Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Zentrum, Berlin, Germany Om Namah Sivaya. We had two powerful Pujas for Swami Vishnudevanandas Mahasamadi with a small but dedicated group of close students. The energy was uplifted and radiating in the whole Centre. Several courses started, a raja Yoga course, Yoga 1 and several higher courses. The reconstruction works went on successfully, we started to paint the ground floor and the creamy white new colour is brilliant and response from students is very positive. Saturday was again Karma Yoga day and [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada Om Namah Sivaya, Greetings from the Headquarters. In early November the second week at the Yoga Camp was full of Swami Vishnudevananda's Grace. We celebrated his Maha Samadhi with a Puja at the Krishna Temple, and then we chanted Om Namo Narayanaya in relay all day. The energy was intense. We felt Swamiji present with us. The next day we celebrated Diwali. The Camp was decorated with lights from the main gate all the way to the [...]

Vegetarian Cuisine RICH TOFU FRUITCAKE - Just right for the festive season, enjoy a delicious healthy lighter and aromatic fruitcake without added sugar. Ingredients: 1 orange ½ lemon 3 ½ cups fresh whole wheat bread crumbs 1 ¾ cups currents 1 cup golden raisins 1 tablespoon mugi miso 4 tablespoons apple juice concentrate 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour 9 ounces tofu, mashed 3 tablespoons barley malt syrup 2 eating apples, grated 1 ¼ cup walnuts, lightly toasted 2 tablespoons cold-pressed corn oil 1 cup rolled oats Orange juice (optional) 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg [...]

Hatha Yoga Tip SIRSHASANA - Headstand - VARIATIONS on the HEADSTAND Mastered the head stand? Try these leg variations with the head stand. After each variation, come back to legs vertical together in the Sirshasana. Try one or two variations per session until the movement of legs in this pose feels natural. Sirshasana invigorates, energizes and vivifies. It is a true blessing and a nectar. You will find real pleasure and exhilaration of spirit in this asana. - Swami Sivananda. Variation 1: Legs to sides In headstand pose, while exhaling, let gravity work with [...]

Sivananda Yoga FAQ Q 1: How does the Yogi see the subtle rudiments of matter with his Yogic vision? A: As you would see the material objects with the help of a material instrument in the form of the eye, the Yogi would see subtler objects through the help of subtler instruments. Except in the plane of intuition, in all other lower planes, there exists a subject-object relationship as far as cognition is concerned. The only thing is: the instrument used in perceiving the object should be of the same material of which the [...]

Gurugram December 2015| Preface Blessed Self, Om Namah Sivaya We are glad to inform you that without much turbulence and with much positivity, we are entering into December and the close of 2015, where all Sivananda Ashrams and Centres are getting ready for annual Christmas parties. Swamiji's annual calendar will be ready for distribution in December, while the Yoga Life magazine will be found on www.sivananda.org website. A hard copy of Yoga Life will be available in the nearest Sivananda Centre on or before Swami Vishnudevananda’s birthday and New Years 2016. May Master and [...]