Activities and schedule

Sadhana (spiritual practice) is held every morning at the Ashram Ram Dass Guru:

• Recitation of Japji Sahib (Song of the Soul)
• Kundalini Yoga
• Chanting of the Aquarian Sadhana Mantras
• Gurdwara service

Please be mindful when attending sadhana in person by not wearing strong perfume or scents.

“Getting up in the morning for sadhana is totally a selfish act: for personal strength, for personal intuition, for personal sharpness, for personal discipline, and over and all, for personal absolute prosperity.”

Yogi Bhajan

Devotional chanting in a meditative state. Every week we chant a different shabad or mantra, celebrating life and allowing the teachings to sink in.

Then we chant for 11 minutes the Siri Gaitri Mantra, more commonly known as Ra Ma Da Sa. Its eight sounds stimulate the Kundalini flow in the central channel of the spine for healing, bringing balance to the core of the energetic body.

Online Kirtan: every Friday we share Kirtan on our Facebook page and via Zoom (contact us for access details).

Gurdwara means “Door to the Guru”, a gate from darkness (Gu) to light (Ru). It is a sacred place of worship, welcoming individuals of all faiths, backgrounds and traditions.

We begin with our daily healing meditation (Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Se So Hung) and then start the Gurdwara with Gurbani Kirtan. During the last part of the service the congregation stands for a collective prayer, the Ardas, and then we listen to the Hukam as guidance for our path.

At 7:00 pm we share Guru ka Langar, the Guru’s free kitchen: a meal for everyone.

Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, was brought to the West by Yogi Bhajan in 1968. The practice stimulates the glandular and nervous systems and heightens creative potential, giving you inner vitality to compensate for the effects of stress.

Classes are a dynamic blend of postures, pranayama, mantra, music and meditation, teaching the art of relaxation, self-healing and elevation. No experience needed.

A moment of sharing and mutual support for girls and women. An ancestral tradition, much needed in today’s world, that empowers women and strengthens the ties of sisterhood.

A time for reflection, mutual support and inner balance. The Blue Hut follows the tradition of sacred men’s circles, a much-needed space in today’s world.

An invitation to honour the changing seasons, with ceremony, music, games, dance and kirtan. Times and prices are announced on our social media before each celebration.

As an ashram for Kundalini Yoga and Karam Kriya, we host several trainings and workshops during the year, led by different teachers and schools, mainly by our partner Quinta do Rajo.

Looking for Kundalini Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training or other Kundalini Yoga and Karam Kriya workshops? Contact events@quinta-do-rajo.pt.