Vegetarian Cuisine VEGETARIAN LASAGNE - Serve this lasagne with a fresh green salad. Serves 4-6. Ingredients: 6 ounces spinach, steamed and squeezed dry 9 ounces firm tofu, crumbled and drained Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into matchsticks 2 zucchini, cut into matchsticks 1 quantity of tomato sauce 6 sheets of dried lasagne, cooked and drained 1 cup grated vegetarian cheese 2 tablespoons sunflower or sesame seeds 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes (optional) Tomato sauce - see recipe below Preparation: Heat the oven to 350 [...]

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. January began with New Years Eve starting with the 8PM Satsang, with the usual meditation session, followed by a talent show, which brought children, guests and staff alike to share their talents, and then a Puja for Lord Krishna accompanied by soul touching chants. Minutes before 12:00 hits, Prahlad with his intense and powerful voice filled the Krishna Temple with the sacred mantra Om Namo Narayanaya and the whole crew followed [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Zentrum, Berlin, Germany Om Namah Sivaya! The Centre reopened with a reduced Christmas holiday schedule. The offered open classes were well visited, students were happy to return to their practice after Christmas. The Christmas Intensive for Beginners had a big group of newcomers, all very happy to learn the basics of Asanas and Pranayama within four evenings. At the end most of them were eager to continue their practice and bought books and Yoga mats. The atmosphere was positive and joyful. New [...]

Sivananda Yoga FAQ Q 1:  The Bhagavad Gita touches on many subjects which are useful to an aspirant seeking God-Knowledge, but strangely enough, it omits to mention anything about the purpose behind Creation. Why did God embark on Creation at all? A: The Lord's silence, in the Bhadavad Gita, about the purpose of Creation, is truly a demonstration of His divine wisdom. This very same problem arises in various minds in various forms. How did Avidya arise in Brahman? When did Karma begin? Why did the Formless assume forms? How could darkness or Maya [...]

Hatha Yoga SARVANGASANA - SHOULDERSTAND - All Levels For All Levels: The starting position is on the back with legs together and arms next to body, palms down. Tip: Keep the chin down. Shoulders are kept down, away from the neck. Inhaling, raise the legs together and lift to a 90 degree angle. Tip:  Keep legs straight.  Relax shoulders, Keep head Centred. On next inhalation raise legs and hips and place hands flat against lower back. Tip: Keep weight on elbows, hardly any weight on shoulders or neck. Keep legs together and relax them [...]

Gurugram February 2017 | Preface Blessed Self, Om Namah Sivaya With gratitude we can say the year 2017 began with much success for the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Organization and its goals of expansion. We’re blessed with the increase of attendance to our workshops, programs and Teacher Trainings. The Sivananda Centres and Ashrams continue to offer active programs and classes throughout the entire year. The Organization is blessed to serve the plentiful number of students and guests worldwide. A highlight was the official opening of a new Ashram in the Organization, opening in Da Lat, [...]