Hatha Yoga Tip Corpse Pose: Śavāsana – Complete yogic relaxation Śavā means ‘dead body’. When one performs this āsana, it gives the appearance of a dead body. • The body should be straight; make sure that the head is not twisted to one side. • The back is flat on the ground. • Legs are straight but not tense. • Feet are at least 1/2 meter (2ft) apart. • Toes are relaxed and ‘falling’ out to the sides. • Arms are at a 45-degree (approximate) angle from the body. • Hands are relaxed with [...]

Vegetarian Cuisine Fruit crumble Here apples and blackberries are used, but you can include any of your favourite fruits as the base. Serves 4. Ingredients: For the filling 4 large cooking apples, peeled, cored, and diced 225g (8oz) blackberries 4 tbsp raisins (optional) 1 tsp ground cinnamon zest of ½ lemon, grated For the topping 100g (3 ½ oz) rolled oats 75g (2 ½ oz) wholewheat flour 50g (1 ¾ oz) organic butter 100 ml (3 ½ fl oz) maple syrup organic single cream (optional) Preparation: 1. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C [...]

Sivananda Yoga FAQ Q: What is astral body? A: The astral body is the subtle body which is within this physical body like the bladder of a football. It is an exact counterpart of the physical body. It is made up of the five organs of action, the five organs of knowledge, the five Pranas, mind, intellect, Chitta or the subconscious mind, and Ahankar or egoism. Some call it “the double”. It is this astral body that comes out of the physical body after death and moves to heaven. Death of this astral body through the [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada During the month of November, yoga retreats continued. We had various themes "Yoga and anxiety", "Detox week", "Meditation in daily life", "Fit with Yoga". A Teachers’ training course started. So far, the students are all enjoying their courses, the pujas and the ashram. As winter is approaching, we performed the last rituals in the Subramanya temple before closure. For the next few months, a traditional temple painter and decorator will redecorate all the shrines of the temple. [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Zentrum, Berlin, Germany There were various well attended workshops this month: kirtan worshop, headstand workshop. We also had the last open house of the year which was busy and inspiring. More advanced yoga courses also started. This month, we also gave an Ayurveda lecture followed by a cooking workshop. During the month, we celebrated Swami Vishnudevananda’s Mahasamadhi and Jala Samadhi. For the Divali puja, we welcomed.The halls was decorated with lots of light chains, it looked enlightening, many students brought flowers for [...]