What to bring?
- Comfortable as well as warm clothing
- Notebook and flashlight
- Sandals or slippers for indoors, walking shoes
- Towel, toiletries, Neti pot
Getting to the Yoga Camp
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Pick up shuttle from Val Morin bus station to the Sivananda Yoga Camp $ 12.00 per run.
Arrival and departure
- 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.
What’s Included in course fee
- 2 yoga pants,
- 2 t-shirts
- TTC manual
What’s Not Included in course fee
- 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
Additional Reading for Self-Study
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

