Long-term Retreat Participant Prerequisites

In addition to the skills and experience required for each seva position, long-term retreat participants need to have certain interests and prior sadhana experience, including:

• A Siddha Yoga practice of at least 2 years duration
• Participation in at least 2 Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Intensives
• Participation in seva at a Siddha Yoga meditation center, ashram, chanting and meditation group, or retreat site
• An understanding of and commitment to the Siddha Yoga practices and to Siddha Yoga philosophy and culture
• An understanding of and love for the spiritual practice of seva
• A strong desire to support the work of the SYDA Foundation
• A posture of studentship and a commitment to ongoing learning, personal improvement, and inner growth