Commonly Asked Questions
The Course
How to Study
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.
Yes, all those who register by December 18th, 2008 will receive the lessons at the same time. And due to this synchronous delivery, students around the world who are studying the same subject are reading the same lesson each month. This element of the course is designed to enable students from around the world to study the lessons together.
You are welcome to study with other students who are subscribing to the same subject or by yourself if you prefer.
Subscription Details
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 1st , 2008 and June 30th, 2009.
Yes. If you register after the 16th of any given month (from January through June), in the following month you will receive a packet with the lesson for the current month and all the previous lessons.
The course will be presented as a monthly lesson sent to you both as a printed booklet and a CD.
If your subscription request is received by the Home Study Course Office prior to the 16th of the month, you will receive your lessons by the 15th of the following month.
The one-year subscription rate for the course is US$250.
Young people age 24 and under are eligible to take the course at half price. Proof of age is required. Send a copy of a birth certificate or drivers’ license by e-mail, fax, or postal mail. Once the document is received you will be registered at half price.
Yes. Families who live in the same household pay the regular rate for the first subscriber and half off for each additional family member. Please contact us by phone for household subscriptions.
Yes, the price of the year's subscription includes its being sent to you by first-class mail.
Yes. You will receive a pro-rated refund, minus a $20 processing fee. If you cancel your subscription and later wish to re-subscribe, you will have to wait until registration opens 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. Subscribers in the US and Canada can call: 1-888-422-3334 and international subscribers can call: 845- 434-2000 (ext 1500).
Sadhana & Sanskrit Questions
You may send your questions to homestudycourse@siddhayoga.org. Although the teachers will not send personal responses, your questions may be used in the development of future lessons.
Previous Siddha Yoga Home Study Courses
No. These courses have been replaced by the current Home Study Course curriculum.
For Other Questions
The Course
How does the course work?
Each year of the
Home Study Course focuses on a subject central to spiritual practice on the Siddha Yoga path. Each subject consists of twelve lessons, one per month, sent by postal mail as a printed booklet and audio CD. You begin the
Home Study Course with the subject titled
The Power of Siddha Yoga: Path of the Heart. After your first year of the course, you can enroll in the other subjects in any order you choose.
If I have already completed The Power of Siddha Yoga Contemplation, do I need to take The Power of Siddha Yoga: Path of the Heart before I can register for The Power of Recognition: Kundalini Shakti or The Power of Siddha Yoga Meditation?
No. You are welcome to register for any of the other three subjects.
Once I’ve completed the first subject, do I need to take the other subjects in any particular order?
No.
Will the course be offered online or by e-mail, as well as in the current format?
At this time, the course is not offered online or by e-mail.
Is the course offered in an audio format?
Yes. Each booklet is accompanied by an audio CD of the lesson.
Who are the course writers?
Swami Vasudevananda and a team of Siddha Yoga meditation teachers from around the world are the writers for
The Power of Siddha Yoga: Path of the Heart.
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: Kundalini Shakti.
Can I receive the course in a language other than English?
Yes. The course is available in French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Please visit the
Home Study Course Translations page for more information.
How to Study
What is the best way to study or read the course?
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.
It's best to schedule times for study when you will not be interrupted so 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.
Will everyone receive the same lesson at the same time?
Yes, all those who register by December 18th, 2008 will receive the lessons at the same time. And due to this synchronous delivery, students around the world who are studying the same subject are reading the same lesson each month. This element of the course is designed to enable students from around the world to study the lessons together.
Yes, because of the synchronous delivery, students around the world who are studying the same subject are receiving the same lesson each month. If you register after December 15
th, you will receive the previous lessons with the current lesson.
Are there any Siddha Yoga Home Study Course study groups?
Yes, some students choose to study with other students who are subscribing to the same subject. It’s also fine to study by yourself if you prefer.
Subscription Details
How do I enroll?
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 1st , 2008 and June 30th, 2009.
You may enroll online or by mail, fax, or phone. Please see the Registration page for enrollment details. Enrollment is open between October 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011.
The course starts in January. Can I subscribe later in the year?
Yes. If you subscribe by the fifteenth of any month from January through June, in the following month you will receive a packet with the lesson for the current month and all the previous lessons. Registration is closed from July 1 through September 30 and begins again on October 1 of each year.
Yes. If you register after the 16th of any given month (from January through June), in the following month you will receive a packet with the lesson for the current month and all the previous lessons.
What is the course format?
The course will be presented as a monthly lesson sent to you both as a printed booklet and a CD.
A monthly lesson that is sent to you by postal mail as both a printed booklet and an audio CD.
How long will it take for me to begin receiving the course?
If your subscription request is received by the Home Study Course Office prior to the 16th of the month, you will receive your lessons by the 15th of the following month.
If your subscription request is received by the
Home Study Course office by the fifteenth of the month, you will receive your lessons by the fifteenth of the following month.
How much does the course cost?
The one-year subscription rate for the course is US$250.
The cost for each subject, consisting of 12 lessons, is US$250.
I am a young adult; do I receive a discount?
Young people age 24 and under are eligible to take the course at half price. Proof of age is required. Send a copy of a birth certificate or drivers’ license by e-mail, fax, or postal mail. Once the document is received you will be registered at half price.
Young people age 24 and under are eligible to take the course at half price. Proof of age is required. Send a copy of a birth certificate or driver’s license by e-mail, fax, or postal mail. Once the document is received, you will be enrolled at half price.
Can two people living in the same household get a discount?
Yes. Families who live in the same household pay the regular rate for the first subscriber and half off for each additional family member. Please contact us by phone for household subscriptions.
Yes. Families who live in the same household pay the regular rate for the first subscriber and half off for each additional family member. Please contact us by phone for household subscriptions
Is shipping included in the subscription price?
Yes, the price of the year's subscription includes its being sent to you by first-class mail.
Yes, the price for each subject, consisting of 12 lessons, includes the cost of first-class mail.
Can I purchase a gift subscription?
Yes. Gift subscriptions are available by
phone, fax, and postal mail.
Yes. Gift subscriptions are available only by phone, fax, and mail.
Do I get a refund if I cancel my subscription?
Yes. You will receive a pro-rated refund, minus a $20 processing fee. If you cancel your subscription and later wish to re-subscribe, you will have to wait until registration opens the following year.
Yes. You will receive a pro-rated refund, minus a $20 processing fee. If you cancel your subscription and later wish to re-subscribe, you will have to wait until registration opens the following year.
What should I do if my lessons don't arrive?
Please contact the
Home Study Course office if your lessons have not arrived by the fifteenth of the month. The most efficient way to do this is by email:
homestudycourse@siddhayoga.org. Subscribers in the U.S. and Canada can call: 888-422-3334 and international subscribers can call: 845-434-2000, ext. 1500.
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. Subscribers in the US and Canada can call: 1-888-422-3334 and international subscribers can call: 845- 434-2000 (ext 1500).
Sadhana & Sanskrit Questions
May I ask the Home Study Course teachers a question?
You may send your questions to
homestudycourse@siddhayoga.org. Although the teachers will not send personal responses, your questions may be used in the development of future lessons.
You may send your questions to homestudycourse@siddhayoga.org. Although the teachers will not send personal responses, your questions may be used in the development of future lessons.
How do I find out the meaning of a Sanskrit word?
There is a
glossary of Sanskrit terms on the Siddha Yoga website.
Previous Siddha Yoga Home Study Courses
Are the Living Siddha Yoga Wisdom and In Search of the Self courses still available?
No. These courses have been replaced by the current Home Study Course curriculum.
No. These courses have been replaced by the current
Home Study Course curriculum.
For Other Questions
May I speak with someone about the course?
For any questions that have not been answered above, you can e-mail the
Home Study Course office at
homestudycourse@syda.org. Students in the U.S. and Canada can call 845-434-2000, ext. 1500. Please call between 9 a.m. – 12 noon or 2 – 5 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
For any questions that have not been answered above,
you can email the Siddha Yoga Home Study Course office at homestudycourse@syda.org. Subscribers in the US and Canada can call 845-434-2000 (ext. 1500). Please call between 9 AM—noon and 2—5 PM ET Monday through Friday.