Yoga Mastery Journey: Self-Awareness, Awakening & Freedom

Dates

10 - 12 April 2026

Teacher

Yogi Ashokananda

Location

Garden of Prana

Retreat Fees

All Sessions $250

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Prices Friday – no charge. Per Day - $150. All Sessions $250

Join our Community Gathering on Friday Free of cost and connect together

The Masterclass Sessions of 2026 open the path of the Yoga Mastery Journey to all sincere seekers. Whether you are approaching yoga for the first time or have spent many years practising and teaching, mastery begins with willingness, humility, and awareness.
Mastery is not defined by the complexity of posture or years of teaching. It is defined by the depth of awareness you bring to each moment.
Under the guidance of Yogi Ashokananda, you will engage in disciplines rooted in lived understanding. His teachings emphasise that transformation requires full participation of the entire being. The physical body, the emotional field, the mental patterns, and the psychological tendencies are not obstacles to overcome. They are the very vehicle of the journey. As Yogi teaches, “Without engaging the vehicle, you cannot make any journey.” To walk the path of mastery, one must consciously work with the whole self.
Each session concludes with time for questions and shared reflection, providing space to clarify practices, explore personal experience, and integrate understanding within a supportive group setting.

Practice

Himalayan Hatha Yoga

Prana Kriya Yoga

Atma Kriya Meditation

Pranayama

Restorative Practice

Power of Relaxation

Drumming Circle & Chanting

Forest Bathing

Sangha

Puja, Vedic Fire Ceremony

Open to all levels — beginner, intermediate, and advanced practitioners

Retreat Highlights

Accessible to beginners, experienced practitioners, and teachers.
Engages body, breath, mind, and consciousness for holistic transformation.
Builds progressively from foundational Hatha to meditation, energy work, and restorative practices.
Emphasizes awareness, presence, and integration over performance or achievement.
Supports clarity, resilience, and self-healing in practice and daily life.
Flexible participation: join a single session, multiple sessions, or the full program.
Guided by Yogi Ashokananda with authentic teachings rooted in traditional yoga.
Includes community inquiry (Sangha) to deepen understanding and reflection.

Event Details

Location: Garden of Prana

Mission: To help all to explore life-force through various nature activities and enhance the quality of life. Below are the guiding principles:

Conserve Nature
Embrace nature activities and discover wellness
Align with the natural elements of the earth (sunlight, water and soil) for a balanced life-style
Love inner self and enhance the quality of life

Vision: All pervading life-force (i.e. Prana) is the binding force of the universe and is all for us to experience and explore in our lifetime. Our goal is to experience prana in every moment of our conscious existence through various nature-centric & earth-living activities, such as: conservation of soil-water and other natural resources, responsible food-practices, mindful health practices, yoga, open-air performing arts. Such experiences of Prana will enhance the quality of life leading to self-discovery and self-love.

The Garden of Prana (Prana means life-force) is envisioned to be an open-air lab where all can experience a fun-filled regenerative life-style and various music and art forms in the arms of nature.
The Garden is located in a Riparian zone west of Katy, TX and comprises 11+ acres of pristine wooded land with impressive biodiversity (various birds, bees, butterflies, turtles, squirrels, owls, deer, raccoon and snakes).
The key attractions of the Garden include the Welcome Center, open-air Yoga deck, open-air performance stage, outdoor nature playground, archery pad, gaga-ball arena and Bell-Bottom nature trail. The Welcome Center is a log cabin built as per passive-solar design, and made out of repurposed logs about 180+years old. The open-air deck is a multi-purpose meeting spot that is used for early-morning yoga session for maximizing oxygenation and energy-flow before going about the day’s jobs- is also used for evening yoga for those who missed it in the morning. The guided nature trail starts in the Garden, along the Bell-Bottom Creek and then connects the visitors with the Brazos flood plain and its role in controlling mega-flooding events such as Harvey.