Hatha Yoga PIGEON - KAPOTASANA - beginner to advanced Going into the pigeon: From kneeling position on the mat sitting on heels, sit sideways to the left of your feet and extend the right leg back, toes pointed back. Support yourself with your hands beside you to help keep the spine upright and chest open. The left foot is in front of the right hip and outer left foot on mat. The left knee faces forward. Relax the right leg. Hold pose a few breaths then release and repeat on the opposite side. Alternatively, [...]

Vegetarian Cuisine CREAMY ITALIAN DRESSING A thick, creamy salad dressing which contains protein from chickpeas. An ideal simple alternative to yoghurt dressings or commercial soy salad dressings. Serves 4-6. Ingredients: ½ cup chick peas, cooked 6 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon dried oregano (or fresh chopped oregano to taste) Pinch of dried dillweed (or use small amount fresh dill instead of oregano) 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper Preparation: 1. Blend chickpeas in food processor until smooth. 2. Add all the remaining ingredients and blend again until smooth. 3. If [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Zentrum, Berlin, Germany Om Namah Sivaya. An inspired group joined for a weekend course on thought power. It was mainly new students and it was their first course on this topic and they all enjoyed it very much. Despite really high temperatures we had a group of inspired students for the Open House this month and well visited classes and Satsang. We had a small seminar for preparation for TTC. Many of the morning and evening classes could take place outside, students really [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp, Sivananda Headquarters, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada Om Namah Sivaya! Greetings from Headquarters. In late June/early July, after finishing the Pongala festival, we headed straight to the Yoga Hall to start the TTC. The Yoga Hall looked beautiful with all the plants and decorations and everything seemed ready for the inauguration. The first days of TTC were blessed with good weather so classes could be held outdoors, which was appreciated by all. Running parallel to the course was the construction of the new [...]

Sivananda Yoga FAQ Q 1: Does the soul take a new body within in one year after leaving the current body? Does it take ten years? How long does one live upon the subtler planes before reappearing on the Earth plane? A: There is no definite period of time in this matter. In main, two factors decide this issue, viz., the nature of the individual Karma and the last impression before death. It may vary from hundreds of years to a few months even. Those that work out some of their Karmas in other [...]

Gurugram August 2015 | Preface The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Yoga Camp in Val Morin, Canada, where Swamiji started his headquarters, is beaming with high energy this summer. The Ashram is full with TTC students, Refresher Course atiendes, visiting Swamis and a plethora of guests for the entire month of July. Swamiji's energy can be felt very strongly. We are blessed with his grace. Yoga Camp's 2015 Kids Camp ran successfully with a record number of over 100 kids, counsellors and staff altogether. The annual Kaavadi Festival at the Subramanya/Ayyappa Temple also saw record number [...]