Meditation in Daily Life Retreat – Sivananda Yoga Farm

Meditation in Daily Life Retreat is a week-long meditation retreat at Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California, led by Omkara. It is open to anyone who wants meditation to be something they can practice in ordinary life, not only on a cushion. The setting is a Sivananda yoga ashram, so the retreat sits within the classical Sivananda yoga tradition.

What to Expect

The retreat starts from a simple idea: meditation is a constant observance of the mind. Over the week, Omkara guides participants in noticing the energies around them and within them, and in learning how to work with those energies instead of being pushed around by them.

A second thread is intuition. The retreat teaches how to reach the inner intuitive voice, the one that can guide you toward positive decisions and actions. The emphasis is on bringing that attention back into work, relationships and daily choices once you leave the ashram.

Because the retreat is held at the Yoga Farm, the days unfold within the rhythm of ashram life. Sivananda ashram programs commonly include yoga classes and satsang, which combines silent meditation, chanting and a talk, though the specific daily schedule for this retreat is set by the ashram.

About Omkara

Omkara leads this Meditation in Daily Life Retreat at the Yoga Farm. Omkara also co-teaches other retreats at the ashram alongside Nitya (Hoa Tran), including programs on Ayurveda and on stress relief, which reflects a teaching style that links meditation with practical, everyday wellbeing.

The Setting

The retreat takes place at Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, in Northern California. The ashram is described by its community as a place to step away from the pressures of daily life, relax and renew, which suits a retreat about carrying awareness back into that same daily life.

Before You Go

This retreat is offered as an optional add-on to the ashram's basic yoga vacation or its personalized self-healing retreats, so it is worth planning your stay around one of those. The ashram notes that its retreats can be joined for the weekend only, or for whichever days fit your calendar, so you do not necessarily have to commit to the full week. If you are unsure how to arrange your stay, contact the ashram directly before you travel.

No prior meditation experience is stated as a requirement. The retreat speaks to people at any stage who want a steadier, more observant mind and a clearer sense of inner direction.