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Be Still & Know 2025 - Silent Retreat - Practices in Silence & Discernment
Sep 12, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025

Join us for a classical Yoga-Ashram style retreat designed to help you re-discover the sacred silence within, and to connect profoundly with your authentic Self. Bring bedding to stay overnight at Yoga Central, or commute from home. Our silent retreats focus on the wisdom teachings of Yoga, and Yogic practices to help you both experience and sustain inner connection and awareness. This retreat is offered on a donation-only basis, and is open to all seekers of all traditions.

Swami Sankarananda is a monk of the Sivananda order, a teacher of Yoga, and a pilgrim for peace. He walked a pilgrimage for 2.5 years, including coast to coast in 2014. He shares an ancient knowledge of Yoga, and how to lift ourselves from fear to achieve our fullest potential.

~ SCHEDULE ~

Friday, Day 1

3-4:30pm (Optional) All-Levels Yoga Class with Paisley Parvati Devi

4:30-5:30pm Arrival, Check-In

6pm Dinner

7pm Opening Prayer, Introductions, Retreat Overview

7:30pm Satsang (Silence Begins): Silent Meditation, Chanting, Dharma Talk

10pm Lights Out

Saturday, Day 2
5:30am Wake Up Bell
6:15am Satsang
8:15am Break
8:30am Moderate Yoga Asana/ Pranayama Class
10:30am Brunch
11:30am Workshop
12:30pm Individual Sadhana: Spiritual Counseling with Swamiji, Practice Alone, Seva (Service)
4:30pm (Optional) Moderate Yoga Class
6pm Dinner
7pm Peace Chanting
7:30pm Satsang
10pm Lights Out

Sunday, Day 3
5:30am Wake Up Bell
6:15am Satsang
8:15am Break
8:30am Moderate Yoga Asana/ Pranayama Class
10:30am Brunch
11:30am Workshop
12:30pm Peace Walk
2pm Closing Discussions, Prayers & Arati (Silence Ends)
3pm Program Ends

by donation, starting with free

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Schedule
Sep 12, 2025
Fri
3:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Sep 13, 2025
Sat
5:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Sep 13, 2025
Sat
4:30pm - 10:00pm EDT
Sep 14, 2025
Sun
5:30am - 3:00pm EDT
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4 Sessions
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Satsang with Swami Sankaranānda
Sep 12, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025

We have our annual Silent Retreat with Swami Sankaranānda at Yoga Central the weekend of Sept. 12-14, 2025. Some of the satsangs and workshops with Swamiji are open to the public. You are invited to attend, but please remember to honor and maintain the silence.

Satsangs include 30 minutes each of silent meditation and kirtan, plus the Dharma Talk and Arati which is about 45 minutes.

All offerings are by donation, starting with free.

The approximate times and lectures are as follows:

Friday, 7:30-9:30pm – Silence

Saturday, 6:15-8:15am – The Mind
Saturday, 11:30am-12:30pm — Discernment Workshop
Saturday, 7-9:30pm – Japa Yoga (Mantra)

Sunday, 6:15-8:15am – Steps Toward Inner Peace (Peace Pilgrim)
Sunday, 11:30am-12:30pm — Discernment Workshop (Peace Walk to follow)

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Schedule
Sep 12, 2025
Fri
7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Sep 13, 2025
Sat
6:15am - 8:15am EDT
Sep 13, 2025
Sat
11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Sep 13, 2025
Sat
7:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Sep 14, 2025
Sun
6:15am - 8:15am EDT
Sep 14, 2025
Sun
11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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6 Sessions
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