Practical Information For TTC

• Comfortable as well as warm clothing
• Notebook and flashlight
• Sandals or slippers for indoors, walking shoes
• Towel, toiletries, Neti pot

1. Taxi / Private transfer (most direct)
   • You can book a private car or airport transfer from YUL straight to the ashram. For example websites list services for “Montreal airport to Val Morin”. suntransfers.com+1
   • Time: About 1 h 10 min (distance ~80-90 km) under good traffic.
   • Cost: Likely CAD 170-230 (or more depending on vehicle/size/time).
   • If you have many bags or arrive late, this is the most comfortable option
2. Bus / Public transit combination
   • Step 1: From YUL take the airport bus: STM 747 to downtown Montréal (or to the main bus terminal). Fare ~ CAD 11.25 for a 24h pass. Société de transport de Montréal+1
   • Step 2: From Montréal bus terminal take a bus (for example Autobus Galland) to Val-Morin. Tickets from around CAD 20-30 one-way. Busbud+1
   • Time: Combined ~ 2 ½ to 3+ hours depending on connections. For example it says Montreal→Val-Morin by bus ~2h38m. Busbud
3. Bus/Public Transit Option
   • You would take the airport bus (STM 747 Express) from YUL into Montréal, then change to an intercity bus (Autobus Galland) to Val-Morin.
   • According to travel-planner estimates: from YUL to Val Morin via bus is about 3h 50m and costs approx CAD $23-30.
   • For the Montréal → Val-Morin leg: Autobus Galland runs this route about twice daily; tickets around CAD $20-25, duration about 2h 8m.
   • According to one schedule from Galland, there are stops in Val-Morin at e.g., 09:38 and 17:08. galland-bus.com
   • Tip: If your flight arrives late, double-check the last bus from Montréal to Val-Morin — one traveller noted the “last bus with stops in Val Morin is at ~16h15” in older references.
   • Estimated total cost: ~ CAD $30-35 one-way (bus only)
   • Estimated time: ~ 3½-4 hours
4. Pick up shuttle from Val Morin bus station to the Sivananda Yoga Camp $ 12.00 per run.

• For all courses/trainings/certifications: Please plan to arrive the day before the course begins and depart the day after it ends.
• Yoga Vacation Programs: Attendance to all or part of the program is accepted. You may choose your dates of arrival and departure.
• Room check-in time: 3 pm
• Room check-out time: 11 am

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.

• 2 yoga pants,
• 2 t-shirts
• TTC manual

• The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga, by Swami Vishnudevananda,
• Three Rivers Press Bhagavad Gita with a commentary, by Swami Sivananda,
• The Divine Life Trust Society
• Yoga mat, Cushion, Blanket, Kriya set

These can be purchased at any of our centres or ashrams.

• Yoga – Your Home Practice Companion, by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre,
• Dorling Kindersley Sivananda Beginner’s Guide to Yoga, by Sivananda Yoga Centre,
• Gaia Books Yoga Mind & Body, by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre,
• Dorling Kindersley Meditation and Mantras, by Swami Vishnudevananda,
• Motilal Banarsidass Publishers