

Experience a healthy yogic lifestyle and allow the practice of selfless service and the benefits of ashram life to open your heart and connect you to the divinity within yourself and within all beings.
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Our Residential Study/Karma Yoga Programs are an excellent way to:
Ready for a Karma Yoga immersion?
Here’s how to apply:
Participants in this program offer selfless service and enjoy the various programs that are offered at the ashram during satsangs (meditation, chanting and lecture) as well as some of the afternoon workshops. Spiritual guidance and advice is available upon request from senior staff of the ashram.
The program’s daily schedule includes:
Cost
A 36-day commitment is required for first-time participants since you will be required to attend the Essentials of Yoga I Core Course (at no additional cost) during your first week in the program.
The cost of the 36-Day Introduction Program is $1,044 for 36 days. If you would like to serve longer, additional days are calculated at $29/day. The cost includes accommodations, meals, yoga classes, and participation in some of the Yoga Vacation Programs as work assignment schedule permits. Please note The 12% Bahamian VAT tax is NOT included and will be added.
This program is a complete immersion in ashram life and is suitable for yoga teachers and those interested in fully committing to a spiritual life. The minimum length of stay under this program is three months. An interview with the Residential Study – Karma Yoga Program Coordinator is required for acceptance into the program. First-time participants will be required to attend the Essentials of Yoga I Core Course (at no cost) before starting their program.
The program’s daily schedule includes:
Cost
There is no fee for this program. Participants receive accommodations* and meals, and may participate in yoga classes and in some of the Yoga Vacation Programs as work assignment schedule permits.
*From October 25 to early July: Tent accommodations only (you will need to bring your own tent). From early July through October 25, accommodations will be in dormitories.
For both Karma Yoga programs, read the FAQs and see the Guest Information section of our website for information about how to get here and what to bring.
Karma Yoga or “selfless service” is one of the Four Paths of Yoga. The act of offering our services for the benefit of others purifies the heart and takes us further along the path in our spiritual evolution. Egoism, jealousy, resistance, ideas of superiority, and all the kindred negative qualities vanish in the act of selfless service. You develop humility, pure love, sympathy, tolerance, and mercy. The sense of separateness is removed and selfishness eradicated. Karma Yoga develops a broad and liberal outlook on life and you begin to feel oneness and unity. On the path of Karma Yoga, you eventually obtain knowledge of the Self and realize One in all and All in one.
The Sivananda Bahamas ashram provides the perfect setting to put the teachings of Karma Yoga into practice. As part of a community of like-minded people and guided by the ashram’s senior staff you can deepen your knowledge and practice of yoga, open your heart, learn useful skills, and enjoy the beautiful white-sand beach, as well as participate in ashram programs in your free time. You’ll eat healthy food, take daily yoga classes, spend time outdoors, and discover the joy of selfless service for the common good.
Read 10 Amazing Things About Living at the AshramPLUS! After you successfully complete your Karma Yoga commitment, you will quality for 10% off the TTC (and ATTC)! Find out more.
Returning Karma Yogi?
You can choose your arrival and departure dates, with our preference being that you arrive either on the dates indicated above OR the 14th of the month. You can indicate your dates in the application.
First-time Karma Yogi?
Whether you are coming for the 1-month or the 3-month program, the first 5 days after your arrival, you will participate in the Core Sivananda Course Essentials of Yoga I: Establish Your Foundations. You do not pay a course tuition. This is an excellent orientation and introduction to the ashram, the yogic lifestyle, and Sivananda Yoga.
Arrival | Departure (36-day program) | Departure (3-month program) |
September 4th 2019 |
October 10th 2019 |
December 3rd 2019 |
October 7th 2019 |
November 12th 2019 |
January 5th 2020 |
October 22nd 2019 |
November 27th 2019 |
January 20th 2019 |
November 5th 2019 |
December 11th 2019 |
February 3rd 2020 |
November 24th 2019 |
December 30th 2019 |
February 22nd 2020 |
December 5th 2019 |
January 10th 2020 |
March 4th 2020 |
January 12th 2020 |
February 17th 2020 |
April 11th 2020 |
February 3rd 2020 |
March 10th 2020 |
May 3rd 2020 |
March 3rd 2020 |
April 8th 2020 |
June 1st 2020 |
April 12th 2020 |
May 18th 2020 |
July 11th 2020 |
When you are ready, you can apply online through this link.
If you have any questions about either program, you can email us at [email protected].
At satsangs and around the ashram, whether you are at work or not, your clothing should cover your shoulders and knees; you will be most comfortable in light-weight pants (women can also wear long skirts or dresses).
We are proud of our Karma Yogis and your presence at the ashram. The only exceptions to this dress code are:
Remember that while off-site (on Paradise Island and in Nassau), you still represent the ashram and should plan to dress accordingly.
What to bring
For tent space only: bring your own tent, bedding, and towels.
Please note that there are laundry facilities onsite. Tokens for the washer and dryer, as well as laundry soap, are available for purchase at the Boutique (Reception during the summer).
—Swami Swaroopananda, Director and Spiritual Preceptor
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas
Learn more! Read the blog post: Karma Yoga Practice and Benefits.
Please enjoy this video clip of Swami Swaroopananda answering the question, What are the benefits of being staff at the ashram? Hint: it’s the fastest way to advance your spiritual practice.
People from all walks of life have come to the ashram to benefit from the practice of Karma Yoga — it’s both an external and internal practice. Here some of our past Karma Yogis describe their growth process, their experience of self-development, and the peace that arises through this powerful path of yoga.