This was the general daily schedule for the YIC program at Prashanti. Some things changed slightly, but for the most part this is reflective of a typical day.
5-6: yogasanas/kriyas
6-7:10: pranayama, meditation
7:15-7:45: breakfast
8-8:45: maitrimilan (friendship meet; short lecture and Q&A by Guruji, Dr. Nagendra)
8:45-9:45: karma yoga/group work/study time
9:45-10:30: bath and wash
10:30-11:20: lecture
11:30-12:25: yogasanas
12:30-1:30: lunch
1:30-2:30: rest/library
2:30-3:30: lecture
3:30-4:30: yogasanas/Self-Management of Excessive Tension (SMET)
4:30-5:00: malt/milk
5:00-6:00: yoga games/group work/study
6:00-7:00: satsangh (devotional chanting)
7:00-8:00: dinner
8:00-9:00: trataka/happy assembly/report presentation/study
9:00-9:30: study, lights off
An explanation of some of the terms:
maitrimilan (friendship meet): recitation of verses from the Baghadvad Gita, short lecture and Q&A with Guruji, Dr. Nagendra
yogasanas: physical yoga postures
kriyas: cleansing practices (jal netti, sutra netti, bhamana dhoti)
pranayama: breathing exercises
yoga games: improvised physical and theatrical games played with the whole YIC batch
satsangh: devotional singing (bhakti, or devotional, yoga)
happy assembly: talent show, filled with Indian classical dance, comedy, music, etc., usually put on by a specific group within the university, i.e. arogyadhama patients
trataka: kriya (cleansing practice) for the eyes and meditation technique
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