Sivananda Yoga FAQ Q 1:  Why do we not remember our past lives? A: Such remembrance under our existing limitations would considerably complicate our present life. Therefore, the wise and beneficent Lord has so ordered our mental evolution that we cannot recall our past lives until such time as it is good and helpful for us to remember. Such instances may well form a cycle which is all clear to us when we come to the end of it, when we see a whole rosary of lives threaded upon the one personality. Q 2: [...]

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. In early January activities slowed down at the Ashram. The majority of our New Year’s family week guests and visiting staff departed, leaving the Ashram quieter than it had been in a long while. A few other guests continued to check in benefiting from the Ashram while they still could before the Ashram closed for Sadhana Week 5th  to 12th of January. The weather remained cold as can be, with [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Zentrum, Berlin, Germany Om Namah Sivaya! January and the New Year started very well, the staff came back recharged and inspired from the Christmas programme in Reith. The preparations and decorations in the Centre for the upcoming special programme were completed and registrations continued to come in. The regular classes were well visited, the Prana in the Centre is high. We bode a warm farewell to all our guests of the special programme who traveled on to London. Staff focused on bringing rooms, [...]

Vegetarian Cuisine BANANA NUT TART A wholesome oven baked pie crust with a delicious fruit and nut filling cooked on stove top.  The pie is chilled until set in refrigerator. Serves 8. Ingredients for PIECRUST: 2 ½ cups rolled oats 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour 1 tablespoon honey or date syrup 2/3 cup oil 2 1/3 cups sunflower seeds Water for mixing Ingredients for FILLING 1 ¼ cups cashew nuts 5 ounces pitted dates 4 ½ cups water 2 tablespoons arrowroot 1 teaspoon grated orange zest 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 bananas, plus [...]

Hatha Yoga CHAKRASANA - THE WHEEL - All levels, with variations Beginner position:  Lie on your back with knees bent and parallel although keep the knees apart. The feet are about hip width apart, and the feet flat on the mat. The feet are close to the body, hold the ankles. Take a deep breath and continue breathing deeply and rhythmically. Inhale and push up the hips as high as you can, while keeping head, shoulders and feet on the mat.  Hold for a couple of deep rhythmical breaths and then lower the hips [...]