Vegetarian Cuisine PUMPKIN TART  -  Makes 2 x 8 inch pies. This recipe uses freshly cooked pumpkin. The dough is baked blind first before the filling is added and further baked till set.  Makes a spicy satisfying tart for a dessert. A festive dessert for Thanksgiving. Serve with whipped cream or alternative creamy topping. Ingredients for Filling: 1 medium pumpkin 7 ½ tablespoons maple syrup 4 ounces silken tofu ¼ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground ginger Pinch ground mace or freshly grated nutmeg Pinch ground cloves 1 tablespoon soy [...]

Sivananda Yoga FAQ Q 1: If God is beyond the reach of the senses, He should be a non-entity, a mere void, a negative concept, a metaphysical abstraction. Something beyond the senses? How could this be? I cannot believe such things. I am a scientist. I want accurate laboratory proofs. A: You want laboratory proofs? Very fine indeed! You wish to limit the illimitable all-pervading God in your test-tube, blowpipe and chemicals. God is the source for your chemicals. He is the substratum for your atoms, electrons and molecules. Without Him no atom or [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp, Sivananda Headquarters, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada Om Namah Sivaya, Greetings from the Headquarters. Continue your practice from the comfort of your own home with our online classes/courses to assist in keeping you connected, inspired, and energized. Let us take this time to reconnect with ourselves through the practice. https://sivanandacanada.org/camp/Online-courses/ Meanwhile in early November, Winter set both feet firmly on the ground at the Yoga Camp. November was white, snowy, windy, yet peaceful. We celebrated a Guru Puja, online Satsangs, a Diwali [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Zentrum, Berlin, Germany Om Namah Sivaya. There is a TEMPORARY CLOSING OF THE BERLIN YOGA Centre from 2.11.2020 There will be no classes in the Berlin Yoga Centre until further notice. The yoga shop is open and we are still there for you by phone and email. Call us if you have any questions: 030 85 99 97 98 Let yourself be inspired by what online yoga has to offer. We wish everyone health and inner strength. Meanwhile the November online courses [...]

Hatha Yoga Tip EAGLE - GARUDASANA  - A standing balance posture with concentration. Stand with both knees slightly bent. Prepare to take weight into your left leg and foot by lifting the right leg and foot a little off the mat. Root the standing foot and toes into the mat, find balance by alternating weight on heels and toes then settle into your point of balance, trying to equalize weight between heels and ball of foot. Take a few moments to stabilize balance. Once your balance feels secure then wrap your right leg around [...]

Gurugram December 2020 | Preface Om Namah Sivaya Blessed Self Greetings from all staff in the Sivananda Centres and Ashrams! It is another month of adjustment for all as the COVID pandemic situation continues. Some Centres and Ashrams around the globe went back into lockdowns and curfews while others remained open or reopened. Rest assured, during these ever changing schedules, many of our TTCs, courses, classes, Satsangs, spiritual festival and special programmes are still available online. One of the highlights of November was the celebration of Diwali. The European Centres had a very lovely [...]