{"id":1631,"date":"2025-05-16T08:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T08:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.yogacentres.in\/?page_id=1631"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:00:05","slug":"practical-information-ttc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/practical-information-ttc\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Information for TTC – EN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Practical Information for TTC<\/h1><\/div>
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What to bring?<\/h5><\/div>
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  • Comfortable as well as warm clothing<\/li>\n
  • Notebook and flashlight<\/li>\n
  • Sandals or slippers for indoors, walking shoes<\/li>\n
  • Towel, toiletries, Neti pot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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    Getting to the Yoga Camp<\/h5><\/div>
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    1. Taxi \/ Private transfer (most direct)\n
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      • You can book a private car or airport transfer from YUL straight to the ashram. For example websites list services for \u201cMontreal airport to Val Morin\u201d. suntransfers.com+1<\/li>\n
      • Time: About 1 h 10 min (distance ~80-90 km) under good traffic.<\/li>\n
      • Cost: Likely CAD 170-230 (or more depending on vehicle\/size\/time).<\/li>\n
      • If you have many bags or arrive late, this is the most comfortable option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Bus \/ Public transit combination\n
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        • Step 1: From YUL take the airport bus: STM 747 to downtown Montr\u00e9al (or to the main bus terminal). Fare ~ CAD 11.25 for a 24h pass. Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de transport de Montr\u00e9al+1<\/li>\n
        • Step 2: From Montr\u00e9al bus terminal take a bus (for example Autobus Galland) to Val-Morin. Tickets from around CAD 20-30 one-way. Busbud+1<\/li>\n
        • Time: Combined ~ 2 \u00bd to 3+ hours depending on connections. For example it says Montreal\u2192Val-Morin by bus ~2h38m. Busbud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Bus\/Public Transit Option\n
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          • You would take the airport bus (STM 747 Express) from YUL into Montr\u00e9al, then change to an intercity bus (Autobus Galland) to Val-Morin.<\/li>\n
          • According to travel-planner estimates: from YUL to Val Morin via bus is about 3h 50m and costs approx CAD $23-30.<\/li>\n
          • For the Montr\u00e9al \u2192 Val-Morin leg: Autobus Galland runs this route about twice daily; tickets around CAD $20-25, duration about 2h 8m.<\/li>\n
          • According to one schedule from Galland, there are stops in Val-Morin at e.g., 09:38 and 17:08. galland-bus.com<\/li>\n
          • Tip: If your flight arrives late, double-check the last bus from Montr\u00e9al to Val-Morin \u2014 one traveller noted the \u201clast bus with stops in Val Morin is at ~16h15\u201d in older references.<\/li>\n
          • Estimated total cost: ~ CAD $30-35 one-way (bus only)<\/li>\n
          • Estimated time: ~ 3\u00bd-4 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Pick up shuttle from Val Morin bus station to the Sivananda Yoga Camp $ 12.00 per run.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>
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            Arrival and departure<\/h5><\/div>
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            • For all courses\/trainings\/certifications:<\/strong> Please plan to arrive the day before the course begins and depart the day after it ends.<\/li>\n
            • Yoga Vacation Programs:<\/strong> Attendance to all or part of the program is accepted. You may choose your dates of arrival and departure.<\/li>\n
            • Room check-in time:<\/strong> 3 pm<\/li>\n
            • Room check-out time:<\/strong> 11 am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              After you arrive, feel free to join the yoga class at 4 pm and dinner at 6 pm. Families with children 12 and under MUST contact us directly to book their stay.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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              What\u2019s Included in course fee<\/h5><\/div>
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              • 2 yoga pants,<\/li>\n
              • 2 t-shirts<\/li>\n
              • TTC manual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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                What\u2019s Not Included in course fee<\/h5><\/div>
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                • The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga, by Swami Vishnudevananda,<\/li>\n
                • Three Rivers Press Bhagavad Gita with a commentary, by Swami Sivananda,<\/li>\n
                • The Divine Life Trust Society<\/li>\n
                • Yoga mat, Cushion, Blanket, Kriya set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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                  Additional Reading for Self-Study<\/h5><\/div>

                  These can be purchased at any of our centres or ashrams.<\/p>\n

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                  • Yoga – Your Home Practice Companion, by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre,<\/li>\n
                  • Dorling Kindersley Sivananda Beginner\u2019s Guide to Yoga, by Sivananda Yoga Centre,<\/li>\n
                  • Gaia Books Yoga Mind & Body, by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre,<\/li>\n
                  • Dorling Kindersley Meditation and Mantras, by Swami Vishnudevananda,<\/li>\n
                  • Motilal Banarsidass Publishers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1631","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1631"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5882,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1631\/revisions\/5882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}