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Ayurveda Elba Ashram
What is Ayurveda Elba Ashram?
With this name we playfully refer to all the activities organised in our place in connection with the world of Yoga and Ayurveda.
kirtan hall
The Place
Hidden in the heart of the forest, with seasight and the glorius ancient Volterraio's Castle towering in the sky, it is a wonderful place for seminars and the practice of meditation.
- rishikesh !
Who are we?
Actually worthy of this curiosity is that gentle One who stole our hearts long ago: his name is Swamy Ramananda!
It is for us the greatest joy to live the tremendous inspiration he gave us through small initiatives such as this blog. Ok, after the dutiful premise, we're Gian Antonio and Ariele.
contagious laugh of swamyji
Who is Swami Ramananda?
Swamiji was born in South India. As a young boy, he left home as a wandering monk. For many years he practiced severe austerities in the Himalayas.He eventually set in Hariparvat, Kashmir, where he founded a small temple. Persecution against the Hindu community led to the distruction of the temple. Swamiji hailed with some devotees in Delhi as a refugee. He spent the rest of his life in uttermost simplicity, living in a little room in the house of a family of devotees, until he entered Mahasamadhi. He was by then known to a very few people.
Swamiji was born in South India. As a young boy, he left home as a wandering monk. For many years he practiced severe austerities in the Himalayas.He eventually set in Hariparvat, Kashmir, where he founded a small temple. Persecution against the Hindu community led to the distruction of the temple. Swamiji hailed with some devotees in Delhi as a refugee. He spent the rest of his life in uttermost simplicity, living in a little room in the house of a family of devotees, until he entered Mahasamadhi. He was by then known to a very few people.
Ramananda Swami Philosophy
Vedanta ideals were throughly lived by Swamyji.
Vedanta holds that man, as the whole Universe, is divine end the purpouse of human life is realisation of this divinty. The method chieflly transmitted to us consists in Karma Yoga and a little bit of discipline in the every day life. Swamiji never encouraged a single practice or prayer system for everyone, stressing the unity of purpouses of the different spiritual paths. Accordingly, there is no particular deity presieding over the Ashram.
Accomodation:
In humor, sparkle of truth. Being a family-ashram, we ought not really speak of an Ashram; but let me tell you - accomodation is really Ashramitic!
In fact, there are just bedding facility for 2 people in the guest room, otherwise (and mostly utilised) the "tend and sleeping bed"option as well as the "yoga hall and sleeping bed" one are the chief available options.
By the way, a very near (15 min by walk) pension called Santo Stefano (www.elbalink.it/hotel/santostefano/index.htm) provides a good solution, as a 10 min by car farm which i'll soon post.
Collaroborations and thanks
Our grateful thanks go to the AHYMSIN association, Rishikesh ( www.ahymsin.org) and to the italian branch: www.himalyaninstitute.it.
Those friends give a major contribution to meditation and Yoga programs.
Those friends give a major contribution to meditation and Yoga programs.
On the spot we're glad to enjoy the friendship and inspiration deriving from the Divine Life Society in the Island of Elba: www.yogaelba.eu.
In Europe we receive tremendous support from the Amma's devotee of Perugia -www.amma.org ,the Berlin Vaishnava family www.vrindavan.org and the Florence Vaishnava family www.villavrindavan.org, the very special Bhole Baba Ashram of Cisterninowww.haidakhandisamaji.org , the Franciscan brother of Tuscany www.orebonline.blogspot.com
The All World Gayatri Pariwar www.awgp.org and the association for children support KHEL www.khelcharoties.org.
