Each year of the Home Study Course focuses on a subject central to spiritual practice on the Siddha Yoga path. The first year is The Power of Siddha Yoga Contemplation. After that you can choose to enroll in either The Power of Siddha Yoga Meditation or The Power of Recognition: Kundalini Shakti. The subjects are covered over 12 lessons, one per month, beginning in January.

There are no prerequisite for beginning the Home Study Course; within the course, The Power of Siddha Yoga Contemplation is a prerequisite for all other years.

Yes.

At this time, we are not planning to offer the course online.

Yes. Each lesson is accompanied by a CD reading of the lesson by the author.

Nivrtti Gillett is the writer of The Power of Siddha Yoga Contemplation. Swami Vasudevananda is the writer of The Power of Siddha Yoga Meditation.
Swami Anantananda is the writer of The Power of Recognition: Kundanlini Shakti.

Yes. The course is available in French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Please visit the Siddha Yoga Home Study Course Translations page for more information.

It's best to schedule times for study when you will not be interrupted so that you can work with the lesson and do the exercises and practices. It's also helpful to record your insights and understandings in your journal. In addition, many students find it helpful to study, perhaps once a week or so, with a study-buddy or in a Home Study Course group. If this appeals to you, you are welcome to form a group with other course participants.

You are invited to study the lessons with other students who are also taking the course and studying the same subject as you. There are also many people who successfully study the course independently.

You may enroll online or by mail, fax or phone. Please see the Registration page for enrollment details. Also, please be aware that enrollment is open between October 27 and June 30th.

Participants must register by December 18 to receive the first lesson in January. If you register between December 20 and January 18, you will receive lessons 1 & 2 in February. If you register after the 18th of any given month (from January through June 30), in the following month you will receive a packet with the lesson for the current month and all the previous lessons.

The course is available for a one-year subscription at US$250.

The course will be presented as a monthly lesson sent to you both as a printed booklet and a CD.

Yes, the price of the year's subscription includes its being sent to you by first-class mail.

If you subscribe prior to the 18th of the month, you will receive your lessons by the 15th of the following month. However, if your subscription request is received by the Home Study Course Office after the 18th of the month, you will receive your lessons on the following month's cycle.

Gift subscriptions are available only by phone, fax, and mail.

The course is available at half price for young people 24 years and under with proof of age.

Yes. Two or more family members who live in the same household, and share the same lessons, are eligible for a discount. The first subscription will be billed at the regular rate, and the subsequent subscriptions will be billed at half price. At this time, it is not possible to enroll for a household subscription online. Please phone the Home Study Office (1-888-422-3334) for household subscriptions.

Yes. A portion of your subscription will be refunded, depending on how many months you have received. If you cancel your subscription and later wish to re-subscribe, you will have to wait until the course is offered again in the following year.

Please contact the Home Study Course if your lessons have not arrived by the 15th of the month. The most efficient way to do this is by email: homestudycourse@siddhayoga.org. You may also call the toll-free number, 1-888-422-3334.

You may send your questions to homestudycourse@siddhayoga.org. The teachers will not send personal responses, your questions may be used in the development of future lessons.

There is a glossary of Sanskrit terms on the Siddha Yoga website. Also, most Siddha Yoga books include a glossary of Sanskrit terms.

The In Search of the Self Course was the first of the Siddha Yoga home study courses. It ended in August 2003, and then evolved into Living Siddha Yoga Wisdom.

The Siddha Yoga website offers a list meditation centers and chanting & meditation groups. Please visit Centers and Ashrams.

For any questions that have not been answered above,
you can email the Siddha Yoga Home Study Course office at homestudycourse@syda.org. US subscribers can call 1-888-422-3334 and international subscribers can call 845 434 2000 x1500, between the hours of 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.