You are welcome to participate in the daily program. You can participate and visit for a day, a weekend or stay and participate some days in a row.

Good to know:

  • For staying overnight the ashram possesses double and multi-bed rooms, also 2 dormitories, one for men, one for ladies. *]
  • You can rent bed linen (7.50 Euro per set) or bring your own bed linen or a sleeping bag. Blankets are available.
  • Men and women have separate shower area’s, apart from the rooms.
  • On departure you ensure that the room is left clean.
  • Please bring suitable clothing for in the temple and at the fire ceremony. For ladies this is a long skirt, punjabi, or possibly sari. For men this is a lungi (wrap cloth). [A lungi can also be worn by ladies.] Some lungis are for use available at the ashram.
  • For the karma yoga work it is good to bring comfortable clothing and possibly appropriate footwear.
  • Concerning karma yoga we think of simple activities such as gardening, washing windows, keeping the building clean, mowing grass, collecting wood and making it small, possibly administration, kitchen work, etc.
  • Ensure that tools are returned to their proper place after use.
  • For women it is important to know that during the first 4 days of their monthly period they can take some rest and they do not participate in temple activities and fire ceremonies, and are free from work in the kitchen. **]

Financial contributions:

  • For full participation, including meals and lodging, there is a modest contribution of 30 euro per day. A weekend from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon counts as 2 days!
  • For children, who come with their parents, the contribution is: up to 6 years of age free, from 6 up to and including 12 years of age: 10 euro. from 13 up to 18 years of age: 15 euro.
  • Additional donations are welcome, either one-off or on a regular basis. This helps us keep the balance sheet positive. We are an ANBI foundation [charity organisation] .
  • If you want to partially do your own (retreat) programme at the ashram: please get in touch, also about the possibilities.
  • Contributions can be paid in cash, via bank transfer or via PayPal.
  • The account number of Sada Shiva Dham:
    IBAN number: NL17 INGB 0000 325925, [BIC number (if requested): INGBNL2A.]
    in the name of the Stichting Haidakhandi Samaj in Loenen (gld), Netherlands.
    The account number of the Foundation runs at ING-Bank.
  • It is also possible to transfer your contributions for stay via PayPal. Our PayPal email address is: sadashivadham@gmail.com

Registration:

  • For participation you can register via the contact form, via email, or by telephone (see  Contact).

Changes to the above statements and contributions are reserved.

*] Only in exceptional cases one can stay in a single room.

**] A special cleaning process takes place during the monthly period that requires its own attention. Not participating in the ceremonies is not a “punishment”, but a support.