closer to the time.

 

Dates

An 8-Month Course Comprising 2 Residential Ashram Retreats, Online Training and Personal Mentorship.

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Self-Study Courses

Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

Vigyana Bhairava Tantra

This audio course is a series of 7 practices and teachings on breath, energy and spaciousness, from the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, to help you become more aware and more in-touch with the present moment in daily life.

Tutor: Swami Nishchalananda
Price: £25
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Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

Nurturing The Self

A short course of self-nurturing Asana, Meditation and Yoga Nidra practices, which you can return to as often as you wish to gently reconnect with your body and bring yourself into a loving space.

Tutor: Amrita Sara
Price: £15
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Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

Introduction To Meditation

In this course, Swami Krishnaprem and Swami SatyaDaya give a systematic foundation for beginning the practice of meditation. Sharing accessible techniques from the classical yogic tradition, along with insights from their own direct experience, they offer gentle and grounded instruction for the initial stages of meditation practice.

Tutor: Swami Krishnapremananda
Price: £45
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Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

Introduction To Pranayama

This course covers what are know as pre-pranayama practices, those practices designed to create a strong foundation from which to approach higher practices such as Nadi Shodhana. It also stands alone as an introduction to pranayama, providing teachings and practices to enable beginners to begin to reap the many benefits of this subtle yogic art.

Tutor: Tulsi
Price: £45
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Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

Nadi Shodhana Pranayama

This course offers a systematic introduction to the theory and practice of Nadi Shodhana Pranayama, providing a direct and reliable pathway into this core yogic practice.

Tutor: Swami Krishnapremananda
Price: £65
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Mandala Yoga Ashram | Online Courses

Meditation - Befriending The Mind

In this course Swami SatyaDaya introduces five meditation practices which can help us to cultivate a more accepting and compassionate attitude to our inner landscape – our thoughts and emotions. By working with these practices over time we become able to accept and embrace the whole of our personality and our story.

Tutor: Swami SatyaDaya
Price: £35
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You can also purchase historical recordings of our Sangha workshops from our online shop. These are 2.5 hour sessions that were offered live in previous years. New ones are added every month. Visit the shop here

Other Online Offerings

Mandala Yoga Ashram Online Satsang

Online Satsang

Join Swami Nishchalananda on Zoom for one-hour satsang sessions. These free sessions usually take place twice per month. Register below to receive invites.

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Mandala Yoga Ashram Online Community

Ashram Sangha

The Ashram Sangha is our new online hub, a space for us to support all those who feel a connection with the Ashram, its teachings, and its vibrant yoga community.

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Mandala Yoga Ashram Online Shop

Free Resource Library

Our free online resource library contains a wealth of articles, videos and audios on the philosophy and practice of yoga, advaita and tantra. 

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Residential Retreats

Our residential retreats are rare opportunities to go deep into the mysteries of yoga in an environment of great natural beauty and focused spiritual energy. Set in 25 acres of lush gardens and grounds, nestling amidst beautiful, remote hill-country in Southwest Wales, UK, the Ashram has been a hub of spiritual practice for over 35 years. During that time it has been a place of profound learning and transformation for thousands of people from all walks of life. We currently offer fully residential retreat courses of between 2 and 10 days in length, as well as longer sadhana courses combining multiple residential retreats with guided home-study.

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Our Founder

Mandala Yoga Ashram was founded in 1986 by Swami Nishchalananda on his return from India after spending 14 years with his Guru, Swami Satyananda, studying all aspects of yoga and imbibing the true essence of this ancient tradition. Swami Nishchalanda ('Swamiji') is recognised as a genuine Yoga Acharya - a Master of Yoga.
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Charitable Status

The Ashram is a registered charity whose mission is to uplift humanity through the teachings of yoga, advaita and tantra. As an independent institution not affiliated to any set of religious beliefs, the purpose of the Ashram is simply to help people to remember their own sacredness and the sacredness of all that exists.
Registered Charity No. 1195209
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Our Address

Mandala Yoga Ashram
Pantypistyll, Llansadwrn, Llanwrda,
Carmarthenshire,
Wales, UK, 
SA19 8NR
Tel: +44 (0)1558 685358
Email: [email protected]
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