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Mohamudgar — The Hammer That Shatters Delusion

Retreat at the ashram, August 28-30 2026

Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, the Mohamudgar is a garland of verses forged to break the mind’s grip on the ever-changing external phenomena, and turn it toward the permanent, which remains moment to moment, lifetime after lifetime. Its refrain — Bhaja Govindam — has been sung by seekers for well over a thousand years, and it still lands with force on the modern mind, continuously depleted by distraction and endless wanting.

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One-Week Summer Yoga Retreat

Retreat at the ashram, July 6–12 2026

You are invited to a retreat at the Szólád Yoga Ashram that promises complete rejuvenation and relaxation. Spend a week in the ashram’s peaceful and serene environment, and experience how the lifestyle promoted by yoga is relaxed yet dynamic, complex in its effects yet simple, and how daily activities refresh rather than drain you. The daily schedule follows the complete system taught by the Satyananda system of Yoga, which includes the techniques of yoga branches such as hatha, raja, karma, bhakti, jnana, and mantra yoga. The program is led by sannyasins who are yoga teachers with exceptional experience—Swami Maitreyi, Swami Omgyanam, and Swami Mudraroopa—who have spent decades at the tradition’s headquarters in India.

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AWARENESS

YOGA RETREAT WITH SWAMI ANANDANANDA, 23-25 JUNE 2023

The subject of the retreat will be the all-important and all-defining faculty of awareness, which is fundamental not only to yoga but also to our human existence.

What do we mean by awareness? For most people, awareness means mere knowledge. We often say, “I am aware of that,” meaning that we know something. In yoga it also means knowledge but it simultaneously means far more. Awareness in a general sense means to comprehend, to know, to feel what is happening around us. It also means to know what is happening within us. Most people comprehend very little of what is occurring around and within them. This is a low state of awareness.

                                                                                                    Swami Satyananda Saraswati
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YOGA PSYSCHOLOGY FROM THE BHAGAVAD GITA

IN-DEPTH YOGA RETREAT WITH SWAMI OMGYANAM, 26-29 MAY 2023

The Bhagavad Gita is an exceptional philosophical and spiritual treatise that provides complete guidance for life. It is addressed to the ordinary person, to all of us, and deals with the problems we face in life. The program will be led by Swami Omgyanam Saraswati, who will enlighten us through the eternal teachings of the Gita, the yogic principles and methods to take control of our mind and emotions, leading to understanding and a more peaceful and contented life. The daily routine of the retreat is based on the integrated practice of the branches of yoga used in Satyananda’s system of yoga. In addition to lectures and group work, there will be asana and pranayama practice, relaxation, meditation, mantra and karma yoga. The English-language sessions of the program will be available with Hungarian interpretation. Continue reading “YOGA PSYSCHOLOGY FROM THE BHAGAVAD GITA”

Fund raising for construction

Main building of the Hungarian Yoga Association

We are very happy to announce that the most significant undertaking in the development of Ashram has begun. The Hungarian Yoga Association’s ashram has been developed from donations of the Hungarian and international Satyananda Yoga community since 2006. Over the past years we have received countless selfless donations, ranging from a few Euros to tens of thousands, and now now we once again ask the members of the community for help.  After detailed planning and thorough preparation, in 2021 we began constructing the main building, a two-storey house with over 900 square meters of usable floor space, which will enable us to offer programs all year and provide home for those interested in the yogic lifestyle. The foundations and the supporting structure are already complete. The next phase, the masonry and concrete slab, which cost nearly € 45,000  – will require additional funding. Therefore, we ask all those who have the will and means to contribute to the development of the ashram to support the construction with a donation. Thank you in advance! Continue reading “Fund raising for construction”

Ahkanda Kirtan

8-hour mantra singing, 16-18 August

Akhanda kirtan is a potent and easy means to capture the mind. While singing kirtan the mind is filled with sattwa, pure vibrations, and supreme peace and joy are experienced. It purifies the heart and gives many other benefits. No other practice will induce divine, ecstatic states as quickly and as powerfully as akhanda kirtan.
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Yoga Classes for Health and Relaxation

From 5 March

We invite you to yoga classes conducted in English at our beautiful downtown yoga center. Taking up yoga is one of the single most effective ways to improve your sense of wellbeing. As there are many types of Yoga it’s important to choose the right type for you. We teach Satyananda Yoga. It’s world renowned for its systematic approach. It is the type of Yoga that doctors and physiotherapists recommend. Continue reading “Yoga Classes for Health and Relaxation”

Summer Yoga Retreat

Inspiration for the next stage of your yoga practice, 29 June-5 July

We invite you to a special summer yoga retreat at the Hungarian Yoga Associaton, conducted by 5 experienced international yoga teachers of the Satyananda Yoga-Bihar Yoga tradition. The foundation of the program will be the systematic practice of different branches of yoga. At this retreat you will have the opportunity to deepen your practice of mantra, hatha yoga shatkarmas, asana and pranayama, yoga nidra, meditation, kirtan and havan. Continue reading “Summer Yoga Retreat”

Yoga and Meditation for Focus and Energy

Weekend Seminar with Swami Anandananda, 4-5 May

The central part of this seminar will be a thorough introduction to the ancient meditation technique of Ajapa Japa. In Ajapa Japa the breath is utilized in combination with inner visualisation and silent mantra repetition. This leads to an awakening of prana (energy) stabilizing and concentrating the mind and bringing it into stillness. Continue reading “Yoga and Meditation for Focus and Energy”