A Life Changing Process
After a community class with one of the long-time resident swamis who had become a wise and trusted friend, we walked together to Siva parking lot. I had spoken of a deep yearning, a desire to change. “If you really mean it,” she said, “then take the YDC. This is something that changes lives.” Life […]
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One of the most valuable experiences I have had in my life. I have never taken so much time to invest in myself and it has paid off. Physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, I feel that I have grown. Elina
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Participating in the YDC I feel I was given the opportunity to learn the true meaning of self-acceptance in an environment where I felt completely safe and supported. This encouraged me to be open and work with the most vulnerable parts of myself. Niamh
My YDC LifeChanger
Through my 2003 YDC I gained crucial tools and a “get out of victimhood free” card that I needed to work through a lot of early trauma and continue to grow. I felt like I had come home. I was finally able to see beyond my own self created emotionally tangled forest. Step by step. […]
Revealing the tools
The YDC taught me the tools I needed to live my life; to participate with my intuition, to listen to my values, to value my needs. Through my new-found connection to God, I am finally able to see the ladder rungs of the life I am meant to live. Through listening to intuition and my […]
The YDC gave me ME
There are many ways to begin this testimonial; as the YDC was an absolute blessing on so many levels. I came in 2008 at the age of 30 after burning out from a fast-paced, patterned life, knowing something had to change. The YDC gave me the insights, the support, the food, the space, and so […]
2021 YDC Experience
The YDC was a gift to myself. The time and space to work on the flexibility of my body, my mind and my spirit, in unison and balance. Finding compassion for myself and all the learning I have gone through in life. Taking ownership of my experiences and discovering gratitude for the lessons they contain. […]
YDC
The YDC was my 70th birthday present to myself. I discovered YDC in 2016 when I was serving as a karma yogi and as I watched the transformation of that YDC, I was inspired. I had spent many years studying and practising yoga in all its forms but what I realized watching that class’ journey […]
YDC Reflections
I came to YDC after finishing a degree knowing I needed a balance of learning in life before going on to a Masters. What I found was a spiritual home and a place that supports me. I learned that this mind can work and create in ways I didn’t know where there, and that I […]
A mirror on the spiritual path
The Yoga Development Course is like no other. The Ashram’s approach is to support every person find their own unique way in life. There is no dogma, no easy answers provided – the mirror was always turned back on me. No other course I have taken allowed me to have such a deep look at […]